After viewing this Daily Tip and reading John Haydon’s blog (http://www.johnhaydon.com/email-subject-line-examples/) you will be thinking about sending out more than one email on Dec 31st as well as revamping your subject lines! Keep It going because these last 9 days of 2016 fundraising are tremendously important and you can tweak your emails for super success! No Kidding!
Videos
Down to the Year-End Fundraising Wire Tips
We’re down to the wire now, only 10 days left for 2016 fundraising. Joy has 10 tips for you now to make each of these 10 days super successful! Keep it going! You’re headed for blockbuster fundraising results!
How to Say Thank You Now
Every thank you note now can be of strategic importance to your year-end fundraising!
Don’t get lazy or behind and follow these 20 Thank You to-do’s from Penelope Burk, BurksBlog: http://www.cygresearch.com/burksblog/donor-centered-fundraising/donor-centered-thank-you-letters-your-first-step-to-the-next-gift-542/
How to Make Final Year-End Fundraising Days Count Big
The Final 12 Days of Fundraising are now upon us and here are the final 6 email secrets that will pull-off sizzling year-end email results for you!
Here is the link to Blockbuster blog with all 12 tips included in case you missed yesterday’s video. http://blockbusterfundraising.com/12-steps-for-year-end-email-success/
Dazzling Donor Communications for Year-End
4 wonderful points about Donor Christmastime communications from Jeff Brooks and a beautiful example of before/after Donor Thank You from Roger Craver. Doesn’t get any better than that for expert advice and just in time for your year-end fundraising success!
http://www.theagitator.net/
http://www.futurefundraising
Winning Back Lapsed Donors in Time for Year-End
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys1IAT5YGO4
One more positive thing we can do now! Print out your lapsed donor list, any donor who has yet to give this year in 2016, and get ready for action!
Action steps and letter (or call script) included! Also a couple great links to more information!
Loving lapsed donors back into the fold | Simple, brilliant and oh so swipe-able!
What’s a Fundraiser To Do Now?
With only 19 days left to fundraise and meet those 2016 goals, What Can You Do Now to Make A Difference?
Let’s analyze this together and keep it going!
https://smartannualgiving.com/year-end-annual-fund-analysis/
Last Minute Year-End Fundraising Tactics
This is the week to start getting your year-end EMAILS out to your donors.
Here’s what you must include to Keep Going, keep your year-end fundraising going to the final successful countdown in 2016.
Don’t park in a comfortable spot and wait it out! Keep the momentum and energy going! You’ve got this!
Will Donor Advised Funds Affect Your Year-End Results
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS might have more play in 2016 due to “financial advisors suggesting them to their clients with a greater sense of urgency because of possible federal tax changes next year.” ( Gail MarkJarvis, Chicago Tribune).
What can you do now to prepare and participate in this newer Circle of Giving participant?
4 Year-End Tips for Winning Donor Emails
There’s still time to make a big difference in year-end fundraising results with your December Emails!
Here are 4 Terrific Tactics that will help you blast by your fundraising goals! Really!
Examples and samples to follow or help tweak your design and stories.
Donor-Texting Does SMS Work?
Have you considered a SMS campaign as a part of your end-of-year fundraising?
Proponents say it’s easier than an email campaign and faster.
See how one non-profit used SMS for the first time and met with great success. You’ll be impressed!
Tell It Like Dickens for Fundraising Success Now
Need some fabulous inspiration today for writing those last few great end-of-year Emails?
Here it is, from Charles Dickens himself, via sofii.org.
For more fabulous inspiration, go to this link: http://sofii.org/…/fundraising-inspiration-advent-calendar-…. And stay tuned daily to Blockbuster Fundraising for daily tips, counting down to your 2016 fundraising success!