Donor Participation ProjectEveryone 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.
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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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
This naming opportunity may be especially valuable to you right now if you:
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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.
This session has passed. Join the Donor Participation Project to get access to our resource library with session recordings, member chat, and other benefits.
We are privileged to welcome Mark Schaefer as the facilitator for this month’s Lunch Analysis.
Mark is a globally-recognized author, speaker, podcaster, and business consultant. He is a prolific writer and speaker whose work sits at the intersection of marketing, technology, and humanity. He has advanced degrees in marketing and organizational development, holds seven patents, and is a faculty member of the graduate studies program at Rutgers University.
He is the best-selling author of nine popular books including the
very first book on influence marketing. His blog, GROW, and podcast “The Marketing Companion” are ranked among the top-rated publications in the marketing field. His clients range from successful start-ups to global brands such as Adidas, Johnson & Johnson, Dell, The U.S. Air Force, and the UK Government. And he has appeared on media channels such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and CBS News.
In this session, Mark will guide us through his research on where marketing is headed and how his findings in his books Cumulative Advantage and Marketing Rebellion apply to the nonprofit sector.
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.
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. Consult our information-sharing practices.
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