ORGANIZING YOUR SUPPORTERS: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR QUERIES
Rebecca Wyatt, Online Learning Specialist
By the conclusion of this training, the learner will be able to:
• Identify effective goals for supporter list building and management
• Define types of supporters• Identify when to use queries instead of
reports• Build queries to identify supporters in
each supporter type• Target email blasts to supporter groups
Learning Objectives
Goal: Grow supporter list
• Grow the numbers• Send constant fundraising &
action alerts• Hope something sticks
Goal: Build solid message, reputation, and presence
• Manage list (list hygiene + segmentation strategies)
• Send regular newsletter & action alerts targeted to the right audience
What’s your goal?
Result: Email deliverability declines
Result: Build it and they will come
• Active supporters
• Grasstops and major donors
• Lapsed supporters
• New supporters
Broad Supporter Categories
1. Take an action forwarded by a friend
2. Sign up for more action alerts on this issue
3. Receive action alerts and take action two more times on this issue
4. Receive donation request specific to this issue
5. Make a donation
Ladder of Engagement
By the conclusion of this training, the learner will be able to:
Identify effective goals for supporter list building and management
Define types of supporters• Identify when to use queries instead of
reports• Build queries to identify supporters in
each supporter type• Target email blasts to supporter groups
Learning Objectives
A queryIs a list of supporters who____.• Have made a recurring
donation• Have donated more than
$10,000• Are in X legislative district
Allows you to update supporter records.
A reportA list of almost anything in Salsa
• Total donations by month• A list of donations made in
honor of a person• Legislative districts for each
supporter
Is read-only. Data cannot be updated (unless you re-import the list).
Queries vs. Reports
Add queried supporters to a group
Why didn’t this work?
This Salsa user wanted to export a list of supporters with their legislative districts.
Easiest way:Find a similar, built-in report and “clone and edit” it.
Custom Reports
• Active supporters
• Grasstops and major donors
• Lapsed supporters
• New supporters
Broad Supporter Categories
Active Supporters: Who are they?
Active Supporters: What are their interests?
Active Supporters: Targeting an email blast
• Active supporters
• Grasstops and major donors
• Lapsed supporters
• New supporters
Broad Supporter Categories
Who are your Grasstops?
Properties: Aggregate report, reporting on supporter & supporter_action objects
Filter: Number of actions > a number
Who are your Grasstops?
This report shows which supporters have completed the most advocacy actions.
Who are your major donors?
This query shows you who’s total donations (via Salsa) total more than a specified amount.
• Active supporters
• Grasstops and major donors
• Lapsed supporters
• New supporters
Broad Supporter Categories
Who are your lapsed action takers?
Properties: Aggregate report, reporting on supporter & supporter_action objects
Filter: Most recent action date < Jan 1 current year
Lapsed donors (query)
• Active supporters
• Grasstops and major donors
• Lapsed supporters
• New supporters
Broad Supporter Categories
Welcome new supporters
By the conclusion of this training, the learner will be able to:
Identify effective goals for supporter list building and management
Define types of supporters Identify when to use queries instead of
reports Build queries to identify supporters in
each supporter type Target email blasts to supporter groups
Learning Objectives
CONTACT INFO
Read, learn, discuss – help.salsalabs.com
Training & Learning Team – [email protected]
Salsa Support – [email protected]
THANK YOU!
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