Catawba Valley Medical Center
My First Case Study at Robin E. Williams Incorporated
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“Robin E. Williams’ development tools have been essential to the early success of our first ever building campaign. The renderings of available commemorative opportunities that they provided helped to close $500,000 in lead gifts — gifts that provided much needed momentum to the campaign”- Guy Guarino
Recently, I had the privilege of working with Guy Guarino, Chief Development Officer at Catawba Valley Medical Center in helping them create a donor recognition master plan for their campus initiated by their new Medical Pavilion, scheduled to open in early 2012. Having been with Robin E Williams Incorporated less than a year, I was asked to lead my first comprehensive recognition program master plan for them. Educated as an architect, to that moment my experience in putting the early benefits of recognition program planning into play for a medical center was limited. Yet as the project unfolded the lessons became clear and I want to share some of them here.
Pay Now or Pay Later
Being relatively new to Robin E. Williams Incorporated, I just had my first opportunity to attend a Association of Donor Relations Professionals event, the Southeast Donor Relations Conference. As someone new to donor relations, too, it was a great way to gain further insight into organizations that we counsel. I was very impressed with the creative stretching of resources and the willingness to share experience for the benefit of the whole group. Continue reading »
Filed under Best Practices for Donor Recognition, Donor Communications, Donor Recognition Programs, Stewardship, Think Before You Thank, Troy Winterrowd | Tags: ADRP, Best Practices for Donor Recognition, Capital Campaign, Fundraising, Stewardship, Think Before You Thank, Trends in Fundraising | Comments OffSocial Media Demystified – Lynne Wester Does It Again!
Lynne Wester, the donor relations dynamo behind donorrelationsguru.com, was a hit again at this year′s Southeast Donor Relations Conference in Raleigh. For those of you who don’t (yet) know her, Lynne is a force to be reckoned with and a personality not to be forgotten. She is a leader among the Association of Donor Relations Professionals’ network of dynamic, forward-thinking “stars”, and a frequent speaker. This is not the first time I have seen her presentation on social media, yet as always, she was on top of the newest of the new and casual and confident in her mastery of the technology. Continue reading »
Filed under Donor Communications, Social Media | Tags: ADRP, Best Practitioner, Communications, consultant, Creative, Donor Relations, new media, online giving | Comments OffWe Should All Be Relationship Professionals
Day one of the Southeast Donor Relations Conference, being held this year at North Carolina State University, was a great success. The regional conference has exceeded expectations with nearly 70 attendees! As always, this gathering is a mix of old friends and new faces, and we are as impressed as ever with the caliber of thoughtfulness and camaraderie among this group. Continue reading »
Filed under Best Practices for Donor Recognition, Philanthropy, Stewardship | Tags: Best Practices for Donor Recognition, Fundraising, Stewardship, Think Before You Thank, Trends in Fundraising | Comments OffHighlights form 2010 GivingUSA Survey
Last week, at the monthly AFP Breakfast, David King, President of Alexander Haas presented a summary of findings from this year’s GivingUSA comprehensive survey on American Philanthropy. And then this week, fundraising consultant, Bruce Flessner of Bentz, Whaley, Flessner, while agreeing in concept with King’s interpretations, expanded my view further at the regional Association for Healthcare Philanthropy meeting in Orlando. Continue reading »
