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5 Strategies for Building Long-Term Donor Relationships

DNL OmniMedia

Donors want to see their support making a real difference, and nonprofits that want to improve donor retention will need to demonstrate impact and form long-lasting relationships with their supporters. Create a script that your callers can use to keep these conversations short but impactful. Demonstrate impact.

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18 Ways of Thanking Volunteers So They’ll Feel Appreciated and Stick Around Forever

Get Fully Funded

And it will demonstrate to volunteers that you see them and their contributions, no matter how busy you are running your nonprofit. Use a photo that reflects the heart of your organization’s work. Framed photo: Take photos of your volunteers in action with a goal of getting a frame-worthy shot. This is the same idea.

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7 “Must Do’s” When Thanking Donors To Win Their Heart and Set Up Future Gifts

Get Fully Funded

To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. Create a brief script for everyone to follow, then give everyone a few names to call.

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Nonprofits Using Ning: An Interview with Community Media Workshop and Best Practices

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For every online social network training we do, we actually present the ning site and demonstrate ways participants can create and customize profiles, syndicate RSS feeds, post blogs, photos and videos and more. Users can import their Flickr photos from their account and promote their profile pages and widgets on Facebook.

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The 7 Keys to a Donor Retention Strategy Full of Thanks

Connection Cafe

Consider this: We humans yearn to belong.When we give, we demonstrate that we’re joining a community of like-minded folks who share our values. It lets the donor know they made a good decision and it demonstrates that you’re efficient. Certainly a photo! Photo cred: Flickr. You can’t afford not to. Thoughtfulness.

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Making Media Connections: Ning Site

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For every online social network training we do, we actually present the ning site and demonstrate ways participants can create and customize profiles, syndicate RSS feeds, post blogs, photos and videos and more. Users can import their Flickr photos from their account and promote their profile pages and widgets on Facebook.

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Top 10 Ways To Keep Nonprofit Donors

Bloomerang

POWERFUL demonstration of gift’s impact. TIP: Attach a brief video or a photo showing how their gift will be used. TIP: Take photos of staff or program recipients holding thank you signs; then use a free app (e.g., Or give more. What was this holy trinity? PERSONAL thank you. You can even add music.

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