Nonprofit Fixer

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One of the most challenging things for nonprofit organizations is to consistently get our boards to fundraise. Whatever the reason, we know that board fundraising gets much easier if you can help board members with tools, templates, and pre-written language. (If Why Use AI and ChatGPT to Help With Fundraising?

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NextAfter

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Questions from NextAfter Institute Members In this ask me anything post, I’ll answer a few questions submitted by members of the NextAfter Institute about year-end fundraising. Table Of Contents Question #1 – How should I use a video in my year-end fundraising? First off…here’s what we’ve learned about videos in fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Nonprofit fundraising videos bring your organization’s work to life in a way that written stories just can’t. Nonprofit fundraising videos help you raise more money. Promo video: This type of video gets supporters excited about an upcoming event, fundraiser, or activity. For a longer video, consider writing a script.

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Ann Green

JUNE 25, 2019

Have you seen the recent posts from the Agitator blog about thanking your donors? In Fundraising, You Have to Do It Right. Maybe these calls were done poorly and someone was just robotically reciting from a script. Thanking donors often takes a back seat to fundraising when you should spend equal time doing both.

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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Use this script: “Good morning Bob, Kevin Fitzpatrick with Acme Nonprofit. Kevin’s goal is to help fundraising professionals constantly seek to deepen their relationships with their benefactors. LIKE THIS BLOG POST? The post The Worst Way to Start a Major Gifts Fundraising Call appeared first on MarketSmart.

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Fundraising Coach

JUNE 25, 2020

She knew that she was going to have to shift her fundraising events to a virtual format. 6 Things I've Learned from Attending Multiple Virtual Fundraising Events. I’ve worked for many arts nonprofits over the years and the one thing they all have in common is a love for fundraising events. Lot of them. by Amanda Herlihy.

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The Agitator

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

No mode of fundraising takes more hard knocks than telemarketing. Roger keeps promising that he’ll write a post on the positive fundraising contribution of telemarketing. Roger keeps promising that he’ll write a post on the positive fundraising contribution of telemarketing. This very blog has discussed it.

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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. Grassroots fundraising guru Kim Klein suggests “ Is it all over between us? You can learn how to make this call by grabbing my free Thank You Calls E-Book + Script. BONUS Fiscal Year-End Clean Up Tips.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 29, 2020

As we continue to switch our fundraising, events, and work to digital platforms, don’t forget to keep your volunteers involved too. Provide participants with a script to call their respective contacts. Host Virtual Classes to Build Community or Fundraise. Elizabeth Neufeld. Let’s set the scene. Analyze the data.

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 12, 2015

You can’t read a script if you really want to engage your supporters. My next blog post will include the don’t’s. 3-to-1 Major Gift Fundraising. Like this blog post? The post 15 telephone call do’s for major and legacy gift fundraisers appeared first on MarketSmart |. Shmooze a bit.

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Nonprofit Fixer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As any fundraiser knows, the more prepared you are before a major donor ask, the more likely you are to succeed. Securing gifts from both cold and existing donors is usually part of meeting an organization’s annual fundraising goals. Taken together, research and observation puts you way ahead of an unprepared fundraiser.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2018

A happy, inspiring message of gratitude can set you up for a great year-end fundraising season! After this 60-minute webinar, you’ll have: Several proven formulas for successful thank-you videos, including scripts and storyboards. appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog. What We’ll Talk About.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. Here are two different examples for the same fundraising Ask. Studies show that fundraising campaigns with regular updates can raise up to 138% more funds than those without updates! What Makes a Good Story?

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 8, 2024

This blog post will explore the burgeoning intersection of AI and animation within the marketing sector, highlighting how AI-driven technologies are revolutionizing campaign strategies. As technology progresses, the realm of animation is experiencing a transformative shift, thanks to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI).

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

It might only be May, but it’s truly never too early to start planning for what is going to be an epic end of year fundraising season. If you start building your strategy, I have no doubt that you will be ready to dominate in what will surely be a crowded end of year fundraising space. Here’s what I suggest: Start with Strategy.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

I quickly pulled together a storyboard for a thank you video, developed a draft script and rallied our creative/video expert to be sure he brought his equipment to Cleveland. “As The post How the Hemophilia Federation of America Created Their Thank You Video appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog.

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Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 8, 2023

Supercharge your board fundraising Board fundraising is one of the thorniest challenges in nonprofit leadership. Board members and nonprofit leaders know that fundraising is essential to meeting your organization’s mission. And yet board members are often reluctant to fundraise – and staff are hesitant to push back.

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Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 14, 2014

Despite donor retention being proven as the easiest way to grow fundraising, the typical nonprofit in the USA is now only keeping 27% of donors ! How To Do A Simple 3-Minute Thank You Call [A Script]. Here''s the script I''ve been giving them. Check the second point on Tom Ahern''s blog post.) But those are great too.

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Fundraising Coach

MAY 24, 2013

This month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival involves writing an anonymous letter to your board. I know the fundraising solicitations we’re asking board members to help with has you tied in knots. And you don’t need to memorize all the facts about us or a sales script. c) The Fundraising Coach, LLC.

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Lets Talk Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Steven is the co-founder of The Better Fundraising Co. The information he and Jim Shapiro share on their blog will help you learn how to become a better fundraiser, too. The time of year when your donors' mailboxes are filled with year-end fundraising appeals. essential metrics of fundraising performance.).

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 29, 2018

Put this script on your site and you’ll get more DAF gifts. Related Posts: >>Podcast: Engagement Fundraising: Donor-Advised Funds (Season 1, Episode 12). LIKE THIS BLOG POST? Stop huffing and puffing… and stomping your feet. Take action. Here are some marketing suggestions to help you get more DAF gifts too.

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Fundraising Coach

JUNE 25, 2020

She knew that she was going to have to shift her fundraising events to a virtual format. 6 Things I’ve Learned from Attending Multiple Virtual Fundraising Events. I’ve worked for many arts nonprofits over the years and the one thing they all have in common is a love for fundraising events. Lot of them. by Amanda Herlihy.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Major gifts fundraising faces many challenges. But donor related fundraising challenges often get overlooked in our obsessions with technology, processes, scripts, metrics, our mission, and the current state of politics and the economy, whatever that happens to be at the moment. Giving isn’t rational. Who wants less?

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iMarketSmart

MAY 8, 2023

Relationship and giving Effective fundraising builds higher, “helpful reciprocity” relationships. This is nothing new in fundraising advice. The emphasis on love and passion led Dr. Beth Breeze to comment that, “The ‘how to fundraise’ literature risks being classified as romance if computers ever displace librarians.”[3]

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Getting Attention

MARCH 13, 2014

Awarded the Gold Award for social media from Fundraising Success magazine. And, we will even share the spices that put the special zing into our recipe: Videos: Our videos follow the classic hero script to connect with our followers: a loveable protagonist who overcomes obstacles to complete a powerful transformation.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 18, 2023

And while foundations are typically self-funded at first, many of them end up doing traditional fundraising and accepting donations, often from other wealthy individuals. 6 out of the 10 largest fundraising “organizations” are DAFs. This is the last major gifts fundraising course you ever need to take.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

We [ myself , @MeganSoffe r , and @PIRDave from OnGood ] streamed an interview and a short 20-minute session, but with creativity and time for planning, Periscope streaming as a storytelling tool is untapped and a future fundraising success story yet to be told. Don’t be too scripted and embrace the unexpected.

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 20, 2022

Without a relatable character, the fundraising story is dead. Fundraising story character. The external goal of fundraising story is a gift. Character details in fundraising. This is powerful for fundraising. The same idea also works in fundraising experiments. At the heart of philanthropy is story.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 29, 2016

She is Vice President of Training at Pursuant where she transforms individuals into confident, successful fundraisers through classroom, custom and online training. The number one complaint is always, “They aren’t fundraising.”. The truth is that there are lots of ways board members can support fundraising that don’t involve an ask.

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 1, 2023

Stick to the script. You can explore so much more about how to do this by taking our eCourse, Donor Story: Epic Fundraising , which is based on Dr. James’ lifetime of research. As a fundraiser, when you talk with prospects, you should be able to discover if this motive plays a role their desire to give a major gift. Technology.”

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

So when Angela Crist gushed about how well Facebook Live worked for her for Hope House Giving Tuesday fundraising campaign, I reached out to learn more. You don’t need to follow a strict script, but don’t wing it, either. It humanizes your nonprofit. And the reach is bigger than you think. And it broke through the algorithm.

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

A few months ago, my colleague Pamela Grow released a new book specifically for nonprofits with a “one person” fundraising shop. Like I do with all books I mention on this blog, the links to this book are affiliate links.). And blogging. Me: Helping with creating a fundraising plan is essential.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Behind the scenes: Give viewers a sneak peek into the day-to-day operations of your nonprofit, including how you fundraise, volunteer, or collaborate with other organizations. Events and fundraisers: Create videos that promote upcoming events and fundraisers, and show the excitement and energy of these events.

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Fundraising Coach

JUNE 15, 2011

Blogs : There are loads of great blogs on all aspects of fundraising and nonprofit marketing. You could subscribe to this blog and those in the “blogroll&# in the column to the right. Both blogs and emails can bring the new outside ideas right to your desktop or phone. I of course offer fundraising books.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

We thoughtfully craft and stage the fundraising ask. This emotional experience is all too common for fundraisers. It can make fundraisers avoid asking. Flip the script But what if the story was different? But what does this look like in real-world fundraising? The fundraiser’s role doesn’t change.

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iMarketSmart

JULY 25, 2022

The fundraiser in the monomyth. You don’t remember there being a fundraiser in any of them! In fact, there is a “fundraiser” character in every one. This “fundraiser” actually plays a key role in the monomyth. Obi-Wan is delivering the classic fundraiser appeal. “I That critical role is the fundraiser.

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Fundraising Coach

APRIL 2, 2014

They''re not your typical fundraisers, so when their crowdfunded Kickstarter campaign for $16,000 raised over $19,000, I knew I wanted their story. As a fundraising coach, I''m not advocating nonprofits scrap their traditional fundraising program in favor of crowdfunding. I have an aversion to the very idea of fundraising.

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