Positioning Your Board for Effective Fundraising

Other stewardship ideas Weisman shared include:

• When you thank a donor, instead of asking for more money, consider asking for information or advice.
• Offer behind-the-scenes tour to donors.
• See if the donor wants to be involved in a focus group. "People love to give their opinion even more than money," Weisman said.
• See if the donor will grant permission to publicize the gift with the media, internally and on your Web site.
• Hand write thank-you notes.
• Thank donors via the phone.
• Invite donors to lunches, dinners and thank-you events.
• Offer donors naming opportunities (buildings, walls, rocks, animals, plants, etc.).

Weisman is the author of the book "Transforming Ordinary People Into Fundraising Superheroes! Even For Those Who Hate to Ask." Download it for free here.