Scary reasons fundraising appeals don't work

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31 October 2012

Scary reasons fundraising appeals don't work

Here's a straightforward look at some of the things that often go wrong in fundraising, at the Fundraising Trend Spotter blog: What are the barriers to successful fundraising appeals?

Here are the common errors of poor-performing appeals:

They fail to respond to the readers' unspoken questions.
They lack of clarity about what they are asking the reader to do.
They lack cohesiveness.
They lack authenticity.
They're difficult for the donor to respond.
They have un-engaging copy.

Posted by Jeff Brooks on 31 October 2012 at 07:24 in Fundraising | Permalink

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