year-end fundraising strategies
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Presentation by Colleen Hutchings on Year-End Fundraising Strategy.TRANSCRIPT
Year end fundraising
October 21, 2010Colleen Hutchings, Environmental Working
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Set your goals
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How do you meet those goals?
• Determine the number of emails you need
• Can you count on web or offline money?
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Set your calendar
• Spacing and timing of emails
• Are there other organizational needs?
• What other calendars do you need to be mindful of?
• Diversify the content
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Use all your best tools
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Marketing tools
• Good copy
• Premiums
• Deadlines
• Matching gifts
• Have you tested?
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Effective landing pages
• Most important elements, including the button, above the fold?
• Field labels clearly aligned with the correct field? Use horizontal and drop down boxes instead of vertical alignment
• Headers to direct the eye and users
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Graphics
• Do they contain all the information you need?
• Are they pretty?
• Does video work for your audience?
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Graphic Examples
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List segmentation
• Are ask strings appropriate for each segments giving history?
• Does the copy reflect when they last donated and how much?
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Use your web properties
• Splash pages
• Utilizing valuable real estate
• Social media
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Splash page example
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