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Nonprofit Fundraising Videos Inspire More Giving

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Nonprofit fundraising videos bring your organization’s work to life in a way that written stories just can’t. Update video: An update video serves a critical role. For a longer video, consider writing a script. Avoid an overly sweet or flowery language or imagery. Videos show as well as tell. Who received support?

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7 “Must Do’s” When Thanking Donors To Win Their Heart and Set Up Future Gifts

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To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. Many donors won’t understand your insider language and will stop reading. A perfect thank-you letter does both.

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Step-by-Step Plan for Activating Fundraising Ambassadors

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Tell them you need them to fill an important role, to be part of your new Fundraising Ambassador Team. Invite everyone to share how they got involved with the organization, what their role is, and why it means so much to them. Provide opportunities to practice and role play. This class does not have to be large.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

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We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. This is not a trick at all and you all are really in for a treat. They forgot.

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Super Useful Nonprofit Fiscal Year-End Action Strategies

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Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. If this isn’t practical for you, you can also suggest language callers can use in an email–especially if this is your donor’s preferred method of communication. Begin with an ice breaker to make it fun.

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Measuring Impact: The First Step

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This was an award-winning filmmaker, who had spent years of her life, thousands of her own dollars, and probably a relationship or two to bring her poignant, hybrid, social issue documentary to the light of day (or in her case, a night on PBS following a limited theatrical release). This was no traditional case of post-partum blues.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

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Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. First is to understand the role of the board specifically in elevating an organization’s fundraising program. Elizabeth: Yes.