What’s Your Monthly Giving Priority?
Last week, I was talking to a prospect about how to best set priorities when it comes to monthly giving. She wanted to know how crucial it is to only focus on monthly giving compared to other activities. They had fewer than 5,000 donors to work with. They have a small staff and a separate […]
2020 Monthly Giving Intentions
To start the year and decade off right, I thought I’d share 20 ideas and intentions to help you grow your monthly donor program to the next level. No matter what your current number of monthly donors is, you can always use more. No matter what your current overall communication schedule is, you should be […]
Planning Your Monthly Giving Strategy For The Year: A Step-By-Step Guide
If you haven’t started focusing on monthly and sustainer giving yet, think again. At the start of the new year, it’s a good time to take a fresh look at this tremendously sustainable way for donors to make a difference to your organization in ways that are most comfortable for their budget. When I ask […]
How Older Ideas Can Be ‘New’ Again
As you’re going into the next decade, it might be a good time to take stock of some old ideas that can be new again. But how do you find those old ideas? Go back to some of your old packages and emails, and retest them. See what happens. When I worked at Reader’s Digest […]
International Fundraising Trends: What Can You Learn?
As you know, I’m always looking for statistics, especially on monthly giving. And as someone who has raised money internationally for a number of years, I’ve found that it’s always good to look at international fundraising trends. Yes, cultures and languages can be different. Yes, fundraising channels may be a bit different, but overall: What […]
Now’s the Time to Convert Giving Tuesday Donors to Monthly ACH Donors
Blog by Michael W. Kahn, Nacha Did you finally clear out your inbox from Giving Tuesday? Congratulations. And if you helped a cause or two that’s near and dear to your heart, good on you! But now’s a great time to take the next step and help those charitable organizations make the most of Giving […]
Spread Grateful Cheer to Your Monthly Donors
Every weekend, I go through my mail from the week before. It’s also when I create a swipe file of direct mail packs and ideas I like. I scan in what I like and toss the rest. This past week, I had a bunch of holiday cards. Some recognized my ongoing monthly gifts; others did […]
Your Time to Prepare for Monthly Gifts Is Now
I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving! It’s a great time to reflect on the small and large people and things in your life. I always find myself making my resolutions for the new year early. Why? Because there’s never a moment to waste. Because there’s something magical about resolutions. It helps you be better […]
Should You Thank Monthly Donors Who Make an Extra Gift?
You’ve most likely read that giving days/year-end/holidays are a really good time to ask your monthly donors for an extra gift. It’s true, especially with that special personal touch. But that brings up the next question: Should you send a thank-you letter to your monthly donors for that extra gift? You’re most likely not sending […]
Grateful for a Smooth Agency/Consultant Transition
As we’re getting ready for Thanksgiving, I wanted to talk about something not often talked about: how nonprofit clients move from one fundraising agency or consultant to another, and how this can be a smooth transition or a difficult one. I’m very fortunate that I was recently asked to start working with an organization where […]
