Crafting on the Job
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Community Member, KaLeigh Hurley, shows you how a small gesture can go a long way with your donors. Give this blog a "LIKE" to vote for it to win the bbcon blog contest!
Our office decided to buy a Cricut. This is a crafter’s Swiss army knife. It can design ANYTHING. After playing with it, my director said, “Make this do great things.”
My first thought: CRAFT AT WORK!
My second: How am I going to use this?
I wanted our thank you letters to be more personal than a scribbled “Thanks!” Don’t get me wrong, handwritten notes are great to show donors gratitude, but there’s something special about a handmade anything. It says, “You deserve something one-of-a-kind.”
We use our RX Assist fund in our annual acquisition. It’s simple, $100 = 1 patient’s medicine. Donations are low, so it was the place to start. We want to show donors the people they help, but HIPAA makes this difficult. Our method? Make the people literally fall in their lap. Each letter now has cutouts (thanks to our Cricut!) inside. When it’s opened, the “patients” fall out, like this:
My advice? Try crafting for new or major donors. The time and effort is worth it (and it’s fun!). Donations have increased, and donors love the personal touch.
This was the best project. Imaginations went wild! We had a positive atmosphere, a fun experience, and creativity flowing in a data-heavy office.
My first thought: CRAFT AT WORK!
My second: How am I going to use this?
I wanted our thank you letters to be more personal than a scribbled “Thanks!” Don’t get me wrong, handwritten notes are great to show donors gratitude, but there’s something special about a handmade anything. It says, “You deserve something one-of-a-kind.”
We use our RX Assist fund in our annual acquisition. It’s simple, $100 = 1 patient’s medicine. Donations are low, so it was the place to start. We want to show donors the people they help, but HIPAA makes this difficult. Our method? Make the people literally fall in their lap. Each letter now has cutouts (thanks to our Cricut!) inside. When it’s opened, the “patients” fall out, like this:
My advice? Try crafting for new or major donors. The time and effort is worth it (and it’s fun!). Donations have increased, and donors love the personal touch.
This was the best project. Imaginations went wild! We had a positive atmosphere, a fun experience, and creativity flowing in a data-heavy office.
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