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How to Create a Power-Packed Donor Thank You Letter

Get Fully Funded

Here’s what the letter says in case you can’t read it: “What does it mean when we say you’ve changed a life? You have truly changed his life. You are changing each one of their lives with your gift, and we are so grateful for your support.” Don’t use jargon, acronyms, and stiff language, and leave out all your 25 cent words.

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Deepen the Donor Relationship by Focusing on the Donor Journey

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They push info out to donors and they forget that communication is a two-way street. If all your communications are one-sided (you pushing info at them), that gets old fast and the relationship starts to fall apart. They want to know they’re making a difference in the world and helping to change lives. A warm fuzzy.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

Success in highly technical roles relies just as much on customer service and change management as on technical abilities. Digital Marketing, Outreach, & Fundraising Tech Skills Map — an interactive diagram of digital competencies for nonprofit roles (free but requires you to provide contact info).

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How to Apply for the Google Ad Grant in 5 Easy Steps

Whole Whale

To get started: Go to the TechSoup registration page Choose the country your organization is based in and your preferred language Click New Member, register, and agree to the terms (click to enlarge). Fill out your personal contact and organization info and agree to be contacted by Google. Insert your validation token. 5-week Cohort.

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Create an Online Donation Receipt that Leads to More Donations

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If you use a ‘from’ email such as info@yourorganization or donationreceipt@yourorganization, the email will, from the very first moment the donor lays eyes on it, feel impersonal, like a form letter. Hero language: When you tell a donor that your nonprofit wouldn’t exist without them, you are speaking the truth. Who is the email from?

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Game Changing Strategies for Nonprofits in 2011

Care2

Nonprofit marketing, fundraising and communications specialists need to spend more time talking to donors and learning to speak their language. Mark Rovner, Sea Change Strategies. Organizations must test appeals to determine which messaging works best. Fundraising is all about channel integration. Second, data portability.

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Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters

The Modern Nonprofit

By using cause-specific language that clearly conveys the urgency of needs on the ground, you can compel donors to take immediate action through their communications across channels. ” Send from an individual staff email rather than a generic info@ email to add a human touch.

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