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How to Collect Compelling Stories to Use in Your Fundraising Work

The Fundraising Authority

Sometimes this conversation happens in person or on the phone. We need our donors emotionally involved and excited about our work… not bored. That’s why we need to incorporate stories into our fundraising work. That’s why we need to incorporate stories into our fundraising work.

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Virtual Fundraising: 5 Tips for Moving In-Person Auctions Online

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Bryna Dilman , Director of Marketing at FrontStream , who offers expert tips to nonprofit organizations planning to move their in-person auctions online. . As resources may be limited, it’s best to target items that won’t take a lot of phone calls or research to request. electronically or via regular mail).

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Tech Tools Working Together: How Text-To-Donate Paves the Way for Text Message Communication

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Today, statistics show that one in five consumers has more than 1,000 unread emails in their personal inbox. In a June 2020 Engage by Cell webinar , marketing expert Ric Militi of InnoVision Marketing Group shared, “Text messaging is one-on-one communication with your donor coming through the most private part of their phone.

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6 Surefire Tips for Asking for Donations Over the Phone

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Making donation appeals over the phone is an interesting middle ground between asking for donations in person and making appeals through more anonymous methods like email or on your website. But on the other hand, you can’t see the person, read their body language, or establish a face-to-face connection with them.

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The Secret To Successful Work/Life Balance When You Work From Home

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The workshop, Work/Life Balance: Tips Fundraisers During A Pandemic included fundraisers from many different countries. The interactive workshop focused on personal resilience tips based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. (The One thing I shared was the importance of creating a “shutting down from work,” ritual.

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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

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Raising money for your small nonprofit is stressful during the holidays, and practicing personal gratitude can pull you through. According to the calendar, we’re supposed to start counting our blessings around Thanksgiving and work our way up to total and complete joy by New Year’s Eve. What is personal gratitude? Chesterton.

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How to Work Smarter, Not Harder with Fundraising Automation

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Fundraisers like you have a lot of work to do to make the world a better place, so any time you can save on administrative tasks is incredibly valuable. By automating these tasks, you save your nonprofit time that would normally take a person hours to complete, allowing your personnel to engage in more meaningful work at your organization.

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