CDE: the donor experience project

CDE project 10 section 4 part 3: how the donor might behave and how can we use insight to improve experience

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

Much has been written about the power of emotion and at the heart of thinking about how these can be used in legacy fundraising, the following are links to four resources pertaining to the art and science of emotion.

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CDE project 11e summary: telephone

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

The telephone is a powerful and engaging channel of communication to reach donors and supporters when it is used within a multi-channel communication strategy.

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CDE project 17 section 2.3: your organisation’s purpose

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

Focus attention on why changing the way you work with supporters is something you must do, not just something you should do.

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CDE project 19 section 6: links across CDE projects

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

Three case studies to illustrate the content of CDE project 19: evidence of impact and effectiveness.

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CDE project 10 section 4 part 4: the organisation’s culture, capacity and experience

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

Creating a positive experience for legacy donors or for those enquiring about becoming such donors requires a much wider contribution and understanding from the organisation.

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CDE project 22: the approach - suggest a new approach

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

In summary, we explored what drives public trust; we acknowledged honestly, through expert input, the innate challenges in justifying that trust, and then analysed the media to understand what types of stories might ‘play’ well.

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CDE project 1 section 8: make contact permissions options work for supporters.

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

Part eight of CDE's series on good practices plus examples of common misuses to help fundraisers use language appropriately so they can swiftly yet significantly improve the donor experience

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CDE project 13 section 6: bringing it all together

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

Offering choices and managing preferences helps them to be relevant and interesting to their customers, building brand loyalty and customer value. 

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CDE project 14: appendix 2 and 3

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

Examples of donor-centred behaviour in fundraisers as described to us by those we interviewed.

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CDE project 17 section 2.4: your definition of success

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

Define and reinforce what success looks like in terms of your supporter’s experience.

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CDE project 8 section 6: appendix 3 - methodology

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

The full methodology for CDE project 8: trusts and foundations.

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CDE project 19 section 7: research sources and methodology

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

Research sources for CDE project 19: evidence of impact and effectiveness.

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