Testimonies, appropriate statistics, and the support of a well-known figure or celebrity can add credibility to your appeal. The best way is to remember who your target audience is and keep it simple, clean, and understated. This is another method that requires much personnel, however, it is good for short-term fundraising. Some types of phone solicitation are phonathons, telefundraising, and telemarketing. Phone solicitation takes many volunteers, lists of potential donors, available phones, materials to send donor reminders, a script for callers, training for callers and adequate follow-ups.
Grant writing is time consuming, however, if the proposal is accepted it is time well spent.
Possible grantors are Foundations, Corporations, government agencies, and other organizations. Grant requests may be found in magazines, internet resources, grant writing courses, local clubs and organizations. The is a prerequistite for endowment and planned gift programs. The gift range chart will help calculating donations and determining which solicitation program will be best to suit the organization s needs. This is a standard gift range chart and should not be inclusive for fundraising.