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Level Up Your Nonprofit Supporter Stewardship: 5 Steps To Executing A Thank-A-Thon

Bloomerang

Phone-a-thons have been a tried-and-true fundraising staple for decades. With fewer people picking up their phone for unknown callers, phone-a-thons appear to be waning in effectiveness. Have you ever considered turning the phone-a-thon on its head and holding a stewardship drive with a “thank-a-thon” instead?

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Nail Your Request for Donations During Economic Ups, Downs, and Crisis Times

Get Fully Funded

Sometimes you can ask for donations solely online; in other cases, it may be better through a one-on-one meeting, a presentation, or a phone call. Before you write that post/pick up the phone/set up that meeting, the best thing you can do is BE PREPARED (you’re seeing this theme a lot here – have you noticed?). Transition.

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Unlocking The Power Of A Donor Thank You: Feeding America’s Approach

Bloomerang

Taking a multi-pronged approach Feeding America advises using a multi-pronged direct marketing approach that includes and integrates direct mail, personal phone calls (including telemarketing), texting, and video. When a gift comes in, the team member receives the donor’s details and a script to guide the conversation.

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5 Strategies for Building Long-Term Donor Relationships

DNL OmniMedia

Call them on the phone. You can’t meet every donor in person to thank them, but you can get in touch with a lot of them through a simple phone call. Create a script that your callers can use to keep these conversations short but impactful. Assemble a team of your staff and volunteers to call donors to thank them for their gifts.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

In this blog post, we'll review the research results, discuss implications, and identify the soul-searching needed to move forward in new alignment with our values. Where contact information is requested, provide (if applicable) Name, Title, Address, Email Address, Phone Number. Want to see more? Research funding. and Catherine T.

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Relationships That Raise Funds: 5 Tips for Creating Successful Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers

NetWits

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). Ask for, and share, stories of involvement and success.

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How Advocacy Fits Into Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Strategy

NonProfit Hub

When you reinforce your mission and publicly support the policies that impact your cause, it provides an additional platform to discuss your organization with potential supporters. Blow up your decision-makers’ phone lines with a click-to-call advocacy campaign. Click-to-call campaigns. Bill-tracking.