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It’s the strategy stupid! Simple and cost effective innovations in fundraising that don’t require the purchase of new technologies. 2004 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Who We Are & What We Want to Talk About. What do you want to talk about?.
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It’s the strategy stupid!Simple and cost effective innovations in fundraising that don’t require the purchase of new technologies. 2004 Nonprofit Technology Conference
Who We Are & • What We Want to Talk About
“That Internet thingamajiggy is a pretty darn good way to raise money.”
Case Studies • No News Can Be Bad News • Looks Aren’t Everything…but They Mean A Lot • The News-cycle Can Improve Fundraising • Timing • Creativity • Cooperation of the news cycle
News Cycle Helps If links or ads next to relevant news articles that interested you, • Targeted ads aligned with news cycle viewed more favorably than unrelated ads. 80% cited links in a news story to be important 78% likely to click on ads when adjacent article is relevant to their interests
You can accomplish a lot with what you already have. • Evaluate your existing Resources, Programs, and • Relationships. • Build it and they will come? Not. • Don’t rely on technology to shape your organization.
Available Tools • House parties • Relationship building • Data mining • Find others sympathetic to your group
Lessons learned • 1) Lists internal discussion forums • 2) E-mail notices Dean Wireless • 3) Excel Convio • 4) Over-buying technology
Marketplace Connections • eBay brings together buyers and sellers and is a great • place to connect with others who share a common • interest.
eBay Giving Works – What is It? • A dedicated fundraising platform that allows non-profits, corporations and individual buyers and sellers to harness the power of the eBay Marketplace to raise funds for their favorite causes, in a safe and secure environment
Partnership with MissionFish We help nonprofits benefit from trading on eBay • eBay’s exclusive charity partner • Provide technology, tools, support and oversight for eBay Giving Works listings • Four years of experience with nonprofit online auctions • Service of the Points of Light Foundation http://www.missionfish.org
eBay Giving Works • The place for charity on eBay • Dedicated platform for sellers who want to help • Unique promotion for charity listings • A nonprofit partner (MissionFish) to provide oversight and support • Access to the 100M strong eBay market • Launched 11/5/03 http://givingworks.ebay.com
Two Ways to Benefit Community Selling Direct Selling
The Giving Bar Donation %, nonprofit logo and mission statement MissionFish Guarantee
Promotion: Giving Works Homepage Spotlight on a Cause (themed merchandising) Large-scale events Shopping by nonprofits http://givingworks.ebay.com
Breakout Sessions • “The Dean for America Story: What Worked, • What Didn’t” • Nonprofit Fundraising and Online News: Breaking • the Secrets of the Cycle • Lunch with A Leader: Lessons from Community • Schools that you can apply to anyonline event
It’s the strategy stupid!Simple and cost effective innovations in fundraising that don’t require the purchase of new technologies. 2004 Nonprofit Technology Conference
Contact Information • Mindshare Interactive Campaigns • (202) 654-0800 • Brian Reich (breich@mindshare.net) • Jenny Long (jlong@mindshare.net) • David Salie • dsalie@yahoo.com • (202) 903-6813 • MissionFish • (202) 729-8200 • Sean Milliken (smilliken@missionfish.org)