EveryAction

JUNE 23, 2023

Write the script Your supporters are much more likely to make a call if they feel adequately prepared—they’ll want to know who they are calling, what they should say, important background information, and logistical instructions about how the calling process will work. Building an advocacy campaign?

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc).

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Greater Giving

MAY 14, 2024

Recruit Your Thank-A-Thon Team Find volunteers with excellent phone presence who enjoy talking to people. Prepare Your Thank-A-Thon Logistics Decide whether to set up a phone bank or have volunteers use their cell phones. Send emails to those you couldn’t reach by phone as well. Wish them well.

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Donorbox

APRIL 8, 2022

Organizations may hold events and send mail or email appeals to ask for donations, but there will come a time when phone calls or in-person asks are the best […]. The post All You Need to Know About Fundraising Scripts (Samples Included) appeared first on Nonprofit Blog. Unfortunately, it is a reality for nonprofits.

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 13, 2012

Fill in their name, email address and mobile phone (household address and phone are on the household record). I’d love to see some conditional logic in a later version of Visual Workflow so I can script something like “If email address is entered, match that otherwise match first/last name.”

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

First names only! Here are 6 channel options: A simple phone call from you, or even better—a board member A postcard A video email A letter An email A text 3 time-saving ways to report impact with scale and efficiency (no matter how big or small you are!) Texting is the 21st century version of a phone call. Much lower!

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 30, 2014

Maybe, but for many NPOs, saddling up, getting down in the dirt and hitting the phones is still one of the most effective ways to get those donations. We’re also wannabe hipsters, however, so today we’re going to walk you through how to improve your nonprofit’s phone fundraising because, well, we’re totally retro and not mainstream.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Phone-a-thons have been a tried-and-true fundraising staple for decades. With fewer people picking up their phone for unknown callers, phone-a-thons appear to be waning in effectiveness. Have you ever considered turning the phone-a-thon on its head and holding a stewardship drive with a “thank-a-thon” instead?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Assume your audience is distracted by at least one other thing — the cell phone, dog, or a child coming into the room. It’s not your script. Eileen on energy levels: “You want to change up the sound of your voice and the visual variety of the slides, so people stay with you. Well, that depends.

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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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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Provide samples of everything. Don’t let your fundraisers get stuck on something you could have easily provided. Provide fundraising success stories.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Create a standardized script. Include matching gifts in call scripts. To illustrate our point, take a look at two possible phonathon script introductions: Phonathon Script Introduction #1: “I’m calling on behalf of University X to raise money for our annual phonathon campaign. Create a standardized script.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Instagram is a photo-sharing app (for Android phones and the iPhone) that has a built-in social network. Andreas decided to build his own using a basic photo printer (he used the Canon Selphy CP800, which retails between $75 and 90) and a script that can download photos from your phone to a computer. Andreas used this workflow.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

40+ Ways Empower Your Board Members for Fundraising Season Inform Hold a fundraising season kick-off dinner Give board members the option to give rather than fundraise Share 2021 Giving Tuesday Stats Stay in touch on fundraising goals and progress Share: How Nonprofits Build Donor Trust – Be Transparent Train on new fundraising software (like (..)

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Ideas Fundraising Script Nonprofit 147

CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By using community-driven fundraising techniques, such as peer-to-peer fundraising , making phone calls, sharing the campaign online, connecting you with prospective donors, or using their community connections to broaden your campaign’s scope, your board can kickstart the fundraising efforts. This year-end, spice it up with a phone-a-thon.

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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. Work up a simple script and practice it. Phone call: This is another great way to ask. Phone call: This is another great way to ask. Don’t go on and on.

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

You can ask ChatGPT to create a thank you phone script for your volunteers, create an email thank you template, thank you messaging for a specific campaign you’ve run, and more! ChatGPT can create a thank you script for any occasion, guaranteeing your donors are acknowledged for their generosity.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

The internet — and even phones, to some extent — have produced a certain amount of anonymity when it comes to asking for donations and making contributions. These methods should include: Phone calls. Donation Request Script for Recurring Donors. Letters and cards. Social media interaction. Be prepared for rejections.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 13, 2021

Video and audio equipment are a must (even if they are through your phone), as well as an encoder, virtual event platform, and internet connection. . This is not like shooting a video on a video camera or on your phone. Write a script so that speakers have talking points during the live video. .

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Sometimes you can ask for donations solely online; in other cases, it may be better through a one-on-one meeting, a presentation, or a phone call. Before you write that post/pick up the phone/set up that meeting, the best thing you can do is BE PREPARED (you’re seeing this theme a lot here – have you noticed?). So do I.” “I

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

For a longer video, consider writing a script. Scripting: Even if you don’t plan to read from a script, you still should write a script. If you just talk into your phone for four minutes, you will likely lose viewers rather than inspire them to give. Just speak directly into the camera and from your heart.

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Video Giving Fundraising Script 98

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Three actions In an effort for our board members to take our year-end giving to the next level, we recommend three actions for your immediate attention as follows: Rapid-fire personal phone and text outreach. If you’d like our help with suggested talking points or a sample script, we’d be glad to provide that too. Please let us know.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Draft a letter or email that your board members and other dedicated fans can send to targeted individuals and provide talking points for a phone script. Ask for an RSVP via email, phone, or online form, and confirm via email, including a map and parking plus in-case of-rain instructions.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

October Collect testimonials, impact stories, videos, and pictures and use them to write ‘reporting back’ stewardship emails, postcards, texts, thank-a-thon phone scripts, or letters. Give board members a thank-you script and a few discovery questions in case the donor answers. Schedule in-person ask visits with donors.

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Calendar Fundraising Gift Test 91

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

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. For this group, make between two and eight solicitations a year, mostly via mail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I cried after my first big film was released,” she admitted, in hushed tones over the phone. ” And that’s a difficult question to answer – whether it is your social or network strategy or a work of art. The first step is identify what impact might look like as this post explains. “I

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

If someone wants to reach you by phone or email, it should be easy for them to do so. Here’s a sample script you can use: . “Hi! I know it’s a busy time, and hopefully I can make it easy by taking your pledge or even your credit card payment over the phone.”. Add contact information at the end of the email. Try three times.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

These tools can be simple, such as examples of fundraising emails, social media posts, phone scripts and even official logos. These are your champions, and they’ll be invaluable to your non-profit as you fight to expand and evolve. Give them tools to help them succeed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Assume your audience is distracted by at least one other thing — the cell phone, dog, or a child coming into the room. It’s not your script. Eileen on energy levels: “You want to change up the sound of your voice and the visual variety of the slides, so people stay with you. Well, that depends.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In a perfect world, we should have received 19 phone calls (only 19 asked for a phone number on their donation form). We received zero phone calls and only two hand-written notes. The Donation Amount is Too Low to Warrant a Phone Call. Here’s a sample voicemail script: Hey there, (donor name). Volunteers too!

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Would you be available this week or next for a phone call? I like to suggest both a phone call and a coffee date, and see which one the donor feels more comfortable with. For a phone call, you can literally have these in writing in front of you. Phone or In Person? Or, even better, would you like to meet for coffee?”.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

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. Learn more in my free Donor Thank You Calls eBook + Script. Check out these examples you can email. One week after gift: .

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Kindful

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Tip #1: Pick up the phone to solicit gifts. . Making phone calls is one of the least expensive and most powerful fundraising strategies when it comes to soliciting a year-end gift! . If you haven’t started making phone calls yet (or even if you have!), I can even process the donation over the phone if you’re ready to give now.

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Tips Donation Fundraising Script 62

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In 2014, Meredith Niles had just taken over fundraising for Marie Curie in the UK when her phone rang. She asked staff to give 15 minutes of their time to handwrite a card and prepared them with ready-made assets, stationery, stamps, and sample scripts. To spend the day thanking instead of asking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

We had several phone calls and collaborated using a google document to capture notes and tasks. I created a script of conversation starters/questions about crowd sourcing and using social media for program delivery. Then I reviewed each slide deck and created a compilation (see above) and developed the final script.

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Reflection Sample Script Map 98

Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2023

Thank you phone calls have the effect of closing the loop, helping to keep alive the warm glow people experience when making a gift. You want an insider, who lives and breathes the mission (as opposed to simply reading a script), and who can make a personal connection. Someone donors could call back with questions if they wanted to.]

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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. If not, give these donors a phone call pronto. You can learn how to make this call by grabbing my free Thank You Calls E-Book + Script. Begin with an ice breaker to make it fun.

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