How are you following up with your donors?
In September I received this heart-warming 2016 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Calendar for “being one of our most caring supporters.” The calendar arrived in a bright, colorful envelope, featuring a photograph of little Carly, a St. Jude patient whose story is shared in the opening letter. The enclosed calendar highlights other St. Jude’s patients while always keeping the donor front and center (example: “Because of you, St. Jude is saving my daughter’s life.”).
Then, in October, I received a follow-up mailing, containing colorful ‘special reminder stickers’ to use with the calendar I’d received only a month earlier. The stickers arrived with a letter continuing Carly’s story, and urging
“If you’ve already sent a caring gift to help children like Carly — the precious little girl on the cover of your calendar — then please accept my heartfelt thanks.
But if you haven’t sent a gift yet, please mail whatever you can afford today.
Both packages are wholly donor-focused and reminded me of the power of what I call ‘serialization’ – continuing a special story from one communication to the next. What are your lessons from these packages? Click the image below to download.
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