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Walk in Your Donor’s Shoes: Be Your Donor Day – Oct. 24th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Download the Be Your Donor checklist and join other nonprofits in pledging to be donor-centric this year. [link]. Share on your blog: Have a piece of advice that is all about “being your donor”? hashtag: #beyourdonor More info: [link]. hashtag: #beyourdonor More info: [link].

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

Double the Donation

Fundraising advice from phonathon experts. Non-pledge close: For those calls that don’t end in success, it’s important to help close the conversation gracefully to maintain the relationship with the donor. Automating pledge verification via email. Fundraising advice from phonathon experts. Tracking call results.

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7 Top Nonprofit Crowdfunding + Peer-to-Peer Website Examples Of 2021

CauseVox

A stellar toolkit: to help out their fundraisers, they put together a resource that answered common questions, provided basic fundraising advice, and laid out scripts for fundraisers to use. For example they had an anonymous donor who pledged to donate $50,000 once they hit $50,000, which helped incentivize donors.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] What Are The Cardinal Thank-You Letter Sins?

Bloomerang

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on the top three things to avoid when thanking donors: Dear Charity Clairity, I’d really like to step up our gratitude game, as I keep hearing how important it is for donor retention. Give them contact info in case they have questions or want to get more involved. “If

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

So the general proposition or principle in fundraising, which I learned decades ago, but does bear repeating, is that if you ask for money, you get advice, and if you’re asked for advice, you get money. . ” And the volunteer said, “Oh, I’m not asking for money, I just want to get your advice. Andy: Yeah.

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Women Rise Up Against War: Rae Abileah of CODEPINK

Have Fun - Do Good

You can find a local pink group in your area, see our current campaigns and photos from actions, and sign onto the Give Peace a Vote pledge. Find contact info for your elected leaders at www.house.gov and www.senate.gov. Check out CODEPINK’s favorite pink blogs (and advice for how to start your own). My CODEPINK blog.

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