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8 Ways to Surprise & Delight the Donor Who Has Everything
By Holly Kizer Sailing the world, designer handbags, vacation homes—how can we show our major gift donors our appreciation when they...


How to Provide Donors with a First-Class Online Giving Experience
By Jan McGuire Imagine you want to take a trip—and it's important to you to make the trip happen. You book your airfare, but you must...


How to Craft Powerful Donor Communications
By the DRG Group You know that feeling when an email lands in your inbox or you open a piece of mail that leaves you speechless and maybe...


Your Campaign Was a Success, Now What? Our Tips for Next Steps
Scene: You're exhausted. It's been a long 7-10 years of your campaign. You have been through it all from the very silent phase through...


14 Brilliant Ideas for Your Next Donor Event
One of the most significant shifts we experienced during the pandemic was in the event space. We were forced to step away from "the way...


The One Donor Relations Strategy You Need to Implement Right Now
There is a shift happening in donor relations, and we're here for it! In fact, we've been championing this approach for a few years now....


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...


9 Brilliant Ways to Show Donor Love this Valentine’s Day
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning There are so many ways our donors provide our organizations...


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...


True Donor Relations Horror Stories—And How You Can Avoid Them
Halloween is almost upon us—and I have a love-hate relationship with this holiday. I mean, I love trick or treating and watching the...


Last Minute Dos and Don'ts For Giving Tuesday
The largest global giving day of the year is just around the corner! Did you know that 20 million people gave on Giving Tuesday 2022,...
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