by Nancy Rieves | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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, 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...
