Introduction

Since we received so much positive feedback for our award-winning "Donor-Feedback" feature, we thought about how we could make it even better. In the following article, we want to show you the innovations that we came up with.

• Compliments: to ensure that fundraisers receive way more individual feedback we implemented the possibility for donors to give additional compliments

• Comments: A small text box at the end of the survey where the donors can type a message for the fundraiser. The comment will be displayed to the coach in the cockpit first and coaches can decide whether they want the fundraiser to see it or not. If yes the comment will be shown additionally to the feedback on the tablet of the fundraiser.

• Invitation via SMS: the donors now receive the link to the feedback page via SMS and not only via mail as it was before
• Higher feedback rate:  not only do donors get the link via SMS but they will also receive a reminder to fill out the survey the next day
• Better self-evaluation: Fundraisers now have an easier way to see their strengths by receiving more individualized feedback and reading comments that donors have written for them
• Feedback-Evaluation: coaches receive a new tool in the cockpit to display and analyze the feedback of their fundraiser

 

Quicklinks

Individual Feedback

Functionality

SMS-Feedback

E-Mail-Feedback

Feedback Evaluation

Donor Feedback Journey

 

 

Individual Feedback

With our previous donor feedback, you simply received a star rating from donors that clicked on the link they got sent via e-mail. Even though this was a great way to gather feedback for your work, it lacked the individual touch that can give you the motivation for your job. That's why we came up with ways to give your performance a better representation and help you focus on your individual strength and talents.

 

So with our feature donors will get the chance to not only give you a star rating, but also various compliments for you that they can choose from. Additionally, they can type a personal comment for you at the end of each feedback survey.

 

These comments are particularly interesting, as they are the most direct and personal way for donors to let you know how they experienced your conversation with them. They will first be displayed in the cockpit area of our app where coaches and admins can review them. If you want you can make them for fundraisers on their dashboard.

 

 

 

 

Functionality

So how does our new feature actually work? After donors sign up for your campaign they will receive a message at 8 pm on the same day. In this message (either SMS or email) they will find the link that leads to your feedback survey page.

If you sign up someone after 8 pm, they will receive their feedback message at 8 pm the following day.

Also if they don´t fill out the survey, there will be a reminder sent out at 8 pm on the next day.

 

Since SMS were observed to have an open rate of 98%, we decided to make this our default way of communicating with the donors. So when you fill out both the mobile number and the e-mail address on the form, an SMS rather than an e-mail will be sent.

 

To make it more comprehensible we summarized the process in the following steps.

 

1. The donor receives a message in the evening 

As already mentioned the link to the feedback survey now will be sent out at 8 pm and not (as it was before) only in the welcome mail. The idea behind this is that we want to ensure that donors can take their time and actually think about the feedback they are giving. This way we want to ensure that donors give more honest feedback.

To welcome the donors with something they already know, the header image of the survey page will be the header image of the summary page on the tablet form. In addition, the profile picture of the fundraiser is also displayed in the survey.

 

The donors will not only get the chance to give a star rating, but also various adaptable compliments, that they can choose from. Additionally, they can type a personal comment at the end of each feedback survey.

 

The message containing the link to the survey page can be delivered in two formats: either as a fully design-customizable email, or as an SMS with customizable text limited to 160 characters.

 

SMS-Feedback

In the SMS will be a short text and a link that leads to the feedback survey page.

Here they will have the chance to give you a star rating, compliments and the already mentioned comments.

Further, as you can see displayed in the video, it is possible to display 3 additional checkboxes that can be selected by the donor. Here you can put in specific questions/point that might be of interest for you (e.g. "the fundraiser talked to me about GiftAid")

After they filled out the survey the given feedback remains visible on the page as a summary and confirms that the feedback was sent successfully. 

 

 

E-Mail-Feedback

As already mentioned we will be able to freely customize the template of the e-mail. Here we also have the option to give the link a more appealing look, as we did in the screenshot where we linked the picture of the stars to lead to the feedback survey.

 

 

2. The feedback is displayed in the activity stream of the cockpit 

After the donors filled out the survey it will be displayed in the activity stream of your cockpit.

Each feedback will be displayed as an individual event in this activity stream that will show you the star rating, the compliments and also the comment of each feedback.

 

Feedback Evaluation

Another interesting aspect of our new feature is the Feedback Evaluation in the cockpit. With this, coaches gain a powerful tool to analyze the feedback of their fundraisers and render their achievements more tangible.

 

 

All feedback ratings can be found here and are displayed in the following categories:

• Average Rating:  The average star rating out of the total feedback a fundraiser has received

• Feedback Given:  How many donors gave feedback after they got signed up

• Most given compliment: The compliment most frequently given to the fundraiser

• Comments: Every comment that a fundraiser receives will be taken into account. Since coaches can decide which comments a fundraiser should be able to read, there are 3 different categories:
  
  • • • Open: Comments that haven´t been reviewed yet and are not shown to fundraisers
      • Approved: Comments that have been reviewed and are shown to fundraisers
      • Rejected: Comments that have been reviewed and are not displayed to fundraisers

• Feedback Overall: The cumulated number of feedback ratings a fundraiser received

• Compliments Overall: The total amount of compliments that a fundraiser received, listed by frequency

• Activity Stream: The feedback section of the activity stream is also shown here to have a quick chronological overview of the feedback given to the fundraiser. 

 

Donor Feedback Journey

• The potential donor is addressed
• A potential donor receives a Welcome SMS (SMS subscription required), which is sent manually using the SMS button.
• If the potential donor decides to donate, he/she will receive a welcome e-mail, possibly with a donor feedback link.
• On the same evening at 20:00 donor receives an email and/or SMS with a donor feedback link if the donor has not rated yet.
• The donor receives a call from the call centre (welcome call)
• The next day at 20:00 in the evening, the donor receives an e-mail and/or SMS with a donor feedback link if he/she has not yet rated.
• The organisation may send another e-mail to the donor
• The donor receives a letter by post
• The donor's account is debited
• If the direct debit is not successful, the donor is contacted again.

 

 

As you can see the new feedback feature doesn´t only provide cool new possibilities for donors but also offers fundraisers a strong tool to gain motivation and focus on their individual strengths.

If you are interested in our new donor feedback just contact our Customer Care Team by clicking on the picture below!