A Small Change

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

How we build and manage relationships personally (and professionally) is often not all that different from how we manage our organizations. This can be a valuable skill, but if it is all we do we miss a key opportunity to grow relationships with our donors. Too often, we don’t ask the hard questions and share our real challenges, joys, and struggles. We do this because we are afraid of letting people into our worlds and of what they might think if they really knew who we are.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 13, 2018

One-to-many marketing/fundraising relationships are the same as personal relationships. Then, once they’ve lost trust in you, they’ll no longer want a relationship with you and, they certainly won’t give. The post Mass marketing, relationships and trust.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

We’ll continue to share those struggles, but we also want to hear about the healthy relationships happening within nonprofits. As part of our new addition to our Day in the Life Series, Nonprofit Communications Confidential , we have been asking nonprofit communicators to share their frustrations and struggles at work with us.

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Getting Attention

JULY 17, 2013

She’s unknowingly taught me so much, including this insight on building strong and lasting relationships that I want to share with you today. We both felt we got the best deal from the relationship, that we got far more than we gave.

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EveryAction

DECEMBER 1, 2017

When done well, these expressions of gratitude can build a lasting relationship with donors, leading to continued involvement. When it comes to giving thanks, there’s plenty that can be done to acknowledge donors and nurture your relationships with supporters.

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J Campbell Social Marketing

JUNE 17, 2014

Use this fact to your advantage as social media channels can be an excellent way to strengthen donor relationships. Here are just 4 ways that your nonprofit can use social media to build relationships with donors.

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Ann Green

JUNE 19, 2017

One of the most important things nonprofit organizations need to do is build relationships with their donors. Building relationships should be front and center in everything you do. Here are some ways you can incorporate building relationships in every aspect of your work.

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Getting Attention

MARCH 27, 2014

As a media relations expert, the question I’m most often asked is whether I have strong relationships with reporters. Yet, media relations professionals are constantly selling or being forced to sell this relationship idea.

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Getting Attention

JULY 22, 2015

Please tell us what you’re doing to strengthen supporter relationships, and what’s in your way. Thanks to these fabulous folks in the field for sharing their right-now paths to stronger relationships with supporters, and what’s getting in their way! What Lorna Riddle is doing differently to build stronger relationships. “I’m Please tell us what you’re doing to strengthen donor relationships, and what’s in your way. Relationship Building

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Getting Attention

MARCH 18, 2014

Wish you knew how to build and deepen relationships with people who can advance your issue or cause—like major gift prospects—but you just don’t how? Here’s the secret : The most important thing to keep in mind is that fundraising is about relationships !

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 5, 2017

John Killoran, CEO of @Pay , guest posts for us today on making sure you have a plan to cultivate relationships with your mobile donors. While personalized communication with each donor makes for real, long-lasting relationships, it just isn’t realistic. John Killoran.

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A Small Change

MAY 16, 2011

We all have those friends who get away with everything or those friends we will do anything for just because of who they are; development is all about relationships. Meeting new people and making new relationships is a challenge for every organization. Related posts: Relationships We Reflect Our Leaders Tips on Building Good Proposals Small Talk, Big Value It’s Good When it Works. People want different things.

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The Agitator

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Fixing the problem of donor loss or seizing the opportunity of donor loyalty begins with an understanding of some fundamentals about relationships in general, and more specifically how these fundamentals apply to donors.

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The Agitator

JANUARY 22, 2018

Unless we concentrate on improving donor relationships we’re headed for a future of lousy bottom lines. No wonder the Botton Village experience is often called “the cradle of donor relationship fundraising.”. “Fundraisers always prosper when they focus less on the money.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 27, 2017

If your work also involves some combination of social media, marketing, speechwriting, fundraising solicitations, event planning, blogging, and managing the production of your annual report, it’s hard to carve out the time to actually build relationships with reporters and editors.

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Ann Green

APRIL 27, 2015

Either way, you should make spring relationship building season. Of course, relationship building needs to be a year-round effort. Put relationship building front and center this spring. Find ways to build relationships in your spring fundraising campaign.

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Ann Green

OCTOBER 11, 2017

That may be because they were drawn into whatever gimmicks the organizations were using to get donations or the organizations failed to build relationships afterward. Speaking of building relationships, instead of focusing so much time and energy on GivingTuesday, focus more on thanking your donors and building those important relationships. Building relationships before you send your appeal. Building relationships instead of participating in GivingTuesday.

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Getting Attention

DECEMBER 9, 2014

That’s a lot of relationship nurturing power, at little cost (time, effort or dollars). Kick starts a more personal relationship. Zappos is known for its operations smarts and customer-friendly orientation. But this delightful addition to the return confirmation email I received from Zappos this morning was a real surprise— That trip over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house went smoothly.

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A Small Change

MARCH 29, 2010

Related posts: Moves Management or Relationship Management Taking Ownership on Your Projects Join an Interactive Community? This may sound familiar to some of our discussions on the topic of All Donors as Major Donors. We do a great job of cultivating and planning strategically with our major and principal donors, but what about everyone else, especially our community and entry level donors?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 22, 2010

Here are some key points from this session: Donor relationships are like gardens. Good donor relationships are the key to successful fundraising. Relationships build loyalty. Two-way communication is critical to building relationships. Good donor relationships are built on purpose. We’re so used to relationships growing naturally that it feels a bit uncomfortable to do it on purpose.

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The Agitator

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Nonprofit communications guru Tom Ahern has just published a fascinating post in his e-newsletter asking and answering the question: How long does the average donor give? Eventually I expect the article will be available to slowpokes on his website. Before I report the answers to his question (he asked a whole flotilla of consultants and practitioners), I ask YOU to answer the question from your own experience … 1 year? 2 years? 5 years? 8 years? 10 years and more?

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The Agitator

MARCH 8, 2011

Talk about relationship building! Stephanie Strom wrote a piece in Monday’s NY Times , titled: “ CARE, in Return to Roots, Will Offer Virtual Packages.&#.

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Diva Marketing Blog

MARCH 17, 2010

Relationships don't matter. Bloggers like to build relationships with the people who pitch them stories; however, that is not always the case for content publishers like Jeffry Pilcher , of The Financial Brand. . to some people.

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Cause Related Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2011

Normally, when it comes to cause marketing I would say that longer relationships are better for sponsor and charity. Think Rolling Stones and U2 not Cream or Soft Cell.

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Wild Woman Fundraising

DECEMBER 17, 2012

I’m great at writing grants but not as great at building a relationship with the foundations. Sure, here’s how to start building relationships with foundations. 5 steps to start building relationships with foundations originally appeared on Wild Woman Fundraising on December 17, 2012. I am answering reader questions! Because Wild Woman Fundraising Readers ROCK! So what questions are we answering today? On 11/09/2012 06:01 PM, Sarah wrote: > > Hola Mazarine! >

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Ann Green

JULY 25, 2017

Building relationships with your donors is a year-round effort. There are many ways to build relationships. Nonprofits tend to do a poor job of following up after an event and miss out on a great opportunity to build relationships.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

And just like offline, online relationships and the strength of those relationships will ultimately determine your success as a fundraiser. Here are a few tips to help cultivate those relationships. . 7 Principals for Building Better Relationships Online. Show who you are in your entire donation process to make the most of and further the relationship you have worked so hard to build. .

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2009

Thanks to Kristina Shands for her advice on cultivating relationships with the media. Take the time to cultivate media sources and you’ll see the results pay off with stronger relationships and great media coverage. . I’m in Greensboro, NC today teaching part of the CFRE Review Course. While I’m away, a colleague of mine has written this information piece for me. I had an interesting conversion recently with an owner of a new radio station here in Knoxville.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2009

Thanks to Kristina Shands for her advice on cultivating relationships with the media. Take the time to cultivate media sources and you’ll see the results pay off with stronger relationships and great media coverage. . I’m in Greensboro, NC today teaching part of the CFRE Review Course. While I’m away, a colleague of mine has written this information piece for me. I had an interesting conversion recently with an owner of a new radio station here in Knoxville.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Just like offline, the strength of your donor relationships will ultimately determine your success as a fundraiser. Here are a few tips to help cultivate those relationships. . . 7 Principles for Building Better Relationships Online. Show who you are in your entire donation process to make the most of and further the relationship you have worked so hard to build. .

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A. Fine Blog

MAY 17, 2014

This month’s Social Good podcast is about a company called Relationship Science (RelSci) that has built an enormous database of the connections between influentials. We need to know if they have a relationship based on that tie.

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Wild Woman Fundraising

AUGUST 2, 2016

The key will be the follow up to that, and the other thing is political fundraising can be a little different too, because political fundraising is kind of built around the transaction versus really building relationships with donors.

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A Small Change

MAY 18, 2009

Sometimes more time is spent talking about the need to call a donor than actually spent in developing a relationship with the donor. Countless hours are wasted in nonprofit organizations discussing the next move to do with a donor. Ten minutes in a personal conversation with a donor is more valuable than ten minutes planning a personal conversation (you should still spend time planning these conversations- the point is to spend more time in these conversations).

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 21, 2018

Partners requesting advice inspire exponentially more dollars throughout their long-term, mutually beneficial relationships. The post How asking for advice helps fundraisers: (1) qualify donors for their portfolios AND (2) build deeper relationships appeared first on MarketSmart, LLC |. Your donors want a partner, not a solicitor. Partners ask for advice before asking for money. Partners looking for advice are looking to collaborate. Partners requesting advice are less threatening.

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Wild Woman Fundraising

JANUARY 15, 2014

Do you want more donors? More sponsors? More money for your nonprofit? Maybe you want the Fundraising Mastermind Elite. What is the Fundraising Mastermind Elite? Simply a place to gain community, share, learn and grow in your fundraising knowledge to help you meet and exceed your fundraising goals.

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Fundraising Report Card

JANUARY 30, 2018

The post Learn from Experiences (and Build Stronger Relationships as a Result) appeared first on Fundraising Report Card. Whereas most nonprofits send the same old mail to each and every donor (a newsletter, an annual report, a solicitation), the “learn from your experiences” organizations send out something different: they survey their donors. Culture

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Cause Related Marketing

APRIL 10, 2013

Normally, when it comes to cause marketing I would say that longer relationships are better for sponsor and charity. I’ve written before that lasting corporate-cause relationships are like marriages that require constant maintenance. But there are times when it makes sense to end cause marketing relationships. And any charity that remains in a relationship that is “unprofitable” will be rightly second-guessed by its board, the press, and the public.

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Cause Related Marketing

JULY 29, 2013

and thereby begged the question, what does it takes to have a multi-decade cause marketing relationship between a cause and a sponsor? Too many cause marketing relationships, in my estimation, resemble speed-dating more than long-term marriage. There can be good reasons for short-term cause marketing relationships. The longer the relationship lasts the more trust is evidenced. Set the expectation for a long-term relationship right from the start.

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Getting Attention

JUNE 30, 2010

Tags: Relationship Building Strategy audience engagement fiddling nonprofit marketing Robert Byrd

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Last week, I met up with some friends for lunch and got a lesson in relationship-building from a 3 year-old. As I thought about what made it so simple to be with Paul, I came up with these ABCs of relationship-building conversations: A. We’ve met fairly regularly for the past few years and one gal usually brings her son Paul. He’s adorable and she usually has toys to keep him busy while we chat. I realized I had’nt seen Paul in a while when I arrived.

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Getting Attention

APRIL 7, 2011

And the 2011 Email Marketing Benchmark Report is a must-read guide to getting there, highlighting what works best to grow relationships with an engaged base and prospects. Email marketing strategies have matured and are no longer strictly about increasing the number of subscribers.

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Cause Related Marketing

MAY 22, 2012

Normally, when it comes to cause marketing longer relationships are better for sponsor and charity alike. I’ve written before that lasting corporate-cause relationships are like marriages that require constant upkeep. But there are certainly times when it makes sense to end cause marketing relationships. And any charity that remains in a relationship that is “unprofitable” will be rightly second-guessed by its board, the press, and the public.

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Fundraising Report Card

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

The post Three Steps to Build Meaningful Relationships in Life (and with Your Donors) appeared first on Fundraising Report Card. Philanthropy tends to be fairly transactional — I give you some money, you send me a year-end appeal — and less relational — I give you some money, you ask me about my life story and connection to your mission. This could be (and most likely is) a contributing factor to dismal donor retention rates.

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