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Storytelling Workouts for Year-End Fundraising

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

As End of Year Fundraising quickly approaches we've started to think of what you can do now to ensure a successful fundraising season. With so many EOY campaigns , one of the most powerful ways for donors to connect with your cause is through the power of storytelling. 15 Minute Storytelling Workouts.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. Apply those lessons.

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

Evening meals sometimes went on for hours as we continued our storytelling. When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems. But storytelling still plays a prominent role in all requests that I write.

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What’s in My Inbox | Shorter attention spans means you need to deliver with your enews

Pamela Grow

A Microsoft Corp study recently revealed that people now generally start to lose concentration after only eight seconds. What does that mean for you as a nonprofit fundraiser/donor communications professional? Attention spans have been falling over the years and are now at an all-time low. But this example, from YES!

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. and the best way to learn is to spend an hour or so a month studying your analytics. Upload work projects, such as presentations, videos, or special fundraising campaigns. For example: 1.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

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How to Convert Your Nonprofit Website Visitor into a Donor

Get Fully Funded

Studies have found that most website visitors leave within 10 seconds, and the vast majority are gone within 20 seconds. . A photo accompanied by a concise story or a short video with an attention-grabbing headline should be right there to introduce your visitor to the essence of your organization’s work. It’s not much time.