“In a tight economic climate, getting external context for fundraising performance seems as important [...]]]> On Thursday 9^th June analysts from throughout the charity sector met up at the Devonshire Arms in Piccadilly to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of benchmarking, sip a pint and mingle.  Below you will find a description of the event:

“In a tight economic climate, getting external context for fundraising performance seems as important as ever.

But can benchmarking really bring practical, actionable benefits?”

Abi Savvides Head of Fundraising Planning and Information at Alzheimers Society, and Allan Freeman at Freestyle Marketing  shared their views and experience at the event and their insight and time was much appreciated.  Cheers!

There was also plenty of time before and after the talks for attendees to meet fellow Insight professionals and develop their networks; all over a beverage or more and with a light buffet.  Apart from some noisy equipment rattling behind the bar the event went off without a hitch and was well-attended.  We hope to see you at the next one!

Domain’s Donor Performance Index explained

Using Domain’s DPI strategically at Open Doors charity

Analysing and reviewing individual fundraising projects or campaigns is invaluable. That is the critical start point in building knowledge about how to go about achieving the objectives of the organisation. But, what is the cumulative effect? What happens to your donors [...]]]>

Domain’s Donor Performance Index explained

Using Domain’s DPI strategically at Open Doors charity

Analysing and reviewing individual fundraising projects or campaigns is invaluable. That is the critical start point in building knowledge about how to go about achieving the objectives of the organisation. But, what is the cumulative effect? What happens to your donors over time and just how do you go about looking at the strategic perspective? How to you know what the strategic gaps and opportunities within the programme are? Part of the answer comes from examining donor’s performance over time. That means taking at donor centric view and tracking their giving patterns over time.

This sounds good in theory, but what exactly is the theory, how does it work, and how does the end result look?  In this session, we look at Domain’s Donor Performance Index as a tool for achieving the above goals, and we look at a live example of how this work was applied to charity Open Doors and what this delivered for the organisation.”

Insight 2009 Plenary: Supporter Journey

By Michelle De Souza, Age Concern/Help the Aged

Can you hold seemingly incompatible data sets of those who have given you a donation, purchased a financial product or benefited from a charitable service in the database and successfully identify synergies and capitalise on them? Having demonstrated over the last [...]]]>

Insight 2009 Plenary: Supporter Journey

By Michelle De Souza, Age Concern/Help the Aged

Can you hold seemingly incompatible data sets of those who have given you a donation, purchased a financial product or benefited from a charitable service in the database and successfully identify synergies and capitalise on them? Having demonstrated over the last 4 years that it is possible, this session discusses how the newly merged charity, Age Concern and Help the Aged, will take this strategy forward.

Amnesty case study at Insight 2009

By Ben Smith, Amnesty International and Jon Kelly. Wood for Trees

How many charity fundraisers can tell you how many active supporters they have, how many supporters have lapsed in the last year or how many new supporters they have gained in the last month? Surprisingly few.

These [...]]]>

Amnesty case study at Insight 2009

By Ben Smith, Amnesty International and Jon Kelly. Wood for Trees

How many charity fundraisers can tell you how many active supporters they have, how many supporters have lapsed in the last year or how many new supporters they have gained in the last month? Surprisingly few.

These crucial numbers are often hidden within unwieldy database systems and clouded by complicated or vague business rules which determine this information.  Over the last year Wood for Trees have worked with Amnesty in tying down these key definitions and presenting the results in a clear and concise manner, available to the whole fundraising team at the click of a button. The result is SuM (Supporter Monitor Report) – a user friendly, Excel based results dashboard.

The Analysis Process – Insight 2009 presentation

By David Dipple, Tangible Data and Penny Kenyon, Save The Children

David and Penny discuss communication between marketers and analysts and provide some practical guidance for improving the process that produces great work.

RSPB presentation – Insight 2009 Conference

By Ruth Smyth, Kate Hayes & Julian Young, RSPB (note: downloading may take a while due to image sizes)

In 2006 the RSPB embarked on a project to provide better analysis of our Supporter data. Three years on, we’d like to share what we’ve learnt; the problems and [...]]]>

RSPB presentation – Insight 2009 Conference

By Ruth Smyth, Kate Hayes & Julian Young, RSPB (note: downloading may take a while due to image sizes)

In 2006 the RSPB embarked on a project to provide better analysis of our Supporter data. Three years on, we’d like to share what we’ve learnt; the problems and difficulties as well as the successes and achievements.

Some of you may have attended our presentation on this at the RSPB in Sandy, this session will build on that, summarizing what we’ve learnt from project and adding more detail on requirements gathering and the changing roles of marketers and analyst. It is suitable for people who attended the last presentation and want to hear more or complete newcomers.