
The Nonprofit Podcast
The Nonprofit Podcast is your weekly dose of real-talk fundraising, designed for the doers, dreamers, and difference-makers powering today’s nonprofit world.
Hosted by Jena Lynch, Donorbox’s Education & Community Engagement Manager, and fundraising strategist Britt Stockert, CFRE, each episode delivers clear, practical insights you can act on right away, no fluff, no filler.
You’ll also hear from Cara Augspurger, Ed.M., CFRE, ED of Grace Care Center Foundation, sharing field updates and frontline perspectives.
Whether you’re building something new or leveling up your impact, we bring you bold ideas, honest conversations, and tools to help you fundraise smarter and lead with confidence.
Information. Inspiration. Implementation. Impact.
That’s the energy we bring…every week.
Let’s get to work.
The Nonprofit Podcast
Ep 33: Write Fundraising Appeals that Work Best For Year End Giving
Making the ask is what fundraising is all about, but writing appeals that inspire donors to engage and donate with your organization can push your powers of persuasion to the limit.
This week Kara Schmid, Senior Content Writer at Donorbox, takes the anxiety out of creating an awesome ‘ask’ for your year-end appeal campaign. Tackling the timeline, tone and methods to make your appeals deliver, she details how to maximize every stage of your appeal strategy planning, and implementation.
Join Cara and Kara for an enlightening discussion of tried and tested tactics, innovations that inspire and the three absolute must-dos for any fundraising appeal!
And we are excited to share the Donorbox Academy Appeal Writing Course that will boost your appeal writing strategy all year long. You can sign up for “Asks that Appeal” here: Donorbox Academy and make your appeal anxiety disappear with actionable techniques that work.
Or, if you are looking for more information to drive your donation appeals this year-end our Donorbox Getting You Ready for Giving Season 3-step Road Map you will find more on our Nonprofit Blog, here: https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/giving-season
If you have any questions, or a story to share reach out to Cara at Podcast@Donorbox.org or find out more at Donorbox
To kickstart your fundraising journey, visit: Donorbox today! 🏁🏁
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