“Our Leadership Journey enabled targeted outreach to our leadership annual donors and prospects—our future major gifts pipeline—while operating within the staff and budget constraints that all advancement shops face. The data resulting from the Journey will inform our long-term engagement strategy and help front-line fundraisers get in front of the alumni who are most motivated to support our mission!”
—Gillian Locke, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
When Austin College was looking to more effectively engage leadership annual giving donors, they turned to the RNL Leadership Journey. A 90-day active campaign, driven by marketing automation, engaged target prospects with leadership giving potential. The first step was to ensure prospect data was up-to-date so the college could reach the appropriate audience. Throughout the journey, prospects were engaged through multiple channels and scored by activity and survey responses. Those pinpointed as highly engaged were transitioned to gift officers, who were provided with pertinent information needed to facilitate the next successful contact.
Austin College saw great success in response rate, as well as engagement and prospect identification. By the end of their Leadership Journey, the college had such exponential growth in potential leadership donors that it will help shape future staffing levels.
Results
59 percent response rate.
527 new leadership-level donors identified (21 percent of the overall audience).
27 new leadership annual giving proposals submitted.
Learn more about the solutions used by Austin College
- RNL Leadership Journey: Alumni-driven engagement powered by marketing automation.
- RNL Synergy: Drive donor engagement and elevate your fundraising results with the most strategic solution for annual giving.