Visiting elderly donors: 10 big challenges

The following article is reprinted from the July and August 1999 issues of Gift Planning in Canada (TM), Copyright ©1999 by Planned Giving Today® Having been at the University of Victoria for 12 years now, I have had the privilege...

Burk: Avoid anything that separates you from your donor!

Recognition events are repetitive, boring and simply too long. In fact, being kept personally informed of what the gifts were achieving is the most important and valued form of donor recognition. That's what feedback from a donor recognition survey of...

Really mean it when you say thanks and spell my name right!

The challenge of a recognition program is to be tactful and proceed with great care. According to Dr. Edward H. Pearce, Associate Director, Department of Development, Queen's University, "It is just good manners to say "Thank you" in an appropriate...

More donors look for a return on their investment

Donors today are looking for more than a cause they believe in before they will give to a charity, said Carol Oliver, executive director of the North York General Hospital Foundation, speaking to the National Society of Fund Raising Executives...

Why worry once you’re in the will?

Charlotte Sutherland of Dalhousie University, and Sarah Rothwell of North York General Hospital Foundation told CAGP delegates that there are very good reasons to make donor recognition a high priority. "We all love our donors", said Rothwell, "but unfortunately we...
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