As fundraising professionals, my TCG colleagues and I often remind our client organizations about the importance of retaining donors, and the role of good stewardship in retention. As individual donors, the end of the year is a great time to observe how well those organizations we personally support know us: our giving habits, our interests, [...]
Last week, Julie and I joined about 75 nonprofit professionals at an NDOA event for a recap of last year’s Seattle Foundation GiveBIG event on June 23rd, and received a sneak preview of GiveBIG 2012. In case you missed it, GiveBIG was a city-wide day of philanthropy last June where people were asked to donate [...]
Next Thursday, June 23rd, King County residents are invited to make donations to local nonprofits through The Seattle Foundation’s website for our community’s first charitable giving day “GiveBIG.” A share of every contribution will be matched with a “stretch pool” of funds provided by The Seattle Foundation and GiveBIG supporters. I can’t wait to see [...]
Aggie’s post last week got me thinking about how I give. And the result is: I give somewhat haphazardly. For the most part, I know to whom I give every year, but when I do my taxes I am often surprised when I see the pile of receipts stuffed into my tax folder. I tend [...]
Today, Network for Good released a landmark study of $381 million in online giving, including 3.6 million gifts to 66,470 different nonprofits from 2003-2009. Some highlights of the study include: Just as the strength of the donor-nonprofit relationship heavily influences offline giving, the online giving experience has a significant impact on donor loyalty, retention, and [...]
In July of this year, I featured a blog post about the Idaho Humane Society’s new technology to allow animal enthusiasts (and potential adopters) to interact with kittens in the Society’s playroom from the comfort of their own homes (or, let’s face it, offices). At the time, we posed the question about what impact this [...]
Two weeks ago, an old friend of mine returned from a trip to Africa where she served as part of a medical team, providing much needed attention and care to many families; children in particular. I showed my seven-year-old son the series of quite arresting photos she had taken and he was moved by the [...]
As a nonprofit executive or fundraiser, every conference you’ve attended in the last two to three years has undoubtedly included sessions on social media, web 2.0, or fundraising via your website or email appeals. In these sessions you have been encouraged to establish an online presence for your organization as part of a comprehensive communication [...]
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