Three Calls Before the Holidays

Hand-crafted social media content the week of December 15?

A week that, for many people, is kind of a slow motion loss of momentum contrasted with a growing sense of urgency (for year-end giving, family obligations, etc.)?

It's a time of the year where we often feel pulled between a desire to celebrate the present and to prepare for the prospects of a new year.

Heck, even my local hardware store has consolidated most of the holiday lights and decorations into a small section, to make room for rows and rows of storage boxes.

With that in mind, here are three important phone calls every nonprofit leader and fundraiser should make this week:

Call (and thank) and donor. Pick a donor. Preferably someone who gave this year. Call them and thank them for being a part of your mission. You might leave a message, or you might have nice conversation. Either way, call a donor!

Call (and thank) and volunteer. This can be a program volunteer, or a board member, or any sort of volunteer that is connected with your organization. Thank them for their time - and for being a part of your mission and story.

Call (and, you guessed it, thank) a team member. Maybe it's a member of your fundraising team. Or maybe it's someone from programs, or finance, or HR. The point is - reach out and thank them. Fundraising doesn't happen in a vacuum - it only happens when the full team is engaged in the mission.

So in-between your year-end campaign, holiday parties, and annual viewings of your favorite holiday movie, take a minute to make these three calls to share a little gratitude and joy.

And while gratitude and joy are in air, let me say thanks to all of you for reading, watching, and being a part of what I am building with Resolute Philanthropy. You have all decided to stand up for causes that you believe in and I'm honored to work alongside you to make this world a little kinder, safer, healthier, and joyful.

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