by Nancy Rieves | Fundraising, Fundraising Success, Leadership, Message, Philanthropy
How to Get the Attention of Major Donors Do you know how to clarify your message in order to get the attention of major donors? Let’s talk about creating clear and compelling messages for your organization so your words will get the attention of major donors. The...
by Nancy Rieves | Donor Communication, Donors, Leadership, Message, Relationships, Time Management
Your #1 Year-End Fundraising Strategy Watch the video here! Do you know your #1 year-end fundraising strategy? Are you feeling a little frantic as you look at your fundraising goals and budget? If so, you are not alone. I remember when on the frontlines of...
by Nancy Rieves | Donors, Fundraising, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Productivity, Time Management
Nonprofits, is #GivingTuesday Where to Spend your Time? Watch the video here! Do you feel guilty not participating in #GivingTuesday? When I met Jenny at a local coffee shop, she was frazzled. As a very successful development director in her mid-career, Jenny is...
by Nancy Rieves | Donors, Fundraising, Leadership, Nonprofit Funding, Nonprofits, Philanthropy
Donor Retention: How to Keep the Donors you Have Do you have a donor retention plan? Let’s face it – the way we interact with donors going forward will be different from in the past. No doubt, you have to show your supporters how much you care about them. Certainly,...
by Nancy Rieves | Donors, Fundraising, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy
Nonprofit Executive Director and Director of Development: The Relationship? For nonprofit organizations, there is no internal relationship more important than that between the executive director and director of development. I remember how frustrated I was when I...
by Nancy Rieves | Donors, Fundraising, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy
What Executive Directors Do Differently Second Time Around to be Successful What would nonprofit executive directors do differently second time around? If I could go back years ago to when I was first an executive director of a nonprofit, things would be done...
