Episode #214
Can you increase your fundraising without bringing on new donors?
In today’s video, Ian Adair talks about re-engaging your current donors. He makes some very good points. Points you may want to share with your staff and your board members.
If you have any other ideas on getting your donors more involved, please share your ideas in a comment box under the video. Your fundraising friends will appreciate it…and so will I. 🙂
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If you have any other ideas on getting your donors more involved, please share your ideas in a comment box. Your fundraising friends will appreciate it…and so will I. Thanks.
Ian is right on the money! Once a donor potentially always a donor if you are intentional and genuine about practicing good stewardship.
One (sort of) side question, about your old donors:
What do you think about telling one donor about the other donors you have? Maybe your donors don’t want you to tell everybody about them being involved, but in the other hand, maybe if they know that other very important donors are with you, that can strengthen them.
Thanks for these Monday Movies, Chris
They are just what I need to keep fresh and creative about fundraising.
In peace,
Carol
It is so important to reward the interest and loyalty of people who have been with us all along the way with the gift of listening to them. Some charter members of my organization are now in their 90s and still engaged, and they are so appreciative of being heard. Thank you for a good reminder.
Utilize a local theatre to have a screening of a doc film that highlights the issues/populations your non-profit engages with. It accomplishes at least two things – 1)raises awareness in the community, 2)gets current donors out and engaging with your staff and others. And they can talk about WHY they support your work.
I work for Tierra Nueva – a nonprofit in Skagit County – north of Seattle. We have an affiliate program called Underground Writing – it’s a literature-based creative writing program serving migrant, incarcerated, recovery, and other at-risk communities in Northern Washington through literary engagement and personal restoration. We are hosting a film screening of ”They Call Us Monsters” this Thursday at the historic Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon to raise awareness and promote dialogue about juvenile justice. It’s gonna be a great event!