How to fix your website to get more donations - french fundraising conference

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Fix donation forms, work with core pages, eliminate the paradox of choice, be mobile friendly - and your organizations website will raise a lot more money! Step by step instructions and a walk through the Norwegian Cancer Society case study.

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FROM GOOD INTENTIONS

TO MORE DONATIONS

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♥Internet

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• Finance research • Cancer care • Prevention • Advocacy • Information • Fighting cancer globally

Norwegian Cancer Society

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«If you have decided to give, surely you will do that even if the form is a bit long»

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«If you have decided to give, surely you will do that even if the form is a bit long»

Wrong!

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Do i REALLY want a hot-dog?

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Making a donation is usually

an emotional decision - not a

rational one.

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People have gone from meaning well to doing well.

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The new Cancer Society website was A Big Deal

• 6 year old website • 6 year old back-end • 6 year old editorial structure • Innumeral stakeholders

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Why do we have a

website?

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Website goals

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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind

Website goals

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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind2. Increase knowlegde about cancer and prevention

Website goals

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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind2. Increase knowlegde about cancer and prevention3. More people using our services, online

Website goals

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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind2. Increase knowlegde about cancer and prevention3. More people using our services, online4. Improve the NCS reputation

• (Hereunder raising more money and recruiting more members)

Website goals

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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind2. Increase knowlegde about cancer and prevention3. More people using our services, online4. Improve the NCS reputation

• (Hereunder raising more money and recruiting more members)

Website goals

Grumpy fundraiser!

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1. Ensure support for patients and next of kind2. Increase knowlegde about cancer and prevention3. More people using our services, online4. Improve the NCS reputation

• (Hereunder raising more money and recruiting more members)

Website goals

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What do the users want?

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TreatmentSymptomsPreventionCancer formsLatest researchChoosing a hospitalPatient rightsNext of kin, adviceWaiting timeDietary prevention

6 of 79 tasks = 25 % of votes

Source: Top task analysis done by Netlife Research

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TreatmentSymptomsPreventionCancer formsLatest researchChoosing a hospitalDonateVolunteerIn memoriamLegacy

Fundraising at the

bottom of the list :(

Source: Top task analysis done by Netlife Research

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6%

TreatmentSymptomsPreventionCancer formsLatest researchChoosing a hospitalDonateVolunteerIn memoriamLegacy

Fundraising at the

bottom of the list :(

Source: Top task analysis done by Netlife Research

User tasks

Business goals

«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

User tasks

Business goals

«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

User tasks

Business goals

«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

User tasks

Business goals

«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

User tasks

Core pages

Business goals

«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

User tasks

Core pages

«Lung cancer»

Business goals

«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

User tasks

Core pages

«Lung cancer»«Donate»

Business goals

«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

User tasks

Core pages

«Lung cancer»«Donate»

Business goals

«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

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Home page

Source: @IdaAa at Netlife Research

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Home page

Source: @IdaAa at Netlife Research

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Home page

Source: @IdaAa at Netlife Research

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Home page

Source: @IdaAa at Netlife Research

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Home page

Source: @IdaAa at Netlife Research

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Home page

Source: @IdaAa at Netlife Research

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Home page

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Home page

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A lot of users never

see any other page

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Googled

A lot of users never

see any other page

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Googled

Facebook

A lot of users never

see any other page

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Googled

Facebook

A lot of users never

see any other page

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?Googled

Facebook

A lot of users never

see any other page

@BeateSorum http://about.me/beatesorum«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

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All the cred to these guys!

«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

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@BeateSorum http://about.me/beatesorum«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

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Mobile first forces you to make

priorities

«The Core Model», by Netlife Research

@BeateSorum http://about.me/beatesorumSketches and prototypes by Netlife Research

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Only real

content

Sketches and prototypes by Netlife Research

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lung cancerGoogled

Blog postFacebook

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Chat with

nurselung

cancerGoogled

Blog postFacebook

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Chat with

nurselung

cancerGoogled

Blog postFacebook

Goal 1: Support

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Chat with

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cancerGoogled

DonateBlog postFacebook

Goal 1: Support

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Chat with

nurselung

cancerGoogled

DonateBlog postFacebook

Goal 1: Support

Goal 4: Reputation

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New governance model

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The five questions

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The five questions

1. Who is the target audience for this content?

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The five questions

1. Who is the target audience for this content? 2. What is the user need/task?

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The five questions

1. Who is the target audience for this content? 2. What is the user need/task?3. What business goal does this cover?

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The five questions

1. Who is the target audience for this content? 2. What is the user need/task?3. What business goal does this cover?4. How will the content be found and used?

(describe a user case)

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The five questions

1. Who is the target audience for this content? 2. What is the user need/task?3. What business goal does this cover?4. How will the content be found and used?

(describe a user case)5. Why is the website the right channel for this

content?

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An overall much better website, that lets users do what they came for first - which is a big contributor to more donations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sk7cOqB9Dk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sk7cOqB9Dk

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- Luke Wroblewski Web Form Design (2008)

«THE BEST FORMS ARE INVISIBLE»

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FORMS THAT ARE EASY TO UNDERSTAND

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First nameLast nameAdressZip codeCity

Reset Submit

We can improve this form!

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First nameLast nameAdressZip codeCity

Reset Submit

Field length should hint of content

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First nameLast name

AdressZip codeCity

Reset Submit

Group fields that belong together

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First nameLast name

AdressZip codeCity

Delete Donate

Buttons must say what they actually do

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First nameLast name

AdressZip codeCity

Donate >

Preferred action should be prominent

Delete

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First nameLast name

AdressZip codeCity

Donate >

Remove buttons that hurt more than help

Let me throw away all the

work I just did

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First nameLast name

AdressZip codeCity

Donate >

Remove buttons that hurt more than help

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First nameLast name

AdressZip codeCity

Donate >

Remove buttons that hurt more than help

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First nameLast name

AdressZip code

City

Donate >

Right-align for easy scanning and reading

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First name

Last name

Adress

Zip code

City

Donate >

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Donate >

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip codeCity

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Donate >

First name

Last name

Zip codeCity

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Donate >

First name

Last name

Zip codeCity

Don’t EVER do this!

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First name

Last name

Adress

A zip code can only have 5 digits

Zip code

City

Clearly show what went wrong, and how to fix itThere is an error. Please correct the highlighted field below.!

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DON’T ASK FOR MORE THAN NECESSARY

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Just because the database has a

field for it, doesn’t mean

you have to ask for it.

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What’s the least amount you can get away with?

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Twice as many filled in

the form

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From 11 to 4 fields - 160% increase in contacts

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Every extra input field damages your conversions.

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Don’t ask what you can get rid off.

Ask what you need.

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MAKE ME WANT TO FILL OUT THE FORM

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- Luke Wroblewski Web Form Design (2008 p.28)

«THINK OF FORMS AS A CONVERSATION»

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What kind of conversation do we want?

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Forms as a conversationSlide by Netlife Research / @idaaa

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Forms as a conversation• The questions should be a natural

part of the conversation

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Forms as a conversation• The questions should be a natural

part of the conversation• If you ask understandable questions,

you will get answers

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Forms as a conversation• The questions should be a natural

part of the conversation• If you ask understandable questions,

you will get answers• Explain why you need to know what

you are asking about

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Forms as a conversation• The questions should be a natural

part of the conversation• If you ask understandable questions,

you will get answers• Explain why you need to know what

you are asking about• Follow-up questions are best asked

after the form has been sent

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MAKE SURE IT WORKS

Family membership

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Make sure it works

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• A/B-testing

Make sure it works

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• A/B-testing• User testing

Make sure it works

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• A/B-testing• User testing• Funnel-analysis

Make sure it works

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• A/B-testing• User testing• Funnel-analysis• Talk to customer service

Make sure it works

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Forms=good. Now what?

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The paradox of

choice

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The idea that more choices actually lead to fewer actions.

The paradox of

choice

Donate now!Recurring giftSponsor a child Become a member Volunteer

Follow us on Facebook Subscribe to newsletter

Order brochure Download app

Join our #Instagram competition

Donate now!

Recurring Sponsor Member Volunteer

Follow on facebook Subscribe

Order Download app

Join our #instagram competition

One-off donations+198%

One-off donations+198%

New regular donors

+288%

One-off donations+198%

New regular donors

+288%

Annual value new regular

donors+382%

New members+107%

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Text donations 53 %

Web donations phone 16 %

Web donations tablet

6 %

Web donations desktop

25 %

Even more important on small screens

Cold Water Challenge

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Christmas appeal

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Christmas appeal

15%

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Christmas appeal

15% 17%

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Christmas appeal

15% 17% 10%

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Context is more important than device

Member recruitment

from Facebook

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Context is more important than device

2,5%

Member recruitment

from Facebook

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Context is more important than device

2,5%

6,5%Member

recruitment from

Facebook

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Context is more important than device

2,5%

6,5% 7,3%Member

recruitment from

Facebook

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Means we can create dedicated landing pages

Portable forms

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Nudge!

Annual value of new regular donors

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Annual value of new regular donors

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Annual value of new regular donors

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Launch September

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Annual value of new regular donors

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Launch September

Annual value of new regular donors

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