The Changing Face of Philanthropy

The Changing Face of Philanthropy

Jocelyn HarmonVP of Sales, Marketing and Customer Success

Network for Good

http://www.sikhcoalition.org/

Where are we now?

Who gives?

1,280,739# of 501c(3)s in U.S.

Welcome to fundraising 2012 style!

What’s a nonprofit to do?

4 Trends to Watch

1 - Embrace the changing demographics of our country.

Yet, we’re not a diverse sector

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Get to know the Millenials

Learn how different age groups give.

Focus on women!

The Girl Effect

Women Give More Than Men

Women control 51.3% of wealth

Questions for you?

• What are you doing to respond to the demographic shifts shaping your city, state, and county?

• Specifically, what are you doing to connect with– people of color, – young people – and women philanthropists?

2. Embrace technology and leverage it for giving – STRATEGICALLY!

$20,000,000,000+Online Giving in 2010

And it’s growing!

Major donors give online

But it’s still only a slice of the pie

% of Total Giving

BE STRATEGIC

Your website is your home base

Yikes!

• 98% percent of visitors to an organization’s donate page LEAVE before making a donation.

• Remember: Offline donors are researching your organization online too!

8 Must-haves on your donation page

1 One-page form. 2 An “ask string.”3 No unnecessary fields. Hint: Don’t ask for my first-born!4 No non-giving options. Your donation form is about

DONATING!5 Intuitive layout.6 Don’t make me create an account to donate.7 “Secure transaction” graphic and a link to your privacy

policy.8 Contact information!

Other important elements

• Branded donation page.• Recurring gift options• Impact donation labels• On behalf of/in honor of• Third-party endorsements like Charity

Navigator and donor testimonials

Branded donation page

Branded donation page

Recurring gift option

Impact donation labels

On behalf of/in honor of

4. Third-party endorsements

Build a great email list

Email

6 Ways to grow your email list

1 Collect email addresses on your website.2 Leverage offline communications and events.3 Engage in online advocacy.4 Get found in Search.5 Engage in list swaps or chaperoned emails.

1. Collect email addresses on your website

2. Leverage offline communications

E-mail ask on a direct mail reply or insertSeparate mailing – postcard or PURL mailings

and events!

3. Engage in online advocacy

Engage in online advocacy

4. Get found in Search

Organic Results

Paid Ads

5. Do a list swap or chaperoned email

Social networks

Twitter

Video

Mobile

5,000,000,000The number of cell phone

subscriptions in 2010

Mastering Mobile – 3 Options

• Text to Give• Smart phone apps• Mobile Websites

Questions for you?

• What are your online/digital fundraising goals? • How can you use technology to raise more

money, acquire new donors and retain the ones you have?

• What is your staff capacity for managing new media?

• Do you have the basics in place, i.e. is your website and email list up to snuff?

3. Embrace social giving.

Crowdrise

Charity: Water

Your Cause

Questions for you?

• How are you building a network of volunteer fundraisers for your organization?

• How are you enabling your best fundraisers to raise funds for you?

• How are you staying connected to these new evangelists who are connected to each other but might not be connected to you?

4. Personalize, personalize personalize.

Donor’s Choose

Global Giving

Oxfam Unwrapped

Questions for you?

• How can you personalize the giving experience for your donors by giving them options for how they express their generosity?

• How can you draw them closer to you by making them feel like the special, valuable and unique individuals they are?

Resources for you

• Online Giving Study – Network for Good• 2010 Online Giving Report – Blackbaud• 2011 donorCentrics Internet & Multichannel Giving Benchm

arking Report - Blackbaud

• 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study – NTEN and M+R Strategic Services

• www.marketingfornonprofits.org - by Me!• www.nonprofitmarketingblog.com - Katya Andresen• Don’t Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web U

sability – Steve Krug

• Flipping the Funnel – Seth Godin

Shameless self-promotion

Visit http://www1.networkforgood.org/for-nonprofits to learn more!

Connect with me!

Jocelyn.harmon@networkforgood.org@jocelynharmon

www.marketingfornonprofits.org