by Nancy Rieves | Dec 19, 2019 | 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 | Dec 12, 2019 | Donor Ask Language, Donors, Fundraising, Fundraising Success, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Relationships
The Three Most Important Elements to Donor Ask Language There are three important elements to any donor ask language. While at a conference session early in my fundraising career, the presenter spouted off words to use to ask someone for a gift. Thank goodness, hands...
by Nancy Rieves | Dec 12, 2019 | Donors, Leadership, Message, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Relationships
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 establish and ran for 10 years. The...
by Nancy Rieves | Dec 5, 2019 | Donors, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Relationships
It’s time to secure those outstanding year-end gifts! You are scanning your major donor lists to see who you have not heard from this year. No doubt, you are fretting as the year comes to a close and you have not reached your fundraising goal or a new ambitious goal...
by Nancy Rieves | Nov 28, 2019 | Donors, Fundraising, Fundraising Success, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Relationships
There are 5 factors that contribute to fundraising success. As fundraisers, how do you turn devastating news for a family into something positive and that brings hope for others? That’s what happened with a family working with the staff of a nonprofit. Devastating...
by Nancy Rieves | Nov 22, 2019 | Donors, Fundraising, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Relationships
Is Fundraising about making friends? Yes and No! Yes, friend-raising is an aspect of fundraising. In fact, it’s a huge factor. Fundraising is about building trusted relationships and turning those passionate about your cause into ardent supporters. No, friend-raising...
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