Connection Cafe

JULY 13, 2017

I recommend having your script down pat so you can focus your attention on your donor. Pretend you are a cultural archaeologist. One of the most challenging things in an ask is managing your own composure and delivery while simultaneously listening for verbal and nonverbal cues from your donor. That is a lot happening at once!

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 12, 2019

They are short and to the point: People’s attention span isn’t very high ( some reports clocks it at 8 seconds.) For that, you can use meaningful animation, unexpected script turns ( narrative ), and adequate characterization. ” For example: What Are The Advantages Of Producing Explainer Videos? Create A Relevant Message.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

I recommend having your script down pat so you can focus your attention on your donor. Pretend you are a cultural archaeologist. One of the most challenging things in an ask is managing your own composure and delivery while simultaneously listening for verbal and nonverbal cues from your donor. That is a lot happening at once!

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

I recommend having your script down pat so you can focus your attention on your donor. Pretend you are a cultural archaeologist. One of the most challenging things in an ask is managing your own composure and delivery while simultaneously listening for verbal and nonverbal cues from your donor. That is a lot happening at once!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

The Ask Approach™ is neither a cookbook recipe nor a script to follow blindly. For many, ditching the distractions will be challenging simply because of the culture we live in. Recent research suggests that most of us now have attention spans of less than a minute. It's decide what to do with what we hear."

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 21, 2010

I understand the value of entertainment (and its positive impact on attentiveness), but the show’s level of silliness made me cringe with embarrassment. I can’t imagine seeing a show like this in any other cultural context. The whole thing felt more like a birthday party for eight year olds than anything else.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. ” I want you to be paying attention. Should I be paying attention to that? You believe that this is the only time that you’re going to get these people’s attention.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2019

To provide some “oomph,” there might be some slight variation or a special “variable” paragraph in the direct mail/email/telemarketing script that references something specifically about that donor: Monthly donor (< Thank you for your monthly gift that helps us saves lives every month>). Not very pleasant.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 11, 2019

of a “Meet the Team” video by Eventbrite for some inspiration: Share Your Culture – Behind the Scenes Videos. Instead of focusing on the people behind your nonprofit, you’re focusing on the cultural aspects that drive it. Check out this example. If you use graphics, make sure they’re similar to the ones you’re using on your website.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And a lot of this content that I’m talking about today is in my book called “Cloudburst” on fundraising, you’ll find scripts and things in there you haven’t ever seen before. They’ve done a lot of studies about bad breath and people’s attention. Plus, it’s super competitive.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

So, remember, you want to listen attentively. And so I’ll do like a script with them. And so that’s great that you want to do a script, but then, once you have that script down, you have to throw it away and you have to really gauge how the conversation is going by the person that you’re speaking with.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

Something that got a lot of attention (we did have it set up on a large plasma screen in the registration area) was the display of our nmc2009 conference tweets using VisibleTweets one of the best visualizer tools I’ve seen- here is the embedded version (well the cheat way of embedding with an iframe).

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