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The Secret Way To Boost Year-End Gifts

Bloomerang

Host a thank-a-thon Put simply, this is when you gather a group of volunteers (preferably board members) to call and thank donors. Start with a straightforward script Give your volunteers a warm, personable thank you script. It should sound like a conversation (not like a thank-you script a robot might write).

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Let Volunteers Shine (And Inspire Gifts) On GivingTuesday

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She asked staff to give 15 minutes of their time to handwrite a card and prepared them with ready-made assets, stationery, stamps, and sample scripts. They then tracked the level of donations from those groups, how many of them were still giving to the organization in the future, and what the level of their gifts were.

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

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Create a standardized script. Include matching gifts in call scripts. To illustrate our point, take a look at two possible phonathon script introductions: Phonathon Script Introduction #1: “I’m calling on behalf of University X to raise money for our annual phonathon campaign. Create a standardized script.

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ChatGPT and Fundraising: 4 Things You Need to Know

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The GPT of ChatGPT stands for generative pre-trained transformer, which is a group of language models trained to generate human-like text developed by OpenAI. You can ask ChatGPT to create a thank you phone script for your volunteers, create an email thank you template, thank you messaging for a specific campaign you’ve run, and more!

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AI for Social Media: Supercharge Your Copy, Images & Videos

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This could mean, for example, more in-person events with small groups of highly engaged donors: a development team freed from repetitive tasks like email and CRM management could focus on “high-touch” experiences like this. What should I look out for when using AI?

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How to Recruit and Activate Volunteers to Help You Raise Money on Facebook this Giving Tuesday

Bloomerang

Include the opportunity as a call to action in a newsletter and/or stand-alone email, or even make personal asks of your board of directors, young professionals group, or other engaged volunteers who you know are passionate about your mission. Offer a couple of suggested scripts they can pick from or modify. And ask on Facebook!

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Finding the Best Consultant for Your Nonprofit: Taking a JEDI Approach

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Most often, the staff, board, and stakeholder’s sphere of influence is a direct reflection of the racial, social, and economic group they represent. This is generally an area where historically underrepresented groups make up the majority of who is listed in the directory. . Tailor your evaluation matrix and script .