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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. Track and incentivize successful conversations. 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.

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7 Top Nonprofit Crowdfunding + Peer-to-Peer Website Examples Of 2021

CauseVox

A stellar toolkit: to help out their fundraisers, they put together a resource that answered common questions, provided basic fundraising advice, and laid out scripts for fundraisers to use. They invited participants to track their minutes of any activity, from running to reading. Here’s what they did to hit and exceed their goal.

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Raising Awareness of Matching Gifts

Connection Cafe

Ensure that your telefund callers have a script for verifying and asking for employer information and reminding alums and donors alike of the possibility of matching gifts; input or import matching data into phonathon software. For more information, please contact info@hepdata.com. Remind donors during your phonathons.

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The Elements of a Successful Monthly Giving Program

Network for Good

Track your response rates and revenue, as well as retention over time. Create a simple call script and get your board involved. [For more on this topic, read “When donor gifts work-and when they don’t” on The Nonprofit Marketing Blog.] If you’re still on the fence about gifts, try a A/B test to sort it out. OK, what else?

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The Elements of a Successful Monthly Giving Program

Network for Good

Track your response rates and revenue, as well as retention over time. Create a simple call script and get your board involved. [For more on this topic, read “When donor gifts work-and when they don’t” on The Nonprofit Marketing Blog.] If you’re still on the fence about gifts, try a A/B test to sort it out. OK, what else?

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

Get Fully Funded

Fundraising for startup nonprofits is challenging and a plan will keep you on track. The more accounts you have, the more you have to keep track of and reconcile each month, so keep that in mind. Use info@yourwebsiteaddress.org as a general address and firstname@yourwebsiteaddress.org for personalized communication.

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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. For more info, web search for: hacking "inside job" (As of late, the China/Google scandal commandeers at least the first three search pages. See [link] ) Check your new IT staff or contractors out very well. How smart are my phones?