The document discusses strategies for donor retention for organizations. It notes that donors are more likely to continue giving if they receive a quick personal thank you after donating along with a follow up on what their donation accomplished. The document also suggests that focusing on relationships with donors and having a strong case for how the organization creates impact can help with donor retention.

1. Children guessed (but only a
few) and down they forgot as
up they grew….
- e. e. cummings

2. Words = Worlds

3. “ I have a dream ”
“ I have a list of
measurable
objectives ”

4. Tried and True
Tried and So Over

5. “The Bottleneck is at the
Top of the Bottle”
“Where are you likely to find people with
the least diversity of experience, the
largest investment in the past, and the
greatest reverence for industry dogma?
At the top!”
— Gary Hamel/“Strategy or
Revolution”/Harvard Business Review

6. Humongous Society--$50,000
Yup I Give Club--$25,000
77%
Society Society--$10,000
The Whatever Club--$249