{"id":22775,"date":"2021-02-04T16:27:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T21:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=22775"},"modified":"2023-06-22T22:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T02:18:13","slug":"the-lucrative-art-of-thanking-donors","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/the-lucrative-art-of-thanking-donors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lucrative Art of Thanking Donors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You work long hours to recruit your donors. Ready to make them stay? Learn how to create giving experiences so satisfying your donors can\u2019t WAIT to give again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this session to learn how! Rachel Muir, CFRE, shares easy-to-implement strategies that will help you keep your donors coming back again and again. You\u2019ll discover: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Why (and how!) thanking donors pays dividends<\/li><li>The ESSENTIAL ingredients to the perfect thank you<\/li><li>Eye-candy examples thanking online donors, new donors, memorial donors, &amp; monthly donors<\/li><li>How to automate thanking donors without losing the personal touch with digital tools<\/li><li>How to write winning copy every time (and test it!) with before and after thank you copy makeovers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you watch this session, you&#8217;d better grab an umbrella\u2014it\u2019s going to be raining donor love!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QGiv-Lucrative-Art-of-Thanking-Donors-Feb-2021.pdf\">Click here to download the slides<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Lucrative Art of Thanking Donors\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/836Jq1dKW6k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the Speaker:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel has worked every side of the Rubik\u2019s cube that is the nonprofit sector. When she was 26, Rachel Muir launched Girlstart, a nonprofit empowering girls in math, science, engineering, and technology in the living room of her apartment with $500 and a credit card. Several years later, she had raised over $10 million and was featured on Oprah, CNN, and the Today show. Her career spans running successful nonprofits, leading an online fundraising consulting practice, and managing major gift portfolios. Today, she transforms people into confident, successful fundraisers. 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