Leveraging Donor Data to Navigate Turbulence in Good and Bad Economic Times
Understanding donors’ motivations based on evidence is key to effective fundraising. On the surface, that’s a logical concept, but so many fundraising organizations overlook the importance of analyzing data and instead keep doing what they’ve always done – because it works every now and then.
Acquisition and Retention Marketing: Using Data-Led Insights to Improve Your ROI
To maximize your return on investment (ROI), it’s essential that you effectively reach and engage your target audiences. Successful organizations maintain long-lasting relationships with their customer or donor audiences by using various retention marketing principles.
Using Data and Variable Messaging to Rethink the Direct Marketing 40/40/20 Rule
The 40/40/20 rule was developed over 60 years ago by direct marketing pioneer Ed Mayer to convey the value each element of a direct mail effort contributes toward driving results. The rule purports that 40% of direct mail success is attributed to the mailing list, 40% from the offer and the remaining 20% from the format, design and copy of the mail piece.
'It’s Your Community': VP of Marketing and Research Discusses Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations in WJR Interview
Recently, Mark Gaskill, our vice president of research and marketing solutions, had the chance to sit down and chat with WJR’s Vanessa Denha Garmo. They discussed marketing strategy for nonprofits: how to make the most of your organization’s unique story, and how you can make your donors long-term partners in your organization’s mission. Below are some highlights from Mark and Vanessa’s conversation.
Q&A: How Nonprofits can Mine Donor Data for Better Response
Our EVP of Marketing, Mark Gaskill, sat down with Sherri Welch from Crain’s Detroit Business for a Q&A on how nonprofits can strengthen relationships with donors to help recoup the loss of postponed or cancelled events because of the COVID-19 virus. Mark’s recommendations:
End of Year Appeal Season is Over. And the Results are In!
The results of appeal season are in for Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan (CLFM) and the impact of a new approach has been dramatic.