From our training series for development professionals, some tips on how to recognize Pick Click Give donors.

1. Fundraising Series:
Donor Recognition

2. Donor Recognition System
Do you have a “living” recognition plan?
• Articulate: What is the benefit to donors
– Match your acknowledgements to the donor level
• Privileges – that others don’t get
• Opportunities – that others don’t get
• Access to information or to people
• Say “thanks” immediately and often
– Use the phone and the mail to stay in touch
– Have different parts of the organization say “thanks”
– “Best Practice:” Every gift should have 7
acknowledgements
Money is not the destination – weave every effort back to
mission and goals

3. Recognition: Giving Levels
• Giving levels
– Donor focused
– Mission related
– Meaningful
– Affordable
– Manageable
– Fun
• What is the benefit to donors?
– Match your acknowledgements to the donor level
Money is not the destination – weave every effort back to
mission and goals

4. 6 Tips to Success
1. Make it easy for the donor and manageable
for the organization
2. Make it meaningful to the mission and to the
donor
3. Make it time limited
4. Know your next step
5. Write it down
– If it isn’t written down, it doesn’t exist
– Put your plan in as many forms as necessary to
keep everyone on track
– Make it a “living document”
6. Have FUN!

5. Examples
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6. Examples
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7. For More Information
www.pickclickgive.org
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donors and organizations
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