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Phonathons: The Fundraiser’s Ultimate Guide & 15+ Top Tips

Double the Donation

Create a standardized script. Include matching gifts in call scripts. To illustrate our point, take a look at two possible phonathon script introductions: Phonathon Script Introduction #1: “I’m calling on behalf of University X to raise money for our annual phonathon campaign. Create a standardized script.

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Advocacy and Awareness: 4 Tips for Virtual Campaigning

sgEngage

Doing so will help your team come across as professional and make for a better video calling experience. . Your messages during this period should be both instructive and motivational, explaining to supporters what they should do to make a difference and when. . Scripts and templates. Stay in touch with supporters.

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How To Do A Donor Cultivation Event

Bloomerang

Donor cultivation events allow you donors to experience firsthand how they can make a difference. Donors and prospects can experience your mission up close in an immersive way . Immerse your donors in the action so they can experience your work. Immerse your donors in the action so they can experience your work.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And while anything you do the first time will not be perfect and in many cases stressful, in the end it was a good experience. As someone who has been in the nonprofit field 35 years, I can sum up my experience as: ”Remember, it’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” Defining Roles.

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How To Make A Back Channel Light Up Like Clark Griswald's House

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. I covered these three topics: Why: Social media integrated into instruction - Pass or Fail? What: The art of social instructional design. How: 6 Tools and Tips.

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What Improvisation Can Teach Social Change Leaders

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” He offered a simple framework for doing improvisation: notice, accept, and build. He also talked about the Improviser Mindset VS Scripted Mindset of leaders. Scripted mindsets expect everything to be perfect in theory, on paper, and in the real world – and when it isn’t they don’t know how to lead.

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Jon Udell Answers My Screencast Question!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

About a month ago, I started to experiment with how to do the "conversational" screencast that is Jon's signature. what I loosely call the documentary/instructional movie approach. especially when you are vertical monopoly on your screencast -- director, producer, script writer, researcher, narrator, set designer, etc.