The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Two-thirds of Americans get at least some of their news on social media and those platforms prioritize video content because it commands attention. The original DIY video platform, YouTube, is now the world's second largest social network and search engine. How do you think about sound when you’re creating a video?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Your thank-you letter should touch the reader’s heart, not sound like an academic paper. It creates two pieces of mail or email for the donor to open and read. Most donors will not make contact, but it builds trust and strengthens your relationship with the donor to let them know you are open to answer any questions they might have.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The script should provide insight into the nonprofit by following to the common writer’s mantra of “show don’t tell.” Start with a strong opening that tells the viewer that it is important for them to watch and go on to provide all the information they will need to move forward with your call to action at the end of the video.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Does that sound good? If that sounds like you, put “me” in the chat. So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. So I want you to tell me which one of these sounds most like you, related to getting 10k gifts. No judgment.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

Or when you open your mailbox and find a check! Open a bank account. It’s easy to set this up and you can use PayPal, Stripe, or a similar platform to link your website’s donate page to your bank account so that donations are automatically transferred to you. Ask your Board where they’d like to help out around the nonprofit.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Sound familiar? A good bartender will not over-serve, regardless of an open bar or limited drink ticket situation. Pro-tip: Plan on having an open bar? Whatever you decide regarding attendee goal, try to have your plan mapped out before opening registration or ticket sales. If you sound stressed, others will follow suit.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Google gives eligible nonprofits $10,000 monthly to spend on its paid advertising platform. If outsourcing the work sounds like an offer you can’t refuse, take the time to find an agency that offers the exact services and expertise your team needs. Some of their Google Ad Grants services include: Form optimization. Compliance.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

Children will sleep tonight, because you cared ” makes a much better opener for a thoughtful thank you. Sending a thank you letter sounds much easier than making a thank you call, but for many donors it may be well worth it to pick up the phone to say thank you — in addition to sending a letter before or after. Phone Calls.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

95% of business meetings take place on platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Eileen on sound bites: “If you are watching an interview on TV and some brilliant sound bite rolls off the person’s tongue, chances are very high that did not happen by accident. Short and even rhyming is best if you want people to repeat it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

95% of business meetings take place on platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Eileen on sound bites: “If you are watching an interview on TV and some brilliant sound bite rolls off the person’s tongue, chances are very high that did not happen by accident. Short and even rhyming is best if you want people to repeat it.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Signing up for a new donor management platform is exciting. Sound exciting? Build a Donor Data Migration Strategy in 10 Steps Migrating your donor data into your new CRM sounds like a daunting task. OpenRefine is a free, open-source tool that you can download and put to work cleaning up your data. Not so much.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Let me know if any of these sound familiar. So how familiar do these ones sound? So these are all limiting beliefs, even though they may not sound like it. And I don’t know about you, but I’d be hard-pressed to carve out a whole hour, it sounds fabulous, just to put my feet up and read. How does that sound?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Let me know if any of these sound familiar. So how familiar do these ones sound? So these are all limiting beliefs, even though they may not sound like it. And I don’t know about you, but I’d be hard-pressed to carve out a whole hour, it sounds fabulous, just to put my feet up and read. How does that sound?

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

You open the envelope and the single sheet of green paper that was clearly at the end of an ink cartridge. Likewise, retail platform Big Cartel had some seasonal fun with its year-end email in 2015, turning their year of accomplishments into a board-game style timeline. A snowflake stamp. “So So it begins,” you think.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Now, I do understand that some places that are opening up again, and I’m even going to a gala, later this year, a fundraiser. Because I sound like a broken record saying this, I’m going to say it again, volunteers make your very best donors. Do you have better opens and clicks, you know, your analytics for your newsletters?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

So you’re going to need to send several in order to get through, and you’re going to need a really good job writing really compelling subject lines to get them to open it. They only read the ones that speak to them with compelling subject lines that they want to open. This is the reality of end-of-year. And who knows.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 13, 2017

The platform analyzes your writing sentence by sentence, judging it based on how easily the material can be understood. The rating and review systems on the platform help to filter out quality candidates. Jason” This leaves your offer open-ended, while not sounding too pushy. to see the results.

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