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How to generate advocacy calls from your supporters to elected officials

EveryAction

Write the script Your supporters are much more likely to make a call if they feel adequately prepared—they’ll want to know who they are calling, what they should say, important background information, and logistical instructions about how the calling process will work. Send and track your advocacy calls! Building an advocacy campaign?

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The Secret Way To Boost Year-End Gifts

Bloomerang

First names only! Here are 6 channel options: A simple phone call from you, or even better—a board member A postcard A video email A letter An email A text 3 time-saving ways to report impact with scale and efficiency (no matter how big or small you are!) Texting is the 21st century version of a phone call.

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

sgEngage

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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Phonathons: The Fundraiser’s Ultimate Guide & 15+ Top Tips

Double the Donation

Create a standardized script. Include matching gifts in call scripts. Track and incentivize successful conversations. To illustrate our point, take a look at two possible phonathon script introductions: Phonathon Script Introduction #1: “I’m calling on behalf of University X to raise money for our annual phonathon campaign.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] If you can’t call and thank every donor, who should be priorities?

Bloomerang

Thank you phone calls have the effect of closing the loop, helping to keep alive the warm glow people experience when making a gift. You’d probably need to commit to doing this for at least three years to track how the lifetime value of donors called began to exceed that of donors not called.

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Let Volunteers Shine (And Inspire Gifts) On GivingTuesday

Bloomerang

In 2014, Meredith Niles had just taken over fundraising for Marie Curie in the UK when her phone rang. 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. To spend the day thanking instead of asking.

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How Advocacy Fits Into Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Strategy

NonProfit Hub

Blow up your decision-makers’ phone lines with a click-to-call advocacy campaign. You can provide them a script or outline points for them to follow to be sure they hit the important bullet points on these calls. . For example, email tools, text capabilities, and stored phone numbers are all helpful marketing resources to look for. .