Two Data-Driven Decisions to Improve Your Year-End Solicitations
‘Tis the season for year-end appeals…and year end fa-la-la-la-cknowledgments! As we gear up for these incredibly important giving...
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A Checklist for Ethical Storytelling: Stirring Hearts, Not Manipulating Minds
Storytelling is a powerful tool for nonprofits. Our stories can evoke laughter, tears, and deep thought. When told well, stories inspire...
7 Communications to Send Your Donor After They Make a Gift
A donor just made a gift to support your organization, so what comes next? You may be asking yourself, “Now what happens? Should I ask...
3 Donor Behaviors to Recognize Right Now – and How!
One of our favorite aspects of the recently redesigned DRG website is the Free Resources section, featuring a revamped and expanded...
Telling Your Story: 5 Steps to Develop Your Organization’s Voice
When a donor or volunteer hears the name of your organization, what image instantly comes to mind? Does it conjure thoughts of impact and...
Shorter Is Better: How To Create Donor Communications That Break Through the Noise
By Melissa Carrera Do you want to know the best way to get donors to read your communications? Make it brief. Shorter is better when it...
The Valentine's Day Messages We ❤️ as Donors
By the DRG Group There's nothing we, at DRG enjoy more than showering donors with swoon-worthy messages on Valentine's Day. After all,...
The Best Donor Impact Reports and Communications We've Seen Lately
By Angie Joens At the DRG Group, one of our goals each year is to learn something new. We do this in a variety of ways—reading or...
The Anatomy of a Story: A Roadmap to Clear and Compelling Communications
By Madelyn Jones Recall to mind a recent dream. Was it more like a whimsical scene from Alice in Wonderland or a computer booting in DOS...
5 Tips for Writing a Cover Letter That Will Land You the Job
By Colton Withers I've been told time and again that my cover letters are wow-inducing. I know, a strange flex, right? Of all the...
8 Alternatives to Honor Rolls Your Donors Will LOVE
By Colton Withers Why do so many nonprofit organizations still cling to donor honor rolls as a way to recognize donors for their giving?...
16 Ways to Repurpose Content
By Madelyn C. Jones If every story worth telling is an asset, then there is a good chance you are leaving money on the table by not...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Development Content: Five ways to reframe your donor stories
By Kristin Hanson Higher education and nonprofit communications teams tend to turn their noses up at donor profiles. Their reaction isn’t...
Goldfish! Tips for Writing Social Media Content
By Sarah Sims Quick! What is the average adult attention span these days? 8 seconds! (And the attention of a goldfish is 9 seconds!) In...
How to Craft Powerful Donor Communications
By the DRG Group You know that feeling when an email lands in your inbox or you open a piece of mail that leaves you speechless and maybe...
Turn Your Camera On: The Future Starts Now
Among the silver linings of the ongoing disruption to our work lives these past two years (think: flexible work options and yoga pants as...
9 Brilliant Ways to Show Donor Love this Valentine’s Day
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning There are so many ways our donors provide our organizations...
How to Create a Digital Impact Report (with samples)
Special thanks to Gina Parente and Brandeis International Business School for sharing their team's brilliant work and the process behind...
6 Steps to Start Your Year-End Content Strategy Now (Yes, NOW!)
Guest post by Kristin Hanson You just closed calendar year 2021 – congratulations! After a well-deserved pat on the back, think back to...
Digital Communications That Stand Out
By Lynne Wester Lately, I’ve been making some gifts to different organizations. And I’ve been noticing that many of them are really...
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