New to online giving, or just want an overview? In this presentation, we cover the most recent online giving stats, trends, online donation page and button optimization techniques, and engagement tactics to bring donors to the door. The presentation includes stats on generational giving preferences, mobile giving, crowdfunding, and giving by sector.
2. Your workshop presenters
Kevin Martone
Technology Program Manager
JCamp 180 and PJ Library
@kmartone
Ask me about: Siena Saints,
Yiddish words I know, technology
Debra Askanase
Digital Engagement Strategist
Community Organizer 2.0
Faculty, Marlboro College
Graduate School
@askdebra
Ask me about: living in Israel,
community organizing, ceramics,
social & digital media
4. Every. Single. Day.
Nonprofits must earn donor loyalty
The donor revolution is not on
its way. It has arrived.
It’s about causes, not
the organization
Donor legacy mindset is a
thing of the past
6. …and they now choose
how they donate
to which organization
and where
7. Technology has put donors in the
driver’s seat
Access to information
The rise of influence networks
Donation solutions where donors
live…online
The ability to rate and communicate with
each other
16. Tweet this
The donor revolution is not on its way. It has arrived.
9% growth in online giving in 2014 over 2013. Smaller
orgs see larger growth. #onlinegiving #fundraising
Gen Xers and Millennials want to make an impact first
through volunteering, social shares. Then they donate.
#fundraising
22. Mobile giving
• 84% of nonprofits do not have donation forms
optimized for mobile
– Remember: 9.5% of online donations are made on a
mobile device
• 34% = percentage increase in conversion rate
for responsive websites and donation forms.
32. Optimize your website for online giving
• Big, prominent DonateNow button on every
page
• Button clicks directly to online donation form
• Test your auto-thank you (online and via
email) – Is it warm? Helpful?
38. Six ways to make your donate button
rise to the top
• Color is crucial: 30% greater conversion with red
than grey (Network for Good). A/B test with
colors
• 2-second test: can visitors find it in 2 seconds?
• Creative verbiage: go beyond “Donate Now”
with specific asks
• Incorporate an image with the button: baby
seals, anyone?
• Test website positioning and button size
39. Tweet this
Your donate button should always be 1 click away. Can
visitors find it in 2 secs? #fundraising
44. Just a couple of fields…
= 30% increase in the conversion rate
(30% more people actually gave when they reached the
donation page!)
Source: NTEN Blog
45.
46. Seven online donation payment &
processing ideals
• Limit number of clicks to payment
• Limit unnecessary text
• Limit the number of fields donors must complete
• Keep donors on your website
• Show payment security badges
• Thoughtful thank-you language
• Mobile-optimized site and donation page
47. Real-time examples! Your donation
form and landing page
• How many clicks?
• What language do you use for the button?
• Is it easily found?
• Landing page (language, look, feel)
• Number of fields on donation form
• Number of pages for donation form
48. Peer-to-Peer and Crowdfunding
Peer-to-Peer Crowdfunding
Friends asking Friends Think Kickstarter, Indiegogo
Participants make their own fundraising
pages
Single fundraising page, rewards offered;
Best used for rides/walks/swims Best used for specific projects
Existing participant base
55. We use email and social media to support
print/mail solicitations and campaigns - so they
work in tandem. So when we are getting ready
to close a campaign, we do a reminder via
email. This generally produces a lot of online
gifts but also a mini-surge in snail-mail
contributions too.
Holly Guncheon
Herzl Camp
75. Tweet this
The social media ladder of engagement: engage, create
trust, move to action via @askdebra #commbuild
The key for nonprofits is to focus on the
experience a donor has when they switch channels
via @smaclaughlin #fundraising
You can’t bring donors to the door if you haven’t created a
welcoming entry #fundraising
How each generation wants to make an impact on society
Valley Gives: $1M in 2012, $2M in 2013, $2.6M in 2014
Columbia U raised $7M in one day first year. Raised $11M in one day second year, 2014. Inspired $3.7M in offline gifts.
Gamification
Not optimized for giving (Oceana) and optimized for giving (Red Cross)
Look at NBTS and easterseals.org
Can we hook up our phone to show on a screen via bluetooth?
It’s great for annual fund, mitzvah projects, dues, building fund, scholarship, special projects
Circle: processors, often on the website. Usually appears as a “donate now” button
Continuum Activity – Line up! Do we have them stand up in line from – no donate button/form on their website have form but no button button and form but lots of clicks to give button and form but little online giving activity button and form and lots of online giving activity ????
Home-grown systems = processed by a system they et up with merchant account, an authorized gateway, a shopping cart, OR a payment processing platform such as Google checkout, Amazon payments, or Paypal. Includes website donation form.
Donation button – processed through a third party such as Paypal, NFG, FG
Also: EmanuElHouston.org as a bad example
No donate button
Unoptimized donation page
The mere rise of crowdfunding sites is a result of influence of people and media.
And what they want: Transparency, communication, results.
Crowdfunding raised more than $5.1B in 2013 (craigconnects.org/crowdfundinginfographic)
60% increase in funds raised through crowdfunding from 2012-2013 for nonprofits
30% of the $5 billion crowdfunded went to social causes according the “Cracking the Crowd Funding Code“
Next Gen Am Giving Report 2013
Next Gen Am Giving Report 2013
https://www.blackbaud.com/nonprofit-resources/generational-giving-report
Talk about how giving up control deepens ownership. What is the limit of giving up control for you?
Lilypad event – engages superfans IRL. Event takes online engagement further to that space of trust and engagement. Establishes the cause’s commitment to the fans, and trust amongst fans.
SAR video and avi chai match campaign – didn’t just ask for $, were very social and friendly about it (biggest fundraiser on causes’ class got an ice cream party, kids with ipads at dropoff and pickup, tried F2F, but not only online…) Won a $25K award for innovation in fundraiser. Then got a donor who would give if every single alum gave, and they met the goal, excuse to have a convo with alumni.
URJ Camp George example? http://jcamp180.org/Knowledge-Center/Technology/Technology-Tools-for-Fundraising/Fundraising-with-Social-Media-.aspx
Split into 3 groups? 1) On website donor experience; 2) Crowdfunding/peer-to-peer; 3) Social Media