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Example Fundraising Scripts to Use When Asking for Donations

Bloomerang

Making fundraising calls can be nerve-wracking, but it helps to have a plan in the form of a fundraising script. In this guide, we’ll offer some tips and sample scripts you can use when calling donors to request a face-to-face meeting or directly request donations. Why and when to use a script for fundraising.

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Use This Sample Letter With Your Board To Boost Year-End Giving

Bloomerang

Sending this sample letter is in that vein. Here’s a sample letter to boost year-end giving Date Subject: Your Immediate Action Requested to Boost Year-End Giving Dear <Insert Board members names>: As we draw closer to Dec. Please let us know. That, too, was a good step because it created buy-in.

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Let Volunteers Shine (And Inspire Gifts) On GivingTuesday

Bloomerang

This GivingTuesday , no matter what your campaign or theme, you can’t go wrong spotlighting the stories of your volunteers. 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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[Pre-Register Now]: How to Build A Successful Major Donor Program For Your Nonprofit

CauseVox

In this one-hour class, you’ll learn: How to build a major donor funnel for your non-profit The best ways to tell the story of your organization so it appeals to major givers The step-by-step system for finding a steady stream of new major donors How to cultivate new major donors and build stronger relationships with them. Bonus Item!

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It’s Not Too Late: 3 Strategic Year-End Fundraising Tips

Bloomerang

Here’s a sample script you can use: . “Hi! Thanks to your gift, last year, we [what the donor’s gift accomplished, perhaps as described in the story you told in your appeal letter]. In the letter, we described the story of [insert story]. Let me remind you…] [You didn’t? Let me summarize…].

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Four Bite-Sized Methods of User Research

sgEngage

With a qualitative research method like this one, you really don’t need a large sample size to get good data. All you need is a basic script of questions you’ll ask and 6-8 participants. Tell me a story about how or why our mission is meaningful to you. Here are some examples: User Interviews. What do you want to learn about?

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Leveling up your major gifts program

Candid

We hear stories from donors who have more to give thanks to a booming stock market and see community members who need assistance to soften the ongoing health and economic impacts of the pandemic. Start by creating sample scripts for thank-you calls, emails, and cards and ask your team to thank your major donors. Keep growing.

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