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Employee Giving Recognition Recommendations
A client sent in a general inquiry about employee recognition. I have included excepts below I thought the answers might be useful to many of you, especially healthcare fundraisers interested in promoting employee giving. And do remember, theoretically, the same thinking applies to all staff, volunteer and auxiliary giving program recognition.
Association of Donor Relations Professionals International Conference in San Francisco!
This year’s annual conference was kicked off with the announcement of a new logo and tagline, ADRP: Your Connection to Inspired Stewardship
This new emphasis on stewardship demonstrates the organization’s dedication to expanding the donor relations professional’s role in all activities, including donor cultivation and stewardship. It seems so obvious, yet it has been a challenging concept for many organization’s to integrate. Metrics of the past put a higher value on the development officer as the revenue generator. Yet savvy advancement teams now include donor relations and stewardship staff and welcome opportunities to expand the influence that these “relationship managers” bring to the cycle of giving.
And as this role evolves, the awareness that donor recognition is an integral part of the cycle is expanding, too. Once thought of as the obligatory plaque or listing made in response to a gift, donor recognition is now coming to be understood as a dynamic means of motivating new giving and providing meaningful stewardship activities for existing donors.
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The Benefits of Donor Recognition Program Planning
At last week’s GEAC Conference (Georgia Education Advancement Council), we presented this information as a vital part of our case study of donor recognition standards and guidelines now in use at Columbus State University in Columbus GA. Continue reading »
Case Study Reveals a Commitment to Stewardship at Columbus State University
Dr. Kayron Laska, VP of Institutional Advancement at CSU, partnered with us today in our presentation at the annual Georgia Education Advancement Council conference in St. Simons, Island, GA. Her commitment to upholding their Recognition Program Standards and Guidelines as a process to be followed set a terrific example for those in attendance. Her understanding that thanking is perhaps the most powerful stewardship and cultivation tool at her bidding was palpable. Continue reading »
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