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Writing effective fundraising emails & letters A Firstgiving.com premium webinar  with David Karp April 22, 2009
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A segmentation grid Ask five of your friends to consider joining Special Facebook membership rate, limited time offer Check out our Firstgiving page and FB app! Facebook fans Ask five of your friends to consider joining Support annual appeal, get special premium Welcome! Visit our Facebook page and blog New members Special newsletter – what we’ve been up to… Ask for annual fund drive contribution We’ve missed you; come visit (no ask) Lapsed big donors Thank for attending; ask for annual fund $ Remind about dinner Invite to recognition dinner Big donors this year Wave 3 Wave 2 Wave 1 Segment
A segmentation forecast $ 25 0.5% @ $10 500 Facebook fans $ 500 2% @ $25 1,000 New members $ 5,000 5% @ $200 500 Lapsed big donors $ 12,500 10% @ $500 250 Big donors this year Est $$ Est. % and $ N Segment
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Direct vs indirect communication ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Making the ask & showing the value ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Signing the letter ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Critique time
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A sample of letters received Founder 65% 1 305 Dir Community Relations 50% 2 376 Development Director 100% 1 424 Fundraiser 100% 1 445 Board President 100% 2 665 Executive Director 50% 2 702 Board President 100% 2 816 30% ED, 20% Board,  20% Fundraiser Avg. 75% Avg. 1.7 Avg. 617 Executive Director 100% 3 1,297 Executive Director 65% 2 820 Fundraiser 20% 1 302 Signed by Ask point Pages Words
Sample letter: Partners of Parks Pages: 2 Words: 702 Signed by: Exec. Director
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Sample letter: AL Blues Project Pages: 1 Words: 260 Signed by: Exec. Director
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Suggested resources Also visit the  Direct Marketing Association ,  www.thedma.org
Ask your questions using the question tool in the toolbar and we’ll answer as many as we can  Slides, recording and all questions will posted to  www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/letters   next week and a note will be emailed out. Look for our satisfaction survey, too! Next webinar:  Search Engine Optimization for  NPOs Wednesday, May 13, 3:30pm ET   Thank you and Q&A

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  • 1. Writing effective fundraising emails & letters A Firstgiving.com premium webinar with David Karp April 22, 2009
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  • 8. A segmentation forecast $ 25 0.5% @ $10 500 Facebook fans $ 500 2% @ $25 1,000 New members $ 5,000 5% @ $200 500 Lapsed big donors $ 12,500 10% @ $500 250 Big donors this year Est $$ Est. % and $ N Segment
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