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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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Advocacy and Awareness: 4 Tips for Virtual Campaigning

sgEngage

While traditional methods can still impact supporters, more and more organizations interested in starting an advocacy initiative look to virtual campaigns first. Your messages during this period should be both instructive and motivational, explaining to supporters what they should do to make a difference and when. .

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about data methods from Alexandra Samuels and cross-track sessions from traditional panels to unconference. The culmination of these two and half very intense days was an Idea Accelerator Lab. Do you have a preferred method? Defining Roles.

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Learn the ABCs of Online Security Threats

Tech Soup

By instructing computers in a botnet to try and load and reload a website repeatedly, attackers can effectively knock a website offline temporarily. XSS — Cross-Site Scripting Attack. Cross-site scripting — or "XSS" for short — is something of a nebulous concept.

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Nonprofit Radio: How to Make Podcasts That Promote Your Brand and Engage Supporters

NTEN

Use your podcast for what it can deliver more effectively than other methods. This method is great for its ease of use and immediacy but will not allow you to add any sound effects, music, or cut in other voices and input. Consider creating a pamphlet or handout with instructions on how to find and subscribe to the podcast.

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Jon Udell Answers My Screencast Question!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

what I loosely call the documentary/instructional movie approach. So, my screencast making was also a method for learning, although it very very slow ??? especially when you are vertical monopoly on your screencast -- director, producer, script writer, researcher, narrator, set designer, etc. ve used in the past ???

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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. " 'Nuff said.