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Thoughts from the Group
Explore the DRG blog for fresh ideas on all things donor experience, leadership, team building, donor relations, and change management.
In Honor of Juneteenth: Lessons Learned in DEI
This Sunday, June 19, we will celebrate Juneteenth. Officially made a national holiday in 2021, this date recognizes the oldest...
A Step Towards Better Leadership, Together
By the DRG Group Our team at the DRG Group has been training the next generation of donor relations professionals for over a decade. We...
How to Recognize Burnout and What To Do About It
May is mental health awareness month, so it seems like a perfect time to talk about job burnout. Burnout is a state of emotional,...
A ‘Pivotal' Moment - What Comes Next?
As we pass the two-year anniversary of when much of the world faced an initial shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are...
Next Practices in Donor Relations: The 4 Pillars of the Donor Experience (DX)
The 4 Pillars of Donor Relations—acknowledgment, stewardship, recognition, and engagement—create the foundation for our work in donor...
Industry Insights: 3 Key Lessons on Post-Pandemic Engagement
Here at the Donor Relations Guru Group, we love good data, research, and analytical insights into our industry – and that’s why we...
Latest Donor Relations Survey: What Does It Say About Our Profession?
By Lynne Wester Every two years, the donor relations community comes together and provides one of the best resources for our...
Managing Difficult Employees in the New Norm
We have heard from countless clients, peers, and friends in the industry this past year about the challenges they are facing on theirs...
A Small Step Toward Progress: DEI in Fundraising
It took gumption, it took a step in the direction of hope, of taking a chance on a group of people that you believed in and wishing they...
How to Use Research In Your Everyday Work
You may already know this about the DRG Group, but we are self-proclaimed lifelong learners, and dare we say it, "data nerds." Every time...
How To Land Top Talent in a Competitive Market
Is your organization hiring? We're guessing you have at least one vacant position on your team. How do we know? Well, one look at the DRG...
6 Ways to Show Compassion In the Workplace
By Angie Joens I have a confession—this past week brought me to my knees. Earthquakes, war, wildfires, hurricanes, and oh yes, a...
Morale Buster: The Silent NO
By Sarah Sims Many of our workplaces are fraught with tension right now. We are coping with uncertain times, inconsistent...
A Wakeup Call For Non-Profits: Donor Relations MATTERS
By Lynne Wester Have you ever had someone you love so much disappoint you in a way that you couldn't get over? I'm there this week and...
Feeling Lucky: Tips to Finally Getting Those Narrative Reports
By Sarah Sims When it comes to endowment reporting, impact reporting, or general impact storytelling, we can often feel very “unlucky”...
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