Do You Need a Post-recession Turnaround?
Here are some things that won’t get you there — and some that might.
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Jeff Brooks
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Here are a few more popular moves that will not help:
- Hiring a new marketing director from the commercial world who's unencumbered with fundraising knowledge.
- Nicer headquarters.
- A socia-media campaign.
- A smartphone app, QR codes or mobile giving.
None of these things are going to do it for you. Instead, try things like these:
- A website that's easy to navigate and has a robust and simple online-giving back end.
- A detailed fundraising plan, so you know what you're saying to whom, when and in what media a year in advance.
- A fanatical focus on serving donors.
- Making sure things like your state registrations, IRS filings and postal permits are always accurate and up to date.
- Prompt, error-free caging of donor gifts, with fast and accurate receipting.
See the pattern? If you need a turnaround, the glamorous things aren't for you. You'll be lucky if the glamour moves don't end up destroying you. Your turnaround will come from a focus on the basics. Yes, that's boring. But the boring stuff is what makes the difference. FS
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