Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Join Hubspot and me for a FREE webinar on how to recruit more sponsors and corporate partners with inbound marketing this Thursday, December 1st at 1pm EST. On this blog and in Cause Marketing for Dummies I talk a lot about how blogging , social media and SEO can help nonprofits land more sponsors and corporate partners.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 11, 2021

Cold Emails and Outreach. Email marketing is an efficient and effective way to reach out to people and interact with them. Many marketers rely on email marketing for their promotions and to generate leads. You must include email marketing in your marketing campaigns. . Content Marketing. LinkedIn Sales Navigator.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

We have ideas for newsletter articles, blog posts, social media updates, and more. These ideas come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter*. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month. For example, I will email the prompts for May next week.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Imagine your donors as old pals—you wouldn’t send them a one-size-fits-all text when you know their life story, would you? When you master this ongoing dialogue, whether via text , email or in-person, each conversation feels less like a cold call and more like checking in with an old mate. Same goes for your supporters.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

Need some ideas for your newsletter articles, social media updates, blog posts and more? Use the following writing ideas from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. Sign up now to get prompts emailed to you in advance monthly. For example, I will email the prompts for May the first week of April.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Ideally, mail callers stationery in advance (or send them copy they can print on their own stationery) so they can follow up with a thank you note or a letter with a remit envelope, as appropriate. Send a “we miss you” letter to lapsed donors you can’t call. . Send an email targeting lapsed donors. . or “ You did it!

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

You get the thought leadership/expertise, and possibly marketing resources and support, from a company that will result in digital content you can use to grow your email subscriber/donor base! One of the simplest ways to reach out to someone who doesn’t know you is to send them a cold email. About the Author.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

And this is why it’s hard to reach out, hard to work up the nerve to make cold calls, and why you frequently get ignored, hung up on, and perhaps spoken to in unkind ways. Send Them to Gift Officers Even though very little is known about these prospects, their names will be dumped into caseloads and distributed to gift officers.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2021

Send a letter or email introducing yourself, thanking them and telling them they’re important. If you miss them, leave contact information and follow up with an email. Send a survey. Send via snail or email, depending on what you know about the donor’s preferences. mail, email, phone, text, social media).

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iMarketSmart

MAY 17, 2023

This leads to making cold calls that get ignored and wasting time they don’t have on prospects who were never interested in giving. Or helping plan email campaigns, or design brochures, or attend strategy meetings that don’t relate to their work. The admin has a couple conversations and then sends them to the gift officer.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 18, 2021

If you send out an email talking about a certain program and tell your readers to click on the link if they want to hear more about it, that means everyone who clicks that link is probably interested in that program. But it doesn’t make much sense to send out emails about DAFs to a bunch of people who have never heard of them.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 9, 2021

Making cold calls and getting no response instead of warm calls that lead to meaningful meetings. 92% said they stay engaged with donors and prospects by sending personal emails manually yet over half (55%) said they didn’t spend enough time on solicitation and 42% said they didn’t spend enough time on qualification. .

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iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In some cases I might offer to deliver some other more tangible value by saying something like this: “I’d really like to send you this video, ebook, report, podcast, etc.” >>How to leave a voicemail while cold-calling or making follow-up calls. LIKE THIS BLOG POST?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 14, 2017

I make breakfast and pour cold brew. Since it’s summer I head outside to the terrace and begin returning emails and catching up on blog posts. I’m stuck on what I want to say in an email to monthly donors so I vacuum while brainstorming opening paragraphs. I yawn and stretch and try to come to life. to 12:00 p.m.

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 16, 2023

They can be mailed out as a letter, sent via email, posted on social media, offered in your publications, or presented on your website. At MarketSmart, our automated Engagement Fundraising System sends out a steady stream of relevant surveys, along with other content, at the right timing. The best donor surveys make this possible.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

5 Common Cold Email Mistakes to Avoid Don’t let your cold emails get a cold shoulder anytime. Have you come across anything like this in your cold email journey? Well, if any of the above is your case, you are stuck in the vicious loophole of sending and waiting but not getting answers.

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iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Making outreach to major donors requires: Making cold calls, or first calls Understanding when it’s time to make outreach Following up Personalizing your outreach Using multiple means of communication In this article, we’ll look at several tips and strategies for improving your skills in these five areas. They give up too easily.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 22, 2021

I support nature conservation — the mission is urgent and essential, and the numbers too compelling to overlook — but this blitz of high-impact marketing materials left me cold. At a minimum, whatever means a nonprofit employs to reach out to donors, whether it’s direct mail, phone calls, blogs, etc., And I didn’t give.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

Just quick housekeeping, just want to let everyone know that we are recording and we’ll be sending out the recording as well as the slides later on today. So look for an email from me later on with those. And you can send us a tweet as well. Steven: It’s cold here in Indy too if it’s cold in Texas.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

And just a couple of housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording this presentation and we’ll be sending out that recording as well as the slides later on today. Just look for an email from me a little later on today with all those goodies. . You can even send us a tweet. How do you find them?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

Keep reading for social media, blog, and newsletter ideas for April. These ideas come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. Fill out the form below to get May’s prompts emailed to you the first week of April. I send this email newsletter the first week of every month with prompts for the following month.

Children 69

Children Health Nonprofits Environmental 69

Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

And just a couple of housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording this presentation and we’ll be sending out that recording as well as the slides later on today. Just look for an email from me a little later on today with all those goodies. . You can even send us a tweet. We’ll keep an eye on that.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

Just want to let you all know that we are recording this presentation, and we’ll be sending out the recording as well as the slides later on today. Just look for an email from me a little later on today. Just look for an email from me a little later on today. You can also send us a tweet.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Just want to let everyone know that we are recording this session and we’ll be sending out the recording and the slides later on today. I will email that to everybody later on today. . You can even send us a tweet. I don’t have a cold. So emails, social media, your website. Lori: I do too.

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2007

You can do so through sending out ads, collecting text messages, and even calling to chat. Unlike telemarketing, mobile campaigns offer something a bit more fresh, fun and cutting-edge than old-fashioned cold calling. Mobile campaigns might be great for building email lists, launching a new idea, or drawing viewers to your Web site.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

And just a couple of quick housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording this session and we’ll be sending out the recording as well as the slides later on today. Just to be on the lookout for an email from me with all those goodies. You can even send us a tweet. But don’t be shy.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

Did he engage with a recent fundraising email? Your donor software should track and report on how supporters interact with all of the channels in a campaign: email opens, social media engagement, web page visits, etc. This could be a quarterly progress report email series, or one that provides updates about a specific campaign.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2011

It’s cold out, so time for some hot Mixed Links! (If Nancy also published a great blog post called Transform Your Message from Inside the Box that reminds us we have to know what’s inside the box before we can think outside of it (and to maybe stop using that phrase). The November Nonprofit Blog Carnival is up!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

And just a couple of housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording today’s session and we’ll be sending out the recording as well as the slides later on today. So just be on the lookout for an email from me later on today with all that good stuff. . Send in your questions and comments.

Nonprofit governance and management 109

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

And just a couple of housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording today’s session and we’ll be sending out the recording as well as the slides later on today. So just be on the lookout for an email from me later on today with all that good stuff. Send in your questions and comments. So don’t be shy.

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iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

But if you want to learn about how to write grants or send out more junk mail, you’ll find plenty of that everywhere you look. In order to get face-to-face with prospects downtown, I made cold calls to set appointments for meetings using the telephone. There was no internet and no email. LIKE THIS BLOG POST?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

Just want to let you all know that we are recording the session, and we’ll be sending out the recording, as well as the slides, later on, today. You can even send us a tweet. I’ve got my email address and my Twitter and LinkedIn information on the slide. We will get all that good stuff in your hands.

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