Get Fully Funded
MARCH 21, 2022
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. Try to make the conversation a conversation, not an interview.
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. 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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Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 5, 2019
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.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 24, 2007
I wasn't as smooth as I would have liked swtiching between my "scripted" remarks and incorporating people's questions in the chat line. I told Marnie's story about the Northern CA Homeless Group story and someone pointed out that the homeless photo I used was from Washington, DC. I am teaching two more sessions.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 16, 2010
Invisible People , an nonprofit that uses video storytelling to help de-stigmatize homeless people. I created a script of conversation starters/questions about crowd sourcing and using social media for program delivery. Then I reviewed each slide deck and created a compilation (see above) and developed the final script.
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