planning for an exceptional year of online fundraising
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On Tuesday, January 25th, GlobalGiving hosted a training entitled, “Planning for an Exceptional Year of Online Fundraising.” During the training, we walked participants through each section of the worksheet and offered examples. We also reviewed important dates of Bonus Days and other fundraising campaigns in 2011.TRANSCRIPT
Planning for an Exceptional Year of Online Fundraising
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Contact: Alexis Nadin
Agenda
• Annual Online Fundraising Worksheet
• GlobalGiving’s 2011 Calendar
• Other GlobalGiving tools
Tips for Using the Worksheet
• Involve your entire online fundraising team
• Come prepared with programmatic goals, budgets, and plans
• Online fundraising is often only a portion of an organization’s overall fundraising
Organization: Alexis’ Angels
Mission: World peace
Programs:- Fighting crime- Saving the day
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- Recurring donors- Close family and friends
- Current and past volunteers- Individuals over the age of 30
- GG Bonus Days- December giving- Volunteer fundraisers
- Monthly newsletters
12,000 340
Raise $8,000 through matching campaigns $3,000 $3,000 $2,000
Earn $2,400 in recurring donations $300 $500 $700 $900
Attract $1,600 in holiday and year-end giving $1,200$400
Gift promotion
Use GG’s tribute cards & promotions
$1,600Mother’s Day and Christmas
Alexis
Kelsey one-time $160 Recurring donor thru cmpgn Alexis
- Annual audits- Community support, participation, and donations- Frequent reporting- Vetted by GG
- Skype chats with beneficiaries- Monthly project reports on GG- Active participation on Facebook- Handmade pillow for becoming a major donor
March 25 2:00 pm Starbucks
GlobalGiving’s 2011 Calendar
• Use this calendar in conjunction with the Annual Online Fundraising Worksheet
• Get ideas for fundraising each month with the tips at the bottom of each page
• Consider important dates not included in the calendar
• Add these dates to your work
calendar!
Trainings
• Monthly trainings
• Feb 16th: Level-Up with GG’s new Segmentation Plan
• March 23rd: Volunteer recruitment and management
• April 20th: How to Attract Recurring Donations
Bonus Days
• GlobalGiving matches a percentage of each donation up until a certain donation amount
• March 16th, June 15th, October 19th
Bonus Days• Give your donors advanced notice. • Send one or two reminder emails.• Promote Bonus Days through social media• Communicate the added value of their matched donation• Stress the importance of donating today• Share your organization's fundraising goal
for the Bonus Day• Emphasize the impact the donations will
have on the ground
Recurring Donation Campaign
• May 2 – May 20
• Incentives for attracting 10 or more recurring donors
• Additional prizes for organizations that have the most recurring donations
Recurring Donation Campaign• Understand the value of recurring donations:
Tools & Training Blog• Communicate the value of one year of recurring
donations (e.g. $40/month for 12 months will send a child to school for a year)
• Consider offering an incentive for signing up for a recurring donation (e.g. a book, a t-shirt, a necklace, etc.)
• Stress the approaching deadline and the need
to sign up now
Photo Competition
• Photo submission: July 15 – August 1
• Voting: August 15 – August 26
• Submission & voting take place on Facebook
• Mobilize donors without asking for a donation
• Learn what makes a great photo
Learn More
• Tools & Training Blog
• Project Entry System (PE)
• Facebook Group
• Newsletter
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