I was recently perusing the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s website, and I ran across a transcript from a conversation fundraisers had on persuading donors to give “big.” Specifically, this conversation was on the relationships and time involved, along with other aspects of persuading donors to give. The conversation was a really good one, so I thought….. Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Summer Busy, Summer Not
Memorial Day – the official start of summer. For schools, it’s the start of those precious 2-3 months when all the planning gets done. Often it’s a time when people take vacations or are just not as available as they are at other times of the year. And for many, it’s the slowest time of….. Read more »
Fundraising Success Webinar!
Data Data Everywhere! Metafile is co-hosting a webinar with Fundraising Success on using data to optimize your fundraising results. This free webinar will cover topics such as how to clean your data, how to use it to identify donor interest, how to communicate with specific segments, and so on. The session will be moderated by….. Read more »
Staying in Touch
Mother’s Day always makes me feel a little guilty. Sure, I go visit and take a card and perhaps some flowers, but I can never seem to escape that nagging feeling that I should spend more time with my mom – especially on days that Hallmark has not reminded me to. I should be letting….. Read more »
Online Giving Forms
Wow! The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity. We’ve had numerous customers asking us to provide an online giving form for them. And we’ve been happy to oblige. Working on these web forms in recent weeks made me wonder how many of our customers are aware that we can do this, so….. Read more »