Ge#ng 
Ready 
for 
#GivingTuesday 
2014 
Join 
the 
conversa.on: 
#getready 
#givingtuesday 
#nonprofit911 
@networkforgood
2 
Unleashing 
Generosity 
N4G’s 
campaign 
for 
#GivingTuesday 
2014
Today’s 
presenters 
Jamie 
McDonald 
(Follow 
@genero_city) 
Chief 
Giving 
Officer 
of 
Network 
for 
Good, 
the 
largest 
charitable 
giving 
plaMorm. 
Founder 
of 
GiveCorps, 
sold 
to 
N4G 
in 
May 
2014 
Leader 
of 
BMoreGivesMore, 
the 
movement 
to 
be 
the 
most 
generous 
city 
in 
America 
on 
#GivingTuesday 
2013
8 
The campaign to make 
Baltimore the most 
generous city in America.
BalBmore’s 
#GivingTuesday 
Campaign 
• Campaign 
to 
be 
the 
most 
generous 
city 
in 
America 
by 
raising 
$5M 
for 
Bal.more 
causes 
• Executed 
by 
dedicated 
group 
of 
partners 
• Supported 
by 
agile 
marke.ng 
team 
• Convened 
by 
GiveCorps 
• Made 
it 
about 
all 
inclusivity 
and 
all 
forms 
of 
generosity
#BmoreGivesMore 
Results 
• $5.7M 
Raised! 
• Led 
by 
top 
Bal.more 
nonprofits 
• Hundreds 
of 
local 
nonprofits 
par.cipa.ng 
• Supported 
by 
community-­‐oriented 
small 
businesses 
• Media 
push 
by 
partners 
and 
Mayor’s 
office 
resulted 
in 
dozens 
of 
news 
ar.cles
Easy 
for 
public 
officials 
to 
rally 
around 
big, 
feel-­‐good 
goal. 
Our 
mayor, 
Stephanie 
Rawlings-­‐Blake, 
was 
a 
key 
social 
ambassador.
Dedicated Campaign Site
Engaged 
the 
Establishment 
It’s a young movement, but the establishment is a 
key partner! Promote them at key moments.
When 
should 
I 
get 
started?
How 
much 
will 
it 
cost?
What’s 
the 
right 
goal? 
Donors 
New 
Donors 
Dollars 
Recurring 
Givers 
Par.cipa.on
Set 
up 
a 
giving 
pyramid 
Raise 
$50,000 
on 
#GivingTuesday 
• 8,500 
donors 
in 
data 
file 
• 3% 
par.cipa.on 
(and 
you’ll 
definitely 
aeract 
new 
donors, 
so 
this 
should 
be 
a 
safe 
bet) 
• 255 
Donors 
20 
(Planning 
+ 
InspiraBon) 
= 
Success
21 
How 
do 
I 
involve 
my 
staff 
and 
board? 
Matching 
Funds 
Planning 
Personal 
fundraisers 
Team 
#GivingTuesday 
Challenges 
Social 
Media 
Ambassadors 
Goal 
Sefng 
Events 
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. 
- Ralph Waldo Emerson 
Skill 
sharing
22 
Team 
Structure 
Leader 
of 
GT 
Campaign 
Key 
Staff 
Social 
ambassadors 
Personal 
fundraisers 
Storytelling 
Key 
Board 
members 
Dona.ons 
Matching 
funds 
Outreach 
to 
friends 
Personal 
Fundraisers 
Key 
Volunteers/ 
Ambassadors 
Social 
outreach 
Events 
Dona.ons
23 
Maximize 
with 
Matching: 
Four 
T’s 
Ten:One 
Impact 
Target 
Time 
Thank
What 
online 
giving 
capabiliBes 
do 
I 
need? 
• At 
a 
minimum: 
– Have 
a 
clean, 
simple 
giving 
process 
– Send 
an 
automated 
thank 
you 
and 
tax 
receipt 
– Be 
mobile-­‐ready 
for 
both 
learning 
and 
giving 
– Be 
easy 
for 
your 
team 
to 
set 
up, 
update, 
and 
manage 
– Embedded 
social 
sharing 
• And 
for 
larger 
organiza.ons: 
– Instant 
repor.ng 
on 
the 
progress 
of 
your 
day 
– Mul.ple 
inspiring 
fundraising 
pages 
– Equipped 
to 
show 
your 
matching 
funds 
– Peer 
to 
Peer 
fundraising 
capability 
– Donor 
scroll 
online
Top 
11 
Strategies 
for 
Success 
25
1. 
Set 
a 
big 
goal!
2. 
A 
passionate 
leader 
& 
team
28 
3. 
Brand 
your 
campaign
29 
4. 
Amplify 
through 
“hubs”
5. 
Be 
creaBve…and 
social 
Stories, 
images, 
video, 
events
6. 
Be 
Contagious 
Weekly, 
SHAREABLE 
content 
Donor 
list 
Prospect 
list 
Board 
Ambassador 
Staff 
Media 
Volunteers 
Hint: 
COPE 
-­‐ 
Create 
Once; 
Publish 
Everywhere
7. 
Engage 
other 
community 
partners
8. 
Gamify 
Challenges 
Fundraising 
Teams 
Matching 
Funds
9. 
Build 
a 
parking 
lot 
5
11. 
Celebrate, 
thank, 
celebrate.
Frequently 
asked 
quesBons 
• New 
donors? 
• Cannibalize 
year-­‐end 
fundraising? 
• Do 
all 
funds 
have 
to 
be 
raised 
on 
#GivingTuesday? 
• Can 
I 
over-­‐communicate 
and 
turn 
people 
off? 
• What 
if 
I 
don’t 
reach 
my 
goal?
Thank 
you! 
Join 
the 
conversa.on: 
#getready 
#givingtuesday 
#nonprofit911 
@networkforgood

Getting Ready for #GivingTuesdayCa by Network for Good

  • 1.
    Ge#ng Ready for #GivingTuesday 2014 Join the conversa.on: #getready #givingtuesday #nonprofit911 @networkforgood
  • 2.
    2 Unleashing Generosity N4G’s campaign for #GivingTuesday 2014
  • 3.
    Today’s presenters Jamie McDonald (Follow @genero_city) Chief Giving Officer of Network for Good, the largest charitable giving plaMorm. Founder of GiveCorps, sold to N4G in May 2014 Leader of BMoreGivesMore, the movement to be the most generous city in America on #GivingTuesday 2013
  • 8.
    8 The campaignto make Baltimore the most generous city in America.
  • 9.
    BalBmore’s #GivingTuesday Campaign • Campaign to be the most generous city in America by raising $5M for Bal.more causes • Executed by dedicated group of partners • Supported by agile marke.ng team • Convened by GiveCorps • Made it about all inclusivity and all forms of generosity
  • 10.
    #BmoreGivesMore Results •$5.7M Raised! • Led by top Bal.more nonprofits • Hundreds of local nonprofits par.cipa.ng • Supported by community-­‐oriented small businesses • Media push by partners and Mayor’s office resulted in dozens of news ar.cles
  • 11.
    Easy for public officials to rally around big, feel-­‐good goal. Our mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-­‐Blake, was a key social ambassador.
  • 12.
  • 13.
    Engaged the Establishment It’s a young movement, but the establishment is a key partner! Promote them at key moments.
  • 17.
    When should I get started?
  • 18.
    How much will it cost?
  • 19.
    What’s the right goal? Donors New Donors Dollars Recurring Givers Par.cipa.on
  • 20.
    Set up a giving pyramid Raise $50,000 on #GivingTuesday • 8,500 donors in data file • 3% par.cipa.on (and you’ll definitely aeract new donors, so this should be a safe bet) • 255 Donors 20 (Planning + InspiraBon) = Success
  • 21.
    21 How do I involve my staff and board? Matching Funds Planning Personal fundraisers Team #GivingTuesday Challenges Social Media Ambassadors Goal Sefng Events Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Skill sharing
  • 22.
    22 Team Structure Leader of GT Campaign Key Staff Social ambassadors Personal fundraisers Storytelling Key Board members Dona.ons Matching funds Outreach to friends Personal Fundraisers Key Volunteers/ Ambassadors Social outreach Events Dona.ons
  • 23.
    23 Maximize with Matching: Four T’s Ten:One Impact Target Time Thank
  • 24.
    What online giving capabiliBes do I need? • At a minimum: – Have a clean, simple giving process – Send an automated thank you and tax receipt – Be mobile-­‐ready for both learning and giving – Be easy for your team to set up, update, and manage – Embedded social sharing • And for larger organiza.ons: – Instant repor.ng on the progress of your day – Mul.ple inspiring fundraising pages – Equipped to show your matching funds – Peer to Peer fundraising capability – Donor scroll online
  • 25.
    Top 11 Strategies for Success 25
  • 26.
    1. Set a big goal!
  • 27.
    2. A passionate leader & team
  • 28.
    28 3. Brand your campaign
  • 29.
    29 4. Amplify through “hubs”
  • 30.
    5. Be creaBve…and social Stories, images, video, events
  • 31.
    6. Be Contagious Weekly, SHAREABLE content Donor list Prospect list Board Ambassador Staff Media Volunteers Hint: COPE -­‐ Create Once; Publish Everywhere
  • 32.
    7. Engage other community partners
  • 33.
    8. Gamify Challenges Fundraising Teams Matching Funds
  • 34.
    9. Build a parking lot 5
  • 35.
  • 36.
    Frequently asked quesBons • New donors? • Cannibalize year-­‐end fundraising? • Do all funds have to be raised on #GivingTuesday? • Can I over-­‐communicate and turn people off? • What if I don’t reach my goal?
  • 37.
    Thank you! Join the conversa.on: #getready #givingtuesday #nonprofit911 @networkforgood