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From Boomers to Echo Boomers:. Finding Major Donors Across the Generations June Bradham, CFRE President and Founder, Corporate DevelopMint Tucker Branham Consultant, Corporate DevelopMint Rachel Hutchisson Director of Corporate Relations and Philanthropy Blackbaud.
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From Boomers to Echo Boomers: Finding Major Donors Across the Generations June Bradham, CFRE President and Founder,Corporate DevelopMint Tucker Branham Consultant,Corporate DevelopMint Rachel Hutchisson Director of Corporate Relations and Philanthropy Blackbaud
Reaching Donors—Current and New • Meet the Generations Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial • Review Case Study • Practical Strategies • Q & A
I... ...am a baby boomer
I... ...am generation x
I… ...am a millennial
Boomers • Provide useful information • Demonstrate your prestige and sound reputation • Assure them their gift will be used ethically and usefully • Give them the tools to make an informed decision • Build social events around the mission/story • Show them they are in good company • Give them an opportunity to leave a legacy
Generation X • Build a forum for people with shared experiences • Allow people to tell their stories (which is really YOUR story) • Provide searchable info (like google) • Support their work/life balance—offer good things for their kids to do • Tie need to an issue, not a building/project • Demonstrate ROI • Help them teach their kids to give • Help them establish or grow their social networks
Millennials • Make it real and personal • Create opportunity to build/add to a social network • Give them ways to retell the story • Offer opportunity to give in small amounts • Introduce them to volunteer opportunities • Make giving fun, it needs to have an impact • Invite young people to join boards • Encourage young people to give social, intellectual, and creative “gifts” too • Create multiple avenues for giving (website, Facebook,YouTube, text messages, paper invitations, personal contact) and record giving/communications preferences
Practical Strategies: Plan • Plan • Data • Technology
Practical Strategies: Plan www.beth.typepad.com
Practical Strategies: Things You Can Do Today • Keep your data clean • Record (or estimate) ages • Target by generation • Adapt case for support to specific segment • Modify website to appeal to multiple generations
June Bradham President and Founder Corporate DevelopMint 49 Calhoun Street – Suite C Charleston, SC 29401 843.853.9999 jbradham@corporatedevelopmint.com www.corporatedevelopmint.com Tucker Branham Consultant tbranham@corporatedevelopmint Rachel Hutchisson Director, Corporate Relations and Philanthropy Blackbaud, Inc. 2000 Daniel Island DriveCharleston, SC 29492 843.216.6200, ext. 3070 rachel.hutchisson@blackbaud.com www.blackbaud.com