Making the case to spend an extra $1 million today, to raise an additional $5.5 million over the next two years.
Challenge
Acquiring new donors is costly at first, but profitable long-term, and it’s often hard to educate and persuade your executive team to make those long-term investments.
Our Solution
We noticed that the cost of direct mail acquisition was at a record low.
We advocated to the President and Board for an unbudgeted $1 million to use for additional prospecting efforts
Results
Direct marketing revenue increased by 14% the next year, and by 22% two years after.