Fundraiser's Phrase Book [Spiral-bound]

Gail Hamilton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1996

A thesaurus packed with of thousands of powerful phrases designed for the nonprofit professional. Other books tell you how to write. This book gives you the actual words you need to create proposals, reports, speeches, presentations, grant applications, letters, web pages and fundraising packages that really work.

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"It was great to see delegates who had bought a copy the previous year warmly and enthusiastically endorse the book to colleagues and easily persuade another to purchase." -- The Book Pro, Bookseller to the Canadian NSFRE

"Struggling to identify the best or most appropriate phrase for the next appeal, presentation or foundation proposal? Look no further. The Fundraiser's Phrase Book is intended as a practical handbook for those who write in the not-for-profit field.

Filled with all kinds of phrases organized by key word, the Fundraiser's Phrase Book is a thesaurus of phrases tailored specifically for the nonprofit professional." -- Successful Fundraising, May 1997

Struggling for just the right words to make than annual appeal letter sound fresh and sincere? Need to say more than just thank you to a long time contributor? Gail Hamilton's new book of phrases for fundraisers will help squeeze your creativity so you can squeeze a few more dollars from your donors. The Fundraiser's Phrase Book is, quite simply, an extensive list of phrases tied to keywords that you want to emphasize when communicating. Organize in a clear and easily accessible manner, the book is divided into a main section of keywords, followed by sections of targeted at specific communications such as lapsed donors, monthly giving, reply devices and envelope teasers. The hand spiral binding allows you to lay the book open to nay page while sitting at your computer or typewriter. To thank a donor for his or her previous contribution, just flip to one of the sixty phrases listed under the "Thank you" and "Contribution" keywords in the alphabetically list. There are nearly 1,000 words indexed, many of them with handy cross-references to synonyms. The Fundraiser's Phrase Book is about engineering your communications. The book is not a manual for effective communication. Rather, it is a list of building blocks that you can actually use in you letters, proposals or presentations. While it won't write that thank you note for you, it goes a long way to sparking your own creativity, and offers an easy escape hatch when you just can't find the right words yourself. -- Canadian Fundraiser

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I purchased the Fundraiser's Phrase Book I just had to write and say THANK YOU! It seemed like a lot of money to pay when I was just recently out of school but your book is worth every penny. I have used the book and the phrases dozens of times already in my short career and have managed to end up as one of the main people in the office writing Thank You letters after an event. Your book is helping me shine at work and I will always appreciate that. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 301 pages
• Publisher: Hamilton House; 1 Ed edition (November 1, 1996)
• ISBN-10: 096808530X
• ISBN-13: 978-0968085301
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,196,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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