How do we keep and nurture our
donors?
Southern Institute
Friday, May 24, 2013
Louise Kenny
Director, Innovation
and Special Projects
United Way Worldwide
Kim Sidwell
Senior Vice President, Resource Development
United Way of Greater Toledo
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1. Why should we nurture our donors?
2. What Donors Want
– The Basics
– Engagement
3. How the United Way of Greater Toledo is
engaging donors through their campaign
4. What can you do to nurture your donors?
5. Resources
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Why nurture donors?
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Lifetime Donor Value
Measure of how much a given donor will be
worth to an organization
over the duration of the relationship
Source: Fundraising Principles and Practice, Adrian Sargeant, Jen Shang and Associates
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What does Lifetime Donor Value look
like?
Annual gifts (adjusted for gift size increases/decreases)
x
years of giving
+
additional gifts
+
planned gift
+
ongoing revenue from a planned gift
= Lifetime Donor Value
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Potential Lifetime Revenue
from Loyal Contributors
Average annual gift size
$606
x 20 years
+ average bequest
$12,120
$44,000
= Lifetime Value
$56,120
100 Loyal Contributors = $ 5.61 million
Source: DBII; POP research suggests long-time donors give 2x annual gift
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Potential Lifetime Revenue
from Tocqueville Society Members – who
endow their Tocqueville gifts
Average annual gift size
$20,172
x 10 years*
$200,172
+ average planned gift
$400,000 (minimum)
+ perpetual Tocq. gifts
$200,000 (over 10 years)
= Lifetime Value $844,172**
Source: 2009 DBII; *Assumes they are not Loyal Contributors **Understated since this gift goes on forever!
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The Incredible Potential of Lifetime
Donor Value
We increase Lifetime Donor Value:
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Every time we retain a donor
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Every time a donor increases his/her gift
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Every time a donor makes an additional gift to support our work
(and their passion)
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Every time a donor makes a planned gift
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Every time a donor influences another donor to give, particularly to
make a planned gift
• Every time a donor advances our work by engaging
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It all starts with Retention!
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Why do you give to non-profit organizations?
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Motivations to give
Being asked to give by a peer or respected influencer
Positive attitude toward philanthropy in general
Tax deductions
Religious beliefs/values
Believe that those with more should give to those who
have less
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Why do you keep giving?
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What do donors want?
1. To know that their gift was received and appreciated
2. To know that their gifts was used for the purpose it was
intended
3. To know that their gift is having a positive impact
- Penelope Burk, well-known researcher, speaker, author of
Donor-Centered Fundraising
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Conclusion: Do what donors want and
avoid things they don’t like
(You can increase resources under management every year
10-15% just by good stewardship, reporting on results and
recognition.)
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People will forget what you said,
People will forget what you did, but
People will never forget how you made
them feel.
Maya Angelou, Poet
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What do you do to thank and inform donors?
Is it part of your culture and organizational priorities?
If not, why not?
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A few things you can do to make donors
feel good, thanked and informed
• Immediate thank you letter - when, how, what
• Phone call
• Personal visit
• Group gatherings and events
• Message in company enewsletter
• Notice on bulletin boards
• Social media
• Involve others to thank and inform
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Engagement, including but going
beyond “thank and inform”
What do you do?
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Ways to Engage Donors
- Executives and Employees
• As volunteers
• As advocates
• As influencers
• Recruit for affinity groups
• Give them a job!
What do you do?
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What are your challenges?
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24 Month Plan
• Operationalize Relationship Management
• Practice being intentional & longer term
• One to One and One to Many
• Retain, engage and encourage referral and
recruitment
• Touch-points & interactions
• Cross-sell and upsell
• Find the emotional trigger
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Quality & Quantity of Engagements
Event-Driven vs.
String of Touch-points, Interactions &
Engagements
Day 1
Day 90
Quality & Quantity of Engagements
Day 120
per campaign schedule
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General
communication
Quantity of Engagements 24 Month Engagement with Women in the
Workforce
Annual
Solicitation
Educational
Information
Q2
Q3
Genuine
interactions
Personalized
communication
Q1
Progress
Update
Q4
Q1
Q2
Personal
Thank You
Share
stories:
successes
with kids, the
stats, other
volunteers
Late summer
events
around
reading
Annual
Solicitation
Q3
Q4
Personal
Thank You
School tours
Late summer
events
around
reading
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United Way of Greater Toledo
A Case Study:
From Giving to Engagement
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Executing an Enhanced Workforce
Campaign
Internal Behavior & Structure
• Empower staff to engage more constituents in our work
– Consultative Selling
– RD Department restructure
– Align RD staff with Community Impact & Engagement Departments
• Develop tactics to increase non-restricted dollars and dollars toward our focus
areas
– Grants
– CSR to align companies with strategy map programs
– Align individual interests with products
– Company development plans
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Executing an Enhanced Workforce
Campaign
External
• Conduct Corporate & Foundation discovery
• Identify & align United Way work with
corporation/employees
• Develop year-round engagement calendar
• Conduct leadership & loyal donor forums
• Conduct one-on-one discovery meetings with leadership
and loyal contributors
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Executing an Enhanced Workforce
Campaign
Year-round tools
• Discovery Questions - Strategic Enhancement Group Inc.
• Churn report - Amy Case/UWW
• New Hires program
• Your donor database – continual updates/notes
• Thanks & Recognition
• Educational opportunities
• Volunteer opportunities
• Advocacy opportunities
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Owens-Illinois
O-I and United Way of Greater Toledo:
• Consistently one of the top two workforce campaigns
• Largest corporate supporter – over 2.3 million since 2007
• Most aggressive corporate matching program; 125% match
on gifts of $500+
• Largest retiree campaign raising more than $92,000
(2012); leverages additional corporate match dollars
• Largest corporate volunteer base
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From Giving to Engagement: An Evolution
• Campaign only
– How to get started
– Listen
– How to make it happen
– Volunteerism aligns with Corporate Social Responsibility
– Year-round acknowledgement of accomplishments
– Year-round mission-based activities and communications
Engagement Plan
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Engagement Plan
Give
Advocate
Volunteer
Jan. 2013
•2012 campaign recap meeting with campaign
managers
•Jeans Day collection for Beach House
Feb. 2013
•United Way Annual Meeting & Recognition
Dinner. O-I recognized for being one of three
companies giving $500,000+
•Jeans Day collection for Junior Achievement
and American Heart Association
•O-I Days of Caring - 70
employees volunteered at BSA
Camp and other local
•Learn n' Lunch -Education: Scott organizations as well as volunteer
High School Community Hub
tax preparers
Mar. 2013
•Meeting with Campaign Managers and Lead
Foundation person to learn about O-I current
environment and begin planning for 2013
campaign
• Jeans Day collection for Planned Pethood
•Learn n' Lunch - Wellness
Session.
•Meet with Leadership
Donors/Prospects
Apr. 2013
•Jeans Day collection for NW OH American
Heart Assoc
May 2013
•Campaign meeting 2
•Jeans Day for MS Bike to the Bay
June 2013
•Jeans Day collection
•Learn n' Lunch - O-I Charities
Foundation and Matching Gifts,
How we give.
• Meet with Leadership
Donors/Prospects
•Learn n' Lunch on UW's work in
Health (Toledo Grows)
• Meet with Leadership
Donors/Prospects
•Learn n' Lunch TBD
•Meet with Leadership
Donors/Prospects
•O-I Days of Caring - 9 employees
volunteered at local organizations
•O-I Days of Caring - Adopt-AHighway, Earth Day, Scott High
School/Hub
•O-I Days of Caring TBD
•O-I Days of Caring TBD
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Engagement Plan
Give
•Jeans Day Collection
•O-I Campaign Kickoff
• Jeans Day collection for United Way
•Learn n' Lunch TBD
Meet with Leadership
Donors/Prospects
•O-I Week of Caring Activities
•O-I Campaign wrap-up
•Learn n' Lunch TBD
•O-I Days of Caring - Adopt-AHighway
•O-I Retiree Campaign Kickoff
•Lunch 'n Learn on UW's work
in Income (Financial Coaches) •O-I Days of Caring
•Campaign meeting 3
•Jeans Day collection
Aug. 2013
Oct. 2013
Nov. 2013
Dec. 2013
Volunteer
•Learn n' Lunch TBD
•CEO call to discuss UW's
current work, and also discuss
partnership opportunities.
•Meet with Leadership
•O-I Days of Caring - Adopt-ADonors/Prospects
Highway
•Learn 'n Lunch on UW's work
in Education (Graduation
Coaches).
•Meet with Leadership
Donors/Prospects.
•Retiree lunch featuring United
Way
•O-I Days of Caring TBD
July 2013
Sept.
2013
Advocate
•Employee Thank you Lunch
•O-I Days of Caring
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From Giving to Engagement: An Evolution
• Volunteering
– Targeted volunteering with focused projects and goals
–Education
–Income
–Health
– Volunteer Pledge Card
• Corporate Volunteer Council
• Corporate Funders
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From Giving to Engagement: An Evolution
• Volunteering
– Targeted volunteering with focused projects and goals
–Education
–Income
–Health
– Volunteer Pledge Card
• Corporate Volunteer Council
• Corporate Funders
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Owens-Illinois
2006 – 2012 Campaign
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Owens-Illinois
Volunteerism
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Items found in Digital Resource Center from
2013 SLC:
• United Way of Greater Toledo Resource Development/Community
Impact Department alignment plan
• Strategic Enhancement Group Inc. Discovery Questions
• Owens-Illinois Volunteer Pledge Card
• Owens-Illinois 2012 Engagement Plan
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“But how can I do all of this for all of my
donors? We have so many and, often,
we do not have accurate, timely donor
data. And I am a staff of 1 (or 2 or 5) ”
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Segmenting your donors
– using the Churn tool
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Segmenting Your Donors to Prioritize
The Pyramid of Donor Service
Ultimate Service
Continuously Deepen Relationship
Principal donor
1-on-1 relationship
Offer engagement
Segment based on interest
Advanced Service
Build Relationship & Loyalty
Learn donor interest
Segment based on demographics
Educate impact of giving
Basic Service
Establish Relationship
Acknowledge and thank you
Names, contact and email
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Donor segments you could focus on:
• Women
• Young Leaders
• Tocqueville/Leadership donors
• Those interested in your CI work
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What Resources are in the Retention
Toolkit?
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Where Is the Retention Toolkit?
http://online.unitedway.org/site/Retention
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Sample Data Capture Tools
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Sample Retention Documents
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Becky's Story
Becky Lewis is a single mother who loads trucks on the graveyard shift,
then goes home to take care of her two young boys. But when her car
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outreach program led by United Way, Becky took advantage of the
federal Earned Income Tax Credit, designed to reduce the burden on
low-income wage earners by offering them a sizable refund. Becky was
able to get a $5,400 tax refund which she used to buy a desperately
needed truck. Today, she can still support her family with a job - and has
a way to get there.
Bold Goal for High School Graduation:
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Increase the percentage of students who graduate from high
school in Franklin County public school districts from 87% to 95%
Did You Know?
 Nationwide, one-third of students, or more than 1.2 million young
men and women, are leaving high school each year without
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 The Columbus City Schools graduation rate was 73.9% in 20072008 - lower than the state requirement of 90%.
 The median annual income for a high school graduate in
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In 2007, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Columbus City Schools (CCS)
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volunteers build relationships with their mentees and meet with them
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setting, life skills like financial literacy, and social skills.
With financial support from United Way of Central Ohio, Project Mentor
volunteers provided one-on-one mentoring relationships for 1,703 students
in 20 CCS high schools, 26 middle schools and 9 elementary schools
during the 2008-2009 school year.
Helping Students Graduate From High School
Supporting Project Mentor is just one way that United Way of Central Ohio
is working to increase the percentage of students who graduate from high
school in Franklin County public school districts.
To discuss specific ways you can get involved with programs like Project
Mentor, contact Adero Robinson at 614.227.2799 or
adero.robinson@uwcentralohio.org.
Reduce by 20% the number of households in Franklin County
living below an income level that allows them to meet basic
needs
Your Investment At Work
Many people don't realize that they are entitled to federal tax relief
through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Beginning this month, the
EITC Coalition will once again provide free tax preparation services for
low- and moderate-income households.
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United Way of Central Ohio is a key member of the Franklin County
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Thank-a-thon Samples
Retention Toolkit
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Win-Back Sample Documents
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Name
Address
City State Zip
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
2009 Campaign Pledge Form
Dear _______,
Please update your contact information and pledge amount below.
A return envelope is enclosed for your convenience.
A strong community is built upon its caring residents who reach out in time of need - who work
together - who choose to LIVE UNITED. You have reached out to those in need through your past gift
of $_______in the United Way of Summit County (company name)’s campaign. I sincerely thank you
for your generosity.
This year many of the agencies funded by United Way have reported 25%-30% increases in requests
for assistance, so the need for your support is even greater. Your gift enables United Way to fund over
120 programs that address the vital needs of those affected by the economic downturn, and have
provided, for example:
 over 446,000 instances of service to individuals, families, and seniors in need in Summit
County, and
 emergency shelter/crisis intervention to over 1,080 women and children, and nearly 59,000
meals and nutritious snacks.
Please consider renewing your gift this year. Together we can help to ease these tough times for
families and individuals and make a real difference. A pledge form and return envelope are enclosed
for your convenience. Now that you are retired, please feel free to contact me at any time at 800-5555555 or by email at youremail@unitedway.org. Thank you for whatever help you can provide.
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State «State»
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Phone Number (
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____________________________ Birthdate
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Sincerely,
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