9 Sneaky Social Cues You Can Use For An Epic Fundraising Event
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9 Sneaky Social Cues You Can Use For An
Epic Fundraising Event
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What makes in-person events so effective?
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What makes in-person events so effective?
they’re social!
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One of the best ways to encourage giving is to create an atmosphere of shared responsibility towards the fundraising goal.
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How do you create an atmosphere of shared responsibility?
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How do you create an atmosphere of shared responsibility?
Try these 9 sneaky social cues to get people in the giving spirit!
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Set a funding goal (and make sure everyone knows it)
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Set a funding goal (and make sure everyone knows it)
We’re much more likely to take action
when we know there’s a “finish line.”
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Suggest giving levels that are realistic for your attendees.
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Suggest giving levels that are realistic for your attendees.
Keep in mind:
• # of attendees
• Funding goal
• Giving capacity of attendees
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Project your campaign’s progress prominently
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Project your campaign’s progress prominently
This will help build momentum
and urgency as the night
progresses.
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Screen your campaign video (if you made one)
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Screen your campaign video (if you made one)
The more footage of donor
dollars at work, the better!
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Appoint “table captains” (staff, board members, volunteers)
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Appoint “table captains” (staff, board members, volunteers)
Your table captains will be the
“cheerleaders” for each table,
encouraging them to give
when the time comes,
cheering on their efforts, and
breaking the ice.
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Set individual “table goals” and create a
friendly competition to see which table can hit
their goal first.
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Have staff/volunteers “working the room” to
offer assistance in completing donations.
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Have staff/volunteers “working the room” to
offer assistance in completing donations.
If you’re utilizing iPads for
donation processing, have
staff members encourage
attendees to pass them
around to keep donations
coming in.
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Considering making multiple “hard asks” after the initial
announcement that fundraising has begun.
(i.e. – “If everybody donates $100, we’ll hit our goal right now!”)
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Considering making multiple “hard asks” after the initial
announcement that fundraising has begun.
(i.e. – “If everybody donates $100, we’ll hit our goal right now!”)
This helps create the
atmosphere of shared
responsibility by encouraging
everyone to take a specific
action to “do their part.”
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If using incentives to donate at specific levels, make sure those incentives are well publicized
(this means making the announcement multiple times).
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If using incentives to donate at specific levels, make sure those incentives are well publicized
(this means making the announcement multiple times).
While incentives aren’t the
“end-all, be-all” motivator for
donors, they can help. If there
are only limited supplies
available, make sure that’s
known as well!
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If you capitalize on these strategies, you’ll create an atmosphere of shared responsibility and hit your funding goal with no problem!
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