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1 How to Measure, Improve and Increase Commitment to Increase Donor Retention July 2, 2013 Institute of Fundraising National Convention, London, UK Josh Whichard, Partner, Donor Voice Jann Schultz, Associate Vice President Donor Services Operation Smile

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Presented at the Institute of Fundraising National Convention, London, July 2013. Retention is every organizations number one problem. The key is managing the donor relationship to increase commitment and drive long term sustainable revenue growth. Applying a commercial model framework, Jann Schultz at Operation Smile has worked with DonorVoice to define the experiences and touchpoints that drive commitment. The case study reviews the model and insights to improve and increase donor retention.

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  • 2. 2 Problem The Solution: Different Mindset, Insight & Strategy Turning Insights into Action Operation Smile Case Study 5 Things You Should Start Doing Differently Today
  • 3. 3 We provide safe surgeries in remote places that deliver immediate life changing results.
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  • 5. 5 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 AxisTitle Blackbaud Global Benchmarking Study Single Gift Recurring Giving
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  • 9. Build & Customize Better overall Experience Insight into Donor Mindset Change Marketers Mindset 10
  • 10. The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste! Impacting how the donor feels/thinks about your organization is THE key to retention. 12
  • 11. Commitment to Organization Functional Connection Personal Connection Behavior Constituent Experiences Marketing/Brand Donor Service Fundraising Engagement Operations Reliable/Consistent Experience More emotive Motive/intent to maintain
  • 12. Committed 59% Potential 24% Vulnerable 11% Transactional 6% Operation Smile Commitment Segmentation 14 High Commitment. They are your best donors historically and prospectively; these donors who will overlook mistakes, defend you, recommend you and provide greatest financial return. Potentials. This is your prospect pool for relationship building and moving folks to the tribe. Vulnerable. The vast majority are not worth putting extra spend against, the ROI simply is not there. Transactional. There is no cost effective way to improve the relationship there are simply too many other, better targets to focus marketing spend. Benchmark: National avg: 43% DV client avg: 44%
  • 13. Overlaying Commitment (Cause) & Giving (Effect) 15 Average Operation Smile Commitment Average Total Actions Average Total Gift Average # of Gifts Average Months Since Last Gift Committed 91 3.5 $1,016.04 12.6 5.1 Potential 63 3.4 $819.98 9.1 7.3 Vulnerable 43 2.6 $369.82 8.0 6.5 Transactional 18 2.1 $253.16 3.2 9.9 TOTAL SAMPLE 75 3.3 $872.54 11.0 6.0 Identify Relationship segments, understand what you do to CAUSE strong relationships and manage the business here to increase giving and doing.
  • 14. UK House File Benchmarking Overall Donor Commitment Score (DCS) High Commitment DCS % of File that is High Commitment % Difference in Giving for High vs. Low Commitment RSPCA 83 88 43% 57% TearFund 82 97 37% 149% ActionAid 81 99 33% 41% WaterAid 79 95 32% 34% AICR 76 97 27% 9% RSPB 76 95 32% 13% Barnardos 71 94 29% 34% Univ Bristol 63 86 24% 138% Guidepost 44 75 17% 443% House File Average 73 92 30% 105%
  • 15. 79 162 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Low Commitment High Commitment 3 year giving average 83,000 more for every 1,000 donors = Source: National UK Study Reason to believe
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  • 17. 19 Purchased from Online Shop Taken Activist Action Purchased a Branded product in Retail 52% 39% 32% 52% 58% 26% 53% 33% 30% Current Monthly Lapsed Monthly Never Monthly Purchased from Online Shop Taken Activist Action Purchased a Branded product in Retail 68% 40% 40% 61% 35% 30% 47% 29% 28% 56% 21% 28% Commited Potential Vulnerable Transactional
  • 18. Single Gift Donors Regular Donors Emergency Donors High Commitment Potential for High Commitment Low Commitment How Donors View Your Organization How Your Organization Views the Donors 20
  • 19. 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 87 87 81 77 68 55 Donor and Activist Special Donor Monthly Donor Regular Donor Lapsed Activist Only The Problem with Organization Centric Segmentation Source: UK House File Study Participant
  • 20. Because All of Your Offers Arent for Everyone 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00% 1 2 3 4 5 Low Commitment High Commitment Number of products Source: UK House File Study Participant
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  • 22. Making Sense of Key Experiences What if we could separate all of these experiences into three buckets: 1. Key drivers of relationship 2. Important but not key driver 3. Low impact experiences to re-evaluate 24 CURRENT STATE FUTURE STATE
  • 23. 25 Repair and/or Replace Refine and/or Scale Repair and/or Refine Performance Importance High High
  • 24. Delivering safe surgery to remote places Delivering immediate, life changing results Helping children live with dignity Having the highest standards of safety, hygiene and care Using Global Standards of Care so every child benefits from the same equipment and procedures Importance Performance What Message Connects Donors with Operation Smile
  • 25. 27 Better Brand Message Better Results (BEFORE) Subject: Holiday shopping tips from Brooke Burke Charvet (AFTER) Subject: Get Your Life-Changing Gift NOW
  • 26. Using Social Media Sharing Success through Photo Albums & Video Provide materials (DVDs) Conference Calls Promoting Student Programs Raising Money from Friends Celebrity Endorsers Inlcude in My Will Support through Consumer Purchases Gift Catalog Importance Performance Understanding What Good Engagement Means
  • 27. 72% of Facebook likes are High Commitment Donors 78% of Twitter followers are High Commitment Donors Offering a Map vs. Menu
  • 28. Calling to personally thank you for your gift Delivering a personalized thank you for your support Showing their appreciation for your support with token gifts (e.g. t- shirt, magnet, shopping tote, scarf) Thanking you for your gift within 48 hours 30 Importance Performance Expressing Appreciation for Gifts
  • 29. Putting the Donor First at Operation Smile Prompt deposit of gifts Speed of acknowledgement 48 hours Appeal Acknowledgements personalized and linked to reason for giving From a Thank You Strategy to a new Gratitude Strategy 31
  • 30. Providing bilingual customer service support Providing convenient hours for customer service Providing helpful customer service Providing knowledgeable customer service Providing convenient options for reaching customer service e.g. email, website, live chat, etc. Providing opportunities to make my views known (e.g. solicit your opinion on where to focus effort, easy to make suggestions 32 Importance Performance Donor Service Dimension
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  • 32. 5 Things You Should Start Doing Today 34 1) Make Retention THE Priority Not A Priority 1) Invest in Collecting Actionable Donor Feedback 2) Make changes to the overall experience 3) Tailor an experience to a specific segment 4) Donor Service = Marketing
  • 33. Contact Information Jann Schultz AVP Donor Services, Operation Smile [email protected] +1 757.321.7645 +1 757.593.6560 LinkedIn: Jann (Erickson) Schultz Twitter: @jannschultz Josh Whichard Partner, Donor Voice [email protected] +1 240.888.6301 LinkedIn: Josh Whichard www.thedonorvoice.com 35
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  • 35. Commitment is not only a framework it is THE best Commitment Favorability Satisfaction Recommend/NPS High 162.07 154.10 154.62 125.88 Low 79.22 92.14 97.93 120.45 % increase 105% 67% 58% 5% Highest HIGH & lowest LOW Biggest % Increase Source: National UK Study
  • 36. 38 1 Roadmap Impact H M L H M L Level of Effort EXPERIENCE DIMENSION DESCRIPTION 1 Engagement Expand use of conf. calls, Photos & Video 2 Engagement Expand promotion of social media 3 Engagement Commitment segment/frequency for Catalog 4 Mission/Focus New combination of message and images to refine Acquisition 5 Mission/Focus Editorial emphasis on key dimensions in Renewal 6 Donor Service Promote Donor First Commitment & Create donor feedback opportunities 7 Acknowledgement Improve performance via improved relevance 8 Relevant Info Align Smile Report to Commitment 9 The Ask Inform ask strategy using Commitment score 10 Transforming Donors High $ Directed Giving & Donor Testimonial 1 23 4 5 7 9 6 10 Organizational Focus Over Next 12 Months 8