Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I cried after my first big film was released,” she admitted, in hushed tones over the phone. To me, these sound like the questions that all good evaluation starts with. Who knows how many dinnertime conversations followed, and how many attitudes shifted? This was no traditional case of post-partum blues. Why this story, now?

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Measure Impact Evaluation Voice 106

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

Phone Calls. If you want to deliver your thank you promptly, the phone can be your very best friend. Sending a thank you letter sounds much easier than making a thank you call, but for many donors it may be well worth it to pick up the phone to say thank you — in addition to sending a letter before or after.

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Retention Donor Strategy Gift 41

Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Because I sound like a broken record saying this, I’m going to say it again, volunteers make your very best donors. In the last two years, I have secured more asks using a virtual platform versus email or phone. I have gotten to the point that I do not make phone calls. My cell phone. Why is this important?

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Virtual Communication Video Newsletter 115

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. And you really can only share your passion unless you have a kind of energized spirit and positive attitude, terrific.

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Money Personal Relationship Raise 99

Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

Talk to each other, introduce yourself in the chat if you haven’t already because we will save some time for some Q&A once we kind of get through our scripted questions. I pick up the phone because it’s your boss and it’s, “Here’s the news. I like that attitude and the way you framed it.

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Job Video Interview Nonprofit 107