I provide expert, practical fundraising strategies and skills tailored to the unique needs of your small nonprofit organization. I am committed to helping you grow your donor base, drive impact, and achieve your fundraising goals.
- Donor Acquisition Strategies: Attract new individual donors, upgrade donors, secure corporate partners/funds, re-engage lapsed donors, and cultivate relationships with major donors to secure significant gifts.
- Customer Service - Donor Retention: The nonprofit sector is bleeding to death, with an average donor retention rate of just 42%. Dramatically slow donor attrition, boost your retention rate, and increase donor lifetime value.
- Communications Audit: A review of all the ways your organization interacts with your donors. The goal is to assess the effectiveness and quality of your communications to ensure you are delighting, retaining and upgrading donors and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Website Optimization: Improve website usability and streamline online giving page to reduce friction and distractions to increase donations. Improve email sign up process to increase new subscribers.
- Newsletter Revamp: Revise newsletters and annual reports to make them donor-centric and improve donations.
- Direct Mail: Craft donor-centric, impactful letters and materials that raise more money.
- New Donor Welcome Kit: Improve donor retention and increase donations during the donor ‘honeymoon’ period. I'll create a plan for your new donors.
- Email Newsletters and Campaigns: Donor-centric emails to increase engagement and donations.
- Grants: Assist with identifying and applying for grant opportunities, including strategies for engaging with local community foundations.
- Monthly Giving: Establish recurring donation program.
- Thank You Program: Create meaningful thank you letters for donors to express your appreciation and to boost donor retention.
- Bequest Marketing: Promote planned giving options (wills, etc.) to secure future support.
- Virtual Event Fundraising Training: Prepare for tabling and community outreach events.
- Facebook Lead Generation: Strategies for effective lead generation and fundraising through Facebook.
- LinkedIn Optimization: Enhance your LinkedIn profile and company page for credibility, search results, and lead generation.
- Communications and Fundraising Plan: Develop a comprehensive communications and fundraising plan.
- Virtual Customer Service and Fundraising Training: Improve your team's skills in donor interactions and fundraising.
- Media and PR Training: Training on conducting public relations and media outreach.
- Copyediting: Evaluating and enhancing your communications to maximize your return on investment.
- Website Development: Build and optimize websites on GoDaddy.
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