Many of us in the nonprofit industry rely on email to correspond with donors and prospects, whether it’s asking for a gift, reminding them about an upcoming event or thanking them for a donation. If your response and click-through rates are not where you would like them to be, it may be time to rethink….. Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Gert Boyle: One Tough Mother
There is a beautiful story on this week’s home page of The Chronicle of Philanthropy website about a 90-year-young woman who made a $100-million gift. The donor is Gert Boyle, chair of the Columbia Sportswear Company, and she has just taken the top spot on my ‘if-you-could-invite-any-ten-people-to-a-dinner-party’ list. The fact that she is a wealthy….. Read more »
A Planning Guide to AFPFC & Baltimore
There’s a lot of talk surrounding the 2015 Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International Fundraising Conference (AFPIC) taking place in Baltimore on March 29-31. If you’re like us, you’re in the midst of planning your conference schedule—the speakers you want to hear, the sessions you want to attend and the expo booths you want to….. Read more »
Notable Leaders in your CRM
A CRM (constituent relationship management) system like ResultsPlus gives your organization the ability to track the details of your relationships with your donors. Furthermore, it can help you remember the little things – the details about who your donors are and what they are interested in. As President’s Day approaches, I was wondering what it….. Read more »