Sync with Studios: October

EverTrue Studios is the very first media hub for advancement, serving up free, on-demand series, films, and podcasts, all created with fundraisers in mind. Now, EverTrue Studios subscribers will have access to the EverTrue Studios Podcast Network, a collection of on-demand insights from advancement entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. Here’s what’s new this month on the ETSPN. […]

Mentorship Matters. Get involved.

EverTrue recently launched a new podcast, Mentorship Matters, which will examine the current and future landscape of fundraising leaders and how intentional mentorship can build a more diverse and inclusive talent pool to serve the advancement and non-profit industries. EverTrue wouldn’t exist if two Brown alums hadn’t gone out of their way to help a […]

Sync with Studios: September

EverTrue Studios is the media hub for advancement, serving up free, on-demand series, films, and podcasts, all created with fundraisers in mind. Now, EverTrue Studios subscribers will have access to the EverTrue Studios Podcast Network. Here’s what’s new this month on the ETSPN. The EverTrue Studios Podcast Network is a collection of on-demand insights and […]

Why Steven Kapor and the Fundriver team have always been “one of us”

“They’re one of us. They see the world the way we see it.” Picture this. It’s 2006, and Lynne Wester is working at Rollins Collins. She is deep in the process of doing what she recalls as “one of the most painful things in the world:” endowment reporting. Here’s how the endowment reporting process worked […]

Trustee buy-in at Bentley

Bentley received enthusiastic buy-in and glowing reviews from their Trustees after rethinking their annual endowment reporting process. Here’s how they joined the cutting edge of impact reporting. Bentley University is one of the leading business schools in the country. They teach their students to be on the cutting edge of communications, strategy, and leadership. The […]

Announcing ETSPN: the EverTrue Studios Podcast Network

EverTrue Studios Podcast Network

We’re bringing together the most authentic and knowledgeable voices in fundraising in one place on the EverTrue Studios Podcast Network.  EverTrue Studios is the media hub for advancement, serving up free, on-demand series, films, and podcasts, all created with fundraisers in mind. And now, EverTrue Studios subscribers will have access to the EverTrue Studios Podcast […]

Pledgemine joins the EverTrue family!

EverTrue+Pledgemine blog

Cue the confetti… Pledgemine has joined the EverTrue family! This means EverTrue customers have access to upfront data enrichment and smart segmentation, PLUS personalized outreach through video, text, email, and now direct mail, PLUS the ability to attribute donors, dollars, and pipeline to outreach campaigns. And to complete the virtuous cycle, when alumni are surprised […]

How to manage portfolios of 1,000+ like a Donor Experience Officer

Day in the Life of a DXO

Donor Experience Officers partner with EverTrue to manage prospects of 1,000 high-potential, previously-overlooked donors. Here’s how they do it. An FAQ about DXOs A lot of you are familiar with our EverTrue Donor Experience programs at a high-level. (You know… portfolios of 1,000, a top-notch tech suite, and hands-on coaching from EverTrue DXPMs.) But we […]

Activity -> meetings -> dollars. Contact 100% of your portfolio by FYE.

For many of you, the end of the fiscal year is approaching. Ultimately, you’ve got big dollar goals to meet. And as we love to shout from the rooftops of EverTrue: More activity leads to more meetings which lead to more dollars. Full stop. Between now and the end of the fiscal year, one thing […]

RAISE Podcast: Stephen Rodriguez, Brandeis University

Stephen Rodriguez Brandeiz

On this episode of the RAISE podcast, Brent talks with Stephen Rodriguez, Associate Vice President for Development at Brandeis University. Stephen shares his experience playing saxophone on a cruise ship, taking 200 dives in 18 months to get his scuba diving cert, and the path to his first job in development. Other topics on the […]

A DXO’s top three questions to uncover planned gifts

Thumbnail_A DXO’s top three questions to uncover planned gifts

Dianna Finocchiaro Gallagher is one of the founding fundraisers at Santa Clara University’s Donor Experience Program. In her first four months as a digital-first gift officer, Dianna has already had 1:1 contact with over 300 alums. That’s more prospects than most major gift officers connect with in a year. Dianna has great insights to share on […]

RAISE Podcast: Kimera Way, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire

Kimera Way, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire - RAISE Podcast

On this week’s episode of the RAISE Podcast, Brent talks with Kimera “Kim” Way, President of the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Foundation, and Executive Director of University Advancement at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. (Tough to fit that all on a business card!) Juuust before Brent joined this podcast conversation with […]