Donor Growth Louis Diez & Mike Duerksen

Hasta luego. Tot ziens. À bientôt.The podcast got too big, too quick for these two social sector entrepreneurs and we need some time to regroup.What’s NOT changing?The concept of Donor Growth - more AND deeper relationships with more of your donors. We want to be here to support you–intellectually, emotionally, professionally–and will figure out more and better ways to do it. That’s our promise to you.Why are you stopping the podcast?You’ll have to listen to find out! As usual, we share with ...

Everyone wants new donors.But few organizations are ready to invest in donor acquisition—and more importantly, the work it takes to invest in the relationship with new donors. Or are they?Today we talk about a few different ways organizations are acquiring—and keeping—new donors. We get into what’s working, what isn’t, and what we wished worked.GET CONNECTEDFollow Louis Diez on LinkedIn Follow Mike Duerksen on LinkedIn Join the Donor Participation Project here—a community ...

Acquisition… the final frontier.Everyone thinks they know what acquisition is and seem to be either firmly for or against.How did some nonprofits get really big through direct mail acquisition?Now that many nonprofits are losing donors, how should they think about it?On Part 1, we dive into acquisition tactics—from faith-based organizations to higher education.If you feel like you need clarity around this topic, this is the right episode for you.GET CONNECTEDFollow Louis Diez on LinkedIn&nbsp...

Are we in a recession? Who knows. But it’s no secret: a lot of nonprofits are seeing a decline in revenue after the covid bump we experienced for a few years. On today’s podcast, we get into 7 principles of fundraising that will help you keep the main thing the main thing—even when cash flow changes.These aren’t just principles to whether a recession. They’re timeless first principles that apply to your fundraising in good years and in lean years. Consistency compound...

Jump in, we’re going for a ride.On today’s podcast, Louis and Mike have a chat about some of the things they’ve been thinking about.From why focusing on the fundamentals in fundraising is so hard, to building a cheap CRM using no-code tools, to wondering if an ask string really matters in fundraising. No frameworks. No deep insights.Just two fundraisers in cars, getting coffee.GET CONNECTEDFollow Louis Diez on LinkedIn Follow Mike Duerksen on LinkedIn Join the Donor Participati...

Should you focus on donors, dollars, or something else?Some shops have over 25 metrics that they use to measure gift officer performance!Others, don’t have any… (or maybe just this one: the is-the-board-happy metric)What should a fundraising shop measure to make sure it is accountable and progressing toward the nonprofit’s goals?The answer, according to our conversation today: it depends on:Your nonprofit’s growth stageThe type of nonprofit you work inWhat you’re able to measureWhat we firmly...