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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.
Marie Kondo Your Donor Communications
By Lynne Wester Well, we’ve all been seduced by another trend from another thought leader asking us to tidy up our lives. I was all in...
Survey Says! Micro-Surveying to Get Donor Feedback
By Sarah Sims We at the DRG Group are big believers in donor surveys and regularly implement them in our own shops. Broad-scale donor...
Stop Having Your Events in Country Clubs
Stop having events in country clubs! Yup, I said it. And I mean it. Where you have your event says as much about your organization as who...
Are Your Communications Truly Inclusive?
Let’s talk about something that’s going to make some of you really uncomfortable: diversity and inclusion. In the nonprofit world, we all...
Budgets, Business Plans and Performance Reviews – OH MY!!!
By Angela Joens I love spring – everything about it. The days get longer, everything is beginning to bud and bloom, and the weather is...
The Best First-Time Donor Strategies We've Seen Lately
By Sarah Sims As Donor Relations shifts into focusing on donor behaviors instead of giving amounts, the opportunities for recognition are...
7 Donor Relations Tips That Will Make Your Life Easier
If you follow Donor Relations Guru on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn, you may have spotted some of our #DRGQuickTips. These short videos...
A Surprising Ode to the Worst Month
Post by Matthew S. Helmer Can we just say it? April is an arduous month. I’m speaking specifically to my higher ed friends here, but...
Is Your Project Urgent or Important?
As donor relations professionals we are often given tasks with finite deadlines and involving key stakeholders. But how do we determine...
Spring Fling: 7 Ways to Renew Yourself and Your Work
r It’s the season of Spring Break, sunny days, and the opportunity to refresh yourself personally and professionally! I don’t know about...
How To Create The Ultimate Impact Report (with samples)
Before we dive into this week’s post, can we take a moment to applaud the DRG community? A few weeks ago, we asked you to share examples...
Lessons Learned from Stephen King...and His Wife
Stephen King… and his Wife… can teach us a great deal about donor relations. Recently, another tweet went viral, and this time it wasn’t...
To Everything, There is a Season: Lessons in Change Management
Post by Matthew S. Helmer For most of us in the United States, the upcoming weekend is a big one — Sunday marks the start of daylight...
The Power of Thank You
There are so many ways to say thank you, but sometimes it seems like the most difficult task. Why is that? We know it's important – many...
End of Year Giving Statements: An Opportunity for a Powerful Donor Relations Message
Here in the US it’s tax time again. That means it’s a great opportunity for donor relations to create a memorable experience for donors....
Our Favorite Donor Valentines
Valentine’s Day and Donor Relations go together like strawberries and champagne. Like peanut butter and chocolate. Like wine and…nearly...
From A Donor's Perspective
It is all about the donors. We are the donor’s advocates – everything we do is to ensure they are thanked in a timely and meaningful way;...
The Future Is Now: Behavior-Based Donor Relations
Imagine, you walk into your favorite store, the one where in the past you have bought so many amazing t-shirts off of the sale rack in...
Three Guiding Principles to Tax Receipts that Help Fundraise
Tax receipts may not be the most fun, sexy, or fulfilling portion of our jobs, but they are certainly critical to our success. For many...
Everyone Must Believe
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” ― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan I thought that this quote...
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