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Ideas You Can Use To Thank Donors During the Holidays

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Your mailed welcome kit could contain: A holiday-themed letter from the Executive Director, signed and with a short, handwritten personal note, such as: We thank you for choosing to give to our organization! It helps to provide the people making calls with a script. Happy holidays to you and your loved ones! . Just say thank you.

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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship

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Work from a list of prepared questions , but be prepared to go off-script if the donor goes in a different direction. Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity. Try to make the conversation a conversation, not an interview.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

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And I started my whole company in support of founders, CEOs, executive directors that are out there. I use CEO, executive director, and founder interchangeably. executive director of the nonprofit organization, you have to embrace this. People ask me all the time, “Why do you include that in there?”

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