4. The Anatomy of an Appeal
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM BST
Speaker(s): Kurstin Finch Gnehm, Head of High Value Fundraising, The Dog's Trust
In this workshop, you’ll dissect more than 30 (heretofore unopened) direct mail appeals from the most successful charities in the country (some with regular giving programmes raising in excess of £50m per year). You’ll work with other delegates to identify the keys to a really strong appeal, and explore some of the secrets experts use when drafting a great fundraising letter – the dialogue method, you vs we, empathic author, repetition, hero words, urgency, easy fulfilment, segmentation. By the end, you’ll be able to design a direct mail campaign capable of meeting and exceeding targets.