Strategies to increase average gifts: Hold a raffle for those who increase their gift by a set percentage or dollar per week amount. Solicit retirees. Set an average gift goal for your company and incorporate an incentive. Strategies to increase Leadership giving: Identify potential employees earning more than $50,000 and/or current employees giving $500-$999. Special leadership solicitation/recognition (lunch with a VIP, volunteer day at nonprofit of their choice). Include names of leadership donors on the intranet/newsletter/etc. and provide to GLUW for campaign recognition (with their permission). MONITOR YOUR CAMPAIGN AND REPORT RESULTS It is critical to follow up with employees and report results. Make sure your campaign team has had the opportunity to with all employees. Publicize campaign results throughout your organization. Follow up with all employees. Have all pledge cards returned to you, even those on which the individual has not made a gift. This helps you track the campaign. Double-check that pledge cards are filled out and signed and that the total amounts are accurate. Keep regular totals and give progress reports to your team, the GLUW staff and your CEO. Turn in checks and cash with related pledge forms to GLUW on a regular basis to account for these immediate donations. Give completed report envelopes, including signed pledge to the GLUW staff by 5:00pm December 31, 2016 in order to have your company’s donors to qualify for tax credits on their 2016 donation. The campaign can continue past this deadline, but anyone needing acknowledgement for a charitable deduction in 2016 must have it turned in no later than December 31th. SAY YOU It is just as important to officially close the campaign and thank people, as it is to begin the campaign. Since Greater Longview United Way is working with thousands of donors, we need your help to thank everyone for their time and financial contributions. Thank employees for their participation, time and support. Issue a thank you letter to participants from the CEO. Recognize your team and others who volunteered their time. Publicize your results via email, voicemail, intranet, newsletters, social media, etc. Celebrate your success!
Strategies to increase average gifts: Hold a raffle for those who increase their gift by a set percentage or dollar per week amount. Solicit retirees. Set an average gift goal for your company and incorporate an incentive. Strategies to increase Leadership giving: Identify potential employees earning more than $50,000 and/or current employees giving $500-$999. Special leadership solicitation/recognition (lunch with a VIP, volunteer day at nonprofit of their choice). Include names of leadership donors on the intranet/newsletter/etc. and provide to GLUW for campaign recognition (with their permission). MONITOR YOUR CAMPAIGN AND REPORT RESULTS It is critical to follow up with employees and report results. Make sure your campaign team has had the opportunity to with all employees. Publicize campaign results throughout your organization. Follow up with all employees. Have all pledge cards returned to you, even those on which the individual has not made a gift. This helps you track the campaign. Double-check that pledge cards are filled out and signed and that the total amounts are accurate. Keep regular totals and give progress reports to your team, the GLUW staff and your CEO. Turn in checks and cash with related pledge forms to GLUW on a regular basis to account for these immediate donations. Give completed report envelopes, including signed pledge to the GLUW staff by 5:00pm December 31, 2016 in order to have your company’s donors to qualify for tax credits on their 2016 donation. The campaign can continue past this deadline, but anyone needing acknowledgement for a charitable deduction in 2016 must have it turned in no later than December 31th. SAY YOU It is just as important to officially close the campaign and thank people, as it is to begin the campaign. Since Greater Longview United Way is working with thousands of donors, we need your help to thank everyone for their time and financial contributions. Thank employees for their participation, time and support. Issue a thank you letter to participants from the CEO. Recognize your team and others who volunteered their time. Publicize your results via email, voicemail, intranet, newsletters, social media, etc. Celebrate your success!