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Whether it's your first year participating in Give to the Max Day or your fourth, this webinar will bring you up to speed on all the ins and outs of this year's event. This includes: *Prize grant amounts, golden tickets and competition structure *How to get your page ready for the big day *Ways to get involved with offline events happening throughout the day *And, strategies to consider to raise more money in the 24 hour event period. It's EVERYTHING you need to know about Give to the Max Day 2012!
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EVERYTHINGYOU NEED TOKNOW ABOUTGIVE TO THE
MAX DAY
Chat & Raise HandMute - *6
Unmute - *7If you lose your internet connection, you can rejoin by
clicking on the link sent to you via emailBe sure to call in via phone for audio:
U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260Access Code: 3254294
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GiveMN is a collaborative venture to grow charitable giving in Minnesota and move more of it online.
GiveMN is an independent 501c3 support organizationof the Minnesota Community Foundation, which is an
affiliate of Minnesota Philanthropy Partners.
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Give to the Max Day began in 2009 as a launch event for GiveMN.
The event has grown into an annual fundraising event for thousands of Minnesota nonprofits and is the
largest one-day fundraising event in the world.
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Who is GiveMN?
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Who is GiveMN?
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Who is GiveMN?
DAN MOOREDEVELOPMENT & PARTNERSHIPS
MANAGER
DANA NELSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MAYA FEHRS NONPROFIT OUTREACH SPECIALIST
JEFF ACHENDIGITAL STRATEGIST
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A Brief History of Give to the Max Day
• Give to the Max Day has made GiveMN/Razoo one of the leading online giving portals (Razoo has facilitated over $100M in donations, half of which is through GiveMN.org!)
• 66 % of the 5,755 Give to the Max Day donors surveyed prefer to give online vs. check
• Give to the Max Day involved significantly more nonprofits and more donors than similar community-based events
2011 Results
Total Dollars Given: $10M
Total Number of Donors: 42,624
Average Gift Size: $188
# of Nonprofits Benefitting: 3,663
Average Gifts per nonprofit: $2,741
2010 ResultsTotal Dollars to MN Nonprofits: $13.4M
Total Number of Donors: 47,534
Average Gift Size: $227
# of Nonprofits Benefitting: 3,978
Average Gifts per nonprofit: $2,720
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SMALL – MEDIUM – …and ALL!
Leaderboard 1: All Nonprofits except Colleges & Universities Leaderboard 2: Medium Nonprofits (budgets over $100,000 & under $1
million)Nonprofits must register for this category
Leaderboard 3: Small Nonprofits (budgets under $100,000)Nonprofits must register for this category
Leaderboard 4: Colleges and Universities “Mobilize the Power of Youth” Video Contest sponsored by Youthprise “Most Creative Give to the Max Day Campaign Award” Public schools can now fundraise on GiveMN and will have their own
hourly Golden Tickets in addition to hourly nonprofit Golden Tickets, as well as one $10,000 Golden Ticket!
What’s NEW With Give to the Max Day 2012?
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LEADERBOARDS – awarded based on most dollars raised
What’s NEW With Give to the Max Day 2012?
•1st: $12,500 prize grant 2nd: $5,000 prize grant 3rd: $2,500 prize grant
Leaderboard #1 – All nonprofits (except colleges & universities)
• 1st: $12,500 prize grant 2nd: $5,000 prize grant 3rd: $2,500 prize grant
Leaderboard #2 – Medium-sized nonprofits (revenue under $1M; over $100K)
• 1st: $12,500 prize grant 2nd: $5,000 prize grant 3rd: $2,500 prize grant
Leaderboard #3 – Small nonprofits (revenue under $100K)
• 1st: $12,500 prize grant 2nd: $5,000 prize grant 3rd: $2,500 prize grant
Leaderboad #4 – Colleges and universities
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LIVE EVENT from the MALL OF AMERICA
Livestream coverage by The UpTakefrom 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Leverage TV and media opportunitiesthroughtout the day.
Live interviews with nonprofits Register for the scheduling “lottery” online
Live performances by great musicians, artists
Sign up on the Give to the Max Day Home page at:http://givemn.razoo.com/p/gtmd
What’s the SAME With Give to the Max Day 2012?
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THEME – “The Great Minnesota Give Together” MATCHING – We again encourage your organization to offer a match on
Give to the Max Day. Nonprofits that secure matching funds will be highlighted on GiveMN.org so donors have the chance to double their donation.
NONPROFIT GOLDEN TICKETS - Throughout the event, an individual donor will be randomly chosen every hour to win a “Golden Ticket.” An additional $1,000 will be given to the charity that received the donor’s original donation. One name will be randomly selected from throughout the event and announced the next day at the AFP luncheon to win their nonprofit a $10,000 Golden Ticket!
TRANSACTION FEES –GiveMN’s transaction processing fee is 2.9%. This rate is one of the lowest of any fundraising websites and has been made possible thanks to a partnership between US Bank and GiveMN’s technology partners Razoo.com
SOCIAL MEDIA BONANZA – We’ll be using Twitter, Facebook & YouTube to provide updates, highlight great donor/NPO stories, promote live events
What’s The Same With Give to the Max Day 2012?
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LEADERBOARD – We will be showcasing all four leaderboards throughout the event
MATCHING GRANTS – We will have a prominent link to all those nonprofits who have an active matching grant available for Give to the Max Day 2012
NONPROFIT & SCHOOLS GOLDEN TICKETS – We will use the web page, as well as social media and our blog, to announce hourly “Golden Tickets” winners; one schools donor and one nonprofit donor.
Give to the Max Day Web Page
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Public Service Announcements(PSA) – TV commericals1) Famous Minnesota singersStokley Williams and OSO singingabout Give to the Max Day2) Minnesota Celebrity Athletestalking about Give to the Max Day.We’re hoping to air these videoson TPT and other televisionstations. You can use the PSAs on your website too.
TV/Radio/Print – working with Metro and Greater Minnesota media to cover event and feature the “Golden Ticket” winners
Nonprofit Toolkit – Email, direct mail, letter to the editor, press release templates; communication tips; social media guide
Media – 154M Impressions in 2011
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How does GiveMN work?
• All 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organizations are listed on GiveMN • Information is downloaded from the IRS database from an organization’s 990 • Over 26,000 nonprofits in Minnesota and over 1.2M nonprofits in the United
States are listed on GiveMN
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What is the benefit for Minnesotans?
• Account tracks all online donations on GiveMN – provides giving history, account summary and an opportunity to set up recurring donations
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How do I make the most of GTMD?
Claim Admin Access (If you haven’t already) Set a goal (how does this fit in your year-end giving
plan?) Edit Your GiveMN Page & Add Photos or a Video Find a Match and Offer a Matching Grant Engage Your Advocates Create a Communications Plan Social Media Outreach (#GTMD12) Create a Thank You Video or Customize a Thank You
Message
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Matching grants on GiveMN
•Anyone can list and promote at matching grant. Set the matching grant total, the effective dates and list who is providing the match.•GiveMN identifies matching grants with a special icon and thermostat.
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Tips for Matching Grant Success
Clearly communicate to donors that they must look for the x2 money icon to ensure their donation is being matched.
Ask board members or others to put up a matching gift as their way of contributing – and then ask them to promote to their friends/colleagues
If you have multiple matching opportunities, keep an eye on them. You will want to close a page once the match has been met so that donors only contribute to current matching opportunities
Consider sending out 3 update emails staggered throughout Give to the Max Day – providing an update on your progress and encouraging donors to give throughout the day
Use the match to create a sense of urgency/excitement as part of your social media outreach
Offline donations can be added under the “Donations” tab, but don’t count towards the Give to the Max Day leaderboard
Creating a Project Page
If you are an admin, your fundraising page will be created as a project.
Which page is best for GTMD?
PROS/CONS OF USING YOUR ORGANIZATION PAGE
PROS/CONS OF USING A PROJECT PAGE
• Simple and avoids confusion for donors to have just one page to donate on.
• No “funds raised” totals
• Allows you to track donors for a specific event (i.e. GTMD)
• Funds raised totals (thermostat and banner on search page)
• Can create more clutter, one more page to maintain and send out to donors
Choose which works best based on your organization’s needs and capacity.
Introducing Scheduled Donations
Starting Thursday, Nov. 8 donors can log onto GiveMN and schedule donations for Give to the Max Day. Donations will be deducted from their credit card on Nov. 15 and are eligible for all prize categories.
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Communication Inventory
Web Page Email
Personalize your communications Social Media
Facebook Google + Pinterest YouTube Twitter Your blog
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Social Media Twitter
Hashtag is #GTMD12 Use Twitter throughout the event to encourage donations, show how
donations help your mission and share donor stories Facebook
Facebook surpassed email in driving of visitors to GiveMN.org on Give to the Max Day 2011
Use Facebook to connect w/ donor on and prior to Give to the Max Day. Share your nonprofit’s story, share stories of those you have helped, interact throughout the day
Consider having a staff member dedicated to your Facebook page for the event YouTube
Visit GiveMN’s YouTube channel for how-to videos, promotional videos Create/promote your own videos on Give to the Max Day and spread those
videos using Twitter and Facebook Create a customized thank you video
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Customizing a Thank You Message
Thank You Video Videos pop up immediately after a donor makes a
donation.
Thank you message Add a few lines of text to make the thank you email
more personal. Consider adding special thank you messages for Give
to the Max Day
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Connect offline events
Flyers/Handouts/QR Codes Create flyers or handouts using Give to the Max Day logos and
your GiveMN page QR code Giving stations
Set up computers for your supporters to make donations on Give to the Max Day
Mobile pledges and donations Encourage supporters to use their smartphones to visit
givemn.org and make a mobile donation or pledge Local “Golden Tickets”
Consider hosting local drawings where people register after they’ve made a donation and pick a name randomly from that list to win extra money for their cause
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How do I get started?
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What happens whena donor makes a donation?
• The organization’s administrator immediately receives an email notification which includes the donation amount and the donor’s contact information (if it is not an anonymous gift).
• The organization’s administrator may access their organization’s donor report online at anytime. Report includes donor name, amount, date, donor address, email, designation, source and recurring gifts.
• The donor immediately receives an email from Razoo/GiveMN which is their IRS receipt . While the email thanks the donor, it is a thank you from Razoo/GiveMN, not from the organization. We strongly encourage the organization to follow up with a thank you note shortly thereafter.
• Donations are paid out the 10th of each month for the prior month’s donations.
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What is the cost?
• Enabled by our strong partnership with U.S. Bank, GiveMN will apply a flat, simple 2.9 percent on donations to cover transaction costs – one of the lowest rates available to most nonprofits and organizations.
• There are no hidden or other required charges. No subscription fees. No setup costs.
• We offer Minnesota nonprofits great features and
make it clear how we work and how we can help.
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Transaction Process
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Some great examples from 2011
St. Olaf Collegeo Sent out emails to alumni a week prioro Hosted a big "oles to the max" set up in the student
center with QR codes, the leaderboard, candy, and laptops
o Mobilized their alumni volunteer fundraisers via email to do “social fundraising” via Facebook and email
o Won $15,000 top prize on the college leaderboard
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Some great examples from 2011
Wild Cat Sanctuaryo Informed donors via eNewsletter well ahead
of GTMDo Created videos about the animalso Used the “suggested donation” amounts to show
impacto Won $5,000 by placing 4th on the small nonprofits
leaderboard
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Some great examples from 2011
The Convent and Academy of the Visitationo Gave out coffee during drop off at the start of
schoolo Flash mob during lunch at schoolo Created stickers for students to take home to create
awareness about givingo Built a sense of community around the dayo Won $5,000 by placing 4th on the main leaderboard
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Some great examples from 2011
Interfaith Outreach and Community Partnerso Two of their donors put up a $150,000 gift match
during Give to the Max Day Sleep Out campaign.o Won $15,000 prize by placing 1st on the main
leaderboardo Won a $1,000 Golden Ticket during the 10 p.m.-11
p.m. hour
Goodhue Country raised 6x as much as the average
Greater MN county
Goodhue County Results Give to the Max Day
2009 2010 2011
$ Raised $33,928
$132,290
$177,408
# of Organizations
37 79 77
Most organizations reported new donors.
Red Wing Community NonprofitsIn 2010, two local Red Wing foundations partnered with GiveMNto offer a training event and matching grants to those organizations which raised at least $550 during the 2010 Give to the Max Day event. Organizations in Goodhue County—the county where Red Wing resides—raised $132,000 during the.
Based on this success, the entire community collaborated for the 2011 Give to the Max Day. They organized communications and a community giving day at the YMCA featuring 40 local nonprofits, giving kiosks and fun giving promotions. Collectively, they raised $177,000!
Some great examples from 2011
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