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).
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
How Kenyon Raised $50M Using Smart Segmentation and Event Prospecting
Last year, Kenyon College had the good fortune to be selected as one of the inaugural schools for the Schuler Foundation’s Access Initiative. This partnership
A Story Untold: The Donor Experience Documentary
You know those stories that really get you at your core…they leave you inspired, thinking about life, and feeling validated that the work you do
A last-minute trick to close out a matching challenge
$45k for the Classics: How EverTrue helped close a giving challenge with 4 hours to go. It was the final hours of the University of
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
6x meetings, 34%+ in gift revenue: Wins and lessons from the Donor Experience Academy at Emory University
One year ago, Emory University launched the first-ever Donor Experience Academy — a program designed to train brand-new fundraisers in the art of high-volume, personalized
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
5 steps to convert event registrants into managed prospects
The Louisiana Tech University team recently made a triumphant return to an in-person event season with Celebrate the Legacy: a six-city event series highlighting the
Four big takeaways on the future of fundraising
“Every two years, the donor relations community comes together and provides one of the best resources for our profession—the Pulse of Donor Relations Survey. It
How to personalize donor outreach at scale
Last month, Brent Grinna took to the (real, live, in-person!) conference stage for the first time in two years. He joined Brian Hastings, Nick Linde, and Leah Sveen on the
EverTrue Studios: Advancement’s first media channel
Engaging stories, witty hosts, 1:1 conversations… it’s the Advancement version of our favorite shows. You all have some amazing stories to tell – you should
