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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. Keep an eye on trends in employer information. 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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How Much Time Should Your Nonprofit Invest In Different Social Media Channels?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofits nowadays invest serious resources to keep pace with the latest social media trends. If your goal is to get countries to pledge to wipe out poverty, then your social media clickthroughs are just a means to an end. Because social media requires an immediate response, a common script will pay great dividends. Government.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

We’ll start with a few key trends in philanthropy that will ground our conversation. So with that, what we wanted to do is start our conversation by understanding your understanding of key trends in philanthropy. Okay, so positive trend. Because, you know, is it giving them a script for a phone call, or a template?