May
18
Kimberly Frick ArndtsExecutive Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship
Albion College
1. What kind of organization are you doing donor relations in right now?
I work in a private liberal arts college in Michigan.
2. What’s a donor relations topic you’re always happy to talk about?
I am always happy to discuss how we measure and evaluate what we do.
3. What donor relations practice did you stop doing and why?
We no longer do big donor luncheons because fewer and fewer people attended. It became clear that there was not much ROI.
I am always happy to discuss how we measure and evaluate what we do.
3. What donor relations practice did you stop doing and why?
We no longer do big donor luncheons because fewer and fewer people attended. It became clear that there was not much ROI.
4. What’s one donor relations decision that didn’t work, and what did it teach you?
At one point, we decided, or rather, promoted the expectation, that other college divisions should follow our best practices for acknowledgments and donor stewardship. On its own, that was not the most realistic expectation. It taught me that my priorities are not everyone else’s, and I need to show the benefit TO THEM of partnering in impact reporting.
At one point, we decided, or rather, promoted the expectation, that other college divisions should follow our best practices for acknowledgments and donor stewardship. On its own, that was not the most realistic expectation. It taught me that my priorities are not everyone else’s, and I need to show the benefit TO THEM of partnering in impact reporting.
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