Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Use my Kitchen Table Exercise to develop your conversational writing voice. Create a brief script for everyone to follow, then give everyone a few names to call. An ideal video gives a peek into your nonprofit’s work and shows the donor the impact their donation made. Leave out the jargon, acronyms, and slang. Write that.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc).

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

I often tell folks that making a practice of self-editing is a great way to level up : finish your draft (email appeal, social media post, video script, or whatever else), walk away from it for a minute, and then go back and make changes as an editor would. Whose voices are you choosing to elevate? What needs to be changed?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. So when you’re following up, make sure that you’re prioritizing talking about the impact above even your fundraising goals. Impact is more important than fundraising goals. Makes sense.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 12, 2019

They can be the first thing a person sees about your nonprofit; allowing its voice and message to come through with unique combinations of visual styles, music, and narrative. For that, you can use meaningful animation, unexpected script turns ( narrative ), and adequate characterization.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2011

Give each board member a handful of phone numbers to call and a thank you script if you like. I prefer the phone call approach. Even if they get voice mail the donor will appreciate the personal thanks from a board member. Have a mini thank-a-thon at your monthly board meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

” After spending five years living and breathing networks and measurement and designing and delivering many, many nonprofit capacity building programs, my focus is going to be on how nonprofits can apply measurement and their networks to learn for impact. Patrice Martin, IDEO.org (Co-Lead & Creative Director).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Eileen on energy levels: “You want to change up the sound of your voice and the visual variety of the slides, so people stay with you. Assume your audience is distracted by at least one other thing — the cell phone, dog, or a child coming into the room. It’s not your script. Well, that depends.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Eileen on energy levels: “You want to change up the sound of your voice and the visual variety of the slides, so people stay with you. Assume your audience is distracted by at least one other thing — the cell phone, dog, or a child coming into the room. It’s not your script. Well, that depends.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

So we’re going to talk about how to communicate with authenticity, how to use your voice to convey your message, that’s one V. So, in 2019, into 2019, all of 2020, messaging was focused on the pandemic impact, the impact it had on your organization. So we’re at voice, vision, and values. So expression.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

So, if you want to reach those really big goals, and you were asking me what is one place where I could put some money where I could really see some impact, that would be my advice. Pick up the phone and ask. You don’t want to spend a lot of money, and you want to do it all yourself. So this is like the money shot here.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

There’s writer’s block, competition for our attention in the form of social media or our phones, and who can forget about the 50 other responsibilities we have on our plate. A like here, a comment there, and a link back to your site can, with time, have a huge impact on search rankings. Introduction.

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