Achieving The ‘Triple Win’ Exploring New Ways For Non-Profits & Business to Collaborate October 24, 2013
May 18, 2015
Achieving The ‘Triple Win’
Exploring New Ways For Non-Profits & Business to
Collaborate
October 24, 2013
First, a little about FirstGiving…
We believe in expanding the world of online giving
FirstGiving is a peer – to – peer online fundraising platform for nonprofits and their supporters. We process donations securely, provide powerful communication tools, reporting, and event registration.
How this webinar works
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Founder & CEOJay Ziskrout@JBZiskrout
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
• COO, CMJ Network• Founder, LatinoVision.com• MD, Epitaph Europe• VP Promotion, Arista/BMG• Performing Musician
Bus DevLeslie Myers@RewardedGiving
• Marketing, World Resources Institute
• VP Cross-Sell, Citi• Marketing Manager, J Crew• MS Direct Marketing,
Northwestern
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HISTORY OF COLLABORATION• Sales-Dependent Donations
• Donation Drives
• Grant Requests
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HISTORY OF COLLABORATION• Sales-Dependent Donations
– Aligns with ‘conscientious consumption’
– Prioritizes product over cause
– Commercial Co-Venture
– Lack of clarity re: actualcharitable impact.
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HISTORY OF COLLABORATION• Donation Drives
– Can be highly effective.
– Business needs to put some‘skin in the game’ for credibility.
– Pressuring consumer can becounter-productive.
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HISTORY OF COLLABORATION• Grant Requests
– Doesn’t directly help business.
– Doesn’t maximize public awareness and goodwill.
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SLICING UP A SHRINKING PIE• Business focus on curating social/public
image.
• Corporate pressure to maximize profits.
• Increasing Non-Profit 'Competition.’– 25% growth!
• Key To Bigger Slice:
– Align objectives
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WE'RE NOT SO DIFFERENT...• Different End Goals
– Non-Profits: Addressing a social/cultural problem
– Business: Maximizing Profits
• Means Are The Same:
– Public Awareness
– “Sales”
• Aligning means is cornerstone of mutual success.
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WIN-WIN IS NOT ENOUGH!
• Success usually depends on public engagement.
• We need a ‘Win’ for the public too!
• Triple Win:
- Incentivize the public to both Give and Spend.
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ENGAGING PEOPLE W/ ‘REWARDED GIVING’• Social Rewards: Give credit where credit is
due.
• Redeemable Rewards
• Donation Matching
• Unlock Exclusive Content
• Brand / Cause Fit
• Consumer Choice
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SUPPORTING STATS
What People Say• 92% of consumers want
brands to ‘Give Back.’
• Only 16% believe that business has made a positive impact on social & environmental issues.
• 25% believe that they can have a significant impact through purchase decisions.
What People Do• 55%+ have switched to
more socially responsible brands.
• 65% are willing to donate as part of a CSR program.
• ebay Giving Works:
- Merchants with charitable component in listings, sell 30% more over time.
Sources: Cone Echo 2013 Global CSR Study, PayPal: Fisman, Effenbein, McManus #FGWebinar
WHAT WE DO• ‘Rewarded Giving’ platform built on belief
in the “triple win” model.
• Enable business to measurably and profitably connect with consumers around shared values.
• Platform costs borne by business.
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THE PLATFORM• The public is invited to give, in return for
social and economic incentives:
• Social Status
• Redeemable Rewards
• Digital Media
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OUR CAMPAIGNS HAVE:
4-15% Make Donations.
Up to 50% Click Through.
Up to 35% Make Purchases.
Awareness: Social Thanks + Giving Squads contests have generated millions of positive social media impressions.
Sales: Consumers are motivated to give, share, and purchase.
Up to 73% of donors share socially!
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A NEW COLLABORATION TOOL• Easy, self-service platform for SMB.
• Low cost subscription-based service.
• Can be deployed to Web and Facebook Pages.
• Share this link with your business partners:http://get.charitablecheckout.com/smb/
• Platform Demo
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Be a part of the FirstGiving Community
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Online Fundraising blog: info.firstgiving.com/blog
Interested in learning more
about FirstGiving?
Contact our Online Fundraising Consultants:
Email: [email protected]: 617-542-0010 x 4