Grinnell College used GiveCampus to quickly pivot their outreach strategy in a crisis
When Covid-19 hit, the advancement team faced two challenges: supporting the community with emergency funding and shifting their solicitation strategy to match the moment. Managing volunteers was key.
Grinnell first partnered with GiveCampus in 2017
Grinnell boasts a loyal network of volunteers and—within 48 hours of launching the 2020 “Support Our Students” (SOS) fund—they promptly sprang into action. Volunteers used GiveCampus to rally donors.
Solutions provided:
GiveCampus makes volunteer outreach easy for everyone:
Volunteers have a dashboard view of their assignments
No more poring over shared Google Docs for constituent data. Now volunteers have all the info they need in one place.
Personalized outreach is just three clicks away
With GiveCampus, volunteers can quickly send customized emails to constituents and steward donors in real time.
The advancement team tracks volunteer activity on the fly
Staff get instant visibility into which volunteers are most engaged and which assignments are receiving messages.
When the community needed them, volunteers were ready
More than 100 Grinnell volunteers began reaching out to their assignments immediately, using the GC Volunteer Management system to send personalized messages about the SOS emergency fund.
emails were sent from March 1–June 8
was donated shortly after launch
of gifts were tied to volunteer outreach
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