Direct mail ideas to slide into the DMs (donors’ mailboxes)
Direct mail isn’t dead. In fact, it’s very much alive…and 70% of consumers report that direct mail feels more personal than online interactions (Source: Fundera).
Pledgemine joins the EverTrue family!
Cue the confetti… Pledgemine has joined the EverTrue family! This means EverTrue customers have access to upfront data enrichment and smart segmentation, PLUS personalized outreach
A last-minute trick to close out a matching challenge
$45k for the Classics: How EverTrue helped close a giving challenge with 4 hours to go. It was the final hours of the University of
Activity -> meetings -> dollars. Contact 100% of your portfolio by FYE.
For many of you, the end of the fiscal year is approaching. Ultimately, you’ve got big dollar goals to meet. And as we love to
6x meetings, 34%+ in gift revenue: Wins and lessons from the Donor Experience Academy at Emory University
One year ago, Emory University launched the first-ever Donor Experience Academy — a program designed to train brand-new fundraisers in the art of high-volume, personalized
A DXO’s top three questions to uncover planned gifts
Dianna Finocchiaro Gallagher is one of the founding fundraisers at Santa Clara University’s Donor Experience Program. In her first four months as a digital-first gift
5 steps to convert event registrants into managed prospects
The Louisiana Tech University team recently made a triumphant return to an in-person event season with Celebrate the Legacy: a six-city event series highlighting the
Four big takeaways on the future of fundraising
“Every two years, the donor relations community comes together and provides one of the best resources for our profession—the Pulse of Donor Relations Survey. It
How to personalize donor outreach at scale
Last month, Brent Grinna took to the (real, live, in-person!) conference stage for the first time in two years. He joined Brian Hastings, Nick Linde, and Leah Sveen on the
EverTrue Studios: Advancement’s first media channel
Engaging stories, witty hosts, 1:1 conversations… it’s the Advancement version of our favorite shows. You all have some amazing stories to tell – you should
Tips for gift officers: Deliver value. Every time.
We recently sat down with Anne Murphy at the Oregon State University Foundation about 100% portfolio coverage: why it’s elusive, why it matters, and how
RAISE Podcast: Kelly DeGregorio, Boston College High School
On this episode of the RAISE podcast, Brent chats with Kelly DeGregorio, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Boston College High. Check out this recap
