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Explore the DRG blog for fresh ideas on all things donor experience, leadership, team building, donor relations, and change management.

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Nonprofit Leadership

When Teams Get Smaller, Strengths Matter More: Building a Strengths-Based Donor Relations Team

Donor Communications

Holiday Donor Communications: A More Strategic Approach

Nonprofit Leadership

The Arsonists and the Architects: Choosing the Harder Path in Donor Relations

Creating a Nonprofit Content Library: Five Practical Ways to Get More Value from Every Story

Stewardship and Reporting

“Donor Intent Cannot Be Casually Discarded”: Ruling From Iowa and Its Implications For Higher-Ed Fundraisers

Nonprofit Leadership

Leading Through Underperformance: Empathy, Clarity, and Accountability for Donor Relations Teams

You’ll Catch More Flies with Honey: Why Authority Isn’t the Leadership Attribute You Need Right Now

Nonprofit Leadership

Excellence Over Perfection: Why Donor Relations Demands a Higher Standard

Nonprofit Leadership

Change Management: Why Communication Matters Most

Stewardship and Reporting

DRG Hero Highlight: Colorado State University 2025 Impact Report

Nonprofit Leadership

In a World of Busy, Be Strategic: Using Data to Strengthen the Four Pillars of Donor Relations

The Donor Experience

The Donor Experience Audit: 10 Process Problems That Hurt Donor Retention

Recognition and Engagement

The Real Problem With Recognition Societies (And What To Do Instead)

The Hidden Risk in Fundraising Success: Following the Money isn’t a Strategy

Nonprofit Leadership

Leading Your Nonprofit Through Change: Trust Is the Strategy

Nonprofit Leadership

The 10% Rule: What Disney Taught Me About Listening—But Not Overreacting—to Donor Complaints

Stewardship and Reporting

A Tactical Approach to Evaluating Your Donor Reporting

The Donor Experience

How Donor Expectations Are Reshaping Events—and What Nonprofits Need to Do Differently

What Donor Relations Can Learn from Subscription‑Based Businesses

Stewardship and Reporting

Impact Reporting at Scale: How to Reach 80% of Your Donors (Without Burning Out)

The Donor Experience

Embracing the Fabulous Fundraising Failure

Nonprofit Leadership

AI in Donor Relations: From Curiosity to Responsible Use

Donor Communications

How to Write Donor Communications Your Donors Will Love—and Remember

Stewardship and Reporting

9 Steps to Put the Donor First in Your Impact Reports

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