make the most of giving tuesday
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Email marketing and automation is the fastest, most cost-effective channel for Nonprofits to raise money on Giving Tuesday.
Nonprofits like Red Cross, St. Jude’s, and Amnesty International utilize
Campaign Monitor to quickly create and automate personalized, campaigns
that help them stay top of mind with their donors and achieve their fundraising goals.
campaignmonitor.com/non-profits
SECTION 1Source: https://www.wholewhale.com/tips/givingtuesday-stats-and-facts/
SECTION 2Source: https://www.salsalabs.com/blog/get-know-us/blog/infographic-risk-and-rewards-sending-effective-emails
SECTION 3Source: https://www.wholewhale.com/tips/givingtuesday-stats-and-facts/
SECTION 4Source: https://bloomerang.co/blog/infographic-2014-fundraising-effectiveness-project-survey-report/
SECTION 5Source: https://www.volunteeringinamerica.gov/infographic.cfm
SECTION 6Source: https://www.mobilecause.com/online-giving-tips-infographic/Source: https://litmus.com/blog/53-of-emails-opened-on-mobile-outlook-opens-decrease-33
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34%
53% OF EMAILS READ ON MOBILE DEVICE,
INCREASES TO 75% OF EMAILS DURING THE HOLIDAYS
GET IN FRONT OF YOUR DONORS
MAKE SURE YOUR EMAIL PLATFORM ALLOWS YOU TO EASILY CREATE AND SEND EMAILS THAT LOOK GREAT ON ANY DEVICE.
Did you know that the majority of people who visit your nonprofit
website or read your email will do so from a mobile device?
DESKTOP
MOBILE
49%
51%
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NON-VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS
40.4% 79.2%
LEVERAGE YOUR VOLUNTEERS
PERSONLIZE YOUR EMAIL CAMPAIGNS TO VOLUNTEERS TO INCREASE OPEN RATES.
Volunteers give twice as often to charity as non-volunteers. So it’s
critical to get them involved in your Giving Tuesday campaign.
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88% OF DOLLARSRAISED COMES FROM
12% OF ANORGANIZATION’S DONORS.
REPEAT DONOR RETENTION 64% VS. FIRST TIME DONOR
RETENTION 23%
ENGAGE YOUR EXISTING DONORS
EMAIL MARKETING AUTOMATION ALLOWS YOU TO STAY TOP OF MIND WITH
YOUR DONOR BASE BY SENDING REGULAR RE-
ENGAGEMENT MESSAGES TO RETAIN THEM.
The more you can engage your existing community to become repeat
donors, the more success you will have in retaining them in the long run
and achieve your fundraising goals each Giving Tuesday
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DRIVE AWARENESS
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EMAIL IS THE BEST WAY TO SPREAD YOUR MESSAGE ABOUT YOUR GIVING TUESDAY CAUSE. TO LEARN HOW TO GET STARTED
READ OUR GUIDE ON EMAIL MARKETING FOR NONPROFITS.
It’s hard to hit your fundraising goals if people are not aware of your campaign.
Clearly not as many people know about #GivingTuesday as compared to other
pre-Thanksgiving days such as Black Friday or Cyber Monday.
OF PEOPLE AWARE OF GT
18%OF PEOPLE AWARE OF BLACK FRIDAY
93%
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UTILIZE EMAIL MARKETING
EMAIL SHOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF YOUR CAMPAIGNS.
FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET STARTED READ OUR BLOG POST ON LEVERAGING EMAIL
MARKETING FOR GIVING TUESDAY
Email results in one-third of all online fundraising revenue. If you want to make a
big impact on #GivingTuesday, email is one of the best ways to do so.
OF ONLINE FUNDRAISING IN 2015 CAME FROM EMAIL
33%
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2012 $12M
$27M
$48M
$117M
$250M+
2013
2014
2015
2016
2015 DONORS AVG. DONATION
+698,961 $137
MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO GET YOUR PIECE OF THE GIVING TUESDAY PIE. HERE ARE SOME BEST PRACTICES FOR MAXIMIZE
DONATIONS THAT DAY THROUGH YOUR ONLINE EFFORTS.
MAKE THE MOST OF
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MAKE A PLAN AND PARTICIPATEHow can nonprofits boost awareness of the upcoming Giving Tuesday holiday
while increasing donations? We’ve broken down some useful stats and tips that
will help nonprofits make the most of their Giving Tuesday plans.