Surveys are a Good Mechanism to…
- Engage
- Course-correct (are we going in the right direction?)
- Collect information
- Make donors feel valued and seen
- Identify donors for further cultivation and solicitation
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Author: developerp
Everyone wants to welcome all their donors in a timely, heartfelt manner. We know this creates donor loyalty and leads to larger gifts.
It’s just so hard to do!
In this session, Louis Diez will show you how you can build your own automated Donor Welcome Series with free or low-cost resources so you can immediately start improving your donor retention!
We’ll have a brief conversation followed by Q&A.
This session has passed. To access recordings of past sessions, join the Donor Participation Project community at joindpp.org.
Following her DPP Conference appearance, join us in this Lunch Analysis for action-oriented tips on nonprofit social media from expert communicator Julia Campbell.
Julia Campbell has run her digital marketing consulting business for almost a decade, focused exclusively on mission-driven organizations. Her passion is to get nonprofits of all sizes to stop spinning their wheels on social media and to start getting real results using digital tools. You can check out her thoughts and ideas on all things nonprofit digital storytelling and social media at www.jcsocialmarketing.com/blog.
About: The Donor Participation Project (DPP) convenes fundraising professionals who are concerned about the nationwide decline in donor participation (20 million US households lost between 2000-2016).
We believe this can be solved by changing our fundraising practices and want to learn from peers who are moving the participation needle.
Discuss this Topic and Learn with Your Colleagues During our October 12 Lunch Analysis
- Download the video and review Julia’s presentation during the DPP Conference in the Resource Library
- This event will take place over Zoom.
- The session will be recorded and accessible post-event for DPP members only.
This session has passed. To access recordings of past sessions, join the Donor Participation Project community at joindpp.org.
It’s not about you. It’s about the donor.
Are your communications connecting with your donors or ending up in the literal or virtual recycle bin? Join us as Debbie Meyers shares a brisk top ten list of ways to make your appeals, acknowledgments and emails more donor focused and more effective.
As Chief Inspiration Officer for EDiT!, Debbie Meyers helps advancement professionals find that spark of inspiration in their writing. Learn more about her and her work on her website.
About: The Donor Participation Project (DPP) convenes fundraising professionals who are concerned about the nationwide decline in donor participation (20 million US households lost between 2000-2016).
We believe this can be solved by changing our fundraising practices and want to learn from peers who are moving the participation needle.
Discuss this Topic and Learn with Your Colleagues During our August 17 Lunch Analysis
- This event will take place over Zoom.
- The session will be recorded and accessible post-event for DPP members only.
Do you want to grow your skills by learning about gaming, esports, and streaming fundraising?
In 2021, gaming fundraisers raised millions for nonprofits. And the amounts are growing every year!
As a professional fundraiser, do you believe you have a duty to learn about this brand-new way of fundraising?
Whether you’re a gamer or not, learn how to raise funds for your organization with this practical, hands-on course.
Join gaming experts April Stallings, Kirk Schmidt, Diego Scharifker, and Marcus Howard and the Donor Participation Project community over four weeks to learn to leverage gaming as a powerful engagement, community-building, and fundraising tool for your nonprofit.
As part of the course, you will be playing a real gaming tournament with your colleagues!
Scholarships are available. Please apply here.
Team signups and invoicing. Please contact louis@marktlab.com if you want to register more than one team member at a time and for other billing/invoicing needs.
Week 1 – The Basics of Gaming and the Esports Industry
September 9, 2022 at 1pm ET
with April Stalling, Gaming and Influencer Community Manager at Make-A-Wish International
Learn the basics of gaming and the gaming/esports industry. Who plays video games? How many people? Are there constituents in your community that are gamers?
- Get practical tips and sector-wide knowledge to evaluate gaming engagement and fundraising as a tool at your nonprofit.
- Learn about the gaming ecosystem and different types of games.
- Understand the different platforms.
- Set up to start playing video games with others!
- Gain familiarity with the tournament game
- You will be asked to play one game before week 2. This can be done on many platforms, including PC, Mac, Android and iPhone.
Week 2 – Streaming and Community Tools
September 16, 2022 at 1pm ET
with Kirk Schmidt, Product Manager, Wisely
This session will teach you how to share your game with others and enjoy safe group conversations with your community.
- Stream your game to the Internet (Twitch, Facebook, and many other platforms!).
- Streaming tools: Restream, OBS, Stream Elements.
- Discord: your gamer community’s gathering place.
- Moderating your stream. Make sure your community has a safe, enjoyable time playing together.
Week 3 – Engagement and Fundraising through Gaming
September 23, 2022 at 1pm ET
with Diego Scharifker, Corporate Development Officer – Gaming Partnerships at The USO
and Dan Long, Community Manager, Content Creation, St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Fundraise with your gaming community. Learn fundraising strategies and tactics for peer-to-peer, corporate, and celebrity streamer fundraising.
- Fundraise with your gaming community. How to set up and leverage Tiltify and other donation platforms
- Fundraising tactics (i.e. stretch goals and special tasks) and incentive design for both streamers and donors
- How to plan a gaming peer-to-peer campaign
- Recruiting (popular) streamers that will activate YOUR community
- Leverage corporate partnerships
Week 4 – Game Time!
September 30, 2022 at 1pm ET
with Marcus Howard, CEO at MetArena
It’s game time! Compete with fellow fundraisers all over the world in an esports tournament.
If you win, you obtain glory and a chance to designate donations from our sponsors to the nonprofit of your choice.
Everybody else will join the official DPP stream and cheer their favorite fundraiser to victory.
With thanks for the support of these forward-looking organizations
Join Craig Evans, Associate Dean, Development and External Relations at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education.
Are you a fundraiser new to a leadership role? Being a leader is a different set of skills. Craig will discuss some ways to build a great culture and team and give you some ideas on how to implement them.
About: The Donor Participation Project (DPP) convenes fundraising professionals who are concerned about the nationwide decline in donor participation (20 million US households lost between 2000-2016).
We believe this can be solved by changing our fundraising practices and want to learn from peers who are moving the participation needle.
Discuss this Topic and Learn with Your Colleagues During our July 12 Lunch Analysis
- This event will take place over Zoom.
- The session will be recorded and accessible post-event for DPP members only.
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Join Kenna Barrett, incoming Chief Development Officer for the UMD University Libraries, for a conversation on the inner game of fundraising.
Need a Pep Talk? How to handle even the most challenging fundraising interactions
Whether you’re an introvert, an extrovert, or in between, sometimes our brains get in the way of our own progress as fundraisers (and as human beings). In this talk, Kenna shares some of the techniques that she has adapted from neighboring fields to position yourself for success.
We will also be presenting the DPP Intro Club! A way for you to meet fellow DPPers 1:1 for networking, career advice, or just sharing common challenges.
About: The Donor Participation Project (DPP) convenes fundraising professionals who are concerned about the nationwide decline in donor participation (20 million US households lost between 2000-2016).
We believe this can be solved by changing our fundraising practices and want to learn from peers who are moving the participation needle.
Discuss this Topic and Learn with Your Colleagues During our June 15 Lunch Analysis
- Before this session, please review Kenna’s articles in Fairygodboss and NonprofitPRO
- This event will take place over Zoom.
- The session will be recorded and accessible post-event for DPP members only.
Sign Up
Enter your email now to join any of our learning & discussion sessions and access past materials:
We will only use your email for information about the Donor Participation Project and will never share your information with anyone else. See our culture and values.
This session has passed. Join the Donor Participation Project to get access to a video recording, upcoming sessions, and other benefits.
If you want to use more video in your fundraising, join David Phu for a brief presentation and conversation on what you should be thinking about.
(Sneak peek: videos that work don’t require a huge production budget!)
About: The Donor Participation Project (DPP) convenes fundraising professionals who are concerned about the nationwide decline in donor participation (20 million US households lost between 2000-2016).
We believe this can be solved by changing our fundraising practices and want to learn from peers who are moving the participation needle.
Discuss this Topic and Learn with Your Colleagues During our May 18 Lunch Analysis
- Please connect with David on LinkedIn and review his latest posts so you are familiar with his general philosophy on video for nonprofits.
- This event will take place over Zoom.
- The session will be recorded and accessible post-event for DPP members only.
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Presenting: NFT Sponsorships
This program has been discontinued. Information below kept for historical purposes.
The “Name My Desk” NFT confers upon you the exclusive naming rights to my desk for up to two full weeks (14 consecutive days). During this period, my desk will be known as the “{{Recognition Name}} Desk” in all official publications. As a bonus, I may feature the recognition name of the current NFT holder in the DPP LinkedIn Live series as well as in other social media posts. Here is what the recognition plaque looks like:
I will make every effort to display a daily photo of my desk at this URL.
The main innovation over a regular sponsorship is that after you’ve used your sponsorship, you can resell the NFT to pass on the rights to another person! A portion of every sale will benefit the Donor Participation Project.
How the NFT Sponsorship Works
- When you buy the NFT on OpenSea.io, a secret passcode will unlock. Email me with the passcode and the recognition name that you want displayed.
- If I am unable to verify that you are the owner of the NFT, I may ask that you jump on a screen share with me so you can show me the NFT in your wallet.
- You can then provide a {{Recognition Name}}, which I will print and will be displayed on my desk for up to 14 consecutive days, or until you sell the NFT.
- I reserve all rights to determine whether your {{Recognition Name}} is appropriate and may decline to add the one you suggest or ask that you suggest another one. Typically, recognition names should be a company or a person’s name.
- If at any time and for any reason I am unable to continue to display your name on my desk, your desk will still be known as the “{{Recognition Name}} Desk” for the agreed-upon time period. If the program is ever discontinued, I will post the news on this web page. I strongly suggest that you visit this web page to view the current status of the program.
- After you’ve benefitred from your sponsorship, you can resell the NFT to pass on the rights to another person. A portion of every sale will benefit the Donor Participation Project.
Value proposition
This naming opportunity may be especially valuable to you right now if you:
- Believe strongly in the mission of the Donor Participation Project and want to support it. Every NFT purchase supports the Donor Participation Project.
- Believe that the increasing awareness and reach of the Donor Participation Project (0 to 1,000+ DPP members and doubled number of LinkedIn followers in year 1; accepted in LinkedIn Creator Accelerator; planning first conference in the Spring of 2022) will make these sponsorship rights more valuable in the future. In this case, the rational behavior is to purchase the NFT right now, at any price.
- Operate a business that would benefit from reaching the Donor Participation Project’s audience of thought leaders in nonprofit fundraising.
- Have some cryptocurrency, already own too many make-believe sneakers or gorillas, and want some recognition of your accomplishments in the real world.
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The Purdue Optimizes Development Support (PODS) concept is designed to optimize operational support with an end goal of maximizing our revenue generating potential at Purdue. Through the PODS, the Purdue for Life Foundation is creating a culture of shared purposes and responsibilities, while acknowledging the independencies that produce fundraising success.
Join John Dinkens, Michele Miller, and Amber Turner in a discussion about the A (acquisition), B (building), C’s (customization)—and D (data-driven decisions)—and how they use them within and across their departments and to effectively collaborate and increase Purdue’s ability to raise money.
About: The Donor Participation Project (DPP) convenes fundraising professionals who are concerned about the nationwide decline in donor participation (20 million US households lost between 2000-2016).
We believe this can be solved by changing our fundraising practices and want to learn from peers who are moving the participation needle.
Discuss this Topic and Learn with Your Colleagues During our March 2 Lunch Analysis
- This event will take place over Zoom.
- The session will be recorded and accessible post-event for DPP members only.