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6 Surefire Tips for Asking for Donations Over the Phone

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Making donation appeals over the phone is an interesting middle ground between asking for donations in person and making appeals through more anonymous methods like email or on your website. This makes asking for donations over the phone somewhat tricky. Have a script when you ask for the donation…. Let’s get started!

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

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Create a standardized script. Include matching gifts in call scripts. Fundraising advice from phonathon experts. 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.

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40+ Ideas to Light a Fundraising Fire Under Your Nonprofit Board Members

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40+ Ways Empower Your Board Members for Fundraising Season Inform Hold a fundraising season kick-off dinner Give board members the option to give rather than fundraise Share 2021 Giving Tuesday Stats Stay in touch on fundraising goals and progress Share: How Nonprofits Build Donor Trust – Be Transparent Train on new fundraising software (like (..)

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How To Do A Donor Cultivation Event

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You probably ask your donors often for gifts, but how often do you ask for their opinions or advice? Draft a letter or email that your board members and other dedicated fans can send to targeted individuals and provide talking points for a phone script. Call with a reminder two to three days before the event.

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8 Incredible Tips to Ask for Donations in Person

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The internet — and even phones, to some extent — have produced a certain amount of anonymity when it comes to asking for donations and making contributions. Luckily, we have some advice! These methods should include: Phone calls. Donation Request Script for Recurring Donors. Meet them where they are.

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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship

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Would you be available this week or next for a phone call? I like to suggest both a phone call and a coffee date, and see which one the donor feels more comfortable with. For a phone call, you can literally have these in writing in front of you. Phone or In Person? Or, even better, would you like to meet for coffee?”.

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Passing the Word: Getting Supporters to Share your Cause

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These tools can be simple, such as examples of fundraising emails, social media posts, phone scripts and even official logos. Again, give them the tools—in this case proper training and advice—and let them do the reaching out. Give them tools to help them succeed.

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