Microproject Webinar Slides 9/27/2012

1. Microproject Webinar
September 27, 2012

2. Agenda
• Analysis: Numbers at a
Glance
• 5 GlobalGiving Fundraising
Tips
• Insider Tips: City Year, Inc.
• Insider Tips: Leadership
Initiatives
• Moving Forward
• Questions

3. Analysis: Numbers at a Glance
– # of Microprojects fully funded: 18
– # of Gift Cards Redeemed: 386
– Average Donation per Microproject: $143
– Total Amount Donated to
projects/microprojects on giveforyouth.org:
$168,338

4. 5 GlobalGiving Fundraising Tips
• Reach out to your donors personally.
• Build excitement on your Facebook and
Twitter!
• Identify advocates.
• Keep the “ask” clear, relatable, and unique!
• Use the sense of urgency (ex: “Give now,
before funds run out!”)

5. Insider Tips: City Year, Inc.
City Year’s Organization Page on giveforyouth.org:
http://www.giveforyouth.org/donate/6863/city-year-inc/

6. Insider Tips: Leadership Initiatives
Leadership Initiatives’ Organization Page
on giveforyouth.org:
http://www.giveforyouth.org/donate/439
3/leadership-initiatives/

7. Leadership Initiatives' Matching Day
Tips and Tricks!
• Step 1. Have a plan and set a goal
• Step 2. Know the rules of the event and find ways to maximize their
impact
• Step 3. Build a network of supporters and use that network
• Step 4. Make it as easy as possible to donate
• Step 5. Make every donation personal and show the impact of the
donation.
• Step 6. Update your supporters and donors of your progress
• Step 7. Give people the ability to contribute and have ownership of
the contest and of the organization.
• Step 8. Thank Your Supporters/Donors, Thank Your
Supporters/Donors, Thank Your Supporters/Donors, Thank Your
Supporters/Donors, Thank Your Supporters/Donors, Thank Your
Supporters/Donors

8. Leadership Initiatives' Matching Day
Tips and Tricks!
Step 1. Have a plan and set a goal
Step 2. Know the rules of the event and find ways to maximize their impact
Step 3. Build a network of supporters and use that network

9. Leadership Initiatives' Matching Day
Tips and Tricks!
Step 4. Make it as easy as possible to donate
http://www.giveforyouth.org/donate/4393/leadership-initiatives/
http://www.LIGive.org
The above url was created using Godaddy and cost $11 a year.
Step 5. Make every donation personal and show the impact of the donation.

10. Leadership Initiatives' Matching Day
Tips and Tricks!
Step 6. Update your supporters and donors on your progress
Step 7. Give people the ability to contribute and have ownership of the
contest and of the organization.

11. Leadership Initiatives' Matching Day
Tips and Tricks!
Step 8. Thank Your Supporters/Donors
Thank Your
Supporters/Donors

12. Moving forward
• Upcoming Campaigns: October Employee Giving Push
(Date TBA) & Giving Tuesday, November 27
• Disbursement Process: Monthly disbursement cycle (ex:
donations made in Sept. will be sent Oct. 25th)
•Reporting:
– Microproject: 1 Report after funded or expired
– Parent Project: 4 per year, reports due every 3 months
(check due date in dashboard)
– Approval 1-3 business days
•Adding a new parent project or microproject
– Approval 1-3 business days
•Editing a parent project or microproject
- Approval 1-3 business days

13. Entering Microprojects

14. How to enter a microproject

15. How to edit a Microproject

16. Questions