Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Sort them according to dollar range so you can prioritize contacts with the largest donations. Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. This reassures donors they’ve landed in the right place. If not, give these donors a phone call pronto.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Someone once told me they were reluctant to contact monthly donors and remind them of their recurring gift. If you don’t have their phone numbers, send an email letting them know you would like to call them and ask if they’d be willing to share their phone number and the best time to reach them. This has NOT been my experience.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Just use your phone. A simple script might sound like this: “ Hey, I heard from our Executive Director that our program would not be successful were it not for you, and I wanted to say thank you.” Choose a place with good reviews and neighborhood buzz. Contact City Hall to see if banners are permitted and what the process is.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Host a Zoom call for supporters to write letters, send emails, make scripted calls to elected officials like Swing Left is doing. Host a virtual phone bank for supporters to contact local businesses and grocery stores requesting excess food donations. In-person volunteers are disappearing for key activities (e.g.,

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

The easiest place to start is with the practical question of how much your project is going to cost. This is also the first place you can double check your fundraising goal for feasibility. This is a great place to start identifying your major donors. A great place to start is with your board. You’re ready to go.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These campaigns may involve phone calls or occasional events and demonstrations, but most advocacy work will be conducted through virtual means. . Script-branching. Even with scripts and designated canvassing areas, your volunteers are likely to still encounter both unexpected opportunities and challenges. Message templates.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 16, 2021

Start by thinking about what you want to learn about your donors and place that information into three categories. This occurs the moment they come into contact with your nonprofit, whether through a direct mail campaign, an event, or something else. Sociological segmentation focuses on who you are addressing.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

There will be times when you feel discouraged and also times when you feel a thrill when your phone dings, letting you know someone donated through your website. Your website exists to tell the world why your organization is important, answer basic questions, and give people a place to learn more or get involved with your nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. Just start contacting people, say, “Hey, I know you’re not new to the organization, but I’m new, and I’d love to get to know you better. I put phone number here.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Tell them how to approach their business contacts. Contacting a vendor or customer is different from asking their neighbor for support. Allow them to import email contacts into their fundraising dashboard.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

will look for the cookie to place it in front of the appropriate audience. To add this code you’ll need access to place the script in the header or footer tags of your website. Provides an opportunity to contact every person browsing your site. If you have a developer they can set it up in as little as 10 minutes.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And if you don’t have a recruitment process in place, I’m going to encourage you to have a recruitment process in place. And what I call the Bubba theory is they place a warm body on their board. They place their mother, brother, sister, or they have another board member say, “Hey, I have this friend. .”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And you all got to know Elizabeth because she’s all over the place speaking, she’s doing podcasts, she’s getting interviewed. So could each of our board members over the course of the year thank 25 people, make five phone calls, write five thank you notes, write five emails. She works over at CCS. They are awesome.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Without a good plan in place, you’re going to spend your first month (or two) in the new system dealing with improperly formatted records that leave your nonprofit at a standstill. Having a good plan in place will ensure accurate importation of data, fostering a seamless transition from one system to the other. What is Data Mapping?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? Phone calls can feel a bit intrusive to me. So I’m still not in love with the phone, right? I hate phones.”

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

That’s the place to put them. Lori: So what I want to know is, is it the end of your fundraising year, or are you in that midway place because you’re on a fiscal year? George heard about this and he grabbed his phone and he videoed a whole bunch of people saying, “Thank you to the Smith Family Foundation.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Follow Up Phone Call. Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Customize these scripts based on the segments of supporters who are being called. It will also act as a confirmation that the donation was, in fact, received by your organization. .

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Follow Up Phone Call. Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Customize these scripts based on the segments of supporters who are being called. It will also act as a confirmation that the donation was, in fact, received by your organization. .

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Ideas Donor Strategy Create 134

Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? Phone calls can feel a bit intrusive to me. So I’m still not in love with the phone, right? I hate phones.”

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Raise Money Video Brain 69

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. You can also tweet us. That was an absolute shock.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

A well-done fundraising event can be a great way to raise money AND make new contacts. You can also track all your interactions with each donor in your software, just to keep everything in one place. You can always start with a phone call to thank the donor for their past support, then invite them for a tour or meet them for coffee.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

And speaks all over the place, she’s got a lot of clients. Now, I do understand that some places that are opening up again, and I’m even going to a gala, later this year, a fundraiser. They want to know the reason that I’m contacting them, however I’m contacting them. My cell phone.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And he’s featured all over the place. 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. Eye contact. He’s also won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

I got a really nice surprise when Jordan from Pathable contacted me this week and asked if we’d be interested in them doing an analysis of the twitter activity like they had done previously for WordCamp. It’s simple to do cause it is just a link to a web site. I set up a drop.io

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Do you have a digital marketing process in place to manage your content, social, email, and engagement activities? For example, we use MailChimp to automate email workflows, list population from contact forms, as well as scheduling emails in advance. I know at times it may feel like a lot to juggle. Work smarter, not harder.

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