Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

If you inspire people, you’ll get a gift. This means you can’t just slap anything on a page, send it to a donor, and expect great results. How do you motivate people to take action so you’ll get the results you’re looking for? Your words matter when you’re trying to get people to donate. It’s pretty simple.

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Get Fully Funded

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). And the results speak for themselves. Using the techniques of storytelling for nonprofits can make a huge difference in the results of your fundraising. So, What’s Your Story?

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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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BoardAssist

MAY 10, 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. Sticking to the basics: solid direct mail, great website, and major gifts.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Hint: Donor behavior is consumer behavior.). While many nonprofit professionals are digital immigrants , we’ve had 20 years now to learn the language and customs of the digital native world. Instead, there are some fundamental best practices that improve the donor experience, reduce friction, and produce better results.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 23, 2013

I’ve seen test participants use salty language (yes, really) and even break into hard sweats (yes, really). Don’t give hints. Don’t give hints unless they are completely stuck. If not, you need to make the test results meaningful to your organization and maybe even make the pitch for additional resources.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

A little insider hint for you. And so my clients regularly add six to seven figures of revenue to their bottom line as a result of using my methodology and my programs, which I’m really proud about. And I’m proud of that, and it gets results. You can send us a tweet. There’s a Q&A box and a chat box.

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