Multichannel Fundraising Strategies and Tactics
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With more communications channels out there, your supporters are getting bombarded with more messages from charities, companies, friends, and family members. So how can you make sure your organization stands out? This workshop offered background and tips on multichannel campaigns and a case study of a year-end fundraising campaign for Fountain House.
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Multichannel Fundraising Strategies and Tactics
- 1. Multichannel Fundraising Amazon Watch | Big Duck | Causes Strategies and Tactics April 2, 2012! bigducknyc.com
- 2. #12NTCcampaigns @farra @matthewmahan @paulpaz @susangordo bigducknyc.com
- 3. What we’ll cover • Why multichannel campaigns? • Multichannel case study: Fountain House • 12 ways to make your multichannel campaign stronger • How you can use Causes in your campaigns • Multichannel case study: Amazon Watch bigducknyc.com
- 5. Why multichannel campaigns? bigducknyc.com
- 6. Reasons Nonprofits Communicate bigducknyc.com
- 8. Be clear. Be compelling. Be consistent. bigducknyc.com
- 9. Campaigns turn a series of messages into a story with… • A problem • A solution • A goal • A timeline • An action your audience can take bigducknyc.com
- 10. Campaigns tell a story across all elements… • Consistent imagery • Established goal/deadlines • Campaign-specific landing pages • Web promotion & social media engagement • Reference URL in direct mail appeal bigducknyc.com
- 11. Where do campaigns fit in? bigducknyc.com
- 12. The results are worth it: • Multi-channel enhances donor lifetime value • 10% of all donors are online; 1 of 6 join online • 32% of online acquired donors switch to offline donors in year-two • People who ‘act’ online are 7x more likely to give Convio, Integrated Multi-Channel Marketing Blackbaud donorCentrics Internet & Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report and Connecting Online Fundraising and Advocacy bigducknyc.com
- 13. See it in action: Fountain House bigducknyc.com
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- 20. YOUR INFO First Name Last Name Address 1 City YOUR DONATION GOES TWICE AS FAR, WHEN YOU GIVE TODAY. Address 2 State Earlier this year, New York City made massive cuts to the funding of mental health services. Fountain House lost $450,000, including more than $100,000 in funds that covered our daily operating costs. Email Address Phone Number Fortunately, to help us make up for this shortfall, a generous matching donor has stepped forward. If we can raise $50,000, the matching AMOUNT donor will kick in the other $50,000 to make up for what we lost from the City. $35 $50 $100 $250 Our Fountain House community is, as ever, resilient and moving $1,000 $2,400 Other USD forward. Still, your support between now and the New Year would be especially meaningful. Please consider having your tax-deductible donation matched today. CREDIT CARD American Express MasterCard Discover Visa Card Number Expiration Card Security Code HONOR SOMEONE WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION (OPTIONAL) To make your contribution in somebody's honor, fill in the information below. He or she (or, in the case of an in memoriam contribution, the recipient you specify) will be notified of your thoughtfulness and generosity. This contribution is DONATE !"!#$%!#&'(&))*))(!$)+,-.)(/.0)1.2,,.3)4,5)67283)46)"&&'9))*))555#:7;<.=><?7;-,#72@)) bigducknyc.com
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- 23. 2011 Campaign Results • Total raised: $88,390 • Average gift: $187.78 • 33.7% increase in online giving from 2010 bigducknyc.com
- 24. Lessons Learned • Direct mail acquired list is ready to give online • Donors receptive to a different kind of storytelling • Increase appeared to result not just from added appeals, but entire campaign bigducknyc.com
- 25. 12 ways to make your campaign stronger bigducknyc.com
- 26. 12 ways you can make your campaign stronger 1. Identify and prioritize your goals 2. Find the biggest news in your space 3. Connect it to your org’s short-term goals 4. Find the specific problem this news can help you solve bigducknyc.com
- 27. 12 ways you can make your campaign stronger 5. Set an achievable goal for how you’ll solve it 7. Select the right channels to reach your audiences 8. Craft your calendar around deadlines 9. Reflect your organization’s tone and style bigducknyc.com
- 28. 12 ways you can make your campaign stronger 9. Focus each message on one call to action 10. Tell the same story in all elements 11. Report back to your audience on impact 12. Analyze the results to inform the next campaign bigducknyc.com
- 29. Resources • 12 Ways You Can Make Your Campaign Stronger http://www.bigducknyc.com/blog • eNonprofit Benchmarks Study http://www.e-benchmarksstudy.com/ • 2011 Online Giving Report https://www.blackbaud.com/onlinefundraising • 2011 Connecting Online Advocacy and Fundraising https://www.blackbaud.com/bb/advocacy/Advocates-Donors.aspx • 2011 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Index Study http://www.convio.com/files/2011-Benchmark-Report.pdf • 2012 Online Giving Study http://www.onlinegivingstudy.org/ bigducknyc.com
- 30. Contact Farra / Big Duck bigducknyc.com bigducknyc.com/blog farra@bigducknyc.com twitter.com/farra and /bigduck linkedin.com/in/farra facebook.com/bigduck bigducknyc.com
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