Donor stewardship is a critical element of your organization’s fundraising strategy. Your ability to be transparent, communicate often and share future plans with donors will help you develop valuable, long-term relationships which can help with retaining those donors in the future.
This course provides a list of online and downloadable resources, including a course transcript.
Part One: What is Donor Stewardship?
Part Two: Acknowledgement
Part Three: Reporting
Part Four: Recognition
Part Five: Engagement
Part Six: Creating a Basic Stewardship Plan
Rochelle Greaves, B.A. Mathematics & Roxanne Tackie, B.Comm Honours
Sisters and Co-founders of Story Point Consulting Rochelle and Roxanne work together to build fundraising capacity for small, grassroots nonprofit teams.
As someone who loves numbers, video games and fantasy fiction, Rochelle uses her 15+ years of experience in analytics and reporting to help nonprofits increase their fundraising capacity and revenue by using data-driven decision making. Roxanne is a creative, an avid tap dancer and instructor who enjoys crafting and baking. With over 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector including as a former Executive Director, Roxanne uses her skills to help nonprofit teams develop genuine and long-term relationships with their donors. She excels at writing impact stories, donor stewardship strategies, and donor prospecting.
Together, Rochelle and Roxanne have worked with various organizations across Canada, developing and refining fundraising plans. Rochelle and Roxanne have also spoken and led webinars at provincial and national conferences including The Canadian Association of Gift Planners, The Association of Fundraising Professionals, The Western Canada Fundraising Conference, The Recreation Manitoba Conference, and the Ontario Therapeutic Recreation Association.
To learn more about Story Point Consulting visit www.storypoint.ca
The purpose of this course is to explore the various types of corporate funding available for charities and nonprofits and understand the key actions required to build and implement a successful corporate fundraising program.
This course offers a high-level overview of the key terms, concepts and principles of professional fundraising in Canada today.
Regardless of your organization’s size or focus, you can build valuable partnerships with corporate sponsors. This course will teach you how to approach them effectively and how to build win-win relationships that can last for years.
