Get Fully Funded
AUGUST 8, 2022
It takes much more than just opening your doors to get donations to come your way. Using heartstring words like “homeless,” “abandoned,” “deserving,” “malnourished,” “unjust,” “innocent,” etc., Doesn’t “deserving homeless veterans” tug at your heart more than just “veterans”? It takes commitment, guts, and a great story.
Get Fully Funded
MARCH 21, 2022
Some donors are very open to getting to know the organization they just donated to. Work from a list of prepared questions , but be prepared to go off-script if the donor goes in a different direction. Use open-ended questions that will give your donor the opportunity to expand on their responses.
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Get Fully Funded
OCTOBER 19, 2021
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. They open your emails. As with all these warm touches, it’s important not to ask for money. Just say thank you. Ask them how they are doing. And thank them again, wishing them happy holidays.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 13, 2013
But what was a grantmaker who works on ocean conservation doing at a conference of software engineers and open government advocates? Enough that I could understand the language, but where the speakers were new and I was drawing parallels to my own work rather than knowing the script by heart. Also, there’s mild profanity.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 5, 2019
To find the right people, be curious and open. Do you say homeless people or individuals experiencing homelessness?… … Be open and clear about why this matters. See what your board or staff members, donors and volunteers are up to on social media. Do any of them fit the bill? 5) Provide the necessary tools.
Bloomerang
APRIL 9, 2021
Close the 20 browser windows you currently have open. Board members can serve as door openers. They can participate in the fundraising process by opening the door to the eventual ask. They don’t the door opening?” All she did was open the door. I’m so happy to be partnering here. You are worth it.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 16, 2010
These were (as captured by blogger Marcia Stephanek ): Open Green Map , offered up by Holly Ross, helps communities map their eco-friendly spots, whether it's a bike rack or a solar-heated apartment complex or a public herb garden. Invisible People , an nonprofit that uses video storytelling to help de-stigmatize homeless people.
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