Summer typically is a tough time of year for charities. People are on vacation and out of school. Whether your donors are blood donors or financial donors the key to keeping them thinking about your organization is fun!
Think back to your summers as a young adult what types of things made you stop and take notice? Get out a pad of paper for some neat ideas that will not only get your donors in, it will get their families in too.
- Host an educational water safety event.
- Collaborate with MADD or other organization providing a public service.
- Give away tickets to the nearest water park for donations.
- Host a parking lot concert for donor drives.
- Create a baseball themed contest. Provide give aways for each run scored in addition to points they have earned for their individual donations.
- If Type O blood is in demand, soccer themed events are a big hit.
- Local athlete presentations and sports camp.
- Dance presentation on site.
- Have a luau party during the month of July with food and beach toy give aways. Ask your team to join in on the fun wearing Hawaiian shirts.
For online charity websites:
Create an incentive wall that allows people to post short comments about their experience and invite others.
Add interactive games with gift incentives for their participation.
Short term theme events with interesting facts and online prize awards.
Host live and informative classes on nutrition.
Post your organization’s wish list.
Be sure to keep your website up-to-date and interesting. Stale information will only lead visitors feeling that your organization may be on vacation mode too.
Keep the energy up in your organization by providing employee and volunteer incentives. If they are motivated, they will help your organization reach its goals.
