5 Essential Tips: Innovative (And Inexpensive) Ways to Strengthen Your Donor Relations Program

You know you need to extend gratitude to your donors.  You know you should report to them on how their gift made a difference.  But it’s easy to become so focused on getting the gifts, that you pay less attention on how you should respond after the gift is in the door.

This On Demand webinar will share proven strategies and real-world examples of highly effective – and inexpensive – donor relation efforts.  If you are planning to enhance your stewardship efforts or are looking to strengthen an already solid donor relations program, this webinar will provide the 5 Essential Tips you will want to implement.

With examples from a variety of non-profit institutions and organizations, Erin Phillips, Gonser Gerber Partner, will highlight the most important aspects of successful donor relations programs.  If you are interested in thanking donors better, recognizing them more thoughtfully, and reporting back to them in more compelling ways, you won’t want to miss this webinar!

The focus of this webinar will include:

  • Creating comprehensive donor experiences that best encourage donors to stay engaged.
  • Ensuring your policies are relevant and current.
  • Acknowledging gifts in ways that communicate your sincere gratitude.
  • Recognizing your donors in ways that resonate with them.
  • Balancing stories with numbers when reporting on gifts.

Program Details

The fee is $295 per institution, which allows your entire team the opportunity to participate in this professional development at the same time. If you are a current client of Gonser Gerber Advancement Consulting, that fee is just $145. You will also receive a copy of the presentation and a recording of the webinar with your registration.

On Demand Details: After your registration, you will receive a copy of the power point presentation as well as a copy of the recording. (Please allow at least 48 business hours to receive your materials.) You will be able to share these materials with your entire team, including volunteers, and review the recording as many times as you need.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for those advancement team members that support donors through their various stages in the donor cycle. This could include vice presidents, directors, gift officers, planned giving or annual fund staff. It could also include staff members from advancement, such as a campaign director, major gift officer, director of development, and other staff.

 

About Your Faculty

Erin Phillips, Gonser Gerber Partner, has more than 20 years of experience in a variety of advancement and executive leadership positions. Prior to joining Gonser Gerber, Erin served as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Development for National Community Renaissance, a leading national nonprofit affordable housing developer. Prior to that, Erin was Executive Director of the Riverside University Health System Foundation, President & CEO of Children’s Fund, Assistant Vice President for University Advancement at California Baptist University, and started her career in Alumni & Constituent Relations at University of California, Riverside.