Lauren DeSimone
An alum of DBD Group coaching during her YMCA days, Lauren DeSimone, CFRE, focuses on providing excellent support to nonprofit professionals and volunteers looking to grow their mission and help their clients thrive. With over 15 years of varied experience in nonprofit fundraising, Lauren seeks to share her “on the ground” lessons learned and serve as a sounding board for nonprofits as they overcome today’s philanthropic obstacles.
Personal stewardship is key to retaining donors, especially major gifts donors. But what about other donors? ALL donors deserve shows of gratitude and a report on how their gift is changing lives.
While personalized stewardship would be a terrific way to retain donors at all levels, it is not realistic in fast-paced world of nonprofits. So how can we make thoughtful and intentional stewardship possible for donors at every giving amount?
Creating a systematic approach to stewardship could be the answer.
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Topics:
Donor Stewardship,
Stewardship,
Fundraising,
Nonprofit Leadership,
friendraising
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Topics:
Leadership,
Volunteer Leadership,
Fundraising,
Volunteer Management,
Mentoring,
Big L Leaders,
Camp Fundraising,
Storytelling,
Nonprofit Leadership,
Annual Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
Leadership Transition,
Church Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Communication,
Capital Leadership
If you’re anything like me you may have become used to – or perhaps dependent on – directional apps, like Google Maps. I even put on directions to pick up my son from daycare, just so I know exactly the best way to get there and when I will arrive. Evidently, I like having certainty and a plan.
These apps are written with algorithms that assess available routes (plus traffic or accidents) to produce the most efficient directions. What if we could apply something similar for fundraising professionals?
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Topics:
Donation,
Goal Setting,
Fundraising Campaign,
Communication,
Planned Giving,
Making The Ask,
Nonprofit,
Donor Identification
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