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The Secret Way To Boost Year-End Gifts

Bloomerang

It should sound like a conversation (not like a thank-you script a robot might write). Distribute discovery questions Most of the time your volunteers or board members will be leaving messages but arm them with a few sample discovery questions just in case they get a donor on the phone: May I ask what inspired you to give to us?

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5 Tricks for Writing Better Fundraising Emails

Get Fully Funded

I worked to develop my own voice. Stop trying to sound smart when you write fundraising emails. When you try too hard to sound smart, you sound inaccessible and inauthentic. Think about having a conversation with a friend and just sounding like you. Do I sound like I am chatting with a friend at my kitchen table?

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New Email Tests Improve Clicks, Slow Exiting

The NonProfit Times

If it reads and sounds like spam to you, it’s probably going to look like spam to other providers,” McClelland said. Doing so entails sending two versions of an email, Sample A and Sample B, to two randomly selected groups of recipients prior to the main event.

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If Google+ was a comfy couch at a conference…

Judi Sohn

In that window of opportunity, I snagged an invite from NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward and have spent the last day playing around with it in between other projects. For a while yesterday, Google turned on the spigot and folks were able to freely invite others to Google+.

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7 “Must Do’s” When Thanking Donors To Win Their Heart and Set Up Future Gifts

Get Fully Funded

If you’re not sure what to say, here’s a list of sample phrases you can use to thank donors. Your thank-you letter should touch the reader’s heart, not sound like an academic paper. Use my Kitchen Table Exercise to develop your conversational writing voice. So, write like you talk.

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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

What did the trick was a “How To Tweet” cheat sheet that not only included the simple mechanics, but also sample tweets from other ACLU leaders around the country, subtle form of peer pressure. But getting into the habit of regular tweeting, Facebooking, or experimenting with new tools like Instagram is another story.

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The Ideal Year-End Fundraising Campaign Timeline

CauseVox

Download this Sample Year-End Fundraising Goals Spreadsheet: You’ll see this fundraising goal sheet is broken up into 2 parts: A donor thank-you campaign from 11/2-11/13 and a fundraising campaign from 11/14-12/31. Yes, this post may sound like a broken record but this step can’t be stressed enough. .