Solicitor Toolkit

Solicitor Resources

Please note: When viewing individual donor information in the Solicitor Portal, donors who have given to our recent Israel Emergency Campaign (IEC) will be identified in the NOTES section.

Select Your Script

Volunteer Caller Script: For current and not current donors who did not give to IEC
Use when calling individuals who have and have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, and HAVE NOT donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Volunteer Caller Script: For current donors who gave to IEC
Use when calling individuals who have donated to the Annual Campaign and have donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Volunteer Caller Script: For not current donors who gave to IEC
Use when calling individuals who have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, but HAVE donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Overcoming Objections Sheet (2 MB)

2025 Campaign Case for Giving

Text Message Scripts

For current and not current donors who did not give to IEC

Use when calling individuals who have and have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, and HAVE NOT donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Hi _____! My name is ______ and I am volunteering for the Jewish Federation of Detroit. Our 2025 Annual Campaign is now underway, and I wanted to ask if you would consider continuing your support by making a tax-deductible donation.

Your last gift was _____. Would you consider making a donation of _____? The easiest way to make your donation is to donate online at jewishdetroit.org/donate. Thank you for your support!

For current and not current donors who gave to IEC

Use when calling individuals who have donated to the Annual Campaign and have donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Hi _____! My name is ______ and I am volunteering for the Jewish Federation of Detroit. I want to thank you for your gift to the Israel Emergency Campaign last year. Emergency campaigns are incredibly important during times of crisis, but our Annual Campaign is really what allows us to jump into action at a moment’s notice, as well as continue to help the people of Israel in the months to come and continue to take care of the day-to-day needs of the Jewish people here in Detroit and around the world.

Our 2025 Annual Campaign is now underway, and I wanted to ask if you would consider making a tax-deductible donation.

Your last gift was ______ . Would you consider a donation of ______ today? The easiest way to make your donation is to donate online at jewishdetroit.org/donate. Thank you for your support!

For not current donors who gave to IEC

Use when calling individuals who have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, but HAVE donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Hi! My name is ______ and I am volunteering for the Jewish Federation. I want to thank you for your gift to the Israel Emergency Campaign last year. Emergency campaigns are incredibly important during times of crisis, but our Annual Campaign is really what allows us to jump into action at a moment’s notice, as well as continue to help the people of Israel and take care of the day-to-day needs of the Jewish people here in Detroit and around the world.

Our 2025 Annual Campaign is now underway, and I wanted to ask if you would consider making a tax-deductible donation.

Your last gift was ______ . Would you consider a donation of ______ today? The easiest way to make your donation is to donate online at jewishdetroit.org/donate. Thank you for your support!

Volunteer Caller Script: For current and not current donors who did not give to IEC
Use when calling individuals who have and have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, and HAVE NOT donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Volunteer Caller Script: For current donors who gave to IEC
Use when calling individuals who have donated to the Annual Campaign and have donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Volunteer Caller Script: For not current donors who gave to IEC
Use when calling individuals who have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, but HAVE donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Overcoming Objections Sheet (2 MB)

2025 Campaign Case for Giving

Text Message Scripts

For current and not current donors who did not give to IEC

Use when calling individuals who have and have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, and HAVE NOT donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Hi! My name is ______ and I am volunteering for the Jewish Federation of Detroit. Because today is GivingTuesday, and thanks to the generosity of The Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Support Foundation, we are matching all donations of up to $180 paid online until midnight tonight. Would you be interested in supporting our 2025 Annual Campaign and having your gift matched today?

For reference, your last gift was _____. The easiest way to make your donation is to donate online at jewishdetroit.org/donate. Thank you for your support!

For current and not current donors who did not give to IEC

Use when calling individuals who have donated to the Annual Campaign and have donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Hi! My name is ______ and I am volunteering for the Jewish Federation of Detroit for GivingTuesday. I want to thank you for your gift to the Israel Emergency Campaign last year. Emergency campaigns are incredibly important during times of crisis, but our Annual Campaign is really what allows us to jump into action at a moment’s notice, as well as continue to help the people of Israel and take care of the day-to-day needs of the Jewish people here in Detroit and around the world. Because it’s GivingTuesday, and thanks to the generosity of The Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Support Foundation, we are matching all donations of up to $180 paid online until midnight tonight.

Your last gift was ______ . Would you consider a donation of ______ today? The easiest way to make your donation is to donate online at jewishdetroit.org/donate. Thank you for your support!

For not current donors who gave to IEC

Use when calling individuals who have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, but HAVE donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Hi! My name is ______ and I am volunteering for the Jewish Federation of Detroit for GivingTuesday. I want to thank you for your gift to the Israel Emergency Campaign last year. Emergency campaigns are incredibly important during times of crisis, but our Annual Campaign is really what allows us to jump into action at a moment’s notice, as well as continue to help the people of Israel and take care of the day-to-day needs of the Jewish people here in Detroit and around the world. Because it’s GivingTuesday, and thanks to the generosity of The Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Support Foundation, we are matching all donations of up to $180 paid online until midnight tonight.

Your last gift was ______ . Would you consider a donation of ______ today? The easiest way to make your donation is to donate online at jewishdetroit.org/donate. Thank you for your support!

Volunteer Caller Script: For current and not current donors who did not give to IEC
Use when calling individuals who have and have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, and HAVE NOT donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Volunteer Caller Script: For current donors who gave to IEC
Use when calling individuals who have donated to the Annual Campaign and have donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Volunteer Caller Script: For not current donors who gave to IEC
Use when calling individuals who have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, but HAVE donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Overcoming Objections Sheet (2 MB)

2025 Campaign Case for Giving

Text Message Scripts

For current and not current donors who did not give to IEC

Use when calling individuals who have and have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, and HAVE NOT donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Hi _____! My name is ______ and I am volunteering for the Jewish Federation of Detroit. Today is our CommUnity end-of-year telethon, and we wanted to make sure we connected with you before the new year to ask if you would like to continue your support and make a tax-deductible donation.

Your last gift to the Jewish Federation was _____. Would you consider making a donation of _____ today? You can donate at jewishdetroit.org/donate.

Thank you for your support!

For current donors who gave to IEC

Use when calling individuals who have donated to the Annual Campaign and have donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Hi _____! My name is ______ and I am volunteering for the Jewish Federation of Detroit. I want to thank you for your gift to the Israel Emergency Campaign last year. Emergency campaigns are incredibly important during times of crisis, but our Annual Campaign is really what allows us to jump into action at a moment’s notice, as well as continue to help the people of Israel in the months to come and continue to take care of the day-to-day needs of our community.

We wanted to make sure we connected with you before the new year to ask if you would like to continue your support.

Last year, you generously made a gift of ______ . Would you consider a donation of ______ today? You can donate at jewishdetroit.org/donate.

Thank you for your support!

For not current donors who gave to IEC

Use when calling individuals who have not yet donated to the Annual Campaign, but HAVE donated to the Israel Emergency Campaign.

Hi! My name is ______ and I am volunteering for the Jewish Federation of Detroit. I want to thank you for your gift to the Israel Emergency Campaign last year. Emergency campaigns are incredibly important during times of crisis, but our Annual Campaign is really what allows us to jump into action at a moment’s notice, as well as continue to help the people of Israel in the months to come and continue to take care of the day-to-day needs of our community.

We wanted to make sure we connected with you before the new year to ask if you would like to continue your support.

Last year, you generously made a gift of ______ . Would you consider a donation of ______ today? You can donate at jewishdetroit.org/donate.

Thank you for your support!

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