Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Ali was expected to make a training video from home on how to extract a bone marrow sample — without an examining room, without equipment, and most especially without an animal. That sounds pretty daunting, but Ali, is always up for a challenge so she improvised. Option B sounds more compelling, doesn’t it?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Here’s an example of a SMART year-end fundraising goal: We have a goal of raising $15,000 from #GivingTuesday through December 31st through a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign and an email campaign. There are a number of ways you can tell your supporters “Thanks” on Thanksgiving, including: Social Media Email blast Direct mail.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As the sector evolves, students aren’t always sure which available resources are the most sound to support our studies. And for more practical application, Candid provides sample templates for documents you will eventually write as an industry professional. Philanthropy News Digest . Candid.org .

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Sounds familiar, right? Avoid trying to fit “something for everyone” into your messages, such as including tips to get started, reach your goal, and be a top fundraiser in one email. Instead, deliver a message that tells them how easy it is to get started ( 1 in 4 emails you send will usually results in a donation ).

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

If you’re not sure what to say, here’s a list of sample phrases you can use to thank donors. Your email thank-you should arrive immediately after a donation is made online. Your donor software should allow you to insert the donor’s name into the thank-you in either email or snail mail letters.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Sample SMART fundraising goals Reflect on Your Focus Areas Begin by asking yourself some key questions related to your goals and focus areas. That sounds much more reasonable and impactful.

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NetWits

JUNE 6, 2011

Before you start thinking about how “big brother&# that sounds, let’s review the benefits this tracking provides both our organization and constituents: Personalized content – Because I know you visit the pages on dogs more than cats, I can now serve you new articles you are likely to find of interest. How do you use logins?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

You know, the kind where you get mind-blowing results like higher than average email open rates, more donations than ever on Giving Tuesday, and surprise donation after surprise donation the last week of the year. Sounds great, right? You need to be available to respond to emails from your best supporters.

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2014

Does the following sound good to you? If you have any question, send me an email ! We still have a few slots available in our Nonprofit Tech Academy for spring 2014, but the application deadline is fast approaching. Participants will be selected based on the guidelines and their commitment to full participation.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

When you receive an online gift, you should send the donor a receipt via email. I am not sure what’s worse with this one, the receipt number in the subject line, the “no-reply” email or the fact that the nonprofit did not even bother to identify themselves in the email. Who is the email from? But it’s not.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

You want your letter to sound sincere, not like a form letter. When you don’t send a letter or email of appreciation to the donor after they give, you send the message that you aren’t organized, you aren’t grateful for their support, and, worst of all, maybe you didn’t even need the gift! “On Or where to start. I am aware!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

That may sound strange, but let me explain: Consultants and others often advise nonprofits to focus on business objectives such as streamlining departments, minimizing overhead, and creating a results-focused organization. For example, maybe you notice that you check your email and then go to Facebook. What do you do?

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Everyaction

JANUARY 16, 2018

Follow along, email us your questions , and let us know what you’d like to hear about! From your board members requesting the latest donor stats to your digital director asking for email conversion rates, tracking your data can be hard. Sounds horrible, right? Enter our new series, “New Year, New Heights.”

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Does that sound good? If that sounds like you, put “me” in the chat. So I want you to tell me which one of these sounds most like you, related to getting 10k gifts. Number 1, if this sounds like you, put a 1 in the chat. If that sounds like you, put it in the chat. So I want this to be interactive.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

” Any of that sound familiar? The way a consent agenda works is that you agree to email out ALL information a week or so ahead of the Board meeting, and all Board members agree to review the information before coming to the Board meeting. Ask him if he’d like to use a different email address to make sure he gets the info.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

In person, on the phone, or video chat, it could sound something like, “I’m here today to talk to you about something I believe matters to you.” In writing, a great lead-in is “If you are reading this post/newsletter/email, I know you care about the children as much as we do.”. Or “You know why I asked you here today. Then, Educate.

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Forum One

JUNE 10, 2021

It might sound like a lot of work, but small steps could make a big difference in turning website visits into donor conversions, and mission-driven organizations have a lot to gain by spending time on personalizing their fundraising appeals. Giving is a very personal decision, so why not make it more personal? Did your test succeed?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Leverage #GivingTuesday as a day to ask potential new supporters to engage with you in easy, low-pressure ways such as holiday email raffles or signing a pledge that aligns with your organization’s mission. Download Blackbaud’s free, comprehensive #GivingTuesday toolkit that includes sample social media messaging, email templates and more!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

What did the trick was a “How To Tweet” cheat sheet that not only included the simple mechanics, but also sample tweets from other ACLU leaders around the country, subtle form of peer pressure. He is also publicly debating civil liberties issues with reporters, lawyers and followers.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

User research” sounds much more cold and robotic than it should. Engagement in this case meant that viewers signed up for H&I emails or signed a petition. Here are sample ads from the three messages we created: The copy for the “Common Senses” campaign incorporates characteristics of the problem through design.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

They are active on one or more social networks (who isn’t, right?) – and may use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, email, or something else. If this sounds familiar, it is. Nowadays, peer-to-peer fundraisers are relying on email less and social media more. Another Flavor of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Using tools that allow reposting, sharing, emailing and so on will give anyone the options they want to push your content around the web for you. That sounds like it is easier to creating a crowdsourcing event or call for the crowd instead of a community; and maybe it it.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 20, 2014

Providing them with sample posts and engagement language is always a good idea and will increase the likelihood that it gets shared. • Your CEO is the board’s default sounding board, so it’s important that s/he be clear and know what initiatives you’re proposing to them and how they can help. Follow up and send a thank you email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor. Mention the donor in emails directly about the event they sponsored. Mention the donor in emails year-round relating to the program they supported. Mention the donor in a dedicated email blast or several. Recognition/Appreciation.

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Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

One great way to accomplish this is with post-event fundraising emails. Read on to learn how to create the best fundraising emails to send to your supporters when your event comes to an end. . Send a thank-you email. The first email you should send after your event wraps is the most obvious. Update emails.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

The Causes event makes many of the inherent risks in such emphasis or dependency on the tools very clear, like: No access to data - whether it’s email addresses of supporters, actions taken, or anything else. If this sounds interesting to you, just come by ideablob.com.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

The Causes event makes many of the inherent risks in such emphasis or dependency on the tools very clear, like: No access to data – whether it’s email addresses of supporters, actions taken, or anything else. If this sounds interesting to you, just come by ideablob.com.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

It is not something confined to an “IT department&# any more as everyone (if we are looking at a nonprofit, for example, staff use the website, database, email marketing, etc.) Supporting analysis and evaluation may not sound as exciting to your board as funding a new tool, but it can be at least as important!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 13, 2009

If this sounds familiar, you won’t want to miss TechSoup’s free online event and webinar: Basics for Beginners: Getting Started with Social Media Tools. Please email: community@techsoup.org. So you’ve heard about Facebook, Twitter, and other online social networking sites. Whether you’re brand new to Web 2.0 Have any questions?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

I mean thoughtful “gifts” like pats on the back, snapshots of folks they’ve helped, snapshots you took of them at events, recognition in publications, endorsements on social media forums like LinkedIn, follows on platforms like Facebook, Pinterest and G+, thank you videos you can embed in tweets (check out Vsnap) or send via email.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

This method is great for its ease of use and immediacy but will not allow you to add any sound effects, music, or cut in other voices and input. As you get comfortable editing content and producing the audio files, you can embellish the podcast with sound effects, music, and additional guests. Best Practices and Maintenance.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

This doesn’t mean you need to be promoting the competition as much as it means you have ample resources already on your website, blog, group, or wherever you’re hosting the challenge, so that people looking to learn more can do so without emailing you! It may sound harsh and negative, but it wasn’t.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Sound advice on how to evaluate which tech projects need to be done the exact same way that a for-profit would and which ones can be done creatively, with a deep dive into what “creatively” means. Strategy: increase consitutuent awareness of our accompliments by distributing a monthly email newsletter. Takeaways: 1. Area: constituents.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sound exciting? Build a Donor Data Migration Strategy in 10 Steps Migrating your donor data into your new CRM sounds like a daunting task. Plus, if you have any automated functions in your CRM (like tokens that place names and titles into your emails), that uniformity will prevent any errors or embarrassing slip-ups.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

These experiments look a lot like those conducted in social psychology labs, with two big differences: the sample sizes are many tens of thousands of times larger than those in the lab--and a lot more diverse across age, class, and geography. I thought this sounded great: better data, useful research. What do you think?

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Maybe you need to create an appeal for an email campaign, a proposal, or a new set of thank you letters and you’re at your desk just wishing that coherent sentences would magically start appearing? I have used it to help me write appeals, emails, thank you letters, and draft some 1 and 2-page proposals. Fundwriter.ai Fundwriter.ai

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Leverage Giving Tuesday as a day to ask potential new supporters to engage with you in easy, low-pressure ways such as holiday email raffles or signing a pledge that aligns with your organization’s mission. Make sure your email and social media communications include concrete examples of how your organization is making an impact.

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