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Phonathons: The Fundraiser’s Ultimate Guide & 15+ Top Tips

Double the Donation

Create a standardized script. Include matching gifts in call scripts. To illustrate our point, take a look at two possible phonathon script introductions: Phonathon Script Introduction #1: “I’m calling on behalf of University X to raise money for our annual phonathon campaign. Create a standardized script.

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Super Useful Nonprofit Fiscal Year-End Action Strategies

Bloomerang

Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. The Executive Director added personal handwritten notes to these appeals, and they yielded significant high returns. You can learn how to make this call by grabbing my free Thank You Calls E-Book + Script.

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Online Community Meetup Recap: Meet the TechSoup Online Community and Social Media Team

Tech Soup

The TechSoup team is composed of Susan Tenby , Online Community Director; Evonne Heyning , Interactive Media Producer; Rik Panganiban , Nonprofit Commons Online Community Manager; Michael DeLong , Online Community Manager; Kristy Graves , Social Media Specialist; Susan Chavez , Blogger; and Alexandra (Ale) Bezdikian , Online Community Coordinator.

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Transition From Event-Based Fundraising to Annual Fundraising

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Sheryl Keeme , Executive Director, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Find a way to organize your constituents either with a database product or if yours is a small charity, a spreadsheet with columns that allow you to keep notes about interactions and personal information. Create scripts and make the asks.

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Blog Action Day: 4 Ways to Alleviate Poverty in Your Community

Have Fun - Do Good

The most recent episode featured Eva Mendes, and Liz Evans, the Executive Director and Founder of the Portland Hotel Society in Vancouver. Be aware of how you talk about, and interact with poor people. Guy takes celebrities around the world to connect with young leaders who are creating change in their communities.

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[VIDEO] 3 Steps To Closing $10K+ Gifts By December 31

Bloomerang

So I want this to be interactive. Again, this is interactive. I’ve been a development director, and I’ve had over 12 years of experience being a fundraiser. So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. Steven: Yeah.

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What is a Widget?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the script, before jumping into the how-to of widgets, the screencast will give some context, of course. Based on photo entitled " Gear " from Flattop341's Flickr Industrial Set. If you've been following my widgets category , you know that I'm working on a screencast and have been researching and playing with widgets.

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