Graves Fowler

Award-winning communication consulting for faith-based groups/campaigns since 1984. Our clients’ missions are beautiful in their simplicity: we help them soar!

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To upgrade or not to upgrade? That is the question. How should you approach asking a monthly donor to give more? Read more at https://t.co/d4NUQQMWVy from Erica Waasdorp.
#fundraising #donor #appeal

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What's your gameplan for your first contact with a potential donor? Do you have one? In initial conversations, it's good to have a path laid out. Check out @gailperrync advice on what your gameplan should include: https://t.co/ZzX5HRZbfd
#fundraising #donor #appeal

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Ever send out an appeal with typos? @jeffbrooks spills his nightmare scenarios from typos, to missing sentences or the wrong page 2. Read on to find out how these "oops" appeals faired compared to their originals. https://t.co/RE2BjDrEfF

#fundraising #appeal #donors #nonprofit

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Two, four or six pages? Sentence fragments? Serif or sans serif font? What is the best practice for your appeal letter? Check out @mcahalane's latest on the best practices for YOUR appeal.
#fundraising #donors #appeal

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Now that you've clean up your appeal letter, how to does it translate into email donation requests? Once again, @jeffbrooks has tips on making your email fundraising better: https://t.co/TNcouNNOlZ
#fundraising #donors #giving

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We all have a template for donor letters. Is it running on all cylinders to effectively bring in money for your nonprofit? Check out @GailPerrync's Top 10 List of ways to make your appeal letter the best it can be: https://t.co/z8qSSWGKUl
#fundraising #donor #giving

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While you're cleaning up and prepping for another year of giving, let's look at new ways to connect with the ever-changing donor. @jeffbrooks has tips on how to speak "donor-ese" here:
https://t.co/yIcvjWqgHm
#fundraising #donors #giving

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Early January is quiet time to get your digital files and processes cleaned up, ready for another year of giving. How do you track and record your recurring gifts?
https://t.co/KdvWC0mQOC
#giving #fundraising #donors

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Leadership. Need we say more? Leadership is the key to driving results that acheive goals. What are your nonprofit's goals and how can you help achieve those goals? @askwithoutfear has tips on how to make this work: https://t.co/5zR3bPeTUA
#fundraising #giving #donors

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Do you know specifics about your donors like how old they are? @JeffBrooks shares a podcast about why knowing donor demographics is power!

https://t.co/LIe5WdcjH8
#fundraising #giving #donors

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We are still in midst challenging times. So, what is a nonprofit to do to make it through? @askwithoutfear has the THREE basic items your nonprofit needs to fall back on during these times.

https://t.co/eQPFa9MEqx
#fundraising #donors #giving

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Now is the time to encourage donors who want to optimize their tax deductions. @EricaWassdorp has the ins and outs of tapping into these donor advised funds:
https://t.co/OVVmdFtOhp

#fundraising #donors #giving

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It's a new year soon and what better time to do some analysis of your current giving methods! Are you finding gaps in your giving? Read more on how to bridge the gap from @jeffbrooks https://t.co/VVaMQLu3u6
#donors #fundraising #giving

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We talk about telling your story and how donors can be a part of the solution. Are you creating or revealing discomfort in an effort to motivate giving? See @mcahalane's take on the role emotions play with donors.

https://t.co/xEQcJihWP1
#donors #fundraising #giving

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With the new year upon us, is it time for your nonprofit to get real about capturing monthly giving? @ericawaasdorp's guide to mastering monthly giving has all the "to-dos" and "don'ts" of monthly giving: https://t.co/PbozO4OLPL

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Encouraging donors can be artform but it is also a scientific process backed by data. What are the 3 pieces of data we are missing to get the donor success we want? Read snippets of the report here: https://t.co/2bZ1mLFnJ3

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Today, we celebrate #GivingTuesday - a day set aside for donors alike to support nonprofits all across the nation. Do you have a plan to thank all these donors for their monetary support? @GailPerrync has tips on a #Thankathon for your nonprofit.

https://t.co/1SKfUqKZjN

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Fundraising isn't easy. It makes a special person and team to dedicate themselves to a cause and tell it's story. If you're feeling in a rut, check out these tips to help motivate and your team.

https://t.co/rI80WsMF8Q

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It seems we've done 10 years worth of change in less than 2 years. What worked pre-pandemic is no longer the case now. @gailperrync gives us a case study to ponder how changes to our appeal can make a BIG impact.
https://t.co/OILrI9LDnD

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We've talked a lot about how the words of your appeal letter need to have a strong impact. Now let's turn our attention to the visuals and how they can help propel the story. @jeffbrooks lends us his Top 10 hints for strong fundraising photos 📸:

https://t.co/HfQcFevVEm