Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Nonprofit fundraising videos help you raise more money. You can make a video with your smartphone and share it on your social channels without spending any money. After you ask supporters for money to support an initiative, you need to let them know how it turned out. For a longer video, consider writing a script.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Asking for money, can be uncomfortable, right? We all grew up learning that it wasn’t polite to talk about money and it definitely wasn’t right to ask your friends and family for handouts. Here’s the reality: your passion and your vision require MONEY to fulfill. You know this, and so does the general public. It’s true.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

She asked staff to give 15 minutes of their time to handwrite a card and prepared them with ready-made assets, stationery, stamps, and sample scripts. Every department participated—even finance and nursing—and everyone reported that it made them feel more connected to the organization. Did thanking them raise more money?

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

The goal is to raise $15,000. Having retention material ready to go will save your organization time and money. You can ask ChatGPT to create a thank you phone script for your volunteers, create an email thank you template, thank you messaging for a specific campaign you’ve run, and more!

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For donors who want their money to be used in ways that change lives, a gift to your organization is the right year-end move. Work from a script so everyone is comfortable making these calls, asking for donations. Even if you only have three or four ambassadors, you will get some donations from new donors and raise awareness.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It’s also the number one reason you’re raising less money than you could. You’re Leaving Money on the Table. I wonder what they did with the money and whether it helped. To have the organization thank me and explain how the dollars were used WITHOUT asking for more money actually made me want to give more.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

You can reach out to donors whom you have never met before, and they can feel moved enough to give their money to your organization. Finally, let the prospect specifically know what the money would or could go toward. Donation Request Script for Recurring Donors. Instead, take a step back and evaluate your asking process.

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

A recent survey of six national nonprofits found multi-year team captains raise two to three times more than new team captains and retain about 86 percent of their prior year’s revenue. Sample tweets, emails, Facebook posts, employee memos, phone scripts, communication plans, and anything else they’ll need to inspire and manage their team.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

Ideas that Could Raise Money. 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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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

The leadership team wanted to identify ways to improve the event, expand registrations, raise more money, and turn loyal supporters into sustaining and major donors. Deliver a post-event wrap-up with photos and statistics, including total dollars raised and number of attendees. They turned to donor journey mapping.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

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. the organization I am involved with as a Board member, is raising money to move five young people off our waiting list and into our program.

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NetWits

MAY 12, 2011

Twitter users set higher fundraising goals and raised more money. In fact, Twitter users increased their personal fundraising goals by at least three times more and raised nearly 10 times more online than their peers who did not use Twitter. Twitter as a Multiplier. A Holistic Approach.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Tom Iselin will show you how to increase your likability and “memorability” among donors that will deepen relationships, help you raise more money, and create greater donor loyalty. We got five excellent tactics for you that’ll help you raise more money, and improve your donor relationships through personal branding.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Emma Lewzey will identify the specific shifts you must make to raise more 5- and 6-figure gifts–without letting fear, intimidation, or imposter syndrome get in your way. We are here to talk about “How to Overcome Fear, Intimidation, and Imposter Syndrome to Raise More Money.” Full Transcript: Steven: All right.

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Kindful

MARCH 11, 2021

They know firsthand the hardships of engaging board members, raising money, and managing unruly board members. And why not, you’re paying good money! They don’t follow a script. Why spend a bunch of money on a retreat if the outcomes sit in a file and collect dust? They are impact-driven.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2018

Below are 10 simple steps you can take to raise donor awareness. Research suggests that approximately $10 billion of corporate matching gift money goes unclaimed annually, which represents about $20 billion to nonprofits. Nonprofits need to educate donors on the benefits of matching gifts. That’s a staggering 10% of total donations!

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CauseVox

MAY 27, 2021

Plus, as a special bonus item, you’ll receive Joe Garecht’s exclusive Asking Scripts Guide. He is also the author of several books on fundraising including How to Raise More Money for Any Non-Profit. Bonus Item! This e-guide includes sample fundraising asks, sample major donor funding proposals, and more.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Supporters raise significant amounts of money and bring new donors to your organization. million raised annually since 2004 by helping participants become fundraisers. 50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Not only do teams raise more money for your organization, they add camaraderie and competition to fundraising.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 29, 2016

Several years later she had raised over 10 million dollars and was featured on Oprah, CNN, and the Today show. Give them a sample thank-you script, background on the donor, details on their gift and a few discovery questions they can ask to learn more about them. Share How Money Makes an Impact at the Organization.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Something about the work you do moved them to take out their credit card or their checkbook and give your nonprofit money! As with all these warm touches, it’s important not to ask for money. 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.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Emma Lewzey will identify the specific shifts you must make to raise more 5- and 6-figure gifts–without letting fear, intimidation, or imposter syndrome get in your way. We are here to talk about “How to Overcome Fear, Intimidation, and Imposter Syndrome to Raise More Money.” Full Transcript: Steven: All right.

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sgEngage

APRIL 21, 2021

In fact, 800 foundations signed a pledge to adopt more trust-based practices in order to move money more quickly and with fewer restrictions. Trust-based philanthropy is so far from the compliance-oriented culture of traditional philanthropy that it can raise a lot of eyebrows.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

It also means tying up loose ends to assure you don’t leave money on the table. Take a look at how much money you might otherwise leave on the table, and you’ll see the merit of such a strategy. Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

By focusing a little extra energy on your mid-level donors, you can raise more money and create a quality pipeline for your major gifts officers. When you’re asking for more money, you should be asking less frequently. When you’re managing an understaffed development team, you’re always rearranging your to-do list.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 11, 2008

House parties can be used for fundraising, or if you are uncomfortable asking for money, "friendraising." Morrie Warshawski , author of Shaking the Money Tree: How to Get Grants for Film and Video, recently sent me a copy of the 2nd edition of his book, The Fundraising Houseparty. Direct mail? An ad in the paper?

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

People are busy, and while they may certainly visit your website or Facebook page to donate funds or set aside a day to attend a fundraising mixer or the like, counting on them to help raise awareness is an iffy wager. These tools can be simple, such as examples of fundraising emails, social media posts, phone scripts and even official logos.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. And that made the biggest difference for me in going from struggling and feeling insecure, honestly, right, and fearful of talking to major donors to raising a million a year from individuals to up to 2.5 So, Steven, I think people are raising their hands. Here we go.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2019

People with massive social media followings frequently make a profession of it, and companies pay them large sums of money to wear, eat or talk about their products online. When people who are respected in your field share your content or endorse your organization, it can have a huge impact on raising awareness and trust.

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3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 1, 2015

You are raising more money. Hoarding data is wasting time and costing money. Can your organization afford to waste that kind of money? So we studied the problem, then created custom scripts to clean and de-dupe based on reasonable best practices. Your response rate falls from 60% to 40% to under 30% over time.

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EveryAction

JUNE 20, 2023

We also recently made enhancements to our OpenVPB phone bank organizing tool to allow users to set a default script and up to four alternate scripts for their phone banks.

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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. Capitalize on the power of email marketing to recruit individuals or teams to raise money for your organization and to stay in touch with these supporters throughout the campaign.

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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. Capitalize on the power of email marketing to recruit individuals or teams to raise money for your organization and to stay in touch with these supporters throughout the campaign.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2017

This could be anything from helping raise money for a new program to showcasing a new exhibit. Provide them with talking scripts if necessary so that they can practice what they are going to say. Key Takeaways for Creating Your Own Advocacy Program. Inform : It’s important that your advocates have all the facts.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

AUGUST 28, 2018

Nonprofit fundraising events are a great way to raise money and increase your organization’s profile at the same time. If members of your host committee have held fundraisers in the past, ask what previous events have been able to raise. You should look at how past fundraisers of a similar nature have done. Track your RSVPs.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Supporters can raise significant amounts of money and bring new donors to your organization. It’s crucial that you encourage your supporters to use social media to raise awareness for their fundraising efforts. 50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Allow your fundraisers to raise restricted money.

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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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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

You realize you need money to fund the work. Even if you don’t have money right now, you will as soon as you start fundraising and you’ll need a checkbook very soon to start paying bills. And, make it super easy to give you money. Make it Easy for People to Give Money. I’m doing it! And then reality hits. Now, I get it.

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