Thank you for your interest in the North Florida Gives 2015 Giving Day on November 5th. This webinar will go over how to get started, the overview of the campaign and how your nonprofit will benefit from this movement.
4. Match Day 2015 Information
•New Technology Partner
•Focus on Endowments
•Eligibility Requirements
•Largest Matching Pool
•Year Round Objectives
5. Why Endowments and Why Now?
•Opportunity to Raise Awareness
•Community Engagement Around Endowments
•Economic Transfer of Wealth
•Role of Community Foundation
•Plant the seed of generosity
6. WHAT IS CROWDFUNDING?
Using the internet to fund a project by raising
small amounts of money from a large number
$
9000
THE AVERAGE
SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN
FOR NONPROFITS
14. Update Your Page
• Find.Learn.Give text
• Tell the story of how
your nonprofit meets
needs in your
community
• Edit and update text
in the Edit tab of your
page.
Tell Your Story2
15. • Highlight the value of
a donor’s investment
with suggested
donation amounts
• Use descriptors that
tell a donor how their
contributions support
your cause
Set Your Goals3
Update Your Page
16. • Show your nonprofit
at work with images
and video
• Use captions to
further tell your story
• Upload videos from
YouTube or Vimeo
• Select an Image to be
your thumbnail
Images & Video4
Update Your Page
17. • Thank your donors twice
as often as you ask them
• Upload a Thank You
Video for a personal touch
• Include a message in your
donor’s automatic receipt
to create that warm fuzzy
feeling of donor
engagement
• Receipting Difference
from last year
Thank Donors5
Update Your Page
18. • Spread the word via
Social media on the
“share” tab
• Ask supports reach
out their inner circle of
social media friends to
support you on the
day
• Use QR Codes at live
events
Share6
Updating Your Page
19. • An email notification is
sent to your user
account email when a
donation is made
• Click on the
“Donations” tab to view
donor information and
download the report
• Donations will be
deposited into the
endowment funds by
Dec. 1
Donations7
Update Your Page
20. • Display a dollar-for-dollar
matching grant on your
page
• The match does not need
to be verified through
Razoo
• The matching grant icon
will appear on your page at
midnight of the start date
and track the amount left
of the grant as donations
are made
Individual Matching Grant
8
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21. • Utilize your most engaged
supporters to fundraise
• Identify most engaged by
interactions and social media
• Equip ambassadors with the
tools and a strategy to promote
• Allow them to tell THEIR story
about your organization to
engage their networks
Empower Your Ambassadors
23. •Start accepting Donations October 15!
•Viewable to the nonprofit through your
admin panel under the Donations tab
•All donations will be processed
immediately and will reflect on the
Giving Day the day of the event
•Donors do not need to create a user
account to donate!
Secured Early Donations
DONATE
24. Crowdfunding Tips
Be
Specific
1
Fundraisers
do better when
they are tied to
a specific
campaign, initiative,
or project.
Be
Savvy
2
Use all of the tools
at your disposal.
Pages with high
quality images/
video are 2x likely
to reach their goal.
Be
Encouraging
3
Make your best
donors and
partners feel
special. They’re
your best channel
to quick growth.
Be
Connected
4
Use your donor
data to stay in
touch with your
network during and
after your
fundraiser.
Be
Creative
5
Don’t get stuck
doing the same old
things. New ideas
(Twitter, YouTube,
live events) can
reach new donors.
Our Top 5 Tips
25. Campaign Tips
• Create a communication plan, draft templates
• Recruit others to amplify your message
• Media Sponsors
• Business Partners
• Use multiple channels
• Facebook/Twitter/Google+
• E-mail, e-mail signatures, e-newsletters
• Word of mouth
• Flyers in a local business
• Video
Communication
26. Crowdfunding Tips
• Have an engaging outreach plan
• Fundraising progress
• Reminder of goals and prize incentives
• Reason to give again and share to social network
• Be on the ground
• Invite people in – open house, happy hour
• Go to where the people are with iPads and on
mobile.
• Be CREATIVE!
27. Crowdfunding Tips
• Thank in real-time
• Use social media for shout outs
• Send follow-up e-mails
• Follow-up 2-5 days after the event
• Physical notes to top donors
• Estate follow up advice
• Make phone calls
• Long-term
• Provide ways for them to receive updates
• Let them know the end results
• Create a “Welcome Series”
28. Crowdfunding Tips
• Online Fundraising does not
replace traditional fundraising, it
expands impact and donor base.
• It is not one size fits all: some
strategies may work for your NPO,
others not so much. Be flexible.
• It is not an over-night success story:
commit the time needed to your
online campaign.
Keeping It Real
• A monetary goal is not always the
only goal: awareness, volunteerism,
followers, likes, conversation, lessons
learned- it all has value.
• You will raise more money online
than you think! SO COMMIT TO THE
CHALLENGE!