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57 Ways to Thank and Steward Your Donors

57 Ways to Thank and Steward Your Donors

by Adriana Sánchez | Apr 17, 2025 | Stuff Development Officers deal with, The Basics, Uncategorized

There’s a lot of advice out there about how to thank donors. Handwritten notes. Phone calls. Creative gestures. And while tactics matter, they are only as effective as the heart behind them. Because donor stewardship isn’t a checklist. It’s a mindset. We believe the...
What Level Are You?

What Level Are You?

by Adriana Sánchez | Apr 4, 2025 | Stuff Development Officers deal with, The Basics, Uncategorized

What Level Are You? A Guide to Advancing as a Fundraiser Are you a Peak Performance Fundraiser? In my experience, I’ve observed that there are lots of people who have a title like “Development Officer” or even “Development Director” or “Major Gifts Officer” and these...
Navigating Donor Cultivation: Insights from Trail Runs and Transformative Gifts

Navigating Donor Cultivation: Insights from Trail Runs and Transformative Gifts

by Monica Vandeventer | Aug 24, 2023 | Preperation, Stuff Development Officers deal with, The Basics, Uncategorized

Introduction Picture this: I am sitting in my front bench. The cool mountain air is crisp in my lungs. The sun is bright and I am excited. As I laced up my running shoes, I knew that the day held both a challenge and an opportunity for growth. Hey there, fellow...
Good things (and bad things) happen when you’re meeting with donors

Good things (and bad things) happen when you’re meeting with donors

by admin | Feb 6, 2014 | Podcast, Stuff Development Officers deal with, The Basics

You know how some days your’re good and some days you’re great?  You’re asking the right questions and dealing with objections and it’s like you’re in harmony with the universe.  I was on a trip recently with a client and I had the exact...
Think your boss has you doing tasks that take away from fundraising?

Think your boss has you doing tasks that take away from fundraising?

by admin | Jan 30, 2014 | Podcast, Stuff Development Officers deal with, The Basics, Uncategorized

I was recently participating in a panel discussion before an audience of fundraising professionals.  Most of the people in this room had less than 3 years of experience as professional fundraisers and some had only a few months.  One of the participants asked me how...

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