Fundraising Appeal Solicitation Software for Higher Education

Reach your donors with personalized, highly effective appeals. Leverage donor management software to optimize your fund solicitation process. There’s a delicate balance to maintain when connecting with your donors. Blackbaud Guided Fundraising helps you design thoughtful fundraising appeal techniques to ensure you are reaching out to donors at the appropriate time and frequency.

• Control and optimize marketing appeals across multiple channels
• Scale your ability to provide personalized messaging so an individual fundraiser can connect with the same set of donors on any channel
• Ensure donor solicitation requests for donations arrive when donors are most willing or able to make a gift

Create and monitor campaigns that deliver more dollars and more donors. Modern fundraising requires more coordination than before. Blackbaud Guided Fundraising expands your ability to create and manage the sophisticated, person-to-person donor solicitation strategies that deliver results.

• Create custom play sequences for phone, text, email, and direct mail to personalize the donor experience
• Set persona-based talking points for student fundraisers
• Replace complicated segmentation strategies with algorithm-based indications of donors who are most likely and able to donate
• Monitor activity and campaign effectiveness at a high level or in detail

Empower fundraisers to make an authentic connection. Person-to-person fundraisers need tools and support to connect with donors. Donors need a logical, authentic interaction. Blackbaud Guided Fundraising provides the framework and support necessary for fundraisers and donors to have their best experience.

• Build personal relationships across channel types
• Avoid cold calling by referencing previous automated communications sent in the fundraiser’s name
• Facilitate donations at the time and through the channel that works best for the donor
• Provide a simple, streamlined process for the students or volunteers who are making calls, sending text messages, scheduling callbacks, and recording donations

Support your unique mission with configurable software. You need a solution that works for your specific grantmaking process. That’s why we set up our system so that it aligns with and supports the achievement of your business or philanthropic goals.

• Blackbaud Grantmaking can be configured to speak your language and follow your unique process
• Our cloud-based technology is constantly innovating, ensuring that you’re connected to the most up-to-date grant management tools.

Features

• Personalized Outreach: The platform uses data-driven insights to help you create personalized communication strategies for each donor, enhancing engagement and retention.
• Automated Workflows: It automates routine tasks such as follow-up emails and thank-you notes, freeing up time for more strategic activities.
• Real-Time Analytics: The system provides real-time data and analytics to track the effectiveness of your fundraising campaigns and make informed decisions.
• Integrated Communication Tools: Blackbaud Guided Fundraising includes tools for email, phone, and social media outreach, ensuring a cohesive and comprehensive approach.
• Volunteer Management: The platform helps manage volunteer activities and schedules, ensuring that your team is effectively utilized and engaged.