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In This Issue...
President's Message
Belonging and Donor Organizing: a Conversation with Steve Lew
What Do I Mean When I Say "Acknowledgment"?
Hub Reader Survey
Member Spotlight: Jayne Abernethy
My ADRP Tips & Tricks
Call for Submissions to The Hub
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In Service: The Column of the ADRP President
Angela Altamore
Associate Vice President, Stewardship and Donor Engagement
Kansas State University Foundation
Fellow members,
As donor relations professionals, we spend our days finding unique ways to express gratitude to our donors. We look for ways to consistently raise the bar to surprise and delight those generous individuals who support our organizations. We are constantly being asked to innovate and are often under tight deadlines with high expectations. In many cases, we are the unsung heroes, acting like the Wizard of Oz, managing things behind the scenes. (Pay no attention to that person behind the curtain!)
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Belonging & Donor Organizing: a Conversation with Steve Lew
Steve Lew is a project director at CompassPoint, an Oakland, California, nonprofit dedicated to helping “leaders, nonprofit organizations, and movements committed to social justice realize their full power.” Over his 24 years at CompassPoint, Steve has held roles in donor relations and business development, along with training and coaching nonprofit leaders. He learned about fundraising and building donor relationships through the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, served on the board of the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT), designed and led the Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color for over ten years and the Fundraising Bright Spots series through CompassPoint for the past six years.
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What Do I Mean When I Say "Acknowledgment"?
Anna Morrison
Endowment Reporting Coordinator
University of California, Berkeley
An acknowledgment letter to a donor. Acknowledging weaknesses. A land acknowledgment. Donor relations professionals use this word daily, but what are its historical and contemporary nuances? Since acknowledgment is integral to our work, I’m interested in how its different meanings and contexts might inform our thoughts on acknowledging donors and the communities our organizations serve.
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Hub Reader Survey
The Hub editorial team would love to learn more about our readers! This brief survey should take 5-10 minutes of your time. Thank you for inspiring us and sharing a little about yourself and your work.
Your feedback is appreciated, even if you're not a regular reader. Please send your feedback by completing this short, 9-question survey by Friday, December 31, 2021.
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Member Spotlight: Jayne Abernethy
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Jayne Abernethy
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Assistant Director of Donor Engagement
ADRP member for 3 years
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What do you like most about being a member of the ADRP?
ADRP has been an excellent resource for learning the ins and outs of donor relations. For the first couple of years, I worked on my own to navigate stewardship, recognition, and events the way they had always been done. Becoming a member of ADRP was a game-changer. It offered webinars and trusted resources and linked me to other industry professionals that helped guide, direct, and educate me through their own experiences to make my way clearer at Lenoir-Rhyne (LR)...
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My ADRP Tips & Tricks:
My ADRP is our newest members-only communication platform that offers discussion posts, social connection, private messaging, learning resources, and more! Look for additional My ADRP Tips (useful info) & Tricks (shortcuts and fun stuff!) in future Hub issues.
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Tip: Say Something & Everywhere!
When we first launched My ADRP, we created several interest communities, like higher education, healthcare, events, and much more!
We’ve found, though, that most of our engagement is taking place in the General Community. So if you have a question or item for discussion, post in the General Community too!
We can all learn something from each other, even when we work in very different organizations. And if you read a question and think, well, that’s not my organization type...think outside the box about what you might contribute to the conversation. Beneficiaries of donor support may look different across our organizations, but we all focus on bringing their messages to our donors. Ask yourself, what can I learn, or how can I add to the discussion?
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Trick: The "Following" Toggle
Most of you probably set your digest to once a day, which provides an email summary of the previous day’s postings. But what if you want real-time feedback on your post? Just toggle the little blue button “Following” at the top of the post. You’ll get emailed replies to the discussion as received. Easy peasy!
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New Call for Submissions to The Hub
ADRP and The Hub seek submissions for our upcoming issues. We invite your thoughts on donor relations and stewardship—from best practices to latest trends to personal reflections—as well as perspectives on broader issues in philanthropy.
Whether you work for a small nonprofit or large organization, and whether you are new to the field or a seasoned professional, we welcome your insights and expertise.
We seek articles on any topic of interest to donor relations professionals throughout the year, but we also feature rotating calls for submissions with specific focuses. Please read on for details on specific submission opportunities.
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