This is the season! It’s not too late to prepare for your nonprofit’s big year-end ask. To help, ZGIVE created email templates for a nonprofit donation drive you can use to have your easiest and most successful year-end fundraising season yet.
Develop Your Story and Segment Lists
First things first, you’ve got to have a compelling story that motivates donors to give. If you don’t have a client testimony yet, start searching for a changed life in 2020 that you can highlight.
Then, record a 15-minute Zoom interview with them and have some pictures taken or sent. Questions you ask should be simple. For example:
How did you get involved with our organization?
What positive impact did our organization have in your life this year?
If it weren’t for our organization, what would have happened?
How has your life changed as a result of our organization?
The Zoom recording will come in especially handy because you can split it into shorter videos to include in email, text, and social media appeals. Be sure to transcribe your interview, so you can easily copy and paste quotes and elements of their story into your appeals.
Once you have your client testimony, segment your email lists. At the bare minimum, start with:
Active donors (has donated in 2020).
Lapsed donors (has donated in years past, but not yet in 2020).
Major donors (has donated at least $500 in the last 3-years -- typically includes Board).
Remember, year-end fundraising strategies should be:
Be developed early on.
Recruit and retain donors.
Foster a stronger sense of community among supporters.
Make donating as easy as possible.
Hone in on mission-centered messaging.
Involve some type of campaign or event to build momentum.
Be authentic and creative to your organization.
Remind donors why they love you.
Make sense with everything else your fundraising team does throughout the year.
Below are 3 email templates to help you win this year-end. Keep in mind that these emails will be most successful when paired with ZGIVE’s Text-to-Engage feature, because text messages are more likely to be read than email. Simply take one sentence that summarizes the emails below, add it to a text message with a picture or video, and include a donate link. Send a text message at the same time and day you send your email(s).
Email Template #1
SUBJECT LINE:
Give [ADJECTIVE] this holiday season.
BODY:
[FIRST NAME],
We need your support now more than ever. This year-end, our goal is to raise [$00,000] to provide [THIS SERVICE].
With your support, we can continue our mission to impact the lives of individuals like [CLIENT NAME].
[INSERT CLIENT TESTIMONIAL VIDEO]
The top ways you can support [ORG NAME] this year-end is:
Help us spread the world! Share a picture of you or a short video on social media telling your friends and family why you'll be supporting [ORG NAME] this holiday season.
Donate. Would you consider donating $100 today to provide [IMPACT STATEMENT] in 2021?
[DONATE BUTTON]
Start a Peer-to-Peer campaign. Simply text "[ADJECTIVE]" to 888-555-1234 or scan the QR code below to get started.
[QR CODE]
Thank you for your continued support of [ORG NAME] and for helping us cross the finish line early!
Sincerely,
[YOUR CEO/EDs NAME], [TITLE]
[NONPROFIT NAME/LOGO]
Email Template #2
SUBJECT LINE:
Help [CLIENT NAME] overcome [OBSTACLE].
BODY:
[FIRST NAME],
When [CLIENT NAME] needed your help, you were there. Your support of [ORG NAME] helped provide [SERVICES] to [CLIENT NAME]. Now, [CLIENT NAME] wants to tell you their message of [ADJECTIVE].
[INSERT CLIENT TESTIMONIAL VIDEO]
[CLIENT NAME] is just one of [#] individuals in need. You can help them overcome [PROBLEM], too.
Would you consider donating $100 today to provide [IMPACT STATEMENT] in 2021?
[DONATE BUTTON]
You can also text "[CLIENT NAME]" to 888-555-1234 or scan the QR code below to contribute.
[QR CODE]
Thank you for your continued support of [ORG NAME] and for helping us [MISSION STATEMENT].
With gratitude,
[YOUR CEO/EDs NAME], [TITLE]
[NONPROFIT NAME/LOGO]
Email Template #3
SUBJECT LINE:
Last day to make a 2020 donation with a big impact for [ORG NAME].
BODY:
[FIRST NAME],
December 31st is your last day to make a tax-deductible donation to [ORG NAME]! There’s still time to help individuals like [CLIENT NAME] overcome [OBSTACLE].
[INSERT CLIENT TESTIMONIAL VIDEO]
Would you consider donating $100 today to make a BIG impact on [ISSUE] in 2021?
[DONATE BUTTON]
You can also text "Hope" to 888-555-1234 or scan the QR code below to contribute.
[QR CODE]
Thank you for your continued support of [ORG NAME] and for helping us [MISSION STATEMENT].
Yours in [ADJECTIVE],
[YOUR CEO/EDs NAME], [TITLE]
[NONPROFIT NAME/LOGO]
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