Using data available to Pareto Fundraising, the retaining donors through tough economic times workshop looked at the ways in which charities could maintain and strengthen their relationships with their donors.
2. My favourite Charity: The Sumba Foundation How you support: Regular gift from credit card & occasional donation Why? I went to see them at Christmas last year and met loads of the kids. It was fantastic, we met .... You as a donor 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
7. Individual/Organisational giving trends Base: Total gross income, excluding Bequest and Events to give underlying trend Growth from Individual giving is much more stable than from Organisational giving. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
25. Developed 22 Christmas appeals In Australia, NZ, Hong Kong and Canada 13 up on income versus 2007, 9 down on 2007 Overall income 2008 around $41.7m versus $39.3m in 2007 New charities ALL up averaging over 30% up Organisational income falling Specifically corporate support What are we seeing at Pareto? 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
27. Thanked just 66% of the time Customer care 47% of monthly gifts not set up Complaint resolved 62% of occasions Welcome pack took on average 22 days 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
44. Smarter , rather than less acquisition 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
45. Smarter, rather then less activity Trim fat or areas that offer marginal returns and protect the muscle Ideally keep the savings to reinvest back into fundraising 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
46. Dont sacrifice long term for short term We normally send a bequest mailing in April, but this year we are scrapping it because we need to save $20,000 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
47. Dont sacrifice long term for short term Now have over 1,500 confirmed bequestors 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
48. Dont sacrifice long term for short term BUT, only now reaping the rewards 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
49. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009 Focus on the things that will have the biggest impact .
50. Its all about the 80/20 rule 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
60. Cost vs value: the balance Do you know the REAL cost of each program you run (including staff)? Income per fundraiser? Do you know the Value To Date of donors recruited from different sources two or three years ago? 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
63. My favourite Charity: The Sumba Foundation How you support: Regular gift from credit card & occasional donation Why? Their cost of fundraising is really low and I am impressed by their effective admin systems... 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
64. My favourite Charity: The Sumba Foundation How you support: Regular gift from credit card & occasional donation Why? I went to see them at Christmas last year and met loads of the kids. It was fantastic, we met .... 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
66. ANALYTICAL Your Growth Your donor behaviour ENVIRONMENTAL How much is given Growth Competition PERSONAL Transactions Bequest status Pet name Motivations STRATEGIC DATA - informs TECHNICAL DATA - used 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
72. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009 Remember that donors give to organisations that MEET needs.
73. Whats your story I am a donor and I want to know what you do. Write down in a few short paragraphs what you do and why I should support you with a donation. You have six minutes. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
76. Messages that stick S U C C S E imple nexpected oncrete redible motional tories 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
77. Case for support its got to have heart 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
78. Whats your story I am a donor and I want to know what you do. Write down in a few short paragraphs what you do and why I should support you with a donation. You have six minutes. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
80. Relationship fundraising is an approach to the marketing of a cause which centres not around raising money but on developing to its full potential the unique and special relationship between a charity and its supporter. Burnett (1992)
81. If you are really nice to your donors they are more likely to give you more money for more time. Triner (2007) www.seantriner.blogspot.com
86. people are good; they care 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
87. Karen Miller, Benevolent Society 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
88. Last year The Benevolent Society received a copy of a receipt sent from our organisation to a donor whats so great about that you ask?油 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
89. Wellthe letter was dated Christmas Eve 1920 and it was sent to a little girl aged 5 called Gwen. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
90. Gwen had kept her receipt all these years, in her little box of treasures and her daughter found it recently. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009 Gwen had done some fundraising for us, and raised 10 shillings.
91. Gwen is now 93 years old and would have accumulated much in her time, imagine keeping a donation receipt from when you were 5!!油 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
92. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009 The thank you letter reads: I have just heard that your daddie has been reading you the stories in our Christmas book, and that you then started off to get money to send us, so that we could buy things for poor children to eat at Christmas time.
93. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009 Do you know what was done with the ten shillings?油 They brought bread, wheat, milk, porridge, jam, golden syrup, tinned fruit, and a plum pudding, for some children whose mother had no money to go to the shops.油
94. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009 You did not know that when you were making pin-holes in those flowers you were going to make some poor mother glad because she could make Christmas day a happy one, for her little children.油 But you have done so
95. Isnt that gorgeous?油 I know the language is old fashioned, but what a lovely receipt it acknowledges how she came to make her gift and lets her know just what a difference its made. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
96. Just today I met Gwens daughter and got to see the original letter she also brought a photo of her mum aged about 5, in what looks like her Sunday best complete with ringlets. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009
97. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009 Shes happy for me to share the story which is why Im telling you now. Her daughter made a donation to us too!
98. 息 Pareto Fundraising 2009 It is all about a relationship between a donor and the beneficiary
99. The Pareto Group exists to make the world a better place, by expanding the not-for-profit sector's capacity worldwide to ensure as many beneficiaries are helped as possible. sean.triner@paretofundraising.com www.paretofundraising.com
Editor's Notes
#2: Who been to Joy of donors, FIA plenary, Monday prsso