GADP Conference in St. Simons Island: THIS WEEK!
“Somebody’s gotta do it. And I made sure it was me!”
This week, I have the distinct pleasure of attending a conference for hospital fundraisers here in my home state. I’ve been attending, in fact, since 1994, and it’ll be a doubly-good place to work this week.
The location, of course, is superior at The King and Prince Hotel, but most importantly it is attended each year by the most collegial and talented hospital fundraisers I’ve known and worked with. Continue reading »
Filed under Robin E. Williams, Social Media, Stewardship | Tags: Best Practices for Donor Recognition, Communications, Donor Recognition, GADP, Healthcare Philanthropy, Interactive Displays, Stewardship, Trends in Fundraising | Comment (0)AHP-SE Returns the Focus to the Core Mission of Development
This year’s Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Southeast Regional Conference began yesterday in Atlanta. Focus is split between new strategies and proven best practices. The concentration on the sad state of the economy is finally coming to an end. People I talked with are busier than ever, finally coming out of the shock of the economic crisis. There is a pervasive return to the optimistic “we can get it done!” attitude that first drew me to the philanthropic arena. Continue reading »
Filed under Anne Manner-McLarty, Stewardship | Tags: AHP, Best Practices for Donor Recognition, Communications, Donor Recognition, Fundraising, Healthcare Philanthropy, Stewardship, Think Before You Thank, Trends in Fundraising | Comment (0)Leverage a Position of Authority through Donor Recognition Planning
Today Anne and I presented at the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy International Conference in San Francisco. We used the Greenville Hospital System’s Donor Recognition Program Standards & Guidelines as a case study to demonstrate how documented policy can leverage a position of leadership for the fundraiser. Our experience has shown that donor recognition planning has a positive impact on giving to the organization.
The handouts from this presentation are included here for quick reference.
AHP International Presentation 092609
In short, we focused on the eight key components of any comprehensive and fully-functioning donor recognition policy:
- Written donor recognition policies and procedures
- Comparative analysis of giving programs and their benefits
- Naming opportunities master plan with proposed location and scope of architecturally-integrated recognition elements
- Guidelines for donor recognition design
- Content formatting guidelines
- Product installation maintenance guidelines
- Product order forms
- Product implementation reference library
Participants were asked to complete a survey on the status and value of any donor recognition policy already in existence for their organizations. Likely the first ever research into this subject, findings from this survey will be available here soon. If you would like to participate in this research and analysis of the correlation between programmatic donor recognition and broadened and enhanced giving, please email thanks@rewinc.com for further information. Reference “survey” in the subject line.
This is the AHP presentation: Leverage a Position of Authority through Donor Recognition Planning.
Transylvania Regional Hospital Recognizes Community Donors
In celebration of the completion of a successful capital campaign to build a new inpatient wing, the Transylvania Regional Hospital recently installed donor recognition elements naming areas of the hospital in honor of major donors. In addition to the area namings, a display at the entry to the new wing lists members of each of the Foundation’s giving societies who participated in this campaign. This installation is the culmination of several years of planning and reflects the Transylania Regional Hospital’s commitment to positive relationship building with the community. Continue reading »
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