Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And yet the most charitable giving that happens in all of the calendar year is December 31st. So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. Does the calendar year matter to you? It is not too late. Everybody cares about Giving Tuesday, right?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 8, 2016

With this information, you can also establish an overall grant strategy which will, in turn, guide you in setting up your grants calendar for the next 18 months. Run this information through the matrix and add relevant dates and tasks to your calendar. Create a Script. Don’t go off script!

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

If they have indicated they prefer to be contacted by phone rather than email, make sure you call them. Here are some tips for making an ask of your major donors: Remember that you are dealing with people, not just numbers. Make things as personal as possible by paying attention to their preferences and needs.

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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. Here’s our event calendar.

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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

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

APRIL 9, 2021

Although my fiscal year was in October, the calendar year worked and I would do it in January. The thank you team means that when a gift comes through the door, I am going to send you an email, that email is going to have who was the donor, here’s their cell phone number or contact number, and here is how much they donated.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

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. George heard about this and he grabbed his phone and he videoed a whole bunch of people saying, “Thank you to the Smith Family Foundation. So it may be that you’re a $1.2

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Create a communications calendar. Creating a communications calendar ensures your emails are being sent in a timely and consistent manner without overwhelming your supporters with too much information. Templates for social media sharing, emails, text messages, phone call script, etc.] First-time fundraiser?

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

Talk to each other, introduce yourself in the chat if you haven’t already because we will save some time for some Q&A once we kind of get through our scripted questions. I pick up the phone because it’s your boss and it’s, “Here’s the news. You can also tweet us. That was an absolute shock.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

By doing this, you also create your personal conference calendar, which was handy for the other big reason we went with Pathable- that have an iPhone version of the tools. I set up a drop.io site to collect these, but have only seen some form one person.

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