M+R

JULY 10, 2023

I often tell folks that making a practice of self-editing is a great way to level up : finish your draft (email appeal, social media post, video script, or whatever else), walk away from it for a minute, and then go back and make changes as an editor would. Q: How does it sound? Does this sound or look like a policy briefing?

Guidelines 90

Guidelines Audience Language Content 90

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Your thank-you letter should touch the reader’s heart, not sound like an academic paper. Use my Kitchen Table Exercise to develop your conversational writing voice. Create a brief script for everyone to follow, then give everyone a few names to call. Write with warmth and sincerity. So, write like you talk.

Gift 119

Gift Donor Language Donation 119

Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

At Qgiv, we guide our work by keeping our core values top of mind, and one of those values is empathy. Sound familiar? It’s helpful to be present at the venue and to go through a visualization exercise with key staff or volunteers. This exercise is a great way to develop your checklist. Ready to visualize? Here we go!

Personal 52

Personal Sponsor Virtual Volunteer 52

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And a lot of this content that I’m talking about today is in my book called “Cloudburst” on fundraising, you’ll find scripts and things in there you haven’t ever seen before. So these are key things you want to keep in mind. They’re top-of-mind ownership. And I know that sounds expensive.

Money 99

Money Personal Relationship Raise 99

Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

You want to keep your goal in mind. Because I sound like a broken record saying this, I’m going to say it again, volunteers make your very best donors. It was interesting because one of the exercises that I have people do is I will have them do their own Zoom video, as if they’re making the virtual ask.

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Virtual Communication Video Newsletter 115

Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 13, 2017

Back in 2011, Google Panda was released with one purpose in mind. I’ve found this script to work best for me: “Hi [ Name ], I noticed you shared [ Article Name ] on [ Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn ] and thought you might enjoy [ Name of Your Article ]. P enalize spammy low-value posts. What was the result? .

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Research Marketing Case Study Search 89