Fundraising BS: Leveraging Behavioral Science to Drive Donor Conversion Rates
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT
Speaker(s): Jed Shireman-Jones, Partner Success Manager, GiveCampus, Melanie Earl-Replogle, Associate Vice President of Advancement, Drury University
Elective Session
Making it easier for donors to give may just be the most effective strategy in the savvy fundraiser’s toolkit—and we’ve got the conversion metrics (and science!) to prove it. In this session, we’ll show you how applying classic principles of persuasion science to your everyday fundraising challenges can dramatically improve donor engagement and move the needle on dollars raised. Using the Fogg Behavior Model as a framework for understanding donor motivation and ability, Melanie Earl-Replogle from Drury University will share the simple strategies her team has implemented to achieve impressive real-world results.