Metrics for Major Gift Fundraisers w/ Jay Love

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Metrics for Major Gift Fundraisers

Transcript of Metrics for Major Gift Fundraisers w/ Jay Love

Metrics for Major Gift Fundraisers

Jay B. Love

• 30 Years of Technology Leadership• Over 20,000 Database Installations• Former Founder & CEO of eTapestry• Former CEO of Master Software/Fund-Master•Conner Prairie Museum Board Member• AFP Ethics Committee Chairman• Center on Philanthropy at IU Board Member• Innovation Fund at Butler University Board Member• Gleaners Food Bank Board Member• Co-Chair of Indianapolis YMCA Capital Campaign

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Your presenter »

True confessions »

• My wife and I co-chaired a $7.5M capital campaign for the YMCA.

• Served on the capital campaign committee for Gleaners Food Bank ($14M).

• Worked closely on my wife’s $3M endowment campaign for a public school foundation.

• I am not a CFRE.

• I have never been a paid fundraiser.

• I am a major gift/legacy donor to five nonprofits.

True confessions (cont.) »

• Sales and marketing executive since 1975 (40 yrs).

• Successfully launched and/or built five companies/divisions to serve the nonprofit world.

• Areas of expertise:

• Sales processes and metrics

• Financial processes and metrics

• Finding the right people to do everything else

Metrics »

1. Focus on what truly moves the needle

2. Don’t forget about communications

3. Big picture for board of directors

4. Personal KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)

5. Major gift funnel

Metrics »

Marketing Metrics »

Marketing Metrics »

Marketing Metrics »

Marketing Metrics »

Individual Producer Metrics »

Public (Big Screen) Metrics »

Sales Metrics »

Sales Metrics »

Sales Metrics »

Major Gift KPI March Goal March Actual

New Prospects

Total Prospects

Appointments Set

Appointments Kept

Gift Proposal $s

Asks Made

Gifts Secured

Major Gift KPI September Goal September Actual

New Prospects 15 17

Total Prospects 105 98

Appointments Set 35 38

Appointments Kept 30 29

Gift Proposal $s $500,000 $431,000

Asks Made 12 11

Gifts Secured $200,000 $224,000

Major Gift KPI March Goal March Actual

New Prospects

Total Prospects

Outgoing Emails

Outgoing Phone Calls

Letters Sent

Asks Made

Gifts Secured

Major Gift KPI September Goal September Actual

New Prospects 15 17

Total Prospects 105 98

Outgoing Emails 500 558

Outgoing Phone Calls

250 243

Letters Sent 50 40

Asks Made 12 11

Gifts Secured $200,000 $224,000

Major Gift KPI March Goal March Actual

Reporting »

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• Recency and pattern of giving

• Cash donors vs. sustaining donors

• # of years giving +

• Upgrade / Downgrade + -

• Lapsed -

• Event attendance +

• Opens email +

• Click links in emails +

• Unsubscribes from email -

• Has stated communication preferences +

• Has inbound interactions +

• Has soft credits +

• Volunteers +

Automatic Engagement Factors »

Social Media

Track/measure your efforts:

• Facebook Page Insights (free)

Facebook

Social Media

Track/measure your efforts:

• Facebook Page Insights (free)

• YouTube Analytics (free)

YouTube

Social Media

Track/measure your efforts:

• Facebook Page Insights (free)

• YouTube Analytics (free)

• Google Analytics (free)

Google Analytics

Social Media

Track/measure your efforts:

• Facebook Page Insights (free)

• YouTube Analytics (free)

• Google Analytics (free)

• Followerwonk (Twitter) (free)

Followerwonk (Twitter)

Social Media

Track/measure your efforts:

• Facebook Page Insights (free)

• YouTube Analytics (free)

• Google Analytics (free)

• Followerwonk (Twitter) (free)

• Social Crawlytics (free)

Social Crawlytics

Social Media

Track/measure your efforts:

• Facebook Page Insights (free)• YouTube Analytics (free)• Google Analytics (free)• Followerwonk (Twitter) (free)• Social Crawlytics (free)

Affordable Paid Tools:• Crowdbooster• Viralheat

Questions?Jay B. Love

[email protected]@JayBarclayLove

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