Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

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. According to direct mail expert Mal Warwick, the follow-up letter can boost your overall return by 15-25%. . Here’s a sample script you can use: . “Hi!

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Is your staff prepared to make the asks, attend the events, mail the collateral and try some Facebook fundraising ads? In 2020, U.S. nonprofits raised $2.47 billion dollars. What was your piece of that ‘pumpkin’ pie? Let’s talk 2021! What about your board members… are they fired up for fundraising season?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

The way that Vote Forward manages volunteers is by letting people “adopt” a mailing list of potential voters and then gives instructions for them to send letters from a printed script that can be customized. Recruit volunteer thank you ambassadors to leave scripted messages on fundraising pages.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Or you could add an option to your direct mail response cards and telemarketing scripts for donors to make recurring gifts. With a steady and reliable stream of income that has low and predictable dropout rates, organizations can count on this future income more safely than upcoming direct mail or telemarketing efforts.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

direct mail) you’ll increase the lifetime value of that donor from $128 dollars to $197 dollars – An increase that any nonprofit organization would love to see. Over time, dropout rates are low and predictable, so organizations can rely on future income more safely than upcoming direct mail or telemarketing efforts. Not encouraging.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Mail them a handwritten card. Even in an increasingly digital-first world, getting something in the mail is refreshing and can be heartwarming. Mail them swag or merch. . Come up with a simple script for a short video. Some things never go out of style. Order shirts, socks, hats, masks, pens, mugs, or other items.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Engagement Meter looks at giving history (recency, years given, upgraded gifts), interactions (event attendance, volunteering, communication preferences, website visits), and e-mail (subscribes, opens, clicks) to give you a temperature reading on each donor in your database. . That’s “Casablanca,” not “Hocus Pocus.”)

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. An exclusively online campaign can be executed much faster than a traditional direct mail campaign. You can learn how to make this call by grabbing my free Thank You Calls E-Book + Script.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

You have to collect stories and photos of program participants, get their consent, pull data on your programs, clean up your donor database, plan events, schedule donor meetings, print materials, fix your mail merge and lick a thousand envelopes ? Direct Mail. all in one month. . So, why do we all wait till the last minute?

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Achieve

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Finalize your direct mail and send it (and your data) to the print/mail house. you designed and finalized your direct mail appeal (and, hopefully, the rest of your fundraising pieces). Now it’s time to get your appeal to your print/mail house so it can get out the door! October. , Build and prep email solicitations.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If they donate by check, you should send them a hard copy thank-you letter with tax information by regular postal mail, sent within two business days of when you receive their check. You can include a mail option and a QR code linking to an electronic survey. It helps to provide the people making calls with a script.

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3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 1, 2015

You keep mailing out newsletters and fundraising appeals. You keep adding new donors, new prospects and your mailing lists get larger. Have you done the math on returned mail? If 5% of the addresses are bad, that’s 5,000 pieces of returned or wasted mail each mailing. Donors lapse. Some move away. Others pass away.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Being thanked for my previous gift was much more persuasive than receiving multiple emails and direct mail letters. Learn more in my free Donor Thank You Calls eBook + Script. It can also come from an influencer (someone the donor is likely to respect), testifying to the impact. One week after gift: .

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Automate your thank-you sequences so that, if someone gives you two gifts in one month, they don’t receive the same generic script each time. Add “subscribe” buttons not only on your website, but also in the footer of your emails, in email signatures, on direct mail QR codes, and in your social media bios. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Automate your thank-you sequences so that, if someone gives you two gifts in one month, they don’t receive the same generic script each time. Add “subscribe” buttons not only on your website, but also in the footer of your emails, in email signatures, on direct mail QR codes, and in your social media bios. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 30, 2009

I no longer have to be concerned about keeping my mail tabs accessible in Safari. Mail, Facebook are built in to Fluid. I can’t use the Better Gmail extension I loved from Firefox, but I can easily add some of the scripts (not all work) to my mail browsing experience in their SSB. This is killer.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Your donor software should allow you to insert the donor’s name into the thank-you in either email or snail mail letters. It creates two pieces of mail or email for the donor to open and read. Create a brief script for everyone to follow, then give everyone a few names to call. I don’t like this approach.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc).

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Greater Giving

APRIL 16, 2021

This type of segmentation provides insight into the best way to deliver your message or how to encourage your donors to contribute, such as including a pre-stamped, self-addressed envelope in a direct mail campaign or directing them to an easy to use online donate button through an appeal you’ve posted on social media.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll find articles about: Opinions on Industry Trends, Topics in Behavioral Science, Whitepapers and Case Studies in Philanthropy, and Direct Mail and Online Fundraising. THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE. The Agitator is written by nonprofit marketers and fundraisers who were fed up with the status quo. BETH’S BLOG.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

For this group, make between two and eight solicitations a year, mostly via mail. Make sure to go through a quick training and provide a script that folks can use when they reach a donor’s voicemail. Make Fewer Asks. This one is simple. When you’re asking for more money, you should be asking less frequently. Get on the Phone.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 18, 2012

Most successful annual giving programs consist of a combination of regular email communications, direct mail pieces, telephone calls and face-to-face meetings. The plan is important to be sure the schedule is followed and communications are coordinated to prevent email or mail overload. Create scripts and make the asks.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2014

For instance, by converting a Word file to PDF, any potentially harmful scripts can be removed. In addition to using backup tapes, check if your email security solution also provides mail backup functionality. Check Internal Emails. Add Legal Footer.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

For instance, by converting a Word document to a PDF file, any potentially harmful scripts can be removed before they can do any damage. The Red Earth Software Donation Program offers Policy Patrol Mail Security through TechSoup. Detect File-Type Spoofing. Keep Your Organization's Email Secure.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

direct mail, email, social media, text, phone, advertising, website), targeting different donor audiences. You can find a sample script here. No one plan fits all nonprofits, but there are all sorts of successful strategies from which you can pick and choose. Even better, pick different strategies to use across multiple channels (e.g.,

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 14, 2014

Furthermore, the typical nonprofit cleans data reactively, once problems are discovered or direct mail pieces are returned to the office. If you don’t, you have plenty of company. Most nonprofits that we speak with do not. This work should be scheduled and completed independent of your communications or fundraising event schedules.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2020

One of the interesting side effects of the widespread shutdown is that most people are getting fewer commercial emails and direct mail than usual, as businesses like hotels, restaurants, music and sporting venues, and travel agencies all put a halt to their marketing. You see a sample phone script for this call here. can get involved.”

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

I use several Greasemonkey scripts for Flickr: AllSizes+, How Interesting?, Mail to, and my absolute favorite Photo Compass. at 8:50 am Thanks for the tip about AdBlock Plus. It’s brill — it gets rid of all the ads on Facebook.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

If a prospective donor encounters an obstacle while trying to donate (like if your donation process is cumbersome or if they can’t find the donate button or if there’s no address for them to mail a check), they may give up. You might be surprised how many people will want to write a check and mail it to you! Don’t go on and on.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2011

Give each board member a handful of phone numbers to call and a thank you script if you like. Even if they get voice mail the donor will appreciate the personal thanks from a board member. Add the donor to your mailing list to receive your annual holiday card, annual report, and/or newsletter. I prefer the phone call approach.

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NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2011

Perhaps it's something else, but regardless the cause, some ingenious script-kiddy has turned the tables and suddenly you're responsible for thousands upon thousands of spam messages. Perhaps that innocuous "Share this Page" widget on your web site — through no fault of your own — has been turned to the dark side.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2019

However, given that most annual giving programs are vestiges of heavy direct mail programs where costs are tied intrinsically with the cost of printing, this has deeply influenced how we view personalization. Johnson box, multiple use of “You”). Lapsed donor (< Thank you for your previous donations that have saved lives>).

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

Mail The gold standard is a prompt and personal mailed thank you letter. It’s why I advocate mailing a thank you letter to donors who give online, in addition to the immediate email receipt. Let them know they’ll receive their ‘official’ thank you later in the mail. Top 10 Ways to Say ‘Thank You!’ to Nonprofit Donors 1.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 11, 2008

This 58-page book provides all of the information you need to host a house party including a pre-party checklist, a sample fundraising "ask" script, and sample thank you notes and invitations. Direct mail? One of the tips I found the most interesting was that it is important that the person who asks the group for donations is a peer.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

To add this code you’ll need access to place the script in the header or footer tags of your website. You can even connect the lead captures directly to a mailing list provider, like MailChimp. Note : Be sure to have a remarketing privacy policy visible on your site to inform visitors of how you may be using their information.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Ro)bots (or spiders) are scripts or applications that search out information on the web. A vulnerability across a variety of browsers and platforms, a clickjacking takes the form of embedded code or script that can execute without the user's knowledge, such as clicking on a button that appears to perform another function.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. So sample scripts here could be, “Hey, I’m following up on our previous conversation. So if you’re not on my mailing list already, you need to get on it. Like, I need a reminder.

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