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Unlocking the Power of APIs: The SKY is the Limit!

sgEngage

I went to school for music education and, up until this point, had a long-winding road learning how to write code in Google Apps Script. I’d never coded anything before diving into Google Apps Script a few years earlier. Over the years, simple scripts took shape that developed into more complex scripts that became indispensable.

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Finding the Best Consultant for Your Nonprofit: The Search and Selection

Bloomerang

Block enough time on your calendar to complete this process in weeks (not months). Share the interview script with all interviewers. That makes the preparation you do in advance to create an interview script, the evaluation matrix, and qualifying criteria that much more valuable. The questions can be asked in rotation. .

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Super Useful Nonprofit Fiscal Year-End Action Strategies

Bloomerang

They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. Please put it on your calendar for next year as a ‘must do.’

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Advocacy and Awareness: 4 Tips for Virtual Campaigning

sgEngage

Scripts and templates. Additionally, if you are running a canvassing campaign, providing scripts will ensure that your canvassers cover all of your key points and represent your nonprofit accurately. . Coordinating these efforts can become quite complicated and relies on your supporters marking their calendars ahead of time.

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It?s Never too Early to Start Your Annual Campaign

NonProfit Hub

Set an operations calendar. We recommend building a content calendar that outlines which messages you want to communicate on each day leading up to your annual campaign. You can build your email templates and draft your call scripts now so that you can thank donors in a timely manner. Don’t pick more than that. Keep it tight.

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It’s Not Too Late: 3 Strategic Year-End Fundraising Tips

Bloomerang

Did you know that nearly one-third of individual fundraising happens during the month of December and 12% of giving happens in the last week of the calendar year ? . Here’s a sample script you can use: . “Hi! You don’t want to blow this opportunity to raise what will likely be a significant amount of your nonprofit’s yearly revenue!

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Brilliant Careers Are Built With Bold Moves

Eric Jacobsen Blog

try flipping the script and asking: “How do I optimize?” Look at your “Outlook equity” or “calendar equity” and see how you can adjust how you spend your time. We have a choice of where to invest those dollars – our time – and we want to invest them in the activities and tasks that produce the most returns.

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