Seven ways to get inspired as a fundraiser

Here are seven ways how I have helped get myself ‘in the zone’.

Opt in anxiety? Then give a great donor experience.

The danger of business as usual is that it doesn’t encourage the mindset we now need.

A bit of bother

A wow thank you is a way for people to talk about you and build your reputation. A wow thank you will spread your story. And that’s the new currency – sharing.

Do people want to listen to you? And are you listening to them?

We need to shift from thinking “How can we target as many people as possible?” to your supporters thinking “I want to listen to what you have to say”.

What experience do you give?

What sort of donor/customer experience do you give? Do you take that extra bit of effort to think about your donors and effectively say “you matter”?

The moment of giving – are you running on empty?

I suspect most charities are geared to send out some acknowledgment in the most efficient way – a thank you – which is really just a receipt and doesn’t mitigate that empty feeling