Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I had phoned my friend (let’s call her Maya) because I wanted to see how the indie crowd at the Sundance Film Festival would respond to my question: “You know your film is making a difference when…” I first attended Sundance in the late-80s when I was a script reader in Hollywood, and participated during the decade I was at the PBS series POV.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Sound familiar? Your attitude can help influence others, especially committee volunteers. If you sound stressed, others will follow suit. Be prepared to think on your feet and utilize your DJ’s or emcees to share additional announcements, in addition to any previously prepared scripts, for observed concerns during event day.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

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. You can get my free Donor Thank You Calls E-Book + Script by joining me at clairification.com. Phone Calls.

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

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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. The attitude you present is assumed to be the attitude of your organization. So your attitude and your demeanor, they change so often throughout the week. And so I’ll do like a script with them.

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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 like that attitude and the way you framed it. The other thing to maybe start sounding like a broken record is really to tap your network.

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