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How to Create a Power-Packed Donor Thank You Letter

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It doesn’t tell the long history of how they’ve grown. Acknowledge the donor for their gift – You’ll find the specific language in the 2 nd paragraph, along with how that gift will impact the organization’s ability to fulfill its mission. Don’t use jargon, acronyms, and stiff language, and leave out all your 25 cent words.

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Create an Online Donation Receipt that Leads to More Donations

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If you use a ‘from’ email such as info@yourorganization or donationreceipt@yourorganization, the email will, from the very first moment the donor lays eyes on it, feel impersonal, like a form letter. If you send an email with a boring subject line , it probably won’t even get opened. Subject lines with questions have higher open rates.

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Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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Lame spams of the day: More people sending me money

Robert Weiner

Subject: Your Payment History. Please check Your Payment History in the payment tool. Here's your sign-in info: Sign in email address: robert@rlweiner.com. The language in this one is particularly twisted: Sender: Mr Sanusi Lamido (contact2011iniifo@yahoo.com.ph). telephone number +44 792 4514727 before you open up.

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7 Tips on Asking for Donations — It’s Intimidating, We Get It [Updated]

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Do they have a history of giving? And then, connect their existing passions and desires to our nonprofit’s cause, using the same language they use. Reading a PowerPoint feels like an easy way to tell your audience all the info they want and be sure not to forget anything important. Do they talk about their passions?

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How To Create and Optimize a Facebook Content Strategy – Advice from Alison Zarrella

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In some cases you’re even hindering functionality if you don’t include open settings to allow invitees or members to post content to the Wall as well. If you’re setting up a new Page, make sure you choose the correct category and that it allows for plenty of space on the Info Tab. They’ll probably be your organization name.)

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