Development for Conservation | Donor Stewardship

12 Nov How to Start a Major Gift Program in 2020 – The January Donor Planning Meeting

Posted at 10:05h in Donor Cultivation, Donor Stewardship, Fundraising Planning, Major Gift Fundraising 1 Comment

By David Allen, Development for Conservation Major gift development isn’t hard. It’s a discipline. And it’s scalable. So just start. Let movement create momentum and let momentum create habit. It starts in January, and it could start for you in January 2020. You can do this for ten donors. You can...

06 Aug Building a Culture of Philanthropy

Posted at 06:14h in Donor Cultivation, Donor Stewardship, Major Gift Fundraising 6 Comments

By David Allen, Development for Conservation I’m interested in your thoughts about building a “Culture of Philanthropy.” Give it some thought – maybe we can do a Rally presentation on the topic someday. One promising definition goes something like this: Culture of Philanthropy is a set of organizational...

11 Jun Fresh Thinking About Donor Engagement Events

Posted at 08:09h in Donor Cultivation, Donor Stewardship, Membership 2 Comments

By David Allen, Development for Conservation Your land trust probably uses events for all sorts of reasons. You might have an annual “olly-olly-oxen-free” member meeting. Maybe an annual fundraising event, gala, or auction. Maybe an event just to show donors how much you appreciate them. And then...

12 Feb Top Ten List for Keeping Your Donor Information Secure

Posted at 09:42h in Donor Stewardship 2 Comments

By David Allen, Development for Conservation Before I get into this week’s topic, let me quickly remind you that I am gathering 5-year-value data on new members again this year. I will report on what I learn in the next few weeks. If you are willing...

24 Jul The Importance of Trust in Fundraising

Posted at 11:47h in Donor Communication, Donor Stewardship, Major Gift Fundraising 0 Comments

by David Allen, Development for Conservation Dear Mary, We opened the Trillium Trail today. In the grand scheme of things, it was a little thing. There were about 30 people there, mostly the volunteers who worked on building it these last three years. Frank was there,...

28 Nov Gratitude and Gratefulness

Posted at 05:37h in Donor Communication, Donor Stewardship 2 Comments

There is a real person behind every gift – most of whom are giving from their hearts, motivated by an interest in supporting the work and commitment we have to our organizational mission. Their gifts are freely bestowed and not necessarily earned or even deserved....

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