Donor Interest and Strategies (Part 1)

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Planned Giving

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University of California, Davis

Planned Giving

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Curso 4 de 4 em Specialization Fundraising and Development

In this comprehensive overview of planned giving, you’ll gain an introduction to the basic terminology and concepts in the field as well as an overview of each planned giving vehicle. Learn to identify and assess prospective donors, recognize planned giving benefits to your donors, match a donor’s interests and needs with the appropriate planned giving options, and structure a successful solicitation. You’ll understand the importance of administration of planned gifts to ensure compliance with policies and fulfillment of obligations to the donor. Apply your knowledge by developing a multi-step donor strategy and a marketing strategy, working on case studies, networking, and analyzing success factors.

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Planned Giving Options and Donor Centered Giving

In this module, you will be able to define each of the Planned Giving vehicles, explain their benefits and goals, and be able to advise a donor on how to give it. You will be able to identify potential planned giving donors and discover what factors to consider. You will be able to build relationships with donors and implement engagement strategies to cultivate your relationships. And finally, you will be able to develop a strategy to build your donor relationship.

Identifying Planned Giving Donors6:02

Building Relationships with Donors7:58

Donor Interest and Strategies (Part 1)5:32

Donor Interest and Strategies (Part 2)8:14

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Brian Casey
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Planned Giving

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Welcome back.

The previous lesson focused on your objectives during an initial visit with

a prospective donor.

This lesson wraps up the section by helping you understand the donor's

interest and strategies to build involvement.

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to develop a strategy to build

relationship and involvement with your donor.

Explain key components of a cultivation plan, and

define the goals of a donor cultivation plan.

Design gift plans to move relationships with donor prospects forward.

And finally, document cultivation plans to be transparent to others in your

organization.

Let's get started.

Following the qualification visit, and again, assuming there is interest,

the development officer creates a plan for the cultivation of the prospect.

A cultivation plan involves a series of steps or

purposeful moves designed to engage the prospect more deeply with the institution.

Educate them upon our priorities, and provide more opportunity for

dialog to learn about their interests and values.

Remember that inviting prospects to an endless series of hospitality

functions such as launches or social receptions is not a cultivation plan.

Cultivation planning is where the art form of development comes into play and

the development officer needs to think creatively about how to create the best

strategy for the prospect.

Regular meaningful touch points are essential.

Moving a prospect from qualification stage to a first major gift is

a process that can often take 18 to 24 months.

A key aspect is bringing philanthropy into the conversation early on.

Highlights for an educational institution are key steps might include the following,

interaction with faculty and students such as opportunities to speak in a classroom.

Campus tours to showcase targeted areas of interest and

provide unique insider perspective.

Substantive meetings with deans and other administrators to learn about their

vision, and invitations to serve on volunteer leadership councils and boards.

Priority areas early on were private support can helped the program.

Personal touches are key component to any cultivation plan.

They include event invitations, handwritten notes,

birthday, holiday or universally cards.

Recreational activities, the occasional goal founding and

social opportunity with like-minded others.

During cultivation, you want to give your prospect a sense of what it's like to be

a donor to your organization.

They're wondering would I feel proud to give here?

Do I like these people?

And what social circles will I enter?

As you're building your relationship with your donor make every visit count.

Establish a development goal for each encounter.

Goals can include building a feeling of good will,

incrementally increasing the donor's exposure to the institution.

Bringing philanthropy into the conversation early on.

Ultimately, what we want to do is to help them to learn, trust,

and engage with our organization.

If our goal is to help them learn, this one is the most straightforward.

What does your prospect still need to know about your organization, and

how will you educate them?

Here are some ideas.

Site visits or tours, meeting to review your strategic plan and

offer feedback, meeting with the programs staffs,

opportunities to interact with your organization clients.

Updates on specific areas of interest to that donor, and

sending them articles and other relevant information on a regular basis.

Helping our donors learn to trust, this one is a little harder to pin down.

Although there is a lot of all around between building trust and

learning it's not as linear.

Ultimately, you want your prospects to trust you in two fronts.

First, that your organisation can do the job and

secondly you treat your donors well.

Helping prospects trust that you can do the job.

Or meet the need would involve meetings or

small group events with your top executive.

Exposure to other leaders, press clippings or external validations of your work,

impact stories and internal publications or shared in person.

Treat your donors well.

Go back to those personal touches.

Let's not forget the simple importance of time in building trust.

I'm talking about consistent, positive interactions with

the organization over a period of months or even years.

Helping your donors engage brings hands on volunteer opportunities that

will be some of your most high impact cultivation tools.

They build connection and reinforce learning and trust here's some ideas,

provide them with mentorship opportunities or speaking engagements.

Hands-on volunteering opportunities within your organization.

Allow them to provide administrative support or

committee work in an advisory capacity or event planning.

Encourage smaller and regular giving to your organization.

Invite them on trips and travel opportunities.

And finally the ultimate cultivation opportunity, service as a trustee or

board leader of your organization.

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