Comments on: Boost Email Fundraising Open Rates by Sounding Like Grandma https://www.expertfundraiser.org/2010/09/17/boost-email-fundraising-open-rates-by-sounding-like-grandma/ Fundraising ideas and how-to advice for non-profit organizations Fri, 11 May 2012 14:04:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.com/ By: piperl https://www.expertfundraiser.org/2010/09/17/boost-email-fundraising-open-rates-by-sounding-like-grandma/#comment-86 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:43:13 +0000 https://www.raisersharpe.com/blog/?p=671#comment-86 How about, Please Pray … Grandma got run over by a reindeer!

This would work for a a Year-End (aka Christmas) appeal. :)

]]> By: Jules Brown https://www.expertfundraiser.org/2010/09/17/boost-email-fundraising-open-rates-by-sounding-like-grandma/#comment-85 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:42:46 +0000 https://www.raisersharpe.com/blog/?p=671#comment-85 I like this approach, and it’s just as important to mail as email.

It’s hard to believe that non-profits are still opening letters with, Dear Friend. But I received one only yesterday! It annoyed me so much I wrote a scathing blog post about it. But resisted the temptation of publicly naming them. Just.

Jules

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