by Nancy Rieves | Apr 2, 2020 | Donors, Fundraising, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy
What Nonprofits Need Right Now: 5 Ways to Help What do nonprofits need right now? Donors and engaged citizens, do you know? Undoubtedly, nonprofits are struggling, rethinking their offerings, activities, and staff, and at the same time, continuing to serve our...
by Nancy Rieves | Mar 26, 2020 | Donor Appreciation, Donor Communication, Donors, Fundraising, Fundraising Success, Leadership, Message, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Relationships
5 Steps to Donor Thank-You Calls: Show You Care During a Crisis It’s time to make donor thank-you calls. It’s time to show gratitude. This virus crisis is not going away tomorrow. With the chaos and instability, let’s pause and think aboutwhat needs to happen. Let’s...
by Nancy Rieves | Mar 19, 2020 | Donor Appreciation, Donor Ask Language, Donor Communication, Donors, Fundraising, Fundraising Success, Leadership, Mindset, Nonprofits, Overcoming Fear, Philanthropy, Relationships
Donor communications are more critical than ever during the coronavirus disruption. As the COVID-19 crisis rapidly evolves, you are likely bombarded with lots of decisions. Your first priority is to follow the guidelines from the CDC. For many of you, you are deciding...
by Nancy Rieves | Mar 12, 2020 | Donors, Fundraising, Fundraising Success, Leadership, Nonprofits, Overcoming Fear, Philanthropy
How are you combating the coronavirus threat to fundraising at your organization? Not sure if you should cancel your event or carry on as planned but with added safeguards? Not sure about meeting with donors? Not Everyone is Worked Up About the Coronavirus “A table of...
by Nancy Rieves | Jan 22, 2020 | Board, Donors, Fundraising, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy
How do you get board members to support fundraising efforts? I recently sat down with a board member who resigned from a nonprofit board. First of all, she was frustrated because she was only being asked to sell tickets to events — nothing else. Furthermore, she...
by Nancy Rieves | Jan 16, 2020 | Board, Donors, Fundraising, Fundraising Success, Identify Major Donors, Leadership, Philanthropy
How to Identify Major Donors Do you know how to identify major donors? While at the foundation I helped launch, we received gifts from a gentleman we had never met. The gifts came at various times during the year and in various amounts — all over $1,000. I tried...
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