Online Fundraising Workshop Siem Reap, Cambodia January 25 th , 2010 Bill Brower Field Program Officer bbrower@globalgiving.org  Skype: wsbrower Twitter: GlobillGiving Cambodia mobile: 0978572895 All slides will be available at: www.slideshare.net/bbrower Peace Café
Topics Covered Introduction to GlobalGiving Social media Effective messaging online GlobalGiving tools How to raise funds with GlobalGiving
What is GlobalGiving?
For individuals: An online marketplace that allows people to give and communicate directly with quality, innovative projects all over the world, and hear about the impact their donation has made.
For corporations: A source of quality, vetted charitable projects to which they and their employees can give
For project partners (you!): A tool to manage and grow your online network of support and increase awareness of your activities
GlobalGiving is: An opportunity for you to actively seek  individual donors  for a specific project(s) An online platform to  promote your project  and receive funds directly  A direct  communication link  to donors  An innovative approach to development: bottom-up, transparent, local empowerment/ownership, peer-to-peer, crowdsourcing
GlobalGiving is NOT: A grantmaking organization A hands-off tool A source of money for administrative costs
Founded in 2003 by 2 World Bank Executives Our Vision:  Unleash the potential of people around the world to make positive change happen. Our Mission:  Build an efficient, open, thriving marketplace that connects people who have community- and world-changing ideas with people who can support them.
GlobalGiving Today 25+ employees  ·  1500+ projects  ·  1000+ nonprofits  ·   85 countries 52,000+ donors  ·  US$25 MM in donations  headquarters countries with projects
Volume: $9.1M  (+4% vs. 2008) Online Volume: $3.7M  (+52% vs. 2008) 75% from individuals; 25% from corporations Traffic: Over 1 Million Unique Visitors December highest traffic month ever: 180k visitors 2009 Performance
Corporate partners
Sponsor organizations
GlobalGiving provides: Web presence  Credibility Online tools for connecting to donors Trainings (online and in-person) Project Leader newsletter Campaigns Automated recurring donations Connections to corporate giving Source for other foundations looking for good projects Media exposure Fiscal sponsorship (for-profits) Tax deductibility (U.S., U.K.) for orgs based anywhere
US media exposure & opportunities Zimkids in NYTimes Giving Section-November 2009 “ GlobalGiving holds contests for organizations seeking a spot on its Web site. In a recent contest for nonprofits working internationally, ZimKids managed to raise $26,726 to educate and house orphans in Zimbabwe. The average gift was $240, but many were smaller.” Projects on Oprah.com-October 2009 Noon meals improves learning for girls in Burkina Faso Affordable sanitary pads for 1500 ugandan girls
A  certification  of projects on GlobalGiving which address  climate change , either directly or indirectly, in a  sustainable  manner
How do messages spread? Word of mouth   Email   Newspaper Website Radio   Phone texting Television Twitter  ‘blog’
GlobalGiving can be part of your social media approach to fundraising On GlobalGiving Project updates Fundraising tool Tell-a-friend tool Widgets Gift Cards Other Blogs YouTube (videos) Podcasting Twitter
All these tools are designed to create community and to allow you to communicate directly with your donors. Why is this important?
 
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    Online Fundraising WorkshopSiem Reap, Cambodia January 25 th , 2010 Bill Brower Field Program Officer bbrower@globalgiving.org Skype: wsbrower Twitter: GlobillGiving Cambodia mobile: 0978572895 All slides will be available at: www.slideshare.net/bbrower Peace Café
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    Topics Covered Introductionto GlobalGiving Social media Effective messaging online GlobalGiving tools How to raise funds with GlobalGiving
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    For individuals: Anonline marketplace that allows people to give and communicate directly with quality, innovative projects all over the world, and hear about the impact their donation has made.
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    For corporations: Asource of quality, vetted charitable projects to which they and their employees can give
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    For project partners(you!): A tool to manage and grow your online network of support and increase awareness of your activities
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    GlobalGiving is: Anopportunity for you to actively seek individual donors for a specific project(s) An online platform to promote your project and receive funds directly A direct communication link to donors An innovative approach to development: bottom-up, transparent, local empowerment/ownership, peer-to-peer, crowdsourcing
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    GlobalGiving is NOT:A grantmaking organization A hands-off tool A source of money for administrative costs
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    Founded in 2003by 2 World Bank Executives Our Vision: Unleash the potential of people around the world to make positive change happen. Our Mission: Build an efficient, open, thriving marketplace that connects people who have community- and world-changing ideas with people who can support them.
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    GlobalGiving Today 25+employees · 1500+ projects · 1000+ nonprofits · 85 countries 52,000+ donors · US$25 MM in donations headquarters countries with projects
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    Volume: $9.1M (+4% vs. 2008) Online Volume: $3.7M (+52% vs. 2008) 75% from individuals; 25% from corporations Traffic: Over 1 Million Unique Visitors December highest traffic month ever: 180k visitors 2009 Performance
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    GlobalGiving provides: Webpresence Credibility Online tools for connecting to donors Trainings (online and in-person) Project Leader newsletter Campaigns Automated recurring donations Connections to corporate giving Source for other foundations looking for good projects Media exposure Fiscal sponsorship (for-profits) Tax deductibility (U.S., U.K.) for orgs based anywhere
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    US media exposure& opportunities Zimkids in NYTimes Giving Section-November 2009 “ GlobalGiving holds contests for organizations seeking a spot on its Web site. In a recent contest for nonprofits working internationally, ZimKids managed to raise $26,726 to educate and house orphans in Zimbabwe. The average gift was $240, but many were smaller.” Projects on Oprah.com-October 2009 Noon meals improves learning for girls in Burkina Faso Affordable sanitary pads for 1500 ugandan girls
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    A certification of projects on GlobalGiving which address climate change , either directly or indirectly, in a sustainable manner
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    How do messagesspread? Word of mouth Email Newspaper Website Radio Phone texting Television Twitter ‘blog’
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    GlobalGiving can bepart of your social media approach to fundraising On GlobalGiving Project updates Fundraising tool Tell-a-friend tool Widgets Gift Cards Other Blogs YouTube (videos) Podcasting Twitter
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    All these toolsare designed to create community and to allow you to communicate directly with your donors. Why is this important?
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