NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Sample tweets, emails, Facebook posts, employee memos, phone scripts, communication plans, and anything else they’ll need to inspire and manage their team. Include a sample script of what to say to team members. Borrow cultivation ideas from your major gift officers, if needed. Promote your cause, then the activity.

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Causes Sample Script Support 202

The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Stuffed with food, armed with gifts, and basking in the glow of discounted tech gadgets, folks are ready to donate to the causes they care about. We’ve seen them, we’ve taken them…but #GivingTuesday is all about flipping the script and focusing on others.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Not only is asking for donations uncomfortable at times, but with SO many great causes out there to donate to, WHY would someone choose your cause? You’re not asking for money, you’re: Championing a cause you, and others, believe in. Donors give to causes that matter to them. More about that in a minute.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Have a script when you ask for the donation…. The people closest to your organization are the ones who care the most about your mission and want to support your cause. When they are the ones making donation appeals, the asks are more genuine and sincere as opposed to scripted and stiff. Make it personal when making your call.

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Phone Donation Tips Script 105

Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

Most of the time, an in-person donation appeal indicates that the individual has the potential to be a major gift donor. They were probably for the amount your organization deems as a major gift. People want to meet in person to get a good feel for your nonprofit and your cause before they write a sizable check.

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Personal Donation Tips Script 105

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Planned gifts are often donated through a will at an individual’s bequest so that the nonprofit receives the gift upon the donor’s death. Typically, planned giving is a legal process coordinated between a lawyer and a nonprofit, as these gifts are taxed differently than a standard donation.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For donors who want their money to be used in ways that change lives, a gift to your organization is the right year-end move. Work from a script so everyone is comfortable making these calls, asking for donations. Ask them to invite their followers to join the cause by donating where funds are needed most. Dial for dollars.

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Campaign Giving Strategy Gift 130

Kindful

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Sending a text where the only purpose is to show your appreciation can make your donor’s day and further endear them to your cause. . Your gift mint a lot to us!” . Donors want to know that you used their gift to help the people or cause that you serve. . Come up with a simple script for a short video.

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Donor Giving Gift Mail 62

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2023

These committed donors provide the support you need to spread awareness about your cause, generate excitement about your events, recruit volunteers, and of course, fund your mission. Vaguely knowing they’re contributing to a good cause alone isn’t enough for the majority of supporters. Create a video. Demonstrate impact.

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Relationship Build Donor Strategy 52

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

By reminding them that you put their money to good use, you build trust with that donor and position your organization to receive another gift, maybe even a bigger gift or a commitment for monthly support. For a longer video, consider writing a script. Avoid an overly sweet or flowery language or imagery.

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Video Giving Fundraising Script 98

sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

How Automation Can Help You Retain Fundraisers Automating business processes saves time and resources so your team can focus on support for your cause and the more challenging elements of the job, instead of the repetitive, monotonous tasks that sap energy and so much of a fundraiser’s time. Which of those communications could be automated?

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Knowledge Worker Fundraising Gift Gartner 62

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Some donors give a one-time gift, and some sign up as monthly donors. A tiny, inexpensive gift, such as a bookmark, sticker, or magnet. They generate income for you month after month, showing with their actions that they trust you and care about the cause. It helps to provide the people making calls with a script.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Thanking donors well is an essential aspect of fundraising that is often done just once—when the donor makes a gift, or, worse, it’s overlooked entirely. Send a series of automated email thank yous—starting with the one sent immediately after a donor makes a gift online—expressing thanks and encouraging engagement. “

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

You can say something like this: “ Thank you again for your generous gift to XYZ organization! We are honored that you trusted us with such a significant gift. I would love to learn how you became interested in XYZ cause. Or get ideas for spot-on gifts you can give them later. Let the conversation flow naturally.

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Relationship Question Donor Build 126

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

By focusing a little extra energy on your mid-level donors, you can raise more money and create a quality pipeline for your major gifts officers. Collaborate with your membership and major gifts teams to discern who these donors are. Consider naming the group after a well-known advocate for your cause. Assign Dedicated Staff.

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Program Donor Create Gift 101

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Williams suggests classifying donors by tiers, rather than by “major” or “minor” gifts. “The major gift classification created these unintended consequences of certain people feeling like they were the uber-in group and other people feeling like they were the less-than outgroup,” she said. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

International affairs -related causes grew 9.1% (7.8% Recaptured donors (whose last gift was two or more years ago) were up nearly 14%. Moving donors from their first gift to their second continues to be a chronic issue for the sector. Gifts of less than $250 grew by 15.3%. Gifts of $250 to $999 increased 8%.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Williams suggests classifying donors by tiers, rather than by “major” or “minor” gifts. The major gift classification created these unintended consequences of certain people feeling like they were the uber-in group and other people feeling like they were the less-than outgroup,” she said. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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email Communication Effective Fundraising 67

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Volunteers who feel valued will talk about your nonprofit in the community as if they’re part of the team and speak up about why your cause is important. Either way, by neglecting to thank volunteers for their service, nonprofits risk losing the volunteer to another organization or cause. They’ll bring their friends. Or a water bottle?

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Volunteer National Photo Fun 119

NetWits

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Increasing that 32% isn’t a matter of getting better at sending direct mail – it’s about converting more online donors into recurring givers at the point where they give you that first gift. Benefits to your nonprofit: Reduces “donor inertia” by requiring the donors to put forth effort to cancel their gifts. It’s a win-win.

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Examples Program Los Angeles Giving 168

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

How To Win Your Donor’s Attention and Secure Their Gift. In short: When you rank well, you end up ahead of other nonprofits or causes that might be competing for your donor’s attention. That means you have a better chance of securing their gift. . What is SEO and why does it matter? How can you improve your SEO results?

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Results Search Websites Attention 83

CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

To help you break down your overall fundraising goal into more approachable pieces, you can create donation tiers (sometimes called a gift range chart or gift table). The purpose of this chart is to help you see how many gifts at each level you will need to hit your goal. You’ll want 3-5 prospective donors for each gift level.

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Campaign Build Pledge Phase 68

NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

One that's passionate about a cause and ready to be a fundraising super star! 50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Your fundraisers may be fearless in promoting your cause. Connect Them to Your Cause.

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Support Fundraising Sample Raise 270

Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

Will these sustaining gifts be applied to a particular program or purpose? Your job is not just to convince a donor to give, but you need to convince them why it’s important that they set up a monthly gift. Here’s how: Start with your average online gift amount, then take 15%-20% of that number for your baseline.

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Program Giving Gift Goal 52

Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

Will these sustaining gifts be applied to a particular program or purpose? Your job is not just to convince a donor to give, but you need to convince them why it’s important that they set up a monthly gift. Here’s how: Start with your average online gift amount, then take 15%-20% of that number for your baseline.

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Program Giving Gift Goal 52

sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

BikeMS organizers arrange kickoff events, meet-ups, cycling safety clinics, social hours, and other non-scripted events that have no agenda other than building the BikeMS culture and helping supporters make personal connections. Assign top fundraisers to a development officer’s portfolio so they receive 1:1 outreach from a gift officer.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Angelina Jolie, Elton John, and Scarlett Johansson use their star power to bring attention to their favorite causes. Who are the people who wear their love for your organization on their sleeve and who radiate passion for the cause? You might think those dance friends would only want to give to dance causes. You” sentence: .

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Activities Active Activism Fundraising 126

CauseVox

APRIL 12, 2022

Since people are more likely to give to a particular cause when it matters to someone they care about, it isn’t hard for Taylor to make an ask now. While most organizations tend to focus on peak giving months (spring, year-end, GivingTuesday, etc), Carousel Ranch flipped the script by hosting their peer to peer fundraiser in February.

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Practice Fundraising Storytelling Relationship 87

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Your gift today will help us purchase supplies and materials to increase our capacity by adding 6 bedrooms and updating our much-loved, but very outdated, kitchen. You need to become comfortable asking people for help in supporting your cause. You’re connecting people with causes they care about. Remember, you’re not begging.

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Storytelling Fund Raise Music 139

NonProfit Hub

MAY 11, 2018

After asking for donations so many times, you may feel yourself sticking to the same script, and there’s nothing wrong with that! Be sure you know what makes them passionate about your cause, the types of organizations they usually donate to and what might make them hesitant to give. Forgetting about matching gifts.

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Donation Script Donor Money 61

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 30, 2014

Rather, explain up front how a donation will directly benefit your cause. NPOs are a dime a dozen, but causes are special, so sell your cause. More often than not, people will tune out callers who are overly scripted, “salesy” or unauthentic. Call people as one real person with a cause to another.

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Phone Tips Fundraising Script 55

Achieve

OCTOBER 29, 2017

The early part of this month is also a good time to work on educating new audiences who share characteristics similar to your donors (called lookalike audiences) by getting them to visit your website and learn more about your cause. Continue running ads throughout the month of December, with urgency to donate increasing as the month goes on.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 29, 2016

Rachel Muir, CFRE, is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and speaker at Cause Camp 2016. Make Their Own Gift. Wealthier board members can and should give more but everyone should make a gift that is meaningful to them. Board members can regularly call the donors to update them on how their gift is making an impact.

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Money Classroom Fundraising Script 28

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2018

The first step in contributing to a culture of philanthropy is for your CEO to lead with a gift he or she is proud of. Your job as the fundraising professional is to both ask and show gratitude for that gift just as you would for any other major donor. Secondly, don’t take their gifts for granted. Sometimes it is the reverse.

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Tips Fundraising Philanthropy Gift 21

Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Matching gift programs empower companies to support their employees’ philanthropic interests by matching their donations. Yet, according to Double the Donation , billions of dollars in eligible gifts go unmatched each year, mainly because donors aren’t unaware that their employers offer these programs. Sounds too good to be true?

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

To add this code you’ll need access to place the script in the header or footer tags of your website. Nothing is worse than when you’re halfway through an article and this happens: You’re probably wondering: “ If popups might cause potential donors to leave my site, then why should I use them?

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Ideas Donation Online Strategy 111

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Take a Cue from Major Gifts. While most major gifts folks would probably tell you that nothing could replace the value of an in-person visit or phone call, the real magic of those activities comes for the opportunity to tell the donor a story. Or profile a donor about why they give to the cause. Everyone likes to be surprised.

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