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Creating a Donor Communications Plan: How to Become Their Favorite Nonprofit
Kivi Leroux Miller President, Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com
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Donor Attrition Rate Between First and Second Gift
55-65%
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Fundraising Effectiveness Project 2011 Results from Association of Fundraising Professionals and The Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Loss of Regular or Sustaining Givers from
One Year to the Next
30%
Fundraising Effectiveness Project 2011 Results from Association of Fundraising Professionals and The Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
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First Gifts Not as Generous as They Could Have Been
75%
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Source: Cygnus Donor Survey
How do we keep the love alive?
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Source: Network for Good’s Online Giving Index: http://www.onlinegivingstudy.org/quarterlyindex
Why do people give so much in December?
Hint: It’s not really about the tax deduction.
People help because it gets them high.
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How They Feel Predicts Behavior
• I am a committed (nonprofit) donor.
• I feel a sense of loyalty to (nonprofit).
• (Nonprofit) is my favorite charitable organization.
Based on research by
They want to feel appreciated.
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They want to feel included.
They want to feel in the know.
They want to know – from you – that they matter.
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When you get it right, here’s how this works.
You create communications that
are relevant to their lives.
You understand your donors’ inner angels.
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You create opportunities for people to connect and engage.
You become a favorite organization.
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People say Yes! when
you ask them.
You get what you need to achieve
your mission!
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Win!
Favorite Charities Get More
Half of donors give 2/3rds of their annual donations to a single favorite charity.
5 Essential Tools in Your Donor
Communications Plan
Not Including Appeals or One-on-One Communications Like Phone Calls
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Genuine Thank You Letters Within 72 hours of each gift & at multiple milestones each year
Here’s One Approach . . . Greeting Card + Progress Report + Invitation = Awesome Thank You Letter
Kivi’s Formula for Thank You Letter Success
Positive and Personable!
Results!
Invitation To Feel Like We Are There
Credit to Donors
Personable Integration
More Goodness to Come!
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Reminder about Connection, and Other Activities
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Donor-Centered Newsletter Articles 4-12 times a year in print and/or monthly or twice a month in email
“Spine care” raised $5,000. “Zawadi” raised $50,000.
Thank you, Tom Ahern, for the example.
Ten fold increase from one edition of the newsletter to the next, simply by switching from corporate storytelling to donor-centered storytelling.
A Good Donor Newsletter Format . . .
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Digestable Annual Reports End of year, or very beginning of new year
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Special Invitations A few times a year
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Social Media Several times a week, or daily
It’s hard to get there with a communications strategy like this.
It’s much easier if you attract people to you with substance and style that feels relevant.
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Go forward communicating
like their favorite
nonprofit!
Kivi Leroux Miller @kivilm Facebook.com/ nonprofitmarketingguide [email protected]