Forty percent of the success of your planned giving marketing efforts depends on one thing—your audience. Sounds important. Are you dedicating the time and energy to ensure you get it right? Continue reading Your Planned Giving Marketing Success Starts Here: The “Who”
Did you see the eclipse on Monday? It was a short moment in time that felt meaningful to millions across North America. The experience will likely be one many remember for years to come. What about your nonprofit? Are you creating moments like these for your donors? Are you asking your donors about their special moments? Grabbing on to those small, special moments with donors can leave an enduring impact on your donor and your nonprofit. Continue reading How to Nurture the Beauty of Small yet Special Moments With Your Donors
Unlock the spirit of giving back this National Volunteer Month with our inspiring tales of employee engagement in our communities. Join us in celebrating the joy of volunteerism and discover how small acts can create big impacts. Continue reading It’s National Volunteer Month: Doing Good Through VTO
Lights, Camera, Philanthropy! Planned giving takes center stage today, drawing inspiration from the Academy Awards. From beneficiary designations to charitable gift annuities, find out which planned gifts earn awards for making a lasting impact on your nonprofit while aligning best with your donors’ needs. Continue reading Lights, Camera, Philanthropy: And the Oscar® Goes to…Planned Giving!
Steer donor conversations away from objections and towards successful gift commitments by navigating the ‘big but’ with confidence and empathy, ensuring fruitful interactions every time. Continue reading How to Avoid the Big ‘But’ When Talking to Donors About Making a Gift
Struggling to get your emails delivered? It may be because Google and Yahoo recently unveiled three new email requirements to get into the inbox. Stelter’s Digital Manager, Bryan Lloyd, outlines these protocols and advises how to make sure you are in compliance. Continue reading Getting Your Email Delivered Just Got Harder: 3 New Email Rules From Google and Yahoo
How are you showing up for your coworkers in this changing world of work? Stelter Company CEO Marianne Coppock shares how our company is approaching the new landscape of work. Continue reading Going Forward To Work
Amp up your social media engagement game. Integrate your online presence seamlessly, communicate your mission authentically, and collaborate with your community for long-lasting donor relationships.Continue reading 3 Ways To Build Better Donor Relationships Using Social Media
Today is the day of love—perfect for those in nonprofit fundraising. Because when you strip away the technical layers of our work, the essence of what we do is build relationships with those we love—our supporters and donors. And you can deepen your relationships by tuning into their love language. Continue reading Let’s Talk Donor Love: The 5 Love Languages and Planned Giving
We’re back with the second of two blogs about this year’s trends in planned giving. Today we dig into three planned gifts that offer the most potential to provide the greatest returns—to your nonprofit and your donors. Continue reading Planned Giving Trends in 2024 (Part 2): Top Gifts To Share With Your Donors
Clear space and work with more focused purpose by embracing these 2024 planned giving trends. Continue reading Planned Giving Trends in 2024 and Their Impact on Our Work
Every nonprofit fundraiser needs it, wants it, is looking for it…any opportunity to make a meaningful connection with their donors or prospects. We have some thoughts—17 dates in 2024 (and 2 months and 1 week) that are perfect for connecting with your supporters. Continue reading Your 2024 Calendar: Important Dates for Planned Giving Fundraisers to Celebrate
Each new year brings its own challenges and 2024 is no different. But remember, all challenges come with opportunity. Today we look at a few specific to our industry and the world at large and recommend strategies to overcome them. Continue reading Navigating a New Year: What Does 2024 Hold for Us in Planned Giving?
At Stelter, we recognize the exciting potential of artificial intelligence. If AI can help inspire more donors to give transformational gifts, then it would be a disservice to our clients to reject it outright. But the question remained: what role should it play? Our task force tackled this question and more. Continue reading Our Take on AI’s Role in Fundraising: Cool Tool, but People Still Rule
The American Council on Gift Annuities has released a new schedule of suggested maximum gift annuity rates for gifts established on or after Jan. 1, 2024. Get all the details from our Senior Gift Planning Consultant, Lynn M. Gaumer, J.D.Continue reading New Gift Annuity Rates Released (Plus, Get Your Free Download)
