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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship

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Check the donor’s Facebook and LinkedIn profiles then Google them to see what you can learn about them. Work from a list of prepared questions , but be prepared to go off-script if the donor goes in a different direction. Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity.

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Ideas You Can Use To Thank Donors During the Holidays

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It helps to provide the people making calls with a script. They are free to veer from the script, but they can use it to get started. Say something like “ Today, in this season of giving, we are extending a special thanks to our donors who give regularly to our organization, stepping up time and time again for homeless families.”.

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How To Create Explainer Videos That Donors Will Love

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For that, you can use meaningful animation, unexpected script turns ( narrative ), and adequate characterization. It’s not the same thing to bring awareness to climate change as to be working to provide shelter for the homeless. They teem with creativity: Or at least should, when done right! You can say the same about audiences.

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7 Keys to an Effective Social Media Ambassador Program

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Do you say homeless people or individuals experiencing homelessness?… You want your ambassadors to be themselves, not a scripted version that resembles themselves and strips away the authenticity that made their relationship as an ambassador so powerful, to begin with. … Be open and clear about why this matters.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

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” You’re going to provide your board members with the script. ” To each board member, have the script, they pick up their cell phones and they make those calls. Let’s sit down and talk about a script. Those board members agree to pick up the phone and call and say, “Thank you.” ” Right?

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