Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Nonprofit fundraising videos help you raise more money. I don’t like the way I sound or look on camera.” For a longer video, consider writing a script. Avoid an overly sweet or flowery language or imagery. Scripting: Even if you don’t plan to read from a script, you still should write a script.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Sounds great, right? Start with five to eight fundraising ambassadors with a goal of understanding them and how they can best engage in ways that will make them feel great while raising money for your organization. But remember, these people will bring their enthusiasm and excitement to the table to help you raise money.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

How much money are you trying to raise? Nothing is more boring than boilerplate language: “Your donation will help us bridge the gap between mental illness and health care”. It’s a great idea to prepare an outline to follow, or a script to rehearse, so that you’ll be confident, clear, and determined! What: What do you need?

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

I recommend having your script down pat so you can focus your attention on your donor. Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I had phoned my friend (let’s call her Maya) because I wanted to see how the indie crowd at the Sundance Film Festival would respond to my question: “You know your film is making a difference when…” I first attended Sundance in the late-80s when I was a script reader in Hollywood, and participated during the decade I was at the PBS series POV.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. Does that sound good? If that sounds like you, put “me” in the chat. And now my clients who I work with regularly raise 10k, six figures and seven-figure gifts unrestricted from individuals. Number 1, if this sounds like you, put a 1 in the chat.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

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. In years past, their annual Duradash fundraiser raised about $5000. If that sounds like a lot, that’s because it is.

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