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6 Surefire Tips for Asking for Donations Over the Phone

Qgiv

Making donation appeals over the phone is an interesting middle ground between asking for donations in person and making appeals through more anonymous methods like email or on your website. This makes asking for donations over the phone somewhat tricky. Have a script when you ask for the donation…. Let’s get started!

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How to generate advocacy calls from your supporters to elected officials

EveryAction

Creating a list of supporters who have interacted with similar content of yours, taken an action before, or simply shown high levels of engagement can also be a good place to start. If they’ll be calling multiple targets, they’ll be automatically connected with the next phone number after their first call.

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Level Up Your Nonprofit Supporter Stewardship: 5 Steps To Executing A Thank-A-Thon

Bloomerang

Phone-a-thons have been a tried-and-true fundraising staple for decades. With fewer people picking up their phone for unknown callers, phone-a-thons appear to be waning in effectiveness. Have you ever considered turning the phone-a-thon on its head and holding a stewardship drive with a “thank-a-thon” instead?

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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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8 Incredible Tips to Ask for Donations in Person

Qgiv

The internet — and even phones, to some extent — have produced a certain amount of anonymity when it comes to asking for donations and making contributions. These methods should include: Phone calls. Social media interaction. Donation Request Script for Recurring Donors. Letters and cards.

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5 Strategies for Building Long-Term Donor Relationships

DNL OmniMedia

Some eCards even have interactive elements and animations, that encourage donors to engage further. Call them on the phone. You can’t meet every donor in person to thank them, but you can get in touch with a lot of them through a simple phone call. eCards are the natural evolution of email thank-you messages. Create a video.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

Where contact information is requested, provide (if applicable) Name, Title, Address, Email Address, Phone Number. You can find Robinson's scripts used in this analysis here. Provide the following information about the organization and staff. Professional References/Testimonials (others who can speak on the organization’s behalf).

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