Overview
With this four-part series, revised for 2024, nonprofit fundraisers and digital marketers will learn how to raise more money, build community, and inspire people to action online.
Now more than ever, most of our daily activities take place in the digital space, and technology is rapidly revolutionizing the way people give. Nonprofit fundraisers must adapt to shifting donor preferences and expectations – especially if they want to engage younger generations, the digital natives looking for deeper connections and the chance to join something bigger than themselves.
Learn to redeploy the requirements of traditional, in-person fundraising – cultivation, communication, and time – in the digital worlds of your supporters, and you can build relationships that lead to even greater rewards: in peer-to-peer fundraisers, online ambassadors, and more.
Through a combination of long-term strategy for digital communications and practical, hands-on campaign development, participants will discover how to cultivate supporters virtually and leave with a detailed game plan, fundraising copy, impact stories, and eye-catching visual assets for their next digital fundraising campaign – whether for GAgives on #GivingTuesday, a one-off special project, or a virtual event!
These four courses can be taken individually or as a series. Each course has pre- and in-class activities to reinforce learning.
Key Concepts
- Building and growing an engaged online community that’s ready to take action for your cause
- Mobilizing and equipping your supporters to become fundraisers for your organization
- Designing a digital campaign that tells a clear story and inspires your supporters to give
- Best practices for ethical, strengths-based storytelling
- Graphic design basics and how to create eye-catching campaign materials using free online tools
- Adapting and optimizing campaign content for various digital platforms
- Analyzing the success of your campaign to inform future online fundraising approaches
Audience
Team members who engage with fundraising, especially from individuals, such as:
- Fundraising and development staff
- Marketing/communications staff
- Senior leadership
- Board members, especially those serving on fundraising committees