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How to generate advocacy calls from your supporters to elected officials

EveryAction

Decide who you want to call You might already have a good idea of who you want to target with these advocacy calls, but if you’re still trying to narrow down your options, asking a few questions can be helpful in clarifying and prioritizing your targets. Start by asking, “Who are the decision-makers closest to the issue right now?”

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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. Prepare for donor questions. 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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ChatGPT and Fundraising: 4 Things You Need to Know

Qgiv

To use ChatGPT, all you have to do is create an account and then ask a detailed question for the AI to generate a response to. You can ask ChatGPT to create a thank you phone script for your volunteers, create an email thank you template, thank you messaging for a specific campaign you’ve run, and more!

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7 Virtual Volunteer Ideas

Whole Whale

There are more people than ever stuck at home and ready to work, the question is how to engage them? They should answer questions the staff has about performance, give a 30k foot view of what happened, and generate insights about what’s working in a report. Social media analytics report. Facebook Fundraising Stewardship.

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How To Do A Donor Cultivation Event

Bloomerang

You get to mingle with donors and ask great discovery questions. 5 questions to ask yourself before you do a donor cultivation event: What are you already doing with clients that would be meaningful for your donors to see? Ensure you are prepared last-minute questions on the day. . Why should you do a donor cultivation event?

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That’s hard if deadlines are looming, but essential to have a session to explore questions such as: What is your facilitation style and philosophy? Good instructional design to create an environment for peer dialogue begins with good on boarding and for people to connect with something they already know or believe.

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A Wake Up Call: What the Equifax Breach Means for Website Owners

Byte Technology

These are all questions you should have answers to if you’re operating an e-commerce or other type of site that gathers personal data. This means: Keeping all your core programs, platforms, scripts, plugins and themes up to date with the latest versions. Would you know how to contact your users and let them know what happened?

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