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. An exclusively online campaign can be executed much faster than a traditional direct mail campaign. You can learn how to make this call by grabbing my free Thank You Calls E-Book + Script.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Automate your thank-you sequences so that, if someone gives you two gifts in one month, they don’t receive the same generic script each time. Add “subscribe” buttons not only on your website, but also in the footer of your emails, in email signatures, on direct mail QR codes, and in your social media bios. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Your donor software should allow you to insert the donor’s name into the thank-you in either email or snail mail letters. It creates two pieces of mail or email for the donor to open and read. Create a brief script for everyone to follow, then give everyone a few names to call. I don’t like this approach.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 18, 2012

If you are depending on special event income to fund your mission, it’s likely you’ve noticed the last five years have felt like you are moving up the down escalator. Most successful annual giving programs consist of a combination of regular email communications, direct mail pieces, telephone calls and face-to-face meetings.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

You realize you need money to fund the work. If a prospective donor encounters an obstacle while trying to donate (like if your donation process is cumbersome or if they can’t find the donate button or if there’s no address for them to mail a check), they may give up. Work up a simple script and practice it. I’m doing it!

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

First I’ll show you how the Environmental Defense Fund used their email list in a creative way to increase online donations by 63%. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) used this strategy during Giving Tuesday to maximize their year-end online fundraising. 7 Online Fundraising Ideas (That Actually Work): 1.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 11, 2008

This 58-page book provides all of the information you need to host a house party including a pre-party checklist, a sample fundraising "ask" script, and sample thank you notes and invitations. Direct mail? One of the tips I found the most interesting was that it is important that the person who asks the group for donations is a peer.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. So sample scripts here could be, “Hey, I’m following up on our previous conversation. So if you’re not on my mailing list already, you need to get on it. Like, I need a reminder.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And so really, our focus was on the annual fund. We wanted to build a stronger culture of philanthropy at the school and secure new and increased gifts to our annual fund. But basically, we talked about why we have the annual fund, why we support the annual fund. So peer-to-peer solicitations. So our purpose here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 26, 2015

After publishing this post about Save the Children’s Crowd Funding Campaign – where I mentioned the Dalai Lama Foundation’s successful campaign , I noticed this tweet in my stream from Brian Rusch the former deputy director for the DLF : Woohoo! Is your nonprofit planning a crowd funding or has just completed one?

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

They fund your programs and ensure you’re able to continue the amazing work that you do on a daily basis. Nonprofits that don’t adequately show appreciation for the hard work and dedication of their supporters will receive less funding in the long run because they’ll struggle to retain those supporters over time. . Let’s learn more! .

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

They fund your programs and ensure you’re able to continue the amazing work that you do on a daily basis. Nonprofits that don’t adequately show appreciation for the hard work and dedication of their supporters will receive less funding in the long run because they’ll struggle to retain those supporters over time. . Let’s learn more! .

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Donors need the ability to designate funds? . Offer a choice of funds and/or locations with a drop-down menu. . Legacy Health has multiple sites and foundations with hundreds of funds between them. Sometimes a new challenge occurs and needs a creative solution. Need a solution immediately? .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

You want your ambassadors to be themselves, not a scripted version that resembles themselves and strips away the authenticity that made their relationship as an ambassador so powerful, to begin with. Check out: Tahirih Justice Center , Northern Illinois Foodbank , or The Homer Fund for some ideas. . 2) Choose the right people.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

It’s the old 80/20 rule at work: Over 80% of all funds come from about 20% of donors. Actually, the Fundraising Effectiveness Project shows that 88% of all funds come from 12% of donors. When you have an urgent need, a fantastic opportunity, or a funding gap, major donors can fund that need FAST for you!

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

We’ll explore the top strategies you can use to secure funding through matching gifts. That’s why it’s up to your nonprofit to spread the word to both your donors and their employers so you can leverage this unbeatable fundraising opportunity. But first, let’s review some fundamentals of matching gift programs.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

And I learned a lot about fundraising before the internet, when you just dialed for dollars and sent mailings and had a lot of house parties. . And your money story means you’re telling me that there’s a person but what it takes to fully fund your mission. . But I worked on a couple of political campaigns.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A good place to start would be looking at your email bounces and returned mailings to see if any email or physical addresses are out of date. Validation checks: Employ automated scripts to validate data against predefined rules. Update outdated or incorrect information using reliable sources.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

They do the mailing. Maybe you send one email, and you don’t do any direct mail. Maybe you do like, you know, five emails and like four direct mail pieces. Just choose in the poll how many appeals mail and email you sent. You’re going to be scheduling your emails and your social and your mail drop.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Without financial support through federal funding, grants, and generous donors it’s impossible to continue your important work (and make a big impact). . Every piece of collateral that you create – be it a video, blog post, or direct mail piece – needs to feel like it’s coming from the exact same place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

Nonprofit Online News is tied with Scripting News (Dave Winer's blog) as the oldest weblog still being published, period. The growth of the web and mailing lists was explosive and I was very interested in remaining well informed. Q: When did you start publishing? How did you get started?

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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 that leaves about 20% of the funding pool to organizations like you. Plus, it’s super competitive. It’s challenging.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2015

After speaking with nonprofits about the need to access matching gift funds in a cost-effective way, Double the Donation was born. _. As Part of Your Annual Fund. You can appeal to donors’ motivations for giving and receiving twice as many donations when you promote matching gifts for your annual fund.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

Donors want to know how you used their funds, so show them that your nonprofit is a responsible steward of their donations by providing context behind major expenses. They cut down on the number of reports they mailed directly (and made the report available online) but made sure to continue sending the paper version to some local lawyers.

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