Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 22, 2023

If these scenarios sound familiar, this blog post is tailor-made for you. Showcase Impact Through Stories: Share compelling stories or language that illustrates the positive impact the donor has had on the organization’s mission. Initiate conversations via mail, phone, or email, and listen attentively.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

They might not get breaking news alerts on their phone. Eliminate, or clarify, any jargon or Official Language that may be opaque to readers. Q: How does it sound? Some other things to listen for or look for: Repetitive language. Wonky language and jargon. Does this sound or look like a policy briefing?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

But it’s not as easy as it sounds. Something in the photos and the language on the page pulled me in and made me care. They will even sign an agreement to have their likeness used for marketing purposes. The newer the cell phone, the better the photo. Make sure your site is easy to read and navigate when using a phone.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

I don’t like the way I sound or look on camera.” Avoid an overly sweet or flowery language or imagery. If you just talk into your phone for four minutes, you will likely lose viewers rather than inspire them to give. Plan to spend as much time and energy marketing your video as you did creating it.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Or even the next six months if the year sounds overwhelming! It may seem like they’re repeating themselves, but repeating something in exactly the same language is not the same as repeating the message you want to get across in a variety of ways. Do a survey, do a poll, do a Facebook Live, call people on the phone, do a focus group.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Sounds great, right? Whether your ambassador communicates with their friends and family via phone, text, email, or social media is up to them. If I were working with her as an ambassador, I would look for ways to wrap an Ask in the language of dance so she could talk to her dance friends about donating. But, I wouldn’t assume.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

As with all Asks, center your language around the things you’ll be able to do with the donor’s money – like the lives they’ll be able to change. Because of our team of monthly donors – who we fondly call Rescuers – I can now peacefully sleep at night knowing I’m safe and sound in my forever home and feel lots of love!

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Solicit donations from a distance and over the phone. This includes characters that look and sound like the coworkers, volunteers, and constituents learners will encounter— if your entire team isn’t blonde-haired and blue-eyed, your characters shouldn’t be. Use new technology to work from home. Fundraise with empathy during a crisis.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

That worries me, because I don’t think I’ve heard about a groundswell of demand for changing Chafee in the United States, other than when one textbook publisher's representatives get up in public and sound like banking executives from five years ago (if the government would just stop regulating us, we'd take care of everything).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But if you are using their language or really innovative elements, you should credit them. A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor. Sometimes the recognition is transparent and transactional, like when the money is in the form of a sponsorship from a company’s marketing budget.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Weave in stories that are connected to the podcast and I’m going to share some model language for you. . She was just on Forbes yesterday, it sounds like, and I just heard about it on LinkedIn and I’ll have to give her a call. ” It might sound a little bit condescending.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

No doubt that’s high on the list, but something comes first—marketing. Yes, the number one skill that nonprofit professionals need to focus on in 2021 is marketing. Let’s answer some frequently asked questions about nonprofit marketing and what you should know. Why is nonprofit marketing so important?

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Nonprofit leaders need no convincing that this is an exciting topic, but what about frontline fundraisers and marketing teams? But when information is needed to develop a sound strategy, is the data readily available? Let’s talk about productivity. According to the U.S. How many software applications are used to gather the needed data?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday may sound like a great one-off event for your organization, but you may also be worried about retaining donors in the long run. Here’s what their donation page looked like: Notice how the language on the donation page encourages donors to take advantage of the opportunity to increase their impact!

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Does this sound familiar? If that sounds familiar, then what your nonprofit lacks is a sound donor management strategy. Sound good? It may include researching individuals’ giving history, political affiliations, and philanthropic interests, as well as analyzing publicly available data and market research.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 9, 2017

If the idea of starting to incorporate video regularly into your social media marketing strategy seems daunting, then this article is for you. Storytelling in a sound-off world. And as such, most of them are watching their videos with sound-off. This video works muted or with sound on. What does that mean for your videos?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Email Ideas Website Ideas Social Media Ideas Online Marketing Ideas Community Activity Ideas Digital Donor Acquisition Ideas Using Email If you’re looking to connect with online donors, email is going to be a powerful tool. Try SMS Marketing How many times do you check your text messages? Try adding email opt-in forms to your website.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

So people that speak multiple languages or that live in different countries that have different ways of communicating and of seeing the world. So WhatsApp is available in multiple languages. So you can download the app in any language almost. And it’s free with a phone plan. So I’m originally from Columbia.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And when you have websites with lots of questions before people fill it out, when you have, you know, give us your phone number, that is a thing you can just see people withering away because they don’t want to give you their phone number, because they don’t want to be called. Should I call you on the phone periodically?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2015

Recently, I had the opportunity to share with Central Florida Foundation’s board of directors about where the Foundation is headed when it comes to marketing and communications. It gives just enough information, honors brand language and encourages follow-up on our website or via phone.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

It can be confusing sometimes to determine if the check is from a DAF or a family foundation, as the DAF could have a name that sounds like a family foundation. When you send a thank-you note for a gift received through a DAF, you do not include tax language, as the donor has already received the tax benefit from the bank.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 18, 2019

It makes your copywriting sound more personal and direct. They made their donation page sound more personal by framing it as “your” donation. A lot of supports worry that they’ll be hounded by phone calls, emails, and newsletters—make them feel comfortable by promising a hassle-free donation. Look at Doctors Without Borders.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Because I sound like a broken record saying this, I’m going to say it again, volunteers make your very best donors. In the last two years, I have secured more asks using a virtual platform versus email or phone. I have gotten to the point that I do not make phone calls. My cell phone. Why is this important?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

Her confidence and engagement methods and authentic relationship buildings get 10 donors on the phone fast, and they all participate in the challenge. Which is totally outdated too and it’s rooted in a lot of the language we hear around like, “Don’t be transactional.” This is about how do you talk to funders in their language?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

Her confidence and engagement methods and authentic relationship buildings get 10 donors on the phone fast, and they all participate in the challenge. Which is totally outdated too and it’s rooted in a lot of the language we hear around like, “Don’t be transactional.” Sounds good. Steven: Yeah.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

Now, 50% of people pay more attention to direct mail than to any other marketing channel. That sounds bloody awful, doesn’t it? So I’m going to say I get [foreign language 00:19:56]. ” And I’m like, ” [foreign language 00:20:19].” You’re speaking my language. Look at that.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

For many of us, it’s new language. The market capitalization for Bitcoin currently when we started this webinar was about $750 billion. The total cryptocurrency market sits this morning at about $1.7 The crypto markets are super volatile and that volatility index is only going to go down over time. trillion.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And it’s not just what we do, because you can send a thank-you letter, or you can send, you know, make a phone call, but it’s how we do it. Just get on your phone, do a little video and send it to them, I can tell you that will make a ginormous difference. And I know that sounds expensive. And I had a like Anthony.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

For many of us, it’s new language. The market capitalization for Bitcoin currently when we started this webinar was about $750 billion. The total cryptocurrency market sits this morning at about $1.7 The crypto markets are super volatile and that volatility index is only going to go down over time. trillion. Matt: Yeah.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Digital marketing is the norm now, and today nonprofits of all sizes are expected to have professionally designed websites. Some aspects of nonprofit website design are complicated and require a deep understanding of coding languages. Earn increased donations and create a positive giving experience. Clear calls-to-action.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

We are here to talk about the next wave, what are those emerging trends in nonprofit social media marketing. We’re going to talk about Emerging Trends in Nonprofit Social Media Marketing. I am a former development and marketing director. So this is really how I discovered the principles of communications and marketing.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

And in my work, when I started teaching and training people influence, I realized, “If I can teach you influence, marketing is so much easier. “Let’s try some phone calls. This sounds crazy, and it’s true. “More useful tips about language we should use.” Fundraising is so much easier.

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