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5 Tricks for Writing Better Fundraising Emails

Get Fully Funded

We simply delete and move on to something more interesting or more pressing. I worked to develop my own voice. What stories would you tell? Stop trying to sound smart when you write fundraising emails. They need you to tell them a story that interests them and moves them. That’s what I thought. Write that!

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"Press 2 for Chickens": Innovating African Radio Stations

NTEN

Two years ago, Bev Clark, the co-founder of Kubatana.net , was awarded a large grant in the Knight News Challenge for Freedom Fone, an open-source software platform for distributing news and information through interactive voice response (IVR) technology. . Capturing Voices from the Field in Tanzania.

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How Nonprofit CEOs Use Social Media (Enthusiastically) for Personal and Organizational Leadership

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But getting into the habit of regular tweeting, Facebooking, or experimenting with new tools like Instagram is another story. Amplify Your Voice: If you are sharing articles suggested your staff or colleagues “read this,” switch the channel to something like Twitter.

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Nail Your Request for Donations During Economic Ups, Downs, and Crisis Times

Get Fully Funded

It takes commitment, guts, and a great story. Meeting a pressing need. As long as you’re giving donors a great experience ( thanking them well , communicating consistently, telling heartwarming stories, etc.), Communicate urgency, give short deadlines, and explain all all of the Ws to create a powerful story.

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Newspapers, Radio, Blogs: Nobody Quoted Me, But That's OK

Forum One

I have recently participated as a speaker at several press events: a traditional press conference with newspaper reporters; a recorded over-the-telephone radio interview; and a call-in event for bloggers. The topic was similar in all cases -- specific cases of entrepreneurship and environmental action around the world.

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Newspapers, Radio, Blogs: Nobody Quoted Me

Forum One

I have recently participated as a speaker at several press events: a traditional press conference with newspaper reporters; a recorded over-the-telephone radio interview; and a call-in event for bloggers. The topic was similar in all cases -- specific cases of entrepreneurship and environmental action around the world.

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Podcasting as Digital Storytelling: Behind the Scenes Look

NTEN

Armed with the back story (“ Deborah is stumped by the specific question, but sees the big picture and always succeeds in wheedling useful information out of her more knowledgeable friends” ), we started recording. He did this assuring us that he would edit the resulting podcast into something that made us sound smart.

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