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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Test digital engagement tactics like emoji reactions, quick polls and unfortunate consequences of inaction.

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Fundraising for Education: Your Guide to Doing Virtual Fundraising Right

Qgiv

Finally, you want to make sure you add interactive elements to your livestream, whether that’s by adding chat people can use to ask questions, or y breaking up your livestream with polls, quizzes, raffles, etc. John Center for Homeless Men recently added some engagement to their Raisin’ the Rent event with virtual house parties !

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Reflections on Extension 2.0 Webinar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

First, my preferred method of instruction is to be more interactive and facilitate discussion. Note to self, look for a 2-3 minute video about one of the steps) The poll feature was great way to engage people and I wish I had thought though some more of those to incorporate along the way. I had too much content.

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[VIDEO] Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle: Grant Seeking Lessons and Pro-tips from the Field

Bloomerang

We’ve got some polls for you. ” I don’t know if these questions sound familiar to you, but we’ll just do a little poll to see which of these questions you have about grants. Most of you have answered, so we’re going to just end the poll. So I’m actually going to launch my second poll.

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