6.15.2023 Frontline Fundraising Learning Community by https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze en-us 2023-06-15 18:14:16 UTC 2023-06-15 19:56:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Congrats Mika!!! https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624810791 2023-06-15 19:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624810791 https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624811145 Just wanted to shout out Nick Mercer (ACLU-SC) who's been having great conversations with donors about deepening their giving and strategizing alongside Jace (ED) to keep powering SC forward. Proud to be in your orbit! ]]> 2023-06-15 19:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624811145 https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624814513 All the gratitude to the SoCal team for leading the charge on setting donor meetings despite fleeting summer avails, keeping data clean, sending out personal and informative cultivations, and supporting Comms during events and Centennial activations - all while juggling personal schedules and news cycle doom. Y'all are knockouts. ]]> 2023-06-15 19:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624814513 Donors seem so BUSY in big cities and it is hard to get on their calendars https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624818076 2023-06-15 19:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624818076 https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624819342 There seems to be an oversaturation of meeting requests from fellow orgs + surf&turf/program dinners. Would love to think more creatively about how to engage with donors - especially in a way that centers our work, a mutual learning opportunity, and joy (like exhibits, gallery openings, concerts, etc). ]]> 2023-06-15 19:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624819342 Introduce myself and thank them for their X years support/engagement. Let them know we're on a listening tour to get to know our supporters, hear about the issues they care about, what's on their mind locally/nationally, ask what they are seeing or hearing about in their community. https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624820161 2023-06-15 19:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624820161 I would love to hear from pre-Trump staff. How were you getting meetings before? Might we go back to some of those tactics? https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624820930 2023-06-15 19:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624820930 They are older, retired, longtime supporters and very aligned with our work. They are with us on our issues. Some don't want us to spend time on them; others enjoy the connection https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624821310 2023-06-15 19:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624821310 We say we will be in your area on a given day or week; meeting with supporters in the area to share updates, build connection, ways to get involved https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624821710 2023-06-15 19:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624821710 A lot of donors feel like writing a check isn't doing enough. We're getting more folks interested in volunteering and hosting house parties https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624822037 2023-06-15 19:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624822037 I send handwritten notes to donors who don't have email or who I can't reach by phone. I ask if they'd be willing to share their email to receive periodic updates (from me, not CANs). Include my card. I've had several major donors email me back who were MIA until my note https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624822967 2023-06-15 19:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624822967 For prospecting, I've asked longtime donors/sustainers (not necessarily major donors) to meet and invite a friend or family member who would be interested in learning more. https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624823852 2023-06-15 19:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624823852 Incorporating other voices from the organization (frontline leaders, program leads) https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624824226 2023-06-15 19:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624824226 Adding something of substance as a PS makes me, at least, feel better about multiple emails requesting a meeting or call! And if you know which topic interests your donor the most, that’s even better. https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624824642 2023-06-15 19:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624824642 I ask if they got my prior email w/a short ask to connect https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624826543 2023-06-15 19:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624826543 https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624827327 Would love to hear percentages of meeting format for folks - Zoom vs phone vs in-person]]> 2023-06-15 19:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/marrayamkhera/98kddr25p6y5u1ze/wish/2624827327