Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Borrow from political organizers to build a grassroots movement at scale by empowering supporters locally with the right messages and tools to spread your mission. Host a Zoom call for supporters to write letters, send emails, make scripted calls to elected officials like Swing Left is doing. food prep, packing, distribution).

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Forum One

APRIL 21, 2021

As we take this week to reflect on the substantial work that so many organizations do day in and day out to protect our planet—from rallying volunteers to shaping public policy—we are thrilled to shine a light on our clients at NRDC who recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. Designing an easy-to-use experience.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Consider holding a thank-a-thon in early November for these wonderful donors where you gather a couple of volunteers or Board members and call each donor just to say thanks. It helps to provide the people making calls with a script. They are free to veer from the script, but they can use it to get started. Just say thank you.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

A blog is a perfect place to put your content, whether that be articles, guides, videos, photo galleries, local news updates, or updates from your staff. For example, someone in your area may be searching for volunteer opportunities with a local animal shelter. Have—and regularly update—a blog with SEO-friendly content.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

There, they welcome local hunters to donate specific, legally tagged, wild game meat, including deer, and they’ve designed an FDA-approved butchering process to package the meat for community members who select that food option. Founder John van Hengel developed the concept of food banking when he was a soup kitchen volunteer.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 3, 2020

When you incorporate advocacy into a well-rounded, more strategic approach for your nonprofit, you’ll find that your fundraising improves, your volunteer network expands , and your organization is able to grow. . Local CEOs. If local businesses are making decisions that may impact your mission, target them in your advocacy efforts.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2023

The donor journey is a lengthy process, ending with a donation, joining a membership program, volunteering, or getting involved in some other way before restarting again. Assemble a team of your staff and volunteers to call donors to thank them for their gifts. Using photographs. Providing the data.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

Possible segments might include: volunteers, board members, major donors, other donors and corporate contacts. Think about how many pages people need to click through in order to find your mission, learn about volunteer opportunities, or make a donation. This will allow you to target specific groups with relevant messaging.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Work from a script so everyone is comfortable making these calls, asking for donations. Also look for local social media bloggers and celebrities who might be happy to lend their name to your year-end giving campaign. Send a dedicated email to volunteers. Thank the donor for their past support.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Your event committee can consist of board members, staff, and volunteers from your nonprofit organization. Once you have your event committee in place, start recruiting the volunteers that will help with your event. Your volunteers are the workforce that will make your fundraising event successful.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

and her children into an apartment, provide furnishings in partnership with our local furniture bank, and enroll her in a certification program so she can increase her income. “I Work with your staff and volunteers who work directly with the people you serve to capture stories like this one for sharing in thank-you notes.

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EveryAction

JUNE 20, 2023

We’ve stood, marched, messaged, and canvassed in your shoes as organizers, advocacy managers, volunteer coordinators, and so much more; and we’ve done this work across 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations as well as labor unions and political campaigns. Mobilize is here to stay.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

When you’re hosting an event, you need to take into consideration the safety of guests, volunteers, staff, and vendors. It’s helpful to be present at the venue and to go through a visualization exercise with key staff or volunteers. Not sold yet? Here’s why you should be! Let’s pretend you’ve got your venue selected. Here we go!

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 23, 2014

Steven has spoken at national and local conferences, and is frequently interviewed by media outlets for his expertise in digital marketing. _. You don’t have to create an overly-produced, polished and rehearsed video with meticulously scripted talking points. There are no Greenpeace employees or volunteers.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

AUGUST 28, 2018

Whether you’re planning an elegant cocktail hour at a local restaurant or a low-key barbecue in a supporter’s backyard, the difference between a successful fundraising event and a total failure comes down to one thing: getting engaged and passionate people in the door. Major donors expect this kind of personal touch.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There were a few outstanding elements of this fundraiser that set it apart from the crowd: A creative livestream that kept folks engaged: they had personal stories, cooking demonstrations, a local comedian as a host, and live raffles! For people who weren’t local, any park was a great alternative. Who wouldn’t want to watch?

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. You probably already receive support from many local companies. Invite your top fundraisers to join your volunteer committee. Provide samples of everything. Provide fundraising success stories.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 8, 2016

You may find that local or regional businesses are willing to write a letter of introduction or support for your proposal, even if they cannot provide funding or donations for your project. Much of this work can be done online, and it is easy to get a volunteer to help. Create a Script. Don’t go off script!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2009

with an unsold stack of scripts on their night tables," Mark offers. The demanding schedule makes most kinds of volunteering difficult, but students are hungry for places to hone their skills outside of an academic context. "They are easy to find." " I can speak from experience.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

As an added bonus, Twitter's trending topics are often monitored by local news media outlets. Delegate Event Day Twitter responsibilities to 1-2 trusted staff members or volunteers on your team. Prompt participants visually with signs & verbally in scripts to tweet during the event. Sign up to volunteer for Camp for Kids".

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

Obviously there’s an ongoing cost to that and you want to fund half of it through recurring giving and half through a corporate partnership with the local pet supply company. Create a simple call script and get your board involved. Volunteers. Want to take this a step further? OK, what else? Young supporters. Event attendees.

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

Obviously there’s an ongoing cost to that and you want to fund half of it through recurring giving and half through a corporate partnership with the local pet supply company. Create a simple call script and get your board involved. Volunteers. Want to take this a step further? OK, what else? Young supporters. Event attendees.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Here are 4 things you can do to alleviate poverty in your community: Volunteer year round. VolunteerMatch is a free tool for finding a volunteer opportunity near you. Start a Giving Circle to fund local organizations. Eva Mendes Cross-posted from BlogHer BAD08 poverty blog volunteer giving circle donation

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

box at the post office or local shipping store if you don’t yet have an office or a facility. You need a way to manage emails that you send to your volunteers, donors, and other supporters. Work up a simple script and practice it. You can set up a P.O. Giving on your website. Set up an email marketing system. Don’t go on and on.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Applies to volunteers, advocates and donors (although there might be some privacy issues to understand). Provide dinner (pizza works), a call sheet, a suggested script and a telephone. Recognize them! Run appreciation events, give awards or simply start a “shout-out” campaign via social media.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. You probably already receive support from many local companies. Invite your top fundraisers to join your volunteer committee. Provide samples of everything. Provide fundraising success stories.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Customize these scripts based on the segments of supporters who are being called. Volunteer Opportunities. Volunteering may not immediately sound like an appreciation idea, but hear us out! Happy Hour.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Customize these scripts based on the segments of supporters who are being called. Volunteer Opportunities. Volunteering may not immediately sound like an appreciation idea, but hear us out! Happy Hour.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

But if not, I’m talking about actually volunteering at a program event, taking off that board member hat and actually doing some hands-on stuff with the clients. So, for example, I was with youth services and I provided a annual schedule of all the volunteer opportunities that were available to my board members.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 11, 2019

local community event. Perhaps the people you serve have successes to share, or your volunteers want to talk about why they partner with your organization – testimonials let them tell your story in their own words. . Instead of focusing on the people behind your nonprofit, you’re focusing on the cultural aspects that drive it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

We were also very lucky that Claire Sale volunteered to be our Twitter advocate who monitored the Twitter stream and verbalized important points and insights. . We used a broad definition of crowd sourcing, simply stated as: Getting ideas, content, volunteer tasks, money, or other things from a wide swath of people.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 23, 2019

Explainer videos are usually 30-90 seconds long, which translates into a script of around 150 to 200 words. Personalize video emails are great because they don’t just inspire someone to take action by volunteering or donating – they’re also your chance to SHOW someone how much they truly mean to you.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And a lot of this content that I’m talking about today is in my book called “Cloudburst” on fundraising, you’ll find scripts and things in there you haven’t ever seen before. And you know, if they volunteer a lot, and, you know, we’ve gotten some great shots of them. And I had a like Anthony.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

You want to have a connection with the donor, with the volunteer. Intentional authenticity, it results in increased volunteer engagement. Because I sound like a broken record saying this, I’m going to say it again, volunteers make your very best donors. So this is prime time for you to re-engage those volunteers.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

Talk to each other, introduce yourself in the chat if you haven’t already because we will save some time for some Q&A once we kind of get through our scripted questions. So yeah, the local church filed for bankruptcy. It might be a little easier for us to see if you use the Q&A, but that’s okay. You can branch out.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Steven has spoken at national and local conferences, and is frequently interviewed by media outlets for his expertise in digital marketing. _. Can they help in other ways, like volunteering? Here’s a sample voicemail script: Hey there, (donor name). Volunteers too! A $5 gift is an ideal monthly pledge.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

And it doesn’t matter if your copywriter is local. ” Write your phone ask scripts and plan your list of who you’re going to call and what you’re going to ask for. In November I want you to set up all of your acknowledgments, your email autoresponder, your thank you cards, your thank you scripts.

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