Stewardship Essentials: The Donor Relations Guide

Originally published by Stevenson, Inc., this practical resource provides nonprofit organizations with a plan for properly stewarding those who have invested so generously in their organizations and those they serve. Dozens of ideas, procedures, and strategies are included.Important topics covered include:Key stewardship relations practicesCumulative givingPledge acknowledgementsFirst-time donor strategiesPersonlized giftsEthicsCommunicationEmployee engagementMarketing endowmentsDonor wallsDonor recognitionPlease note that some content featured in the original version of this title has been removed in this published version due to permissions issues.Content: Chapter 1 Stewardship Management and Tracking Procedures (pages 4–8): Chapter 2 Gift Acknowledgment Procedures (pages 9–13): Chapter 3 Donor Recognition as an Act of Stewardship (pages 14–18): Chapter 4 Personalizing Acts of Stewardship (pages 19–22): Chapter 5 Stewardship Protocol and Ethics (pages 23–27): Chapter 6 Engaging Board Members and Employees in Stewardship (pages 28–30): Chapter 7 Stewarding Capital Campaign Donors (pages 31–32): Chapter 8 Stewarding Endowment Donors (pages 33–37): Chapter 9 Stewarding Planned Gift and Memorial Gift Donors (pages 38–40): Chapter 10 Correspondence, Printed Communications that Support Stewardship (pages 41–45): Chapter 11 Website Stewardship Strategies (pages 46–47): Chapter 12 Fitting Examples of Stewardship in Action (pages 48–52):