Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The subject line is like the envelope for a direct mail letter; it’s a critical part of your appeal “package” as 47% of email recipients open an email based on the subject line alone. If someone wants to reach you by phone or email, it should be easy for them to do so. Send it to everyone on your mailing list who hasn’t responded yet.

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

I went to school for music education and, up until this point, had a long-winding road learning how to write code in Google Apps Script. I’d never coded anything before diving into Google Apps Script a few years earlier. Over the years, simple scripts took shape that developed into more complex scripts that became indispensable.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Is your staff prepared to make the asks, attend the events, mail the collateral and try some Facebook fundraising ads? In 2020, U.S. nonprofits raised $2.47 billion dollars. What was your piece of that ‘pumpkin’ pie? Let’s talk 2021! What about your board members… are they fired up for fundraising season?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Taking a multi-pronged approach Feeding America advises using a multi-pronged direct marketing approach that includes and integrates direct mail, personal phone calls (including telemarketing), texting, and video. I asked Aaron about Feeding America’s current commitment to direct mail. There’s nothing better than that.”

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Most iPhone cases ruin the aesthetic look of your phone. People really like getting an actual physical thing in the mail (versus a code to download an iPhone app). Either by supporting more phones or introducing new products for the iPhone. It was my first foray into making and selling physical products. Always driving sales.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

There will be times when you feel discouraged and also times when you feel a thrill when your phone dings, letting you know someone donated through your website. You might be surprised how many people will want to write a check and mail it to you! Work up a simple script and practice it. This option isn’t just for older folks.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Engage Your Board of Directors To Make Phone Calls Your Board of Directors isn’t just a governing body, they’re also your biggest supporters and most eager volunteers. 10-20 phone calls is a reasonable number for the average person. When done correctly, a 3-minute phone call can increase first-time donor retention by 30%.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

Mail The gold standard is a prompt and personal mailed thank you letter. It’s why I advocate mailing a thank you letter to donors who give online, in addition to the immediate email receipt. Let them know they’ll receive their ‘official’ thank you later in the mail. Top 10 Ways to Say ‘Thank You!’ to Nonprofit Donors 1.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

For this group, make between two and eight solicitations a year, mostly via mail. Of course, that’s not to dissuade you from getting on the phone. Get on the Phone. Hold a phone bank with your whole staff. Make sure to go through a quick training and provide a script that folks can use when they reach a donor’s voicemail.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Being thanked for my previous gift was much more persuasive than receiving multiple emails and direct mail letters. If the gift was made using a smart phone, text the simple gratitude message. Also make a thank you phone call (set a threshold, e.g. $100+ gifts) or send a thank you text. Check out these examples you can email.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If they donate by check, you should send them a hard copy thank-you letter with tax information by regular postal mail, sent within two business days of when you receive their check. You can include a mail option and a QR code linking to an electronic survey. It helps to provide the people making calls with a script.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

You have to collect stories and photos of program participants, get their consent, pull data on your programs, clean up your donor database, plan events, schedule donor meetings, print materials, fix your mail merge and lick a thousand envelopes ? Direct Mail. Consider email, handwritten notes, and phone calls.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

direct mail, email, social media, text, phone, advertising, website), targeting different donor audiences. Thank you phone calls for first-time donors, major donors, monthly donors, and other targeted groups to offer immediate gratification, establish trust, and demonstrate the need for the just-received gift.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Finalize your direct mail and send it (and your data) to the print/mail house. you designed and finalized your direct mail appeal (and, hopefully, the rest of your fundraising pieces). Now it’s time to get your appeal to your print/mail house so it can get out the door! October. , Build and prep email solicitations.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 16, 2021

This type of segmentation provides insight into the best way to deliver your message or how to encourage your donors to contribute, such as including a pre-stamped, self-addressed envelope in a direct mail campaign or directing them to an easy to use online donate button through an appeal you’ve posted on social media.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2011

Give each board member a handful of phone numbers to call and a thank you script if you like. I prefer the phone call approach. Even if they get voice mail the donor will appreciate the personal thanks from a board member. Have a mini thank-a-thon at your monthly board meetings.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Follow Up Phone Call. Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Customize these scripts based on the segments of supporters who are being called. It will also act as a confirmation that the donation was, in fact, received by your organization. .

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Follow Up Phone Call. Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Customize these scripts based on the segments of supporters who are being called. It will also act as a confirmation that the donation was, in fact, received by your organization. .

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

After plenty of brainstorming, we decided we wanted to give mobile subscribers an option to donate over the phone through an inbound call center after they received a text message promoting the call. To see what we're doing, text HUMANE to 30644 and sign up for e-mails at www.humanesociety.org.)

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

To add this code you’ll need access to place the script in the header or footer tags of your website. You can even connect the lead captures directly to a mailing list provider, like MailChimp. Note : Be sure to have a remarketing privacy policy visible on your site to inform visitors of how you may be using their information.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

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. Now, in the beginning of my career, I was always on the phone. See, we’re talking 15 years ago, so I was always on the phone. My cell phone. Expression.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. If it’s too late for that, and you have too many donors that you need to contact, then you can call them on the phone. You can send them voice memos, if you have their cell phone.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Ro)bots (or spiders) are scripts or applications that search out information on the web. How smart are my phones? While Windows-based phones are the most vulnerable, the other operating systems may be "light" enough to be affected eventually. I also use [link] as an incoming mail filter proxy. " 'Nuff said.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? Phone calls can feel a bit intrusive to me. So I’m still not in love with the phone, right? I hate phones.”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? Phone calls can feel a bit intrusive to me. So I’m still not in love with the phone, right? I hate phones.”

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2020

One of the interesting side effects of the widespread shutdown is that most people are getting fewer commercial emails and direct mail than usual, as businesses like hotels, restaurants, music and sporting venues, and travel agencies all put a halt to their marketing. You see a sample phone script for this call here.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

You can always start with a phone call to thank the donor for their past support, then invite them for a tour or meet them for coffee. Can you invite the donor to come to your organization and watch a program in action? Can you ask for a meeting over coffee? Cultivating a donor is part art and part science.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Uniformity in entries like addresses, phone numbers, and dates enhances accuracy and readability. Validate, Update, and Enrich Information Validate contact details, such as emails and phone numbers. Validation checks: Employ automated scripts to validate data against predefined rules.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2015

While you could send out emails and direct mail that effectively market matching gift programs to donors, sometimes it’s better to just talk them through the process. When your nonprofit hosts its next phonathon, incorporate matching gift information into the script. Across Your Fundraising Events.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And a lot of this content that I’m talking about today is in my book called “Cloudburst” on fundraising, you’ll find scripts and things in there you haven’t ever seen before. Just get on your phone, do a little video and send it to them, I can tell you that will make a ginormous difference.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So could each of our board members over the course of the year thank 25 people, make five phone calls, write five thank you notes, write five emails. So you recommend people getting involved in making phone calls, writing thank you notes. Because, you know, is it giving them a script for a phone call, or a template?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. An exclusively online campaign can be executed much faster than a traditional direct mail campaign. If not, give these donors a phone call pronto. Begin with an ice breaker to make it fun.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Your donor software should allow you to insert the donor’s name into the thank-you in either email or snail mail letters. It creates two pieces of mail or email for the donor to open and read. Create a brief script for everyone to follow, then give everyone a few names to call. I don’t like this approach.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2021

Domingos responded to the graduate student mailing list, writing that, “One of Stuart’s (and Damore’s) main points is that perhaps there aren’t more women in CS because they’re not interested, and we shouldn’t force them to be. “Perhaps there aren’t more women in CS because they’re not interested, and we shouldn’t force them to be”.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

They do the mailing. Maybe you send one email, and you don’t do any direct mail. Maybe you do like, you know, five emails and like four direct mail pieces. Just choose in the poll how many appeals mail and email you sent. Pick up the phone and ask. They write our appeals. They do the segmentation.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

Whatever you do for supporters who give via mail. Phone Calls. If you want to deliver your thank you promptly, the phone can be your very best friend. You can get my free Donor Thank You Calls E-Book + Script by joining me at clairification.com. Don’t create a 2-class system. Gratitude is contagious. It’s good for you.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

And I learned a lot about fundraising before the internet, when you just dialed for dollars and sent mailings and had a lot of house parties. . George heard about this and he grabbed his phone and he videoed a whole bunch of people saying, “Thank you to the Smith Family Foundation. .” She called.

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