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6 Surefire Tips for Asking for Donations Over the Phone

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Making donation appeals over the phone is an interesting middle ground between asking for donations in person and making appeals through more anonymous methods like email or on your website. This makes asking for donations over the phone somewhat tricky. Have a script when you ask for the donation…. Let’s get started!

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Level Up Your Nonprofit Supporter Stewardship: 5 Steps To Executing A Thank-A-Thon

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Phone-a-thons have been a tried-and-true fundraising staple for decades. With fewer people picking up their phone for unknown callers, phone-a-thons appear to be waning in effectiveness. Have you ever considered turning the phone-a-thon on its head and holding a stewardship drive with a “thank-a-thon” instead?

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Phonathons: The Fundraiser’s Ultimate Guide & 15+ Top Tips

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One thing that phonathons have historically struggled with has been identifying donors who may be eligible for a matching gift from their employer?—and So how do you optimize matching gifts in your phonathons? Create a standardized script. Train callers on matching gifts. Include matching gifts in call scripts.

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[VIDEO] 3 Steps To Closing $10K+ Gifts By December 31

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Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. We’re here to talk about 3 steps to closing over $10,000 gifts by December 31st. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. So I want this to be interactive.

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8 Incredible Tips to Ask for Donations in Person

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The internet — and even phones, to some extent — have produced a certain amount of anonymity when it comes to asking for donations and making contributions. Most of the time, an in-person donation appeal indicates that the individual has the potential to be a major gift donor. These methods should include: Phone calls.

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5 Strategies for Building Long-Term Donor Relationships

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For instance, when recognizing a donor , you might thank them for their most recent gift and give an update on a campaign that they recently supported. Some eCards even have interactive elements and animations, that encourage donors to engage further. Call them on the phone. Create a video. Demonstrate impact.

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Super Useful Nonprofit Fiscal Year-End Action Strategies

Bloomerang

I like to call first-time donors who made an above-average first-time gift. Research shows only 19% of new donors give again, but if you can get them to make a second gift they’ll renew at a rate of 61% — that’s triple! If not, give these donors a phone call pronto. Begin with an ice breaker to make it fun.

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