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Annual Giving: February Week 2 Here is a stewardship exercise for your next board meeting. At your next board meeting, bring thank you note packets for your board members to write notes to donors at the beginning of the meeting. Supplies Needed: Thank you cards Stamped - Addressed- Envelopes Notecards with a donor profile so that the board member knows a bit about the donor so they can personalize the note How many packets should you make? 1.5X the number of board members. What donors should you include? Be creative. Here’s some donor segments I have used for this project: - Donors in the last two weeks - Gift size doesn’t matter. - Donors with the same first name as the board member. - Donors who have given to the organization two years in a row during the month of the board meeting Every single time I have done this, board members have loved it. They have gotten a mission touch in the form of a donor story. And… one time… the donor story even inspired a board member to make an additional gift… right there at the meeting! Why are you doing this? Board members need to be engage with donors every step of the cycle of cultivation, not just with asking. This is a great way to include a stewardship activity. Give it a try - and let me know how it goes. https://lnkd.in/grz_RdpW

Annual Giving February Week 4: You have been working on your impact piece for quite some time now. And this is the week- it should do into the mail this week or next week. CONGRATULATIONS! You did it! You created a quality piece to tell your donors about the impact of their giving. Now we are going to start a week of transition. We are moving into a key strategic time of the year. Here's your next step: The list... You ran a donor list for your impact piece. This list includes information on people's previous year's giving and their cumulative lifetime giving. This list is gold! Use this list to figure out the top 10% of donors. First you need to determine how many donors you can have conversations with this year- maybe it's 10- maybe it's 20... whatever the number that is great. Now look at the list and figure out the best people to fill those slots - look at the list- who were your biggest givers last year? who are your largest givers over lifetime? These are the people that you are going to get to know better this year. (Don't worry we will work together on how to do this) Here is how to use your impact piece to activate your program: 1) Hand deliver impact piece to the people you identified above. 2) Call and alert the people you identified above that the impact piece is on the way. 3) Check in with these donors to make sure that the giving numbers stated on the impact piece match their records for giving. You are doing great! Let me know how it is going. Have a great week. Amy #annualgiving #fundraising #AMPO #philanthropy

Annual Giving February Week One: Here is some information about running and using your list to help you identify your top donors. Once you know who your top donors are, you need to ask yourself these two questions: 1) Why are these donors giving to the mission? 2) How do these donors want to interact with the mission, in the future? If you don't know the answers to these questions, you need to set up time to meet with your top donors to start the learning process. Let me know how your program is going. Are you enjoying these videos? Is there a topic you would like covered? Start the conversation below. Have a great week. #AMPO #annualgiving #fundraising #philanthropy #donors #donorengagement

Annual Giving March: Week Two There are two types of Impact Stories that your organization needs to tell. 1) Reporting on the Past 2) Sharing what will happen in the Future You crafted your reporting on the past impact story for your impact piece. Now it is time to start work to share what will happen in the future. This begins with gathering stories. Grab a notebook and sit in a high traffic area of your organization. Just observe. What is happening? Jot down notes of interactions that you see. Bring those notes back and see how these observations align with your annual giving fundraising goal for the year. Maybe you are raising funds for a specific program, maybe you need a new piece of equipment, or maybe you are raising funds for operations- whatever the case, look at your potential story ideas. How do they align? Here is your story formula: The Community has a Problem, Your Organization has the Solution, but Donor Dollars are needed to Implement. Problem, Solution, Implementation The next step is to take the story notes and your fundraising goal to work on your spring appeal. Have a great week and stay tuned for appeal writing tips. #AMPO #annualgiving #fundraising #fundraisingappeals https://lnkd.in/gcDzXjz4

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