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Phonathons: The Fundraiser’s Ultimate Guide & 15+ Top Tips

Double the Donation

Create a standardized script. Include matching gifts in call scripts. To illustrate our point, take a look at two possible phonathon script introductions: Phonathon Script Introduction #1: “I’m calling on behalf of University X to raise money for our annual phonathon campaign. Create a standardized script.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Asking for Donations

NonProfit Hub

After asking for donations so many times, you may feel yourself sticking to the same script, and there’s nothing wrong with that! After you’ve acquired some solid info on your donor, you have one thing left to do: practice, practice, practice. The second method is more strategic.

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Who's Knocking at My Firewall Door? Simple Security for the Nonprofit IT Professional

NTEN

Ro)bots (or spiders) are scripts or applications that search out information on the web. Search engines constantly scour the web for information using this method -- but bots are also used by those nasty folks on the web that like to steal your information or trash your website. (See Click ahead for more variety.). " 'Nuff said.

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How to Succeed in the First Year of Fundraising for Startup Nonprofits

Get Fully Funded

Using other payment methods. Use info@yourwebsiteaddress.org as a general address and firstname@yourwebsiteaddress.org for personalized communication. Work up a simple script and practice it. You can script out what you want to say and it’s easy to refer to your script, because you can have it right in front of you!

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Donor Data Migration for Nonprofits: Explained

Neon CRM

Validation” is really just a technical data management term for “make sure that the info you have is correct.” At the very, very least, you should have someone who’s very comfortable with Googling and searching for the correct info. Validation checks: Employ automated scripts to validate data against predefined rules.

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