Data for Good: Fundraising and Technology Insights for your Year-End Campaigns
Introducing Sprint Campaigns · Guidelines for Grassroots Campaigns Train your team. Develop...
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Introducing Sprint Campaigns
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Guidelines for Grassroots Campaigns
Train your team. Develop dashboard
measurements Develop a clear
fundraising message
Motivate non fundraising staff to spread the word
Clear leadership and careful planning.
Use multiple channels
Prepare and test your technology
Fit your fundraising campaign to your
organization - not the other way around
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Fundraising Activity Matrix
Fundraising
ApproachesDirect Mail
Phone
Bank
Appeals
Personal
Asks
Peer to
Peer:
Personal
Campaign
Pages
Gala
EventsProposals
Convert to
SustainersCanvass
The Amount
of Effort
Moderate to
LowHigh Low High High High Low Low High
WhoStaff or
Vendor
Staff;
Members;
Board
Staff
Staff;
Members;
Board
Members
with Staff
Support
Staff;
Members;
Board
Staff Staff Staff
Coordination
RquiredLow High Low High High High Low Low High
Additional
CostExpensive Cheap Cheap Cheap Cheap Expensive Cheap Cheap Expensive
Organizational
VisibilityModerate Low Moderate Low High High Low Low Very High
Conversion
RateLow Moderate Low High High Moderate Depends Moderate Low
Payback for
Effort and
Cost
Low Moderate Moderate Moderate High Low High High Moderate
FrequencyQuarterly or
less often
Can be
annual,
quarterly or
monthly
Quarterly or
more oftenAnnual
Annual or
semi-annualAnnual On going On going On going
Fundraising
ApproachesDirect Mail
Phone
Bank
Appeals
Personal
Asks
Peer to
Peer:
Personal
Campaign
Pages
Gala
EventsProposals
Convert to
SustainersCanvass
The Amount
of Effort
Moderate to
LowHigh Low High High High Low Low High
WhoStaff or
Vendor
Staff;
Members;
Board
Staff
Staff;
Members;
Board
Members
with Staff
Support
Staff;
Members;
Board
Staff Staff Staff
Coordination
RquiredLow High Low High High High Low Low High
Additional
CostExpensive Cheap Cheap Cheap Cheap Expensive Cheap Cheap Expensive
Organizational
VisibilityModerate Low Moderate Low High High Low Low Very High
Conversion
RateLow Moderate Low High High Moderate Depends Moderate Low
Payback for
Effort and
Cost
Low Moderate Moderate Moderate High Low High High Moderate
FrequencyQuarterly or
less often
Can be
annual,
quarterly or
monthly
Quarterly or
more oftenAnnual
Annual or
semi-annualAnnual On going On going On going
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This is what you want to see
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Sprint Fundraising Campaigns
Grassroots Multi-channel Limited
Duration Specific Public
goal
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Grassroots
Members
Board
Peer to Peer
Individual Supporters
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Multi Channel
• Email Campaign with frequent updates
• Phone Banking
• Direct Mail
• Facebook and Twitter
• Direct Asks to seed funds
The Campaign
has a unifying
Message(s) delivered
via
Email Subject Lines
• $15K: 15 Days. 5 Fights. One Vision. Please Donate Now!
• Join Ron Collins, bus rider & climate justice warrior
• Join the new, new abolitionists.
• 11 hours to go. Push us over the top.
• Our deepest gratitude! Can we up the ante?
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Limited Duration and Specific Goal
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PHASES OF A SPRINT CAMPAIGN
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Set the parameters of the Sprint Campaign
• Team
• Duration of effort
• Financial Goal
• Campaign Appeal Message Frame
• Analyze your data to set specific target fundraising levels for different segments
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Prepare the promotion materials
• Web site appeal
• Daily messages • Email
• Direct Mail
• Phone scripts
• Thank yous and receipts
• Premiums
• Photos
• Videos
• Graphics
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Organize and segment your donor database
• Email set
• Direct mail set
• Phone bank set
• Personal Asks set
• LYBUNT
• SYBUNT
• Recover
• Renew
• Prospects
3
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Marshal and test your technology resources
• Passwords for updating your web site
• Make plans for daily integrating your database, email, and donation collection systems if they are separate
• Test your donation receipt and thank you process
• Test your credit card processing
• Develop a campaign management dashboard
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Train your team
• Volunteers for phone banking
• Board and staff for personal asks
• Staff for sending emails
• Staff to update the web site 5
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Phases of a Sprint Campaign 1) Set the parameters of the Sprint Campaign
2) Prepare all of the promotion materials using impact stories
3) Organize and segment your donor database
4) Marshal and test your technology resources
5) Train your team
6) Line up donations to use to stimulate the momentum
7) Conduct and manage your campaign.
8) Celebrate your victories with your donors
9) Conduct a post-campaign analysis
10) Incorporate new donors into your communications.
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