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Ready, Set, #ILGiveBig!Making the most of the big day.

November 10, 2014

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To Mute Your Lines: *6

To Unmute Your Lines: *7

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Jamie McDonaldChief Giving Officer of N4GFounder of GiveCorpsLeader of BMoreGivesMore, the movement to raise $5.7 million in Baltimore on #GivingTuesday 2013@genero_city

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What is #GivingTuesday

Why Participate

How do you catch the generosity wave?

What can you do today?

Presentation to Big Give Illinois

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What is #GivingTuesday?

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Why Participate?

It’s a win‐win.

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Still time to catch the wave?

If you start now…

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The 3‐week #GivingTuesday survival kit

Strategies and tactics to put into action NOW. 

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Step 1: Plan Your CampaignStep 2: Tell Your StoryStep 3: Get Your Online Presence ReadyStep 4: Tell the World How They Can Help

3 Weeks; 4 steps to Success on #GT

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Step 1: Plan your campaignThe Campaign Plan

Examples of strong campaign messages: Toolkit page 4   

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DonorsNew DonorsDollarsRecurring GiversSocial Supporters

Step 1: Plan your campaign

“Like the theme for a party, your campaign goal is the part of the plan from which everything else stems.”

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Try a giving pyramid:• $50,000 goal• 8,500 donors in data file• 255 donors at 3% participation

Step 1: Plan your campaign

Build quantitative assumptions

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Step 2: Tell Your StoryBring your campaign to life.

4 Secrets to Stories1. Be authentic.2. Be easy to understand.3. Center around emotion; support with facts.4. Make the reader feel like they matter.

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Step 2: Tell Your Story

Follow the story map.

1. Once upon a time…This starts the story and introduces our protagonist.2. And every day…This sets up how life was before the challenge or incident.3. Until one day…This begins the action of the story with the challenge and the goal.4. And because of this…This introduces the barriers or obstacles the protagonist faces.5. And because of this…There could be several barriers that need introduction.6. Until finally…This ends the story with the resolution.

Link campaign project & goals to the story resolution.

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Step 2: Tell Your Story

Make smart use of visuals.5 Secrets to Visuals.• Focus on a memorable face.• Reinforce your key campaign story.• Find your gecko.• Reinforce with fresh new images each week.• Incorporate video stories—even home video.

Brand your campaign with a memorable visual. More: Toolkit page 13 

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Step 3: Get your online presence in shape

Put yourself in your donors’ shoes.

Would you feel great about giving to you? More: Toolkit page 19.

Remember all channels: email, website, social, thank yous, tax receipts.

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6 donation page secrets  Strong Headline w/Clear Call to 

Action  Compelling Image: Gecko #GivingTuesday Elements Call Out Matching Gifts Suggested Giving Amounts and 

Impact Labels Awesome Thank You

It’s gotta be easy!

Step 3: Get your online presence in shape

Don’t lose donors in the home stretch.

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Step OneSubscribe to IlGiveBig as a Partner so you can keep up with the campaign and take advantage of free resources.

Step TwoChoose how you’ll run your fundraiser!1. Run a campaign through your existing online and offline channels2. Sign up with Network for Good and participate in their N4G Gives pool of $100,000 in matching funds3. Set up a campaign just for #GivingTuesday on the #ILGiveBig Crowdrisepage

Step ThreeREPORT‐IN to #ILGiveBig your total dollars raised on #GivingTuesday, 12.2.14!

Step 3: Get your online presence in shape

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Step 4: Get the Word Out

Rally the Team!

Nothing great was ever achieved 

without enthusiasm.‐ Ralph Waldo 

Emerson

Leader of GT Campaign

Key Staff

Manage Social ambassadors

Recruting social media ambassadors

Develop and share social content

Manage Personal fundraisers

Recruit personal fundraisers

Storytelling

Gather stories from staff, clients, funders

Recruit visual artists to bring stories to life

Key Board members

Donations Give generously at year‐end

Matching funds Give and solicit matching funds

Outreach to friends Reach out to 20 friends to give $ or in‐kind

Personal Fundraisers Launch or recruit personal fundraisers

Volunteers/Ambassadors

Social outreach

Share social content

Recruit other sharers

Events Host or invite others to host GT activity

Donations Give and reach out to others to give generously

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Weekly, SHAREABLE 

content

Donor list

Prospect list

Board

Ambassador

Staff

Media

Volunteers

Hints: 1. COPE ‐ Create Once, Publish Everywhere2. Avoid the information firehose

Be Contagious!

Step 4: Get the Word Out

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Step 4: Get the Word Out

Bring it all together: Communicate, Share, Generate Excitement.

Weekly activity checklist: Toolkit page 23 

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N4G Gives CampaignMatching Funds, Tools, Resources for your success.

$125,000 in matching funds from the NFG Generosity Fund and Constant Contact 

1:25 Match plus…

Most New Recurring Donors: $3,000Most Donors: $3,000Most Dollars Raised: $4,000

Go to www1.networkforgood.org/givingtuesday/nonprofitsfor Tools, Resources, and nonprofit listing 

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Let’s go Illinois!

Questions?