How to get more donors on the map with Baylor University
Since establishing a leadership annual giving team in 2018, Baylor University has: Nearly tripled interactions, increasing donor contact by almost 275% Uncovered numerous major gifts from previously unengaged donors Increased leadership level gift revenue by more than 400% Baylor’s Stephen Sullivan, Director of Leadership Annual Giving, and Sarah Kathryn Ricci, AVP of Alumni Engagement […]
Annual Giving = Lead Generation
Agree or disagree? Lead gen is commonly associated with the for-profit world, but isn’t that concept what we’re applying in our day-to-day work in annual giving, too? We’re trying to get more folks in the fold at the annual giving level in hopes they’ll be candidates for larger gifts down the road. And once they’re […]
Connections that Convert: Creating targeted campaigns that inspire donations
“We need more engagement!” “We need more young alumni donors!” “We need funding for this priority project!” Sound familiar? Advancement shops across the country run up against the need to fund priority projects or engage certain populations, and standard solicitation campaigns aren’t always the standard for success. Enter: micro-campaigns. Or blitz campaigns. Crowdfunding campaigns. Initiative-based […]
Show me the Money: Talking Incentive Compensation in Higher Ed
“Incentive compensation doesn’t belong in higher ed” …or does it? The typical gift officer stays with an organization for 18 months before moving to another role. The average time it takes to close a gift is twice that. On top of that, 3 out of 10 fundraisers are ready to leave the industry altogether. Amidst […]
Fundraising in 2023 and Beyond
What if there was a crystal ball that could show you what the future of fundraising has in store? We might not have that exactly, but we do have the next best thing: a conversation with two VPs that have a pulse on where their shops – and the advancement industry overall – should be […]
How Baylor University 4x’d leadership-level giving
Baylor University used EverTrue to uncover a $100,000 gift, and as a result, also uncovered the family’s potential to give back even more. Let’s set the stage: The Leadership Annual Giving team at Baylor was first created in 2018. Baylor defines Leadership Annual gifts as $1,000-$49,999, and the team focuses on portfolios of 200+ constituents […]
How to leverage data insights to identify prospects
The University of Wyoming Foundation prospect research team has the right people in the right seats, processes to power consistent and proactive prospecting, and clear KPIs to measure their performance. They’re funneling hundreds of new prospects to gift officer radar every month. Learn how in this on-demand webinar Then read on to hear our top […]
How to get responses from unresponsive donors
We’ve learned that if a DXO books a meeting with a prospect, they close a gift more than ⅔ of the time (Source: EverTrue analysis). Learn how in this on-demand webinar Then read more about our top takeaways from the discussion. You know those donors you just know are capable of making a real difference […]
How to reach more donors and increase portfolio coverage
We recently sat down with Brooks Hull from the Louisiana Tech University Foundation and Ray Earl-Jackson from Northern Illinois University to discuss how they work towards achieving full portfolio coverage, and what we should all be striving for in our philanthropic work. A theme that came up multiple times? Fundraising is an art. So…how should […]
How to turn omnichannel outreach into ROI—from segmentation to stewardship
Through our growing suite of tools, EverTrue is committed to helping you connect with the right donors with the right message through the right channel. Before we dive into why omnichannel outreach is so much more than just a buzzword, consider this quote from Chris Savage, CEO and co-founder of Wistia, one of the […]
How the University of Wyoming increased outreach by 2000%
The University of Wyoming increased outreach by 2000%, 6x’d the revenue from their phone program, and engaged thousands more donors within the first year of partnering with EverTrue to launch their Donor Experience program. Here’s how they did it. Like many institutions, the University of Wyoming had a big gap in engagement of leadership-level donors. […]
Tuesdays at Brandeis Fiscal Year End Campaign
How Brandeis engaged their alumni to exceed their fiscal year-end campaign goals. See the Tuesdays in Brandeis campaign in action “Devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” That’s an excerpt taken from the book Tuesdays with Morrie. And that book is […]
