• First, isolate the members and donors you have who made a first gift to your organization at some point – any point – during the calendar year 2013. • Now add up what that group has given to your organization – as a group – since...
You will want to imagine the relationship from the donor’s perspective. What will they see from the organization? Will it come from a single “voice” (better)? Or will each communication be from someone different (not as good)?...
When you have donor meetings set up, when you will be at an event or field trip where one or several top donors will be present, take a moment to invite a Board member to come along. I would not go so far as to...
January is a good time for reflection. Where have we been? How did we get here? What could we have done differently? What have we learned? ...