FS: How does CFR engage donors and other supporters and potential supporters in ways other than purely fundraising efforts?
JL: CFR has several ways that it engages donors and supporters in non-fundraising activities. CFR utilizes volunteers in a number of ways — from helping to organize our donation closets to volunteering to stuff backpacks for our annual backpack drive, or from our pro bono legal opportunities to serving on our junior board. CFR regularly organizes tours of family court that donors, policymakers and new friends alike can [attend to] see our team-based model in action.
Dane Grams is the director of membership for Human Rights Campaign. He has held senior positions at Amnesty International, Greenpeace USA and Care2. Reach him at dane.grams@hrc.org.