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Arrowhead Management Blog: Checkered Table Chat: October 2013
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Monday, October 7, 2013. Keeping Your New Donors! Your conversion strategies worked swimmingly. And you’ve received a glorious gift from someone who has never given! No matter the giving level, you can do many things to thank and ultimately, retain this donor:. Yes, send the standard thank you letter. Of course you would do this. Personalize the text of the letter and hand-write a brief note. A couple days later, send a hand-written thank you note, that’s personalized and customized. Invite for a tour.
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Arrowhead Management Blog: Checkered Table Chat: September 2011
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Friday, September 9, 2011. Ah, the one key principle that all development professionals learned either at their first AFP meeting or within their first week on the job. The Pyramid of Giving…the idea that a small number of donors contribute the vast majority of your revenues. And, that a large group of donors contribute the rest. In this sample, 72 donors give $251,903 and 288 donors give $62,976 of the organization’s total revenues. It’s important to focus on both giving buckets equally, but diffe...
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Arrowhead Management Blog: Checkered Table Chat: July 2012
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Friday, July 20, 2012. How To Thank Your Sustainers. Cause much anxiety in Development staff when it comes to thanking them. We’re so programmed to thank a donor within 48 hours of a gift hitting our desk that we’re flummoxed to hear this might not be the best strategy. First, stay true to your mission:. If you’re a disease-oriented cause or you have many elderly Sustainers, you may want to snail-mail thank you letters each month, as a thank you note is a welcome respite in their mailboxes. Space out the...
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Arrowhead Management Blog: Checkered Table Chat: How To Convert Donors
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Monday, June 13, 2011. How To Convert Donors. Once you’ve identified a solid pool of prospects, you’re ready to start converting. Mail the same, tired prospect appeal you updated after Lehman Brothers collapsed? Although probably most of the fundamental themes in that letter are still relevant, if you’re reluctant to recycle the letter by just changing to today’s date, try one of our 5 ideas…. 1 Mix up the medium:. 2 Change the solicitor:. 3 Create meaningful follow-up emails:. Use a prospect appeal as a...
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Arrowhead Management Blog: Checkered Table Chat: February 2013
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Grant Readiness – Checklist. If you’re a $5MM organization and you have a strong portfolio of grants and Foundations, this isn’t for you. If you’re an ED or board member venturing into fundraising for a new and emerging nonprofit, keep reading! We’ve found a baseline of grant knowledge is desperately lacking. Therefore, we’ve created this comprehensive checklist as you think about your organization’s grant readiness. Have your 501c3 IRS Determination Letter. The 100% of board g...
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Arrowhead Management Blog: Checkered Table Chat: August 2013
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Monday, August 12, 2013. Do’s for working with an outside (or new but experienced) grants professional. Do listen to our advice about your organization (and fundraising). Successful grants are awarded to strong organizations. We can tell within 5 minutes of meeting you whether your organization is grant-ready. We can read an audit. We know what a strong fundraising plan looks like. When we recommend your ED attend the site visit with a program officer, we’re not monopolizing his/her time. This time will ...
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Arrowhead Management Blog: Checkered Table Chat: April 2012
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Monday, April 16, 2012. What Should Be Your Sustainer Program’s Structure? At Arrowhead Management, we are definitely cheap. So, when we talk about incentives for Monthly Sustainers. We’re not talking pricey corporate swag. Not that winter scarf that even this nonprofit MBA student sported, complete with a Merrill Lynch logo (yes, yes, it was 2006). Your Sustainers are a valuable group of donors. They are providing you predictable revenue. You don’t have to spend variable costs to solicit them. You might...
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Arrowhead Management Blog: Checkered Table Chat: January 2012
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Monday, January 9, 2012. There’s a lot of buzz about donors who give you $15/month on their credit card or EFT. Who should be in your sustainer club? The vast majority of sustainers are annual fund donors. They are the 80% of your donors who contribute 20% of your. These donors are wonderful! They are the group you source for major gifts. They’re also a great resource for monthly sustainers. Yes, of course every organization has a story about a donor who wants to give $1,000/monthly. Donors who were majo...
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Arrowhead Management Blog: Checkered Table Chat: Do’s for working with an outside (or new but experienced) grants professional
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Monday, August 12, 2013. Do’s for working with an outside (or new but experienced) grants professional. Do listen to our advice about your organization (and fundraising). Successful grants are awarded to strong organizations. We can tell within 5 minutes of meeting you whether your organization is grant-ready. We can read an audit. We know what a strong fundraising plan looks like. When we recommend your ED attend the site visit with a program officer, we’re not monopolizing his/her time. This time will ...
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Decorative Arts Society, Orange County, CA | Community Support/Grants
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Decorative Arts Society, Orange County, CA. Community Support / Grants. Since its inception DARTS has distributed over $2 MILLION to Orange County non-profit organizations that help and empower women and children to achieve their potential as responsible contributing members of our community. Funds are available through an annual grant application process. Organizations may apply for funds for a. But definitive goals and anticipated outcomes are essential. Must be a non-profit organization. Providence Sp...
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