Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Spend the time to carefully craft what you want to say, then consistently use that language. My 3:1 ratio tells us that we should be communicating with people 3 times as often as we Ask so they feel valued by your nonprofit. Instead, ask people to give to save a dog, tutor a child, or feed a homeless person. That’s boring.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

In other words, should the elevator speech include language that refers to the role the donor plays in the organization? Q: Is there a good ratio of times to communicate with a donor and asking for donations? How can we ask for funding for a paid administrator?!! Matching funds. Telling your story. Q: What is my story?

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Data derived from key fundraising metrics is great for driving decisions at an organizational level but for the sake of simplicity here are two metrics you should include on any public-facing fundraising page: Funds Raised. Will it feed a family for a week or provide clean water to a village? What can $50 do? What can $100 do?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2021

Yes, I will feed hungry children, yes, I will cure a terrible disease, yes, I will save animals, the environment – yes, I will save the planet! The other reason donors left was a “lack of communication about the use of funds/results of gift (‘impacts and outcomes’).” There’s no “partner with us” language. Ah, the new donor.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

What do you think the ratio is of you talking versus the donor talking? About if we’re raising money for endowment funding, how do we create a sense of urgency around that? . But I do have a personal thing around endowment funds is I don’t like them. Steven: Let me pause you for a second, Harvey.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So this is really causing a look at the ratio to maybe shift from 85% or maybe even more of your dollars coming from 15% of your donors. . For many of us, it’s new language. You create funds, you create a widget, you put it on your website and folks can give securely through that widget. It’s a web-based platform.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So this is really causing a look at the ratio to maybe shift from 85% or maybe even more of your dollars coming from 15% of your donors. For many of us, it’s new language. You create funds, you create a widget, you put it on your website and folks can give securely through that widget. If you take a resource, you feed kids.

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