Donor Acquisition

This course helps you learn strategies and techniques for acquiring donors.

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About this course

This course helps provides strategies and techniques for acquiring donors. It explains the difference between one-to-one and one-to-many fundraising strategies, the cost of acquisitions, and the various engagement channels that can be used to support a successful campaign.

Learning Objectives:

  • Analyze the differences between one-to-one and one-to-many fundraising to determine when to use each approach
  • Identify different types of engagement channels to find new donors
  • Investigate how to budget for acquisition activities
  • Assess risk tolerance
  • Analyze acquisition price for one-time gifts versus the value of lifetime giving
  • Examine strategies to retain donors and secure second gifts
  • Evaluate data for prospect targeting and list conversion
  • Describe different types of advanced prospecting techniques, including prospect research, wealth screening, and artificial intelligence

Curriculum

  • Course Overview
  • Welcome
  • Course Introduction
  • Digital Workbook
  • 1. Introduction to Donor Acquisition
  • 1-1: Fundraising Strategies
  • 1-2: Reflection - Your Fundraising Experience
  • 2. Engagement Channels to Find New Donors for 1:Many Fundraising
  • 2-1: Introduction to Engagement Channels
  • 2-2: Exercise - Establishing Your Engagement Channels
  • 3. How Does 1:Many Support Your 1:1 Fundraising
  • 3-1: How 1:Many Supports Your 1:1 Fundraising
  • 3-2: Reflection - How Can 1:Many Enhance Your 1:1 Fundraising?
  • 4. Moving Donors From Engagement to Involvement
  • 4-1: Moving Donors From Engagement to Involvement
  • 4-2: Exercise: Create an Affinity Score Rubric for Your Nonprofit
  • 5. Understanding the Cost of Acquisition
  • 5-1: The Cost of Acquisition
  • 5-2: Budgeting for Acquisition
  • 5-3: Reflection: Your Budgeting Best Practices
  • Course Conclusion
  • Let's Review
  • Resources
  • Goodbye!

About this course

This course helps provides strategies and techniques for acquiring donors. It explains the difference between one-to-one and one-to-many fundraising strategies, the cost of acquisitions, and the various engagement channels that can be used to support a successful campaign.

Learning Objectives:

  • Analyze the differences between one-to-one and one-to-many fundraising to determine when to use each approach
  • Identify different types of engagement channels to find new donors
  • Investigate how to budget for acquisition activities
  • Assess risk tolerance
  • Analyze acquisition price for one-time gifts versus the value of lifetime giving
  • Examine strategies to retain donors and secure second gifts
  • Evaluate data for prospect targeting and list conversion
  • Describe different types of advanced prospecting techniques, including prospect research, wealth screening, and artificial intelligence

Curriculum

  • Course Overview
  • Welcome
  • Course Introduction
  • Digital Workbook
  • 1. Introduction to Donor Acquisition
  • 1-1: Fundraising Strategies
  • 1-2: Reflection - Your Fundraising Experience
  • 2. Engagement Channels to Find New Donors for 1:Many Fundraising
  • 2-1: Introduction to Engagement Channels
  • 2-2: Exercise - Establishing Your Engagement Channels
  • 3. How Does 1:Many Support Your 1:1 Fundraising
  • 3-1: How 1:Many Supports Your 1:1 Fundraising
  • 3-2: Reflection - How Can 1:Many Enhance Your 1:1 Fundraising?
  • 4. Moving Donors From Engagement to Involvement
  • 4-1: Moving Donors From Engagement to Involvement
  • 4-2: Exercise: Create an Affinity Score Rubric for Your Nonprofit
  • 5. Understanding the Cost of Acquisition
  • 5-1: The Cost of Acquisition
  • 5-2: Budgeting for Acquisition
  • 5-3: Reflection: Your Budgeting Best Practices
  • Course Conclusion
  • Let's Review
  • Resources
  • Goodbye!