Category of blogposts: loyalty

How to make a graceful exit

By Kimberly Mackenzie • March 25, 2013

How to make a graceful exit

Donors are awesome! I really like them. All of them. We chat in person and on the phone, I’ve been to their houses, met …

Dear Fundraiser: What, exactly, is Your “Product”?

By Mitchell Hinz • February 25, 2013

I’ve been reading Peter Drucker lately.  In case you don’t know, Peter Drucker was one of the first management gurus of the 50’s, and …

The Big Chill: can we cure donor’s emotional breakdown?

By Francesco Ambrogetti • February 4, 2013

The Big Chill: can we cure donor’s emotional breakdown?

We had all hoped it would go better with time and we tried to ignore it. But the disease is still here, how is …

Whose Side Are You On?

By Charlie Hulme • January 31, 2013

Whose Side Are You On?

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand – but can you think of a more divided sector than ours? …

Knock knock! Who’s there? Opportunity!

By Reinier Spruit • January 24, 2013

Knock knock! Who’s there? Opportunity!

When I moved houses last year I used the postal company to forward my mail to my new address. This service also allowed me …

This blog is a bit of a rant

By Lucy Gower • January 17, 2013

This blog is a bit of a rant

About 12 years ago I was stopped by a street fundraiser, who asked me to sign up for a Direct Debit. The charity that …

Isn’t it just a little too easy to opt out of charitable giving?

By Emma Jhita • November 29, 2012

Isn’t it just a little too easy to opt out of charitable giving?

Surely we all want to be charitable, to make a difference with the small amount of money we can spare each month? It’s not …

Retention Song

By Reinier Spruit • November 19, 2012

Retention Song

If you are really going for retention in 2013 you have to record the Retention Song with your Fundraising team. I’ve especially adapted Bob …

Want To Raise More Money? Then Stop Asking For It!

By Charlie Hulme • October 25, 2012

Want To Raise More Money? Then Stop Asking For It!

Why?
Because the definition of insanity is to repeatedly do the same thing and expect a different result. Up to 40% of new monthly …

Can Thank You Notes be BAD?

By Karen Osborne • September 27, 2012

Can Thank You Notes be BAD?

Just writing them is enough, right?
A few Sundays ago, I read an article in the Jobs section of my local newspaper, “The Journal News,”
“Don’t …