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6 Reasons Why People Won’t Give to Your Fundraising Appeal Letter (and what to do about it!)

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And there are some common mistakes that nonprofits make in sending out a fundraising appeal letter that causes their results to tank. Maybe your organization helped over one hundred hurricane survivors find temporary housing. There’s a lot of strategy and psychology involved in motivating someone to give through the mail. That’s great!

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Win Back Your Lapsed Donors

Bloomerang

Kari: So we’ve got three sample donors. you know, when Puerto Rico had that hurricane, you know, that was huge here. A, we understand how horrible it is to go through a hurricane, and B, a lot of people who live in Florida have family members in Puerto Rico. ” But let’s show you how this looks practically.

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Steve Bridger

I think Comic Relief achieve this very well when they show the results of their big fundraising events. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 10:32 am | Permalink Amy Sample Ward wrote: Great list, Steve! When afterwilma debuted, I like many others felt an affinity to the people afflicted by the hurricane. Thanks for sharing it.

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