With online giving now a major component of most organizations’ monthly giving programs, it’s imperative that your donation forms are fully optimized. It’s also important to ask for the donation you want. And trust me—you want monthly gifts! In fact, Sustainers in Focus Part 1 revealed that donation revenue has the potential to increase by a whopping 50-300% per donor when you can get them to commit to sustained giving.
By making monthly giving the website default, you are signaling that sustaining support is your organization’s priority. This isn’t to discourage one-time gifts, but instead to say, “If you’re able, this is what we really need.” Think of it the same way you’d share an Amazon wish list with your family during the holidays: It’s a grateful nudge in the right direction.
And it’s a nudge that’s effective. In Sustainers in Focus Part 2, one organization reported that by making recurring giving its website default, its number of recurring gifts improved from 1.6% to 5.5%!
How can you optimize your donation page to grow monthly giving?
Be inspired by these 4 nonprofits that are utilizing their donation pages to encourage recurring gifts.
1. Human Rights Campaign
Not only does HRC’s donation page default to giving monthly, but they’ve also included information about their HRC Partners program with a link showing people other ways they can give. Think about how you can differentiate your monthly giving program from one-time donations to make your sustainers feel special.
2. Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood puts monthly giving front and center. They also make a note of how much other people are typically giving. Again, ask for the gift you’d most like to receive.
3. The Humane Society of the United States
The Humane Society’s Humane Heroes donation form tells you a story and makes your gift feel more valuable right from the start. By explaining what donations are used for and why they’re necessary, Humane Heroes helps justify a monthly gift.
4. KERA TV Station
KERA (PBS and NPR for North Texas) offers a default monthly sustainers program that also presents the donor with some fun, tangible rewards for a monthly gift:
Compare the $10/month price for this travel thermos to the one-time cost of $120!
Interested in more insights and best practices for sustained giving programs? Check out Sustainers In Focus Part 2: Proven Practices for Success.
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