Churches Act to Motivate Planned Giving thru Donor Recognition
Churches are choosing more and more to thank donors publicly. They have come to understand the need to approach fundraising in more focused and assertive ways. Experience has proven that the commemoration and celebration of neighbors and friends who give, like you see here, really do energize viewers to action.
First Presbyterian Church Atlanta
Digitally-printed canvas title panel
Legend plaque showing what the symbols represent
Experiential Stewardship Done Well. A Tradition of Giving, Reinforced
I speak often about the importance of a non profit creating an experience of philanthropy within their organization, on their website(s), or across their campus(es). Today, I share an example of donor recognition done creatively and visually, very powerfully.
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It’s the Experience of Philanthropy that Counts…still
There are definitely truisms regarding the best methods for thanking donors, for establishing an experience, a tradition of giving: Be personal, be authentic, be creative and follow a plan.
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Donor Recognition & Story-telling: Fundraisers’ Powerful Engagement Tool
I’ve got a link below that will serve donor recognition immensely through improved story-telling. Stories work to engage viewers and don’t forget that viewers are all propsective donors. There’s a webinar being given that should sharpen the skills of us all. I’ve signed up. I thought others should know about it, too. Continue reading »
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More often these days, we are hearing of Pinterest, a of new-ish social media site that focuses on the visual experience of its contributors. They even call themselves an “an online pinboard”. At first glance it seems oriented to the individual and his/her artistic interests and endeavors. And often we hear that there’s nothing in it for the nonprofit organization.
Yet, just yesterday the following five reasons supporting its use by nonprofits came across my desk from “Branded4Good”. (This site and its newsletter are very well done. I highly encourage you to check it out beyond the subject of this post.) Continue reading »
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