The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Even when you’re on the top of your game, some opportunities inevitably fall through the cracks. Make sure to go through a quick training and provide a script that folks can use when they reach a donor’s voicemail. How can we cultivate new donors while continuing to steward the supporters that we already have?

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Program Donor Create Gift 101

NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

At this year’s SXSW conference, keynote speaker Seth Priebatsch predicted a shift from the “social layer” to the “game layer” over the next decade. Make fundraising a game by offering rewards for levels achieved (E.g. $50 Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc.

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Support Fundraising Sample Raise 270

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 30, 2014

Anyone who’s ever used a phone knows that timing is everything if you want to avoid a prolonged game of phone tag. Double the Donation recommends using a standardized script with some key components (introduction, statement of purpose, first ask, gift confirmation or answers to objections and non-pledge close). The money will follow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. Last year, I facilitated a version of the Social Media Game for Packard Grantees as part of a convening on Network Effectiveness in Washington, DC. The “game show” conceit made it all more fun.

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Social Media Media Remix Social 94

M+R

JULY 10, 2023

Reading time: 12 minutes Soon after I learned the rules of chess, I started playing a lot of games against myself. To be clear, this was not because I was a shy and introverted child who was generally happiest sitting in a quiet room with a chess set, some books about dragons, and no friends. Or, not only that.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Share the ultimate Ask script that has been passed from fundraiser to fundraiser, and then give them the opportunity to learn through role play: “Me” sentence: . You know this billboard will be a game-changer for community engagement and help you reach more people. Gather your class of fundraising ambassadors to practice making Asks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2013

Enough that I could understand the language, but where the speakers were new and I was drawing parallels to my own work rather than knowing the script by heart. Oh, and there are Game of Thrones references, for those of you who like some dragons with your skill building.

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Reflection Personal PDF Conference 92

NTEN

MAY 12, 2009

RIAs and Scripting - Rich Internet applications, scripting, and tools. Free and Open - Any and all subjects are fair game. Choose from 70+ expert led talks on: Cloud Platforms - Development and deployment in the cloud. Social and Collaborative Platforms - Social networks and Web 2.0

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San Francisco Open Source Open AJAX 36

Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

A few years ago at a SXSW conference, keynote speaker Seth Priebatsch predicted a shift from the “social layer” to the “game layer” over the next decade. Make fundraising a game by offering rewards for levels achieved (E.g. $50 Have extra tickets to the game? Offer rewards for fundraising levels achieved. Treat them like VIPs.

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Support Fundraising Sample Tips 39

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Covey notes that these views of life have been deeply scripted within us, suggesting this mindset goes beyond the nonprofit workplace. This concept was acted out by artists that brought the game to life in a very funny way and it prompted some fun (non-scarcity mindset) thinking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

No, you don’t need an advertising budget in the millions to get in the game. While your organization accounts work to build an authentic community, share your story, and advance your brand strategy, playing the game as it was intended (person-to-person) can drive even more meaningful engagement with your cause. .

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Social Media Effective Program Media 275

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. I don’t have time for these games.” So sample scripts here could be, “Hey, I’m following up on our previous conversation. This script will help you. What do you want?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

I must admit, I watched this year’s Super Bowl more for the commercials than the actual game, and came away underwhelmed by most of the ads. The lighting isn’t perfect, the actors look like they could be my neighbors, and there was a simple (and cheesy) script that didn’t require voice-over talent.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2019

In fact, some would state that hyper-personalization will be a real game changer for annual giving, aka the mass marketing portfolio, in the charitable industry. As we crawl into a new year, hyper-personalization is a buzzword slowly creeping into the charity lexicon and bound to increase its prominence as the year unfolds.

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M+R

MARCH 6, 2024

Tap into influencers Take a page out of the NFL’s book—influencers offer nonprofits a unique opportunity to expand reach, build credibility, create impactful content, and drive engagement for their football games causes. Watch the full IRC ad here In 2023, we saw influencer marketing take center stage in our fundraising campaigns.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Mapping out a fundraising event, especially while taking COVID into consideration, can feel like a game of psychological chess between yourself and the world. The good news is, you’re a fundraising professional and if anyone can pull it off, it’s you! But, how exactly do you stay one step ahead? Check-in with any security staff.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

TIP: Learn: (1) Who to call; (2) Who should make the call; (3) When to call; (4) How to call; (5) What to say, and (6) Next steps by heading over to Clairification and grabbing my free “ Donor Thank You Calls E-Book + Script.” It’s fine, but won’t help you win the game.

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Byte Technology

MAY 23, 2017

And those tools—in the form of style sheets, scripts etc.—have Simple” is definitely the name of the game with Simple Social Icons. Each offers different features and levels of performance, and it’s very important to keep in mind that these plugins have to load tools onto your site in order to do their job properly.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

This includes all of the digital training materials that you provide, including full-on courses, infographics, job aids, quick video tutorials, learning games, and more. For instance, a game-based course about food bank shelf organization would be great for a food bank volunteer. E-learning resources.

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Training Train Tech Tips 52

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I stayed on for three exhilarating years, during which I got to develop story, game, and scenic elements for the project, prototype the experience, manage contracts and contractors, and be intimately involved in every aspect of a huge and complex project.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

Until you know differently, treat everyone as if they’re capable of making a game-changing gift. You can also track all your interactions with each donor in your software, just to keep everything in one place. Never assume someone’s capacity to give. Don’t assume they have no money based on the way they dress or the car they drive.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In the past, people would try to game the algorithms by spamming anchor text links to artificially increase their rankings. This means all of your fancy scripts that add to functionality or design are removed in order to display content FAST. While it may sound like the logical thing to do, it will cause issues with search engines.

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Beginner Digital Marketing Guide 91

CauseVox

OCTOBER 24, 2022

From your logo and campaign hashtag, to sample posts and scripts, to printable materials and essential language about your campaign, the toolkit distills all the insights you have as a fundraiser into one easy-to-find resource. If you’re new to the sponsorship game, here are Zephyr’s top strategies for making things easy for your sponsors.

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Minnesota Marketing Tips Fundraising 63

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Instead, when you’re sending emails, step up your game with personalization tokens. Templates for social media sharing, emails, text messages, phone call script, etc.] Check out these links to help you up your fundraising game. Personalize your emails. Receiving an email that opens with “Hey” feels very impersonal.

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Template email Fundraising Tips 59

Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

And, I think, what I want to remind folks is that fundraising is not a zero-sum game. But I found this has been a total game-changer for me, not only in terms of my own self-care, but in my business is just being really purposeful about actually scheduling into my calendar my top priorities. . It never has been. It never will be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

What follows is a very rough draft for a script. The Goals and Funnel Analysis feature is pretty safe, but trying to understand why your site had higher than average exits this week can be a dangerous and unproductive guessing game. How can Google Analytics reports data help improve your Web site's performance. Act 1: Analytics This!

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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. And you know, great questions like that, what’s been their best gaming experience? How do they give? Where do they give?

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Money Personal Relationship Raise 100

Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

And, I think, what I want to remind folks is that fundraising is not a zero-sum game. But I found this has been a total game-changer for me, not only in terms of my own self-care, but in my business is just being really purposeful about actually scheduling into my calendar my top priorities. . It never has been. It never will be.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2008

Unusual Rules -- as in games and other situations in which a mutually respected third party authority creates a new set of rules that encourage strangers to interact. This occurs in speed dating, social gaming, and any time you are instructed to "turn to the person sitting next to you." As they put it: ".

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Likewise, retail platform Big Cartel had some seasonal fun with its year-end email in 2015, turning their year of accomplishments into a board-game style timeline. Flip the script from “ Look what you made me do ” to “Look what you did.”

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

Talk to each other, introduce yourself in the chat if you haven’t already because we will save some time for some Q&A once we kind of get through our scripted questions. It might be a little easier for us to see if you use the Q&A, but that’s okay. You can also tweet us.

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Job Video Interview Nonprofit 108

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

While there's not much interest in playing with strangers, kids as young as 6 will make plans with school friends to meet up in the virtual igloo afterschool for scripted chat and simple flash games. Talking to kids about these worlds, I've learned they know how to game the system (removing those pesky parental controls).

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Second Life Teen Virtual Museum 20

Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

Follow a prepared script. Gather your staff’s best writers to craft the script to discuss all of the important metrics and accomplishments that you want to highlight in your annual report. Then, follow it up with a game plan to adjust your strategy and show your donors that you’re taking a proactive approach.

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