Jeremy Reis

Are you looking for innovative strategies to create or expand your donor base? Join me as I present a FREE WEBINAR, "A Case Study in Finding New Donors." This session is designed to provide you with actionable insights and proven strategies to find new supporters. 🗓️ Date: May 8, 2024 🕘 Time: 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET 📍 Location: Online at Nonprofit Learning Lab Why should you attend? - Learn from a case study how to create a prospective donor list - Learn cutting-edge strategies to find new donors - Know how to discover potential prospects’ interests - Understand what to do with the potential donors Spots are limited, and you won’t want to miss this opportunity to transform your approach to prospecting. 👉 Register now at: https://lnkd.in/gAjyYSNn Let's make a bigger impact together by empowering our organizations with the knowledge and tools needed to thrive in the challenging but rewarding nonprofit sector. See you there! 🚀 #kindsight #iWave #NonprofitLearningLab #NonprofitManagement #Fundraising #Webinar #DonorEngagement #NonprofitLeaders #CommunityImpact

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"You can't manage what you can't measure." But, measuring the RIGHT metrics is also important for managing effectively. Are you measuring and valuing the right metrics? This article points out a few.

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I’m digging deep into why gatherings are so powerful in fundraising. One of the biggest benefits is the ability to build trust with your donors. Gatherings accelerate that by: - Providing a way to get to know your donors and create a sense of community and shared purpose. - Creating an opportunity to demonstrate your impact, financial credibility and vision for the future.

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Thoughtful Stewardship Motivates Other Donors As seasoned fundraisers will attest, many major donors will, upon making a gift commitment, say they want no recognition and a surprising number say they would prefer to remain anonymous. I don't know how many say that because it's how they feel or because they think that is what they should say. It doesn't really matter. My standard response was "We need your example." Example is important in philanthropy and fundraising. I wanted to afford my donors recognition because I knew it would be inspiring and motivating to others - if we told their story in the right way. All too often we squander the opportunity of example. We announce the amount someone has given and make some banal statements about the transformative effect it will have but rarely do we follow up and demonstrate the actual transformational impact years down the road. Even sadder, we don't do enough to publicize why the donor gave or highlight the values that underpinned and motivated their giving. Yet, the story of why one donor gave can be highly motivating to other current and potential donors. We seem to forget that many of us spend our lives trying to become better people. We seek to liberate our big and altruistic side from our small, selfish and self-protective side. We don't always know how to do that but we try. It's why we look to the examples of others, why we look for people we can admire and emulate. It's not how much someone gave but why. When we hear about someone giving because they want to spare others from the loss or pain visited on them or their loved ones, we revisit our pain and loss and ask ourselves if we have done enough to spare others. When we hear about someone giving to return what they think was a good done for them years ago, we go back to our past and ourselves if we have paid due credit to those who were most helpful in our formative years. When we hear someone giving because they felt fortune smiled on them, we think more about our good fortune and how we might share it. The more we seize on the power of example through effective storytelling, we help others reflect and say to themselves: That's who I want to be like. That's how I could give more meaning to my life. That's how I can become a better person. It's not the size of the gift we celebrate, it's the examples of how people turn to philanthropy to forgive, to convert struggle and loss to purpose, to remember and honor those that shaped their lives, to chip away at injustices visited on them, to provide others opportunities they never had, and to bequeath more to the future than they inherited from the past. We need these examples and these stories. We want to be in the presence of people striving to do good with their lives. We look for ways to be better people. The more thoughtfully we steward and share each donor's story, the more we widen the philanthropic path.

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🚨 Are you ready to expand your donor base and start raising more money online? Bloomerang has you covered. With the combined power of Qgiv's Giving+ fundraising tools, and DonorSearch wealth prospecting, #nonprofits can: ✨ Increase recurring donations by 25% with built-in recurring donation prompts ✨ Grow their donor base by 11% year-over-year ✨ Receive 50% higher one-time gifts than the industry average But don't just take my word for it! See what Lily Meyer, Digital Media & Technology Specialist at Perry Davis Associates has to say. ⬇️ "Since integrating Giving+ within our fundraising strategy, the influx of new donors and the ease of managing our events have accelerated our impact beyond what we thought possible."

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Considering when to launch your next campaign? Now might be the perfect time. Orr Group's latest analysis on the current economic environment and donor landscape point towards a ripe moment in history for nonprofits seeking transformational philanthropy. Check out the full blog to understand how you can capitalize on this momentum.

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I found this article from the Frameworks Institute on how to communicate during a political election year without getting lost in the weeds to be very helpful and thought you might too. The three insights they've pick up from 25 years of framing research that can help you advance your issues during this time: 1. Don’t fall into the “crisis” trap. Lead and stick with solutions. 2. Highlight context and emphasize the need for systems change. 3. Frame together. #communication #science

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Discover the latest insights on donor engagement in our new Family Promise Donor Experience Report! Learn how your nonprofit can enhance relationships with donors and boost #fundraising efforts. #DonorEngagement

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Tough Love for Donors? As nonprofit pros, we are eternally grateful to our donors and funders of all stripes. “We couldn’t do this without you.” 🫂 It’s a fundraising letter cliché yet sincere and truthful every time it’s said. There are, however, some funders who can do a lot of damage to staff well-being and/or willingly subvert your organization’s mission. 😡 In the next few days, I’m going to highlight a few general red flags that indicate it’s time for a “tough love” conversation with a funder. But I’m curious: ·     What scenarios have you encountered from a donor or patron that made you consider whether their support was worth the headache? ·     Does your organization have a clear definition of what is acceptable and what’s not? ·     Have you ever walked away from a funder who previously provided significant support? If so, why? #nonprofit #fundraising #donors

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According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global), overall donor retention rates hover between 40-45%. Since the cost of retaining your donors can be up to 5x cheaper than acquisition, the more donors you can retain year-over year, the more cost-effective your acquisition efforts become. The question is: HOW can your nonprofit implement an effective donor retention strategy that works with today's modern donor? Virtuous' 'Donor Retention Playbook' helps nonprofits of any size with the tactics and strategies to help retain your donors. You’ll also gain the tools to create a map for each donor segment which will act as a daily reminder to your entire team of who your target audience is and how you can reach them. Get the ebook for free: https://lnkd.in/efS8N4W6

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