How To Double Your Appeal Income Philippine Final

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How to double your How to double your appeal incomeappeal income

Sean TrinerSean Triner14 November 200714 November 2007


ObjectivesObjectives

• Help you change the way you approach your appeals

• Help you shape your fundraising strategy

• Get the building blocks right for your appeal


$1,000,000

$800,000

$600,000

$400,000

$200,000

0

2005 2006

$53

0,00

0

$96

8,00

0

$39

0,00

0

$79

7,00

0

Gross and Net appeal results forThe Cancer Council NSW:2005 and 2006

Gross Amounts

Net Amounts


6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0

ROI 2.16

ROI 5.38

2005 2006

Return on Investment for Australian Conservation Foundation 2005 and 2006


7 Steps to doubling your income7 Steps to doubling your income


Step 1Step 1


Clear objectivesClear objectives


Objectives should be Objectives should be SMARTSMART

SSpecific

MMeasurable

AAchievable

RRelevant

TTime Bound


Cancer Council Xmas Appeal Cancer Council Xmas Appeal objectives?objectives?

Increase gross and net income over the previous year from one-off cash donations

Objective 1st Mailing target Follow up mailing target

Cash Response Rate 13% 6%

Gross Income $541k $160k

Net Income $410k $124k

Average Gift $80 $60

ROI 4.1 4.0


What are your objectives?What are your objectives?

Maximise net income?Specific target?Renew? Recruit?Bequest?Regular gift?


Step 2Step 2


The audienceThe audience



• Recency – indicates likelihood of giving• Frequency – indicates likelihood of giving• Value – indicates how much they will give



Recency Frequency Value

0-12 months >1 a$1000+

13-24 1 b$500-$999.99

25-36 c$250-$499.99

37-48 d$100-$249.99

49-60 e$50-$99.99

61-72 f$25-$49.99

73-84 g$10-$24.99

85+ h$0.01-$9.99



• Used RFV to identify most likely to give.– Eg donors who had given cash gift within last two

years

• Different packs for different audiences– High value donors– Standard value donors

• Included confirmed bequestors, regular givers and event participants


Step 3Step 3


Clear messageClear message


Clear messageClear message

• What do I have to do

• The Single Proposition

• Why should I give you money?


Clear messageClear messageBRAND TRUTH

Hope, Help and Impact

DONOR INSIGHTPeople give to peopleThey have a personal

interest in cancerRecruited on research

PROJECT TRUTHMore people are surviving

TrustworthyImproved quality of life

PROPOSITION



Step 4Step 4


Tells a storyTells a story



• Start, middle and end• Very personal and emotional• Acknowledges donor contributution• Short vs Long story





What is your story?What is your story?

Do you have case studies?

What if you have no ‘human story’?


Step 5Step 5


PersonalisationPersonalisation


PersonalisationPersonalisation


Personalised asksPersonalised asks

• Based on previous donation patterns

• Used to prompt increase of donation amount

• Consider using highest gift, last gift, average gift prompts to elevate gift level


Your personalisationYour personalisation

What are you going to personalise?

Different degrees of personalisation


Step 6Step 6


Creative MUST havesCreative MUST haves

• First person• Signatory• Repeated asks – specific asks• Deadline• Brochure / lift supports the letter• Reply form and freepost return envelope• The letter is key

• Long is good



Creative executionCreative execution

• Let’s look at a real appeal...


Ease of responseEase of response

• Make it easy for the donor to respond• Eliminate barriers or distractions• Minimise response channels• Make sure the reply mechanism integrates

with the letter• Include an involvement device where

possible and there is a real opportunity


Identify where these things are…Identify where these things are…

• First person• Signatory• Repeated asks – specific asks• Deadline• Brochure / lift supports the letter• Reply form and freepost return envelope• The letter is key

• Long is good


Step 7Step 7


The days and weeks after it The days and weeks after it lodges…..lodges…..

• Measuring response

• Thanking them

• Post-campaign de-brief


Measuring responseMeasuring response


Have an appeal code and URN: Unique

Reference Number


Measuring ResponseMeasuring Response


ThankingThanking


The impact on beneficiariesThe impact on beneficiaries

• 114,000 hours of callers on the helpline• Train 802 Cancer Connect volunteers• Fund three additional research programs• And help lots more

women like Sue



ThankingThanking

• Bequest donors – handwritten note from bequest officer

• Major donors - > $5,000, personal note from Andrew Penman (CEO)

• High Value donors - >$500, personal note from Appeals Manager

• Standard value donors – thank you letter

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