Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

It’s one of the best ways you can spend your time, and truly, it doesn’t take a ton of time for a short phone call with a contact. Having both of these elements saves on the number of emails you need to respond to, phone calls to answer, or voicemails to return. Schedule Keep a work calendar and update it so it’s always current.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

January 2016 Anthony visited LACC for the first time where brain cancer was confirmed and he met with Dr. Marootian. He didn't know he'd be diagnosed with brain cancer just five months later. Together, they drove to Los Angeles Cancer Center, where their brain cancer was confirmed. Butler, our Radiologist. And it paid off.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Sometimes a phone call or a quick walk down the hall to speak in person is more effective. In other words, when I look at my calendar, do I actually have enough hours in a week to accomplish the priorities I’ve identified or am I’m trying to do too much at one time? All tech tools aren’t alike.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? Phone calls can feel a bit intrusive to me. So I’m still not in love with the phone, right? I hate phones.”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And when you are kicking off your fiscal year or your calendar year, set those expectations high so people know what they can do to be helpful. So could each of our board members over the course of the year thank 25 people, make five phone calls, write five thank you notes, write five emails. It’s how my brain works.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? Phone calls can feel a bit intrusive to me. So I’m still not in love with the phone, right? I hate phones.”

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2019

With a chatbot on your Facebook page or website, donors and members can easily ask questions about how late you’re open on Thursday, their membership benefits, and much more – saving your staff valuable time they might otherwise spend on phone calls and email correspondence. Just imagine having a virtual assistant or sidekick!

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Taking a break from work gives your brain the chance to reset and recharge, and this is essential to avoiding burnout and staying productive all year long. But mark the rest of your days on your calendar at the beginning of the year, just like you mark your campaigns and events. Call donors who are due for a catch-up phone call.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . million organization, $900,000 of that is philanthropy, and you’re at the end of your calendar year and so far you’re at about $790,000. And I equate a lot of that to the phone calls that I made. I’ve made a ton of mistakes.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And I’m not talking about specific donor, I’m talking about in terms of your work calendar. ” So we have in our brains, the amygdala, the fear center, where you have flight, fright, and freeze as the emotional reactions to things that’s scare you. Should I call you on the phone periodically?

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Do you have to change your existing plan because I know a lot of people are going through a strategic planning process right now, especially those who have a fiscal year that just started or perhaps you’re looking at the end of the calendar year and aligning those priorities with organization and client needs? Is it phone, e-mail?

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I remember trying to sell calendars as a public school fundraiser when I was about 8. It might take a minute to get your brain around that idea, that the donor is more important to you and your organization than their donation. Create a Fundraising 101 calendar for the year. Do you have some of your donors’ phone numbers?

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you’ve got event fundraising on the brain, you’ve come to the right post. Keep the following questions in mind as you consult your calendar: Are we planning far enough in advance? Donors can show their tickets at the donor via a printed copy or mobile phone. Is this an annual event? Even better?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

Well, your database, I’ve said this, your database is like your brain, right? Like your fundraising brain. And appeals can be very specific things like your fall appeal, your calendar year-end appeal. ” Might have a gift acceptance policy with something in it about pledges somewhere in my brain. Hey, grants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research. I stopped sleeping with my mobile phone and built in more time for morning reflection. Organize tasks and Guard Your Calendar. Another common mistake is letting other people fill in your calendar.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

Her confidence and engagement methods and authentic relationship buildings get 10 donors on the phone fast, and they all participate in the challenge. So another way I think about this is like it’s opening up so many tabs in our brain. ” And then start bucketing that time on your calendar.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

Her confidence and engagement methods and authentic relationship buildings get 10 donors on the phone fast, and they all participate in the challenge. So another way I think about this is like it’s opening up so many tabs in our brain. And then start bucketing that time on your calendar. My brain just doesn’t work that way.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

It lights up the pleasure centers of their brains, it gives them what is called a warm-glow feeling. You want to make a note of this in your file, on your calendar, some kind of system that you have. Have your email, have your phone number, have your postal address. And this is something that legacy giving can offer.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

But three months is a little too long for that human brain to imagine. You can really imagine eight weeks well in your human brain. . It is as hard and as easy as putting the meetings on your calendar and showing up for them. . I want my phone telling me, “Get in the right-hand lane now. Yay, Leslie is our winner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. What’s making our human brains like those of gold fish? Photo by BirgerKing. Take a guess.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. What’s making our human brains like those of gold fish? Take a guess.

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