CDE project 11: communication with individual donors
Project 11 is made up of six different sub projects investigating how the donor experience can be enhanced via different channels commonly used in communicating with individual donors. These projects cover: • Mass media • Direct mail and other areas of direct marketing • Telephone fundraising • Digital fundraising • Community fundraising • Face to face fundraising.
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CDE project 11b: recommendation 6 - thank properly and great customer service

by The Commission on the Donor Experience
Thank personally and quickly. As project 6 on emotion recommends, fundraiser’s should aspire to be ‘famous for frequent, fast, fabulous feedback’.
Read moreCDE project 11b: appendix 1

by The Commission on the Donor Experience
Additional income plus cost savings from a digital print strategy - a direct mail case study from World Vision.
Read moreCDE project 11c summary: digital

by The Commission on the Donor Experience
This guidance is intended to help fundraisers, supporter engagement staff and the organisation you work for to design better online supporter experiences that engage and delight them.
Read moreCDE project 11c digital section 1: the approach
by The Commission on the Donor Experience
Digital, mobile and email fundraising did not feature a great deal in the Etherington report of 2015 - or the maelstrom of media focus following the tragic death of Olive Cooke.
Read moreCDE project 11c digital section 2 part 1: putting the principles and actions into practise

by The Commission on the Donor Experience
Technological innovation and its use for charity - Understand and design based on donor preferences - Online Journeys
Read moreCDE project 11c digital section 2 part 2: putting the principles and actions into practise
by The Commission on the Donor Experience
Usability - General website usability - Accessibility - Language use - Storytelling - Storytelling and conversations
Read moreCDE project 11c digital section 2 part 3: putting the principles and actions into practise

by The Commission on the Donor Experience
Marketing consent - Email marketing - Mobile-oriented design and browser adaptation - Search Engine Optimisation - How donations are accepted
Read moreCDE project 11d summary: community

by The Commission on the Donor Experience
Community fundraising is sometimes referred to as regional, local or volunteer fundraising, and encompasses a broad spectrum of fundraising work that takes place either on or offline in the community.
Read moreCDE project 11d community section 1

by The Commission on the Donor Experience
The approach & Value of the Community Fundraising Sector.
Read moreCDE project 11d community section 2

by The Commission on the Donor Experience
Putting the principles and actions into practice - Volunteering - Methodology
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