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3 Lessons For Fundraisers From “Die Hard”

Bloomerang

Now that I’ve either made you my best friend or alienated you forever with that statement, let’s get into the lessons I believe all fundraisers can take from this movie ! . We can do the same thing with our donors. And we don’t need walkie-talkies to do so—we can use tools like Zoom to meet with donors virtually. .

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4 Key Ingredients to A Good Story: How to Tell Compelling Nonprofit Stories

Bloomerang

Once you’ve cracked the code to the pattern, you’ll find that telling compelling nonprofit stories becomes less overwhelming and more manageable. You can apply the same blueprint again and again and know the stories will be well received by your audience. . Below I’ll break a good story down into four key ingredients.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

I think there are many timeless lessons that still apply to current strategy that can be gleaned from looking backward. Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers.

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Lessons From The Season Of Giving: 8 Ways You Can Create Effective Year-End Appeals

Bloomerang

It’s about inspiring the spirit of giving and ensuring that your donors understand that their support is crucial and that their contributions will have a direct impact on those communities served by your organization. Sharing individual stories of need are more personal to donors than an overview of the broader impact.

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Incorporating Last Year’s Lessons into 2021 End-of-Year Fundraising Plans

sgEngage

Here are a few of the lessons learned in 2020 that have stuck with me in 2021, hopefully they can help you as throughout the last quarter of 2021. . While 2020 brought many new lessons, it also reminded us that what we already know still matters. When you hear of a donor supporting an individual – celebrate their generosity.

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What donors love

Candid

The story you are about to hear is true. He energized this board and led stakeholders around this vision—a vision with roots in the lessons learned in a global pandemic. He did what donors love. It’s exciting for donors to see an organization with imagination. Donors like to be challenged to look at things differently.

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What donors love

Candid

The story you are about to hear is true. He energized this board and led stakeholders around this vision—a vision with roots in the lessons learned in a global pandemic. He did what donors love. It’s exciting for donors to see an organization with imagination. Donors like to be challenged to look at things differently.

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