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DRG On Demand

Our team of experts has provided training on various topics in donor relations for over a decade. Browse our library of best-selling courses and webinars that you can watch on-demand and at your own pace, then use them for training, cross-training, or onboarding new team members. Purchase them once and share them with anyone in your organization! 

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Prefer to learn in a live setting? For more information about upcoming webinars check out our upcoming events.

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Webinars

We've hosted webinars on nearly every topic in donor relations.
Browse our library of previously recorded webinars below or use the search box to find trainings on specific topics.

  • Video Storytelling for Nonprofits: A Conversation with Lynne Wester & Rustic Roots
    Free Webinar
    Free Webinar
    Join Lynne and Matthew Reynolds, Founder and Video Storyteller at Rustic Roots, for an engaging, open Q&A conversation focused on video storytelling in the nonprofit and fundraising space.
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  • Customized Top Donor Engagement Plans: Strategies to Get You from Design to Implementation
    Webinar | $60
    Webinar | $60
    Learn how to design and implement top donor engagement plans that will delight your most generous supporters and drive your mission forward. In this webinar, we'll share powerful engagement opportunities that are efficient, scalable, budget-friendly, and centered on impact and storytelling.
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  • Personalizing Digital Impact and Donor Reports with Storyraise
    Free Webinar
    Free Webinar
    Have you thought about how donors would react to reports that are customized based on their interests or giving level? Did you know that you can track engagement down to the individual level with reports and adjust your strategy based on what you find?
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  • Building a Loyal Donor Program
    Webinar | $60
    Webinar | $60
    Learn to recognize and engage loyal donors—the cornerstone of sustained fundraising. This webinar offers strategies for segmenting and acknowledging consistent supporters, fostering deeper relationships, and leveraging their loyalty to ensure continued support and long-term investment.
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  • First and Last Impressions: Donor Engagement Spanning your Campaign
    Webinar | $60
    Webinar | $60
    In this webinar, you'll learn how to develop robust campaign recognition programs encompassing the entire campaign lifecycle, from pre-launch preparations to post-campaign celebrations. We'll share key impact communications, special events, and recognition initiatives to engage donors at all levels.
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  • Building a First-Time Donor Program
    Webinar | $60
    Webinar | $60
    Learn how to recognize first-time donors effectively to boost retention. This webinar provides strategies for creating impactful first impressions and personalized recognition programs, to ensure donors feel valued and stay engaged for continued generosity.
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  • Behavior Based Donor Relations: Concept and Operationalization
    Webinar | $60
    Webinar | $60
    Gain a deep understanding of how to use behavior-based donor relations to increase retention. We'll explore methods to foster inclusivity, and acquire insights into data, reporting, and the systems necessary to effectively implement behavior-based donor relations strategies.
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  • What's in a Name? A Toolkit to Guide Your Naming Program
    Webinar | $60
    Webinar | $60
    Join us for a toolkit to guide your naming program! You'll learn how to develop and document your naming opportunity inventory, navigate complex internal review and approval processes, and ultimately ensure a balance between your donors' desires and your institution's long-term goals.
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  • Unlocking Donor Insights: Donor Surveying Big and Small
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    This webinar will give you a comprehensive overview of donor surveys—including different survey types and techniques to gather donor feedback. Join us to learn how to create effective surveys and when and how to use surveys to deepen your understanding of donor preferences and motivations.
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  • Maximizing Donor Loyalty: Strategies, Models, and Success Stories
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    In this webinar, we'll walk you through building a loyal donor program, including identifying the right model for you, the accompanying data requirements, designing and implementing compelling collateral and visual assets, and project management and timelines to get you from concept to launch!
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  • Nurturing Donor Relationships Amidst Organizational Transitions
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    In this webinar, we'll explore how organizational changes can influence donor perceptions and engagement levels, discuss the challenges and opportunities these changes present, and teach you practical strategies for retaining donor trust and loyalty during times of internal upheaval.
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  • Yay or Nay: The Most Debated Donor Recognition Practices
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    It's the great debate on some of the nonprofit world's most time-honored traditions—honor rolls, giving societies, tchotchkes, gift giving, groundbreakings, and more! Join us for this point-counterpoint conversation and learn how to modernize traditional, outdated donor relations practices.
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  • Demystifying Corporate and Foundation Donor Relations: Dynamic Engagement for Unique Partners
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    Ready to enhance your organization's corporate and foundation donor relations practices? Learn the unique deliverables CFR donors want and need, proven techniques for cultivating and maintaining these crucial connections, and hear success stories from those who have excelled in CFR engagement.
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  • Streamline Your Workflows: Top 10 Process and Policy Efficiency Hacks for a More Stress-Free Life
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    It's time to reclaim your productivity and make your work life easier. This webinar will transform how you work, making your life more streamlined and stress-free. Join us as we share our curated Top 10 list of the best and most effective policy and process hacks!
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  • Developing Your Strategic Plan: A Complete Guide
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    This transformative webinar will take your program to the next level! You'll learn how to create a successful donor relations plan, develop annual and multi-year business strategies, implement evaluation tools to measure ROI for programs and initiatives, and effectively assess your current programs.
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  • Mastering Digital Impact Storytelling: Engage, Inspire, and Amplify Your Cause
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    This webinar will teach you how to create compelling stories that drive meaningful change. You'll learn how to track and evaluate the success of your digital storytelling efforts, use analytics to refine your strategy and maximize your reach, and implement the "CORE" approach when creating content.
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  • Translating Overly Complex and Erudite Information Into Readable Donor Content
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    This webinar will discuss the challenges of breaking down complex information into engaging, donor-friendly narratives. You will learn how to tailor your message to resonate with donors, employ storytelling techniques to transform complex concepts into compelling narratives, and more.
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  • Working With Beneficiaries You Have No Authority Over - Profs, Docs, Admins and More!
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    On-Demand Webinar | $60
    This webinar addresses the nuanced art of influencing without authority and fostering collaborative relationships that lead to meaningful impact. You will learn techniques and strategies for building trust and rapport, and influencing high-level professionals.
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Webinars

Webinar Series

Our previously recorded webinar series are in depth, easy to digest, and available on demand! Grab your team and get ready to dive into some of the hottest topics in donor relations. 

Working With Beneficiaries

  • Working With Beneficiaries to Make Impact Seamless and Inclusive for All 

  • Tools and Methodologies to Gather Beneficiary Information for Donors

  • Working With Beneficiaries You Have No Authority Over - Profs, Docs, Admins and More

  • Translating Overly Complex and Erudite Information Into Readable Donor Content

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Not-Your-English-Teacher's Writing Course

  • How to Think Like a Marketer: Building a Brand Guide

  • How to Think Like an Efficiency Ninja: Tools to Do More With Less

  • How to Think Like a Writer: Storytelling Frameworks

  • How to Think Like a Persuasive Pro: Frequently missed opportunities to convince

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The 4 Keys to Writing for Donor Relations

  • ​Key 1: Determining Who, What, When, and How

  • Key 2: The Art of Writing for Gratitude and Impact

  • Key 3: Fine-Tuning the Product and Process

  • Key 4: DiVE Into Writing for Digital, Video, and Events

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Data-Driven Decision Making Webinar Series

  • Essential Data for Effective Donor Relations

  • Just the Facts! Leveraging Empirical Data over Anecdotes in Donor Relations

  • Data-Driven Advocacy: Making a Compelling Case for Changes in Staff, Resources, and Workload in Donor Relations

  • From Data to Action: Implementing a Data-Driven Culture in your Shop

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Reporting Webinar Series

  • More Than Endowment Reports

  • Creating Your Report Guide

  • CORE Reporting

  • Reporting Tools: What’s in Your Toolbox?

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The 4 Pillars of Donor Relations for Small Shops

  • Session 1: An Introduction to the Four Pillars of Donor Relations and Must-Have Acknowledgement Practices

  • Session 2: Must-Have Stewardship Practices

  • Session 3: Must-Have Donor Recognition Practices

  • Session 4: Must-Have Donor Engagement Practices

  • Session 5: Board Development and Fundraising Fundamentals

  • Session 6: Must-Have Marketing and Communications Practices

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The 4 Keys to Rethinking Meaningful Event Experience

  • Session 1: Crafting the Framework

  • Session 2: Telling the Story

  • Session 3: Lights, Camera, Action

  • Session 4: Measuring Impact

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What's in a Name?

  • Naming Fundamentals: Who, What, Why, & How

  • Naming Infratructure: Gift agreements and acceptance Polices

  • What to Name: Funds, Places, Spaces, and Things

  • Value Added: Physical Signage & Naming Inventories

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DEI Series Part 1: Tough Conversations in Donor Relations

  • Balancing Act: Recognizing Donors Through a DEI Lens

  • Painful Power Dynamics – Readjusting the Scholarship Recipient Experience

  • It Starts at Hello! Making Our Communications More Inclusive

  • Who is in the Driver’s Seat?- Over-restricting is NOT Donor Centered

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DEI Series Part 2: Moving From Conversation to Action

  • Attracting and Retaining Diverse Talent

  • Readjusting the Scholarship Impact Experience for Maximum Success

  • Starring Role or Member of the Ensemble?

  • Seesaws, Teeter Totters, and Tug o’ War

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DEI Series Part 3: Successes and Stumbling Blocks

  • Talk is Cheap: Transitioning from Belief into Action

  • The Long Road: Putting the Work into Action

  • Say What? Cancel Culture, Selective Outrage, Calling Out and Other Unproductive Practices​

  • Practical Applications and Inclusive Data Practices

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Webinar Series
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