| In order to get more volunteers and keep them | | | | Your Donors understand that the issues are |
| active in your school or non profit fundraising event | | | | complicated and the battle will be long. What they do |
| you need to make them feel important. In order to | | | | want to feel is that good work is being done and the |
| keep corporate donors and long term donors | | | | money is being well spent. |
| interested in your cause you have to keep them | | | | Your Organizations Open Door Policy |
| interested by having giving relationships with them. No | | | | Invite your prospects to your functions. When your |
| one will continue to give you effort if his or her | | | | charitable organization puts on its next annual |
| efforts are soon forgotten. | | | | meeting, lecture or workshop give your donors a call |
| Let us take a look at a few ideas to keep your | | | | to let them know. If you can open these meetings |
| volunteers and donors vibrant and plugged into your | | | | as a public event and ask them to attend without |
| cause. | | | | directly asking for money will let them see how |
| Their Contribution is Important | | | | responsible you are with their money. |
| There are two reasons people contribute to your | | | | A Look Behind the Curtain |
| charitable organization; they have been affected by | | | | Take your donors on a tour of your facilities. Again |
| the cause or they have a relationship with the people | | | | this is another open door policy by being transparent |
| involved at the charitable organization. The first | | | | in what you do. It also makes your donors feel like |
| reason you have little control over but by keeping | | | | they are getting to peek behind the curtain. Show |
| people informed and made to feel that their | | | | them they are so important to the success of this |
| contributions have changed lives makes them feel | | | | organization you are showing them backstage. |
| important. | | | | Ask for Their Input |
| You can add to their feeling of helping out by | | | | Ask them for advice on a certain topic. Take them |
| showing them what their contributions have changed. | | | | aside and ask them for help in a certain area that |
| Stress the emotional aspect the next time you send | | | | they would specialize in. Many people would feel that |
| out a newsletter. Interview one of the recipients of | | | | they could lend a hand to your organization. This |
| your money gifts. Show your donors how the money | | | | would be a great idea to transition people from |
| they donated has helped overcome hurdles and | | | | donors to volunteers. The number one reason people |
| improved lives. | | | | don't volunteer more is that they simply aren't asked. |