NonProfit Hub

JUNE 30, 2014

Maybe, but for many NPOs, saddling up, getting down in the dirt and hitting the phones is still one of the most effective ways to get those donations. We’re also wannabe hipsters, however, so today we’re going to walk you through how to improve your nonprofit’s phone fundraising because, well, we’re totally retro and not mainstream.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

That’s why our team of nonprofit gurus created this resource to help you get organized: The Ultimate Nonprofit Finance Checklist for Giving Season (it’s free to download). It’s difficult to plan where you’re going if you don’t know where you are now.

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fusionSpan

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The image below is a Rscript that compares Salesforce Contact Data, it loads the data, finds the common key for records, then does the comparison: In our example, we are trying to figure out which contacts had their state and phone number changed between 2019 and 2020. The script is easy to write and execution time is short.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

For a longer video, consider writing a script. There are many free editing tools, and you may enjoy creating a montage video yourself. There are free tools like PowToon to help you do it yourself. Scripting: Even if you don’t plan to read from a script, you still should write a script.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

If the gift was made using a smart phone, text the simple gratitude message. Also make a thank you phone call (set a threshold, e.g. $100+ gifts) or send a thank you text. Learn more in my free Donor Thank You Calls eBook + Script. Check out these examples you can email. One week after gift: .

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

The internet — and even phones, to some extent — have produced a certain amount of anonymity when it comes to asking for donations and making contributions. These methods should include: Phone calls. Donation Request Script for Recurring Donors. Then sign up for our free Fundraising Boot Camp email series!

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

They also offer a fun, relaxed, social setting for you (and your board) to get to know your donors free of intimidation and formalities. . Draft a letter or email that your board members and other dedicated fans can send to targeted individuals and provide talking points for a phone script.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 3, 2017

Is a free host the way to go? Thankfully, WordPress is a very “lightweight” script and is nicely compatible with nearly all the top hosting companies out there, and most of them offer very convenient one-click installation processes for WordPress users. Free WordPress Hosting. What about a shared platform?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Would you be available this week or next for a phone call? I like to suggest both a phone call and a coffee date, and see which one the donor feels more comfortable with. For a phone call, you can literally have these in writing in front of you. Phone or In Person? Or, even better, would you like to meet for coffee?”.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

direct mail, email, social media, text, phone, advertising, website), targeting different donor audiences. Thank you phone calls for first-time donors, major donors, monthly donors, and other targeted groups to offer immediate gratification, establish trust, and demonstrate the need for the just-received gift. Carpe diem!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2014

Recently purchased by Google, Word Lens is free in a handful of languages for a limited time so stop reading this for a second and download it now! You simply point your phone's camera at text and have it immediately translated into your native language. apps tablets mobile phone tsmobiletechnology translation tools cell phones'

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera (but don't be afraid to start with the cell phone in your pocket!). NetSquared groups are holding free events all month. Then RSVP for our series of free training webinars instead! Storymakers Community Events.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. If not, give these donors a phone call pronto. I’ve actually done something similar, sending just a stick of sugar-free gum or some gold stickers with a note saying “ Thanks for sticking with us.”

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

Make sure names are free of grammatical errors (such as all lowercase or uppercase letters), so you can properly personalize and address your communications. Consider email, handwritten notes, and phone calls. You can build your email templates and draft your call scripts now so that you can thank donors in a timely manner.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If you don’t have their phone numbers, send an email letting them know you would like to call them and ask if they’d be willing to share their phone number and the best time to reach them. It helps to provide the people making calls with a script. They are free to veer from the script, but they can use it to get started.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Free tools like Add This allow the page to easily be shared via email and social media. Provide samples of everything. Don’t let your fundraisers get stuck on something you could have easily provided.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2014

It was also great to meet in person some of the generous donors who make our programs possible (and I’m not just saying that because James from Microsoft gave me some free drink tickets). scripting and editing videos and short films. There were fifteen TechSoup partners and providers attending. engaging in digital storytelling.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2015

Why do my donors phone me about information they can easily find on the website? . My criteria for each “must have” recommendation: Each tool must be free (or almost free) for nonprofits with lean budgets. Costs: Free plan allows for up to 100 recordings per month with 15% discounts off paid plans for nonprofits. #3

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

In fact, we gave away a couple of free copies. Be prepared to improvise more and drop the script if it isn't working with the audience. They're done on the phone and chat. Are the three wiki tools listed free? yes, pbwiki, wikispaces, and wetpaint have free versions). I love the way NTEN does these sessions.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

There will be times when you feel discouraged and also times when you feel a thrill when your phone dings, letting you know someone donated through your website. Mailchimp is a market leader, with a free option to get started, but there are many other email marketing tools out there. Work up a simple script and practice it.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Ro)bots (or spiders) are scripts or applications that search out information on the web. Remember the malware scare surrounding free downloads a decade ago? How smart are my phones? While Windows-based phones are the most vulnerable, the other operating systems may be "light" enough to be affected eventually.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

Phone Calls. If you want to deliver your thank you promptly, the phone can be your very best friend. Sending a thank you letter sounds much easier than making a thank you call, but for many donors it may be well worth it to pick up the phone to say thank you — in addition to sending a letter before or after.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

Use a script: Write out your questions in advance and this keeps you on track. This video also incorporates some cell phone movie footage taken by Michael Marcotte, a news director at a public tv station. And, with a tiny camera and I need magnifying glasses to read the controls. That way you know what you're going to capture.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Again there are a number of free or inexpensive resources for all of these. To host remote guests, use a SkypeOut connection to call a phone line and Pamela or HotRecorder to record the audio. For a free and reliable hosting service, consider using Archive.org and OurMedia.org. For sound effects, check out the Freesound Project.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

To add this code you’ll need access to place the script in the header or footer tags of your website. Here’s how one website uses an exit-intent popup to increase email subscriptions by 100% : ManyBooks , which provides free online eBooks, wanted to implement a solution that would grow their email list.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

Phone Call This is your secret weapon, perhaps the most under-utilized ways of thanking donors, and probably the method that has the most lasting impact. TIP: Ask donors for their phone numbers on your response devices and donation pages, and use them! If you’re doubtful, test this. If you do it, you’ll really stand out.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

After plenty of brainstorming, we decided we wanted to give mobile subscribers an option to donate over the phone through an inbound call center after they received a text message promoting the call. We partnered with telemarketing firms FineLine and Share Group to manage the toll-free line.).

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Free tools like Add This allow the page to easily be shared via email and social media. Provide samples of everything. Don’t let your fundraisers get stuck on something you could have easily helped with.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

But most importantly, feel free to chat in your questions and comments along the way. She’s got an awesome YouTube channel where she does a lot of free trainings as well. And so, with that, I partner with a lot of organizations like Bloomerang that provides free webinars. I conduct free webinars.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But most importantly, I know a lot of you have already done this, but please feel free to chat in during the session we’re going to save some time for Q&A at the end. So could each of our board members over the course of the year thank 25 people, make five phone calls, write five thank you notes, write five emails.

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Kindful

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Tip #1: Pick up the phone to solicit gifts. . Making phone calls is one of the least expensive and most powerful fundraising strategies when it comes to soliciting a year-end gift! . If you haven’t started making phone calls yet (or even if you have!), I can even process the donation over the phone if you’re ready to give now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2007

If you're making a screencast, and you end up having a vertical monopoly on the process (you write the script, do the filming, operate the mouse, do the editing, and produce it), you need to become a super learner. Two of the other three interviews were more of a free wheeling discussion and I did not do any local screencapture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Many blogs, like the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. " Does that include cell phones? So, do check out the Audio/Video Edition of the NGO-in-a-Box which includes a collection of Free and Open Source Software tools. and color schemes for your blog. more about it here.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Follow Up Phone Call. Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Customize these scripts based on the segments of supporters who are being called. Who doesn’t love free food? And chances are that many of these opportunities aren’t free.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Follow Up Phone Call. Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Customize these scripts based on the segments of supporters who are being called. Who doesn’t love free food? And chances are that many of these opportunities aren’t free.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

This is the giving page for the campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. George heard about this and he grabbed his phone and he videoed a whole bunch of people saying, “Thank you to the Smith Family Foundation. So Free Arts Minnesota, I gave them $100 gift. And I equate a lot of that to the phone calls that I made.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to send in any questions or comments along the way. Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? I hate phones.”

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