MASTERCLASS: Raise More Money with Supporter Surveys
Ask for money
And get advice.
Ask for advice,
Get money twice.
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And get advice.
Ask for advice,
Get money twice.
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You CAN raise more money...without even asking!
That’s the power behind your nonprofit’s feedback system.
Your donors are your best teachers. When you take the time to listen. The donors who responded to my survey taught me more about effective fundraising than any class I've taken - before or since.
Donor surveying will help you uncover your best planned, major, and even monthly giving prospects.
And if you’re planning to grow your major giving program or a capital campaign any time soon, you would be wise to start with a donor survey.
That’s the power behind your nonprofit’s feedback system.
Your donors are your best teachers. When you take the time to listen. The donors who responded to my survey taught me more about effective fundraising than any class I've taken - before or since.
Donor surveying will help you uncover your best planned, major, and even monthly giving prospects.
And if you’re planning to grow your major giving program or a capital campaign any time soon, you would be wise to start with a donor survey.
$179
With Raise More with Supporter Surveys, the Masterclass from Basics & More™ you’ll discover how to create your nonprofit’s feedback systems.
This four-week online class makes creating your donor feedback systems simple. Over the period of four weeks, you’ll discover just how easy it is to raise more with a better understanding of your organization’s donor base.
FEEDBACK & THE FUTURE OF FUNDRAISING
The fundraising landscape is changing. In Module One, you’ll discover why donor care is more important now than ever before.
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DEVELOPING YOUR FIRST SUPPORTER SURVEY
What is the purpose of your survey? In Module Two you’ll begin drafting your first survey to uncover potential major gifts, planned gifts, or monthly donors.
ONLINE & OFFLINE
How will you be sharing your survey? Online, direct mail? Incorporating Surveying & Feedback Throughout Your Donor Communications.
TRACKING & IMPLEMENTING
How will you track and use your survey responses? In Module Four you’ll learn how to incorporate your donor responses into your fundraising materials and more. After the survey - how will you be getting in touch with supporters/reporting impact?
Make an investment in your mission’s future
A Word From Our Students:
“I always recommend Pamela Grow’s Basics and More for non-profits that want realistic and actionable advice on how to fundraise. Pamela and team understand what it’s like to work in a nonprofit when you have multiple responsibilities and need to get stuff done in the easiest, most resourceful way. I like these programs so much I give them as gifts to friends and colleagues in the non-profit space. (And trust me, it’s a good gift!)”
JULIE LACOUTURE
Good Ways Inc.
“Your classes have been invaluable…
In my first year here we raised 47k with the EOY, my second year after taking just one of your classes I raised 100k, last year I raised 140K!
I am using your ask, thank, report, repeat system, and when I ran a survey to jump off my EOY campaign I found that donors like the personal stories, the student success stories, and they also mentioned that the communication was much better in the last 3 years, I could not have done this without you!”
In my first year here we raised 47k with the EOY, my second year after taking just one of your classes I raised 100k, last year I raised 140K!
I am using your ask, thank, report, repeat system, and when I ran a survey to jump off my EOY campaign I found that donors like the personal stories, the student success stories, and they also mentioned that the communication was much better in the last 3 years, I could not have done this without you!”
JACKIE STETSON
San Juan Diego Academy
“I am so excited to say that after our coaching session, I was able to have an open and honest conversation with my ED. I advocated for a grant-writing consultant to come on so that I can spend more time loving our donors, and got the green light to co-create a plan to promote a culture of philanthropy that engages our Board and staff. Plus — I got a raise and a promotion! Thank you for everything, Pamela!”
CARINA BAKER, LMSW
“Pam has walked in your shoes. She knows how hard it is to do your job. 32 years ago, I wish I had this book before I started my journey as a fundraiser. I would have made much fewer mistakes and seen better results, sooner. Sometimes being THE only one doing fundraising at your organization can feel really lonely, others don't understand what you do and there are times you don't think you're doing the right things. Simple Development Systems will help guide you down the right path so you can start out each day confident you are doing this good work, right!”
JEFF SCHREIFELS, Senior Partner
Veritus Group
Veritus Group
Valuable for executive directors, development directors, and consultants to nonprofits.
This class is for development directors, nonprofit communications specialists, fundraising executive directors, and consultants to nonprofits.
Even the smallest nonprofit organization can and should incorporate donor feedback into their marketing and communications. This class makes it easy.
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From One Fundraiser to Another
Picture it for a moment…
The year was 2000, and I was in my first job as a development director. I needed to create a development plan from the ground up. And I didn’t have a clue what I was doing.
I don’t need to tell you it was challenging!
Thanks to a successful local businessman, this particular organization had run a successful capital campaign five years prior. They raised over $5 million for a new facility. And what had they done since?
Nothing. Not a thing.
Major donors ignored.
Not a single foundation grant proposal had been written in five years.
The businessman who had spearheaded the capital campaign had passed away and none of the data from that campaign was available to me.
The organization had no website.
The organization outsourced its annual campaign to a succession of different mail-houses. The resulting product was a mess (and donors noticed). Members of the community were angry and the campaign had steadily lost donors and dollars for the past five years.
And the more I dug, the worse things looked.
The closest I’d come to fundraising experience was reviewing grant proposals. I had no clue where to start.
I thought that I’d taken on more – much more – than I could handle.
But, after emerging from head-desk mode, I sat down at my desk and mapped out my very first fundraising plan for growing individual giving.
And the very first thing I did was send out a donor survey!
So what happened? Fast forward a short 12 months and we had:
So, how’d I do it?
It all started with a donor survey.
You see, I knew that the heart and soul of my fundraising plan would be to learn what our donors’ motivations were.
That was 20 years ago. Since then, I’ve taken a number of *fundraising* and *development* classes.
But not one fundraising training I ever took ever came close to that initial revelation. Your donors are your best teachers. When you take the time to listen. The donors who responded to my survey taught me more about effective fundraising than any class I've taken - before or since.
Donor surveying is a powerful, powerful tool for the smart fundraising professional.
When it’s done right. When done wrong, it can set you back...or even in the wrong direction. Discover the right way to survey your donors with Supporter Surveys, the Masterclass.
The year was 2000, and I was in my first job as a development director. I needed to create a development plan from the ground up. And I didn’t have a clue what I was doing.
I don’t need to tell you it was challenging!
Thanks to a successful local businessman, this particular organization had run a successful capital campaign five years prior. They raised over $5 million for a new facility. And what had they done since?
Nothing. Not a thing.
Major donors ignored.
Not a single foundation grant proposal had been written in five years.
The businessman who had spearheaded the capital campaign had passed away and none of the data from that campaign was available to me.
The organization had no website.
The organization outsourced its annual campaign to a succession of different mail-houses. The resulting product was a mess (and donors noticed). Members of the community were angry and the campaign had steadily lost donors and dollars for the past five years.
And the more I dug, the worse things looked.
The closest I’d come to fundraising experience was reviewing grant proposals. I had no clue where to start.
I thought that I’d taken on more – much more – than I could handle.
But, after emerging from head-desk mode, I sat down at my desk and mapped out my very first fundraising plan for growing individual giving.
And the very first thing I did was send out a donor survey!
So what happened? Fast forward a short 12 months and we had:
- Raised nearly $150,000 in foundation support, the majority of it general operating support (who’s got time for all those grant reports?)
- Increased our individual giving by a full 25% – and reduced costs by 31% (Boards always love that part! And when you practice retention fundraising it’s easy to save money.)
- Brought in our first online gifts AND...
- Landed my first major gift for $250,000!
So, how’d I do it?
It all started with a donor survey.
You see, I knew that the heart and soul of my fundraising plan would be to learn what our donors’ motivations were.
That was 20 years ago. Since then, I’ve taken a number of *fundraising* and *development* classes.
But not one fundraising training I ever took ever came close to that initial revelation. Your donors are your best teachers. When you take the time to listen. The donors who responded to my survey taught me more about effective fundraising than any class I've taken - before or since.
Donor surveying is a powerful, powerful tool for the smart fundraising professional.
When it’s done right. When done wrong, it can set you back...or even in the wrong direction. Discover the right way to survey your donors with Supporter Surveys, the Masterclass.
PAMELA GROW | Basics & More Fundraising
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