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Optimizing the Demise (Part 5)

This may be the final post in our five part series of how to Optimize the Demise, but it’s not our final suggestion for improving your fundraising program. Be sure to subscribe to our feeds or sign up for our email news to receive more actionable insights.

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Use telemarketing to convert low value (annual values of under $100) Boomers (age 68 and younger) to EFT based micro-sustainers. (This doesn’t work well with your older donors.) This is a great way to improve retention and decrease future cultivation costs.

This idea won’t change the course of the direct mail trend. But it will buy you some time while we are all figuring out the next big thing.

Mentors: Phil Stolberg

by Bill Jacobs | Dec 13, 2021

As we finish one year and head into the next, I thought it would be appropriate to recognize some of the key mentors I have had that have shaped my career. So, this 4-part series focuses on those who have helped me along. A big thank you to each and every one of them....

Mentors: Steven Screen

by Bill Jacobs | Dec 13, 2021

As we finish one year and head into the next, I thought it would be appropriate to recognize some of the key mentors I have had that have shaped my career. So, this 4-part series focuses on those who have helped me along. A big thank you to each and every one of them....

Mentors: Jon Van Wyk

by Bill Jacobs | Dec 13, 2021

As we finish one year and head into the next, I thought it would be appropriate to recognize some of the key mentors I have had that have shaped my career. So, this 4-part series focuses on those who have helped me along. A big thank you to each and every one of them....