Doing Good.

We all know that getting the second gift from a new donor is a key objective in the donor journey and crucial to long-term retention. And yet, as many as 70% of all donors leave us after that first gift. How can we enhance & extend the donor journey to reverse the trend?

Did you see the recent headline about the $4 million dollar bequest from a janitor? As a former Planned Gift Officer, I see these stories all the time. Where do these donors come from, and how can I find them? Those questions would often pop into my head.

We have all heard the phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” While this may be effective at times, as fundraisers we need to constantly strive to grow revenues and fund the critical missions we serve.

Before you read the rest of this blog, I'd like to ask you a question.

This past week a simple setting and editing mishap resulted in $2.3 billion in free advertising for Starbucks. And the best part, it wasn’t even a Starbucks cup – it was a generic craft services cup.

It's the New Year. Make any resolutions? Broken any yet?

On July 23rd, THD and many of our client partners were recognized for creative excellence at the 37th Annual NEDMA Awards in Boston including Best in Show for the Wounded Warrior Project’s "Tangible Giving" Package, aimed at encouraging donors to upgrade giving

Direct marketing used to be exactly that: "Direct."

But in today's multi-channel marketing world, that's not the case. With donors receiving fundraising messages and brand impressions through a wide variety of sources and channels, we now must answer a more difficult but pressing question: "How did our promotional effort in channel X influence giving in channel Y?"

The new tax bill signed into law in 2017 has raised many questions – and concerns – among non-profit leaders. Here is a brief recap of what’s changing for 2018: