by Nancy Rieves | Donor Ask Language, Donors, Fundraising, Leadership, Message, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Relationships
How to Ask Major Donors for Money Are you struggling with how to ask major donors for money? The truth is, most fundraisers wait and wait and wait and put off asking a major donor for money because they either 1) don’t know what to say or 2) fear being rejected. Maybe...
by Nancy Rieves | Donors, Leadership, Message, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Relationships
How to Write a Donor Thank You Note HOW TO WRITE A DONOR THANK YOU NOTE A donor thank you note is the beginning of future gifts. Let me share my hard-earned lesson learned about showing donor gratitude. It was early in the formation of the foundation that I helped...
by Nancy Rieves | Donors, Message
Major Donor Acknowledgment Letter Dos and Don'ts Time to make a major donor acknowledgment letter; a donor has just made a major gift to your organization. You know the drill – you send a handwritten thank-you note followed by an acknowledgment letter. Yes, you send...
by Nancy Rieves | Donors, Message
6 Uses of Social Media to Influence Major Gifts Are your major donors on social media? Sure they are! They are tracking their college buddies on Facebook, posting recipes on Pinterest, following their favorite artists on Instagram, reading from their influencers on...
by Nancy Rieves | Message
How to help Board Members Craft their Elevator Speech I met with an unhappy board member several years ago. He explained to me that when he gets involved with a nonprofit, it is not in a small charitable way. He gets passionate about “his” nonprofits. He explained...
by Nancy Rieves | Message
You Must Clarify Your Message You must clarify your message if you want to raise money for your nonprofit – crisis or not. In fact, let me tell you my failed attempt of creating a clear and compelling message. While at the foundation, we created this beautiful...
