by Suzanne Bakker | Nov 24, 2023 | donor relations, fundraising, working with donors | Fundraising
As a nonprofit you need creativity for achieving your goals for your mission and vision. And you also need it to mobilise support for that work. It’s so easy to reach a gazillion of people online, via your website, newsletter and social media accounts. But it’s not...
by Suzanne Bakker | Oct 7, 2023 | donor relations, fundraising, nonprofit management | Fundraising
Whenever someone asks me for advice about reaching out to donors, my answer always has something in it like: don’t forget that donors are people, too. Donors are people Think about what you yourself would like to hear or see if someone wanted something from you. What...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jun 23, 2023 | donations, donor relations, storytelling | Fundraising
One more thing that’s important in stories: your stories don’t need to be bad news stories. We all know some of us prefer romantic movies over family tragedies. Some people like watching comedy instead of horror movies. But when it comes to nonprofit stories, we tend...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jun 16, 2023 | donations, donor relations, storytelling | Fundraising
We know that stories are important in our communication with (potential) donors. And we know that not every story works for every donor. So what’s important in stories? Why a story? Quick recap why we want to share stories in combination with facts. Through stories we...
by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 14, 2023 | communication, donations, donor relations, SOPs, tools | Fundraising
If you’re looking to keep your donors happy with how you treat them, you need to have your systems in order. I mean, if you want to be sure you are sending your donors the updates they want to receive, and not messages that will annoy them, you need to keep track of a...
