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Example Phone Scripts to Use When Asking for End-of-Year Gifts for Your Nonprofit

Bloomerang

Later, you get their end-of-year appeal in the mail or in your inbox. But wait—a couple of days later, your phone rings. Then, around the beginning of the end-of-year giving season, steward them with a card, phone call, email, or video to thank them. Here are example phone scripts a staff member can use to ask for a gift: .

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Unlocking the Power of APIs: The SKY is the Limit!

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I went to school for music education and, up until this point, had a long-winding road learning how to write code in Google Apps Script. I’d never coded anything before diving into Google Apps Script a few years earlier. Over the years, simple scripts took shape that developed into more complex scripts that became indispensable.

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Unlocking The Power Of A Donor Thank You: Feeding America’s Approach

Bloomerang

Aaron and his team have designed a donor thank you process that’s an ongoing practice integrated into the fundraising culture at Feeding America. Feeding America’s donor thank you process Here are the guiding principles for Feeding America’s donor thank you process: Make the thank you as personal as possible, within scale.

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It’s Not Too Late: 3 Strategic Year-End Fundraising Tips

Bloomerang

The subject line is like the envelope for a direct mail letter; it’s a critical part of your appeal “package” as 47% of email recipients open an email based on the subject line alone. If someone wants to reach you by phone or email, it should be easy for them to do so. Send it to everyone on your mailing list who hasn’t responded yet.

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40+ Ideas to Light a Fundraising Fire Under Your Nonprofit Board Members

Blue Fox

Is your staff prepared to make the asks, attend the events, mail the collateral and try some Facebook fundraising ads? Use this list to support them through the fundraising process. In 2020, U.S. nonprofits raised $2.47 billion dollars. What was your piece of that ‘pumpkin’ pie? Let’s talk 2021!

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Nonprofit Donor Retention 101: Always Do This

Bloomerang

Being thanked for my previous gift was much more persuasive than receiving multiple emails and direct mail letters. If the gift was made using a smart phone, text the simple gratitude message. Also make a thank you phone call (set a threshold, e.g. $100+ gifts) or send a thank you text. Check out these examples you can email.

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

Get Fully Funded

If you wait until it’s time to send the thank-you to write the thank-you letter, you may rush the process and send out something that isn’t meaningful. Your donor software should allow you to insert the donor’s name into the thank-you in either email or snail mail letters. The point here is to prioritize thanking donors.

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