7. The Importance of Creating & Maintaining Heart-Centered Connections with Our Donors
About this episode
I am thrilled to have Steven Shattuck on the show today. I wanted you to hear from him because he lives at the intersection of strategic data and relationship development. He really gets it, and I know he'll have lots of juicy nuggets to help us become better, even more strategic and effective fundraisers.
Our guest
Steven Shattuck, Chief Engagement Officer at Bloomerang, Author and Speaker
"The organizations that break through the noise are the ones that achieve higher than average retention rates and year over year fundraising increases."
- Steven Shattuck, Chief Engagement Officer at Bloomerang, Author and Speaker
Links mentioned in this episode
Bloomerang. Donor management software that nonprofits actually love to use. Bloomerang helps nonprofits deliver a better giving experience so they can raise more funds and create lasting change.
Yearly. Yearly makes it fun and easy to design your own annual, impact, and donor reports with engaging features.
Improving First-Time Donor Retention. An Excel worksheet illustrating the impact of improving first-time donor retention.
2021 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy: Charitable Giving by Affluent Households
Institute for Charitable Giving. The Institute for Charitable Giving was founded in 1991 by Jerold Panas and William Sturtevant for the purpose of accumulating and disseminating knowledge about major gift fundraising.
Books mentioned in this episode
Reality Is Broken by Jane McGonigal
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