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How To: Write Fundraising Auction Item Descriptions

Greater Giving

You’ve only got a few brief seconds to engage attendees as they browse item displays, making item descriptions one of the best ways to catch their attention. Use Attention-Grabbing Language To make your headlines and auction item descriptions more tempting, use words that: Convey appeal (excellent, popular, quality, etc.)

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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They also understand that just being on their website might put someone at risk, so at the bottom of the browser window they offer buttons to help you clear browser history or take an emergency exit from their site and place you on a “safe” website. It is an engaging website, and a great way to draw attention to one specific campaign.

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Raise More By Avoiding “One Size Fits All” Email Appeals

NetWits

While nonprofits often deliver highly relevant content in direct mail appeals – based on giving history, interests and past actions – that approach isn’t always carried over to their email appeals. Relevant content may be what catches their attention, establishes a connection and keeps them reading. It usually doesn’t work out so well.

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How to Convert Your Nonprofit Website Visitor into a Donor

Get Fully Funded

By telling the right stories in the right way, you can lure visitors to your donation page and inspire them to give. The challenge is grabbing your visitor’s attention. Something in the organization’s story stirs my heart, and the next thing I know I am on their donation page filling in my credit card number.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

By translating these lessons into the nonprofit context, we can gain valuable insights into crafting campaigns that inspire participation rather than simply grab attention. Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. Don’t rely too much on gimmicks or guilt.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . A news story gets your organization in front of a large audience of potential supporters and gives your organization instant credibility. . And, getting your story in the news still carries a lot of weight.

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The Secret To Social Media Engagement: Kiss A Squirrel!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s another example of how Billboard is using nostalgia in its tweets: This Week In Billboard Chart History: TLC Takes ‘No Scrubs’ To No. Craft good headlines. Write at least 25 headlines —simply because your first one will likely suck. Avoid giving it all away in the headlines. The common tip?