Thank you for attending my gratitude presentation for the Community Foundation of Abilene! Below are links to content I mentioned during the webinar. If you have any questions, please email me and I’ll be happy to answer them. Below the links is a special offer for attendees.
Experts on gratitude
Beth Ann Locke, The Fundraiser Coach: Say thank you for generosity (act of giving), not generousness (amount donated)
Dr, Adrian Sargaent: Donors recall the thank you more than the appeal
Giving Tuesday and end-of-year asks without giving gratitude
Giving Tuesday 2019: Instagram posts were a failure
Giving Tuesday 2020: Lots of emails and posts, almost no gratitude
End of year 2021: Way too many emails, almost no thanks
Ways to give thanks
Video: The Stroh Center Rap
Video: Illinois State University Alumni Day of Giving
Great Gratitude: How to show it
Stickers: Your nonprofit’s secret weapon
University of Texas study: Text vs. email vs. phone
Personalized thank you videos- 4 companies:
Kindkatch Thankview Gratavid BombBomb
Offer for attendees of my Community Foundation of Abilene training
Your online donation form is one of the most important pages on your website.
Would you like that page to help you raise more money from more donors? Then sign up for my Online Donation Form Boost! I’ll analyze your online donation form and send you a report detailing what’s working and what needs to be upgraded.
When that page follows best practices, your organization gets a boost!
As an attendee of my training:
- you’ll receive a 10% discount on the price of my Online Donation Form Boost
- on the form, use the codeword “Abilene” and you’ll receive a BONUS gratitude report! I’ll donate to your organization and analyze the online thank you and the email thank you. This report will outline what’s working and where you could improve your gratitude. Because great gratitude = higher retention and higher lifetime value!
Sign up here and let’s help your nonprofit raise more money from more donors!
Phone Call Challenge
Want to build relationships with your donors? Call them! Tell them thank you. Let them feel appreciated. And while you have them on the line, get their origin story!
Phone calls are a fantastic way to show gratitude to donors. It’s why I created the 2022 Phone Call Challenge. You’ll take 5-10 minutes, make 1-2 calls per day. That’s it! I’ll share with you a calendar so you can record it all.
By the end of 2022, you’ll have connected with hundreds of supporters. You’ll strengthen relationships and raise more money!
Additionally…
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Want to learn how to get more people to subscribe to your enewsletter? That starts with the onboarding process. Download my free ebook and learn where on your website your sign up form should be located, what fields the form should contain, what call to action to use, how to say thank you properly and much more. Grow your subscriber list so down the road you can convert them into donors!