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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

They need to feel like a part of your team and believe they are key in helping you impact more lives. When a donor clicks that Donate button and makes a gift, what’s the very next thing they experience? Your thank-you message should be more specific to your mission and be more impact-focused. See the hero language?

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APRIL 9, 2023

If you inspire people, you’ll get a gift. 5 Powerful Words That Strengthen Your Ask There’s been a lot of research done about particular words and how they impact action. In short, talk about the lives you’re changing and the impact your programs have, not how the programs work or what programs you offer. It’s pretty simple.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

To help you break down your overall fundraising goal into more approachable pieces, you can create donation tiers (sometimes called a gift range chart or gift table). The purpose of this chart is to help you see how many gifts at each level you will need to hit your goal. You’ll want 3-5 prospective donors for each gift level.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to). Use Normal Language in Your Story A long, drawn-out, flat story with a bunch of numbers and statistics and jargon is not a good way to convey your message and your needs.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Call-to-action language . Tip: Remember not to overwhelm your website with call-to-action language to the point where it feels too “in-your-face.” Hint: Need more help? Provide a recurring gift option. Embed matching gift database into your site. Avoid asking for another gift right off the bat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But if you are using their language or really innovative elements, you should credit them. Hint: It’s the XYY Soup Kitchen.” Community impact or commemorative wall. Phone call to the donor from a person impacted by the nonprofit. If you are copying it to the letter, ask permission. Get creative. Design them free on Canva.

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BoardAssist

MAY 10, 2016

What are the trends that are going to impact your nonprofit in 2016? Across the board, nonprofits retain only 1 in 5 new donors, usually because of an abysmal post-gift experience for the donor. Look at Giving Tuesday’s results: Blackbaud reported that 17% of gifts it processed came from mobile devices. What’s up for 2016?

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