Voice of the Donor #1: Michael Hannigan
In this edition of Voice of the Donor, we talk to Michael Hannigan of Athens, Texas. Michael has been committed to wearing a blue shirt for almost 365 days in support of his town’s Go Blue campaign – a local awareness campaign for Child Abuse: Why are we running the #VOD campaign? We have seen […]
Voice of the Donor #2: Dr. Jen Welter
In this edition of Voice of the Donor, we talk to Dr. Jen Welter of Dallas, Texas. In 2014, Jen took the world of professional football by storm as the first woman to play men’s professional football as Running-Back (non-kicker/ place-holder). She supports the Wounded Warrior Amputee Flag Football team by playing with them every […]
Voice of the Donor #3: Subomi Plumptre
In this edition of Voice of the Donor, we talk to Subomi Plumptre of Lagos, Nigeria. Subomi is an avid donor for the Freedom Foundation – www.freedomfoundationng.com – whom are combatting poverty and supporting vulnerable women and children in Nigeria. Subomi discusses her role as a long-time donor of the organization. Why are we running […]
Voice of the Donor #4: Steve Mesler
In this edition of Voice of the Donor, we talk to Steve Mesler of Calgary, Canada in a new part of the series that focuses on those that have created a foundation or non-profit organization. Steve won the Gold Medal in the Bobsled for the U.S.A Olympic Team in 2010. He co-founded the organization Classroom […]
Voice of the Donor #5: Paula Ethans
In this edition of Voice of the Donor, we talk to Paula Ethans of Winnipeg, Canada. Paula began donating at age nine to CARE Canada and is still with them as an annual donor today. Paula talks about her aha moment that caused her to want to donate at such a young age, how she selected the […]
Voice of the Donor #6: David Van Leeuwen
In this edition of Voice of the Donor, we talk to David Van Leeuwen of New York City. David is passionate about economic and social empowerment and ensuring that everyone has access and tools for growing their economic and social situations. David donated a large sum of money to the National Urban League and describes […]
Voice of the Donor #7: Saranah Holmes
Saranah Holmes is the Founder of the Daily Do Good. In this edition of Voice of the Donor, she talks about her giving strategy of donating on the 1st and 15th of every month, and how that has impacted her ability to ultimately do more good in the world. The Daily Do Good is an […]
Voice of the Donor #VOD Launches
At FineLine, we are passionate about being advocates for donors around the world. Every month we interview a new candidate for our Voice of the Donor campaign. What is Voice of the Donor? Over the past 20 years of our work, we have seen a gap between non-profit organizations and donors. This is no one’s […]
Becoming Donor Centric: How Generations View Amazon
Companies are always interested in generation gaps. They study the difference of opinions, the varying preferences and the divergent methods of communication, in order to better understand how generations differ. Organizations use this information about preferred modes of communication, which ads they best respond to, how socially conscious they are, etc. to better engage with […]
Becoming Donor Centric: Looking at Five of the Best Consumer-Centric Companies
In past blogs, we have talked about the benefits of turning your non-profit organization around to be donor-facing. This means always thinking of the donors first, in everything you do. In order to make your non-profit organization donor centric, you may need to study some of the best consumer-centric companies for inspiration. Here are five businesses […]
