Ideas for Building Your Donor Base
One meaning of “building your donor base” is to increase support from your existing donors, or as I like to call it, “loving those who already love you.” How can it be done?
Read MoreAsking people to donate doesn’t have to be awkward or embarrassing.
Just remember: Asking someone for a gift acknowledges their care for the organization and what it accomplishes for the community. It’s about the donor’s interest in furthering your work.
Read MoreEngage Your Volunteers to Give Financially
In reality, for every volunteer who objects to being asked — and I’m not sure they even exist! — there are many volunteers who respond to an ask by thinking, “From my volunteering, I know they use contributed dollars well. I’m happy to give as much as I can, to help them even more.”
Read MoreStaying in Touch with Donors--Are you Doing Enough?
How do you know if your organization is initiating enough contact with your donors and of the right kind? Is it possible to have too much? (Yes!) But the problem for most organizations is not having enough contact.
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