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#15NTCsustainers
Sustainers
Everybody wants them, but what are the best tactics to get them?
with a focus on the technical side of things!
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Who We Are
Sue Anne Reed, The Engage GroupShiloh Stark, Amnesty International USA
Heather Marsh, ABD Direct
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Housekeeping Sue Anne - @Sue_Anne
Heather - @hlm317Shiloh - @Starched
Session hashtag: #15NTCsustainers Collaboration Notes: http://po.st/zPDwaG
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The Power of Sustainers
• Consistent, Reliable Support
• Highly Valuable Donors
• Excellent Retention
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The Power of Sustainers
• Retention Rates by Channel (12 Month):
– DRTV/Web 65-75%
– TM and DM 70%
– F2F 45-55%
– Online Ads 60%
*Data provided by Integral.
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Setting the Stage
• Getting Sustainers
• Maintaining Sustainers
• Special Sustainer Campaigns
• Lapsed Sustainers
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Types of Sustainers
• New to File as Sustainers
• Existing Donors Converted to Sustainers
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Acquiring as Sustainers
• Primary donation pages / Organic sustainers
• Social media
• Advertising
• Face to Face
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Converting Existing Donors
• Email Invites
• Website Donation Forms/Intercepts
• Non-Digital
– Telemarketing
– Direct Mail (Acks)
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Types of Special Campaigns
• Upgrades
• Pre-Lapsed
• Additional Asks
• System Transitions
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Multi-Channel Communication
• Sometimes, an Old School Method is Part of the Solution.
– Letters
– Phone Calls
– AND Emails
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When to “Give Up”
• When Does a Lapsed Sustainer Become a Lapsed Donor?
• Data Challenges – Flags, Suppressions, etc
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How to Reach Us Sue Anne - [email protected]
Shiloh - [email protected] - [email protected]
Collaboration Notes: http://po.st/zPDwaG