The donor user experience - National Fundraising Convention London 2015

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The donor user experience

IoF National Convention

© Beate Sørum 2015

#iofnfc - @BeateSorum

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♥Internet

photo: iwantoneofthose.com

photo: redshoesnoknickers.com

why do we buy this

💩?

🔁10%conscious

lazy bastard⬈

in other words:

🔁

This has some weird effects.

# = £ 1.10

= £ 1 more than

= ?

£1.05

£0.05= £1.10

+

«Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the

Xerox machine, because I’m in a hurry?»

Harvard Social Psychologist Ellen Langer.

«Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the

Xerox machine, because I’m in a hurry?»

94%

Harvard Social Psychologist Ellen Langer.

«Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine?»

«Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine?»

60%

«Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine, because I have to make some copies?»

«Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine, because I have to make some copies?»

93%

«Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine, because I have to make some copies?»

93%

«Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine, because I have to make some copies?»

People like reasons. Provide some.

Lesson:

My favourite weird effect:

"Reading the words «bye now», will make you BUY now!

Restaurant test

"

Restaurant test

"

• «so long» $32

Restaurant test

"

• «so long» $32

• «bye now»$45.50 (!)

Just because you CAN influence something, does

not mean you should.

🚫

Don’t be evil.

%&

What has this got to do with fundraising?

What has this got to do with fundraising?

💰

🔁lazy bastard⬈

🔁design matters.⬈

Charity A Charity B

Charity A Charity B(

Charity A Charity B(

8 %

Charity A Charity B( (␡

8 %

Charity A Charity B( (␡

8 % 2,5 %

Charity A Charity B( (␡

8 % 2,5 %- €36.000

giving threshold

leaving threshold

Thanks to Mo Syed for this handy diagram!

🚫

giving threshold

leaving threshold

*

Thanks to Mo Syed for this handy diagram!

🚫

giving threshold

leaving threshold

emotional story

*

Thanks to Mo Syed for this handy diagram!

🚫

giving threshold

leaving threshold

emotional story

*form hard

to find⬇

Thanks to Mo Syed for this handy diagram!

🚫

giving threshold

leaving threshold

emotional story

*form hard

to find⬇

found it! ⬆

Thanks to Mo Syed for this handy diagram!

🚫

giving threshold

leaving threshold

emotional story

*form hard

to find⬇

found it! ⬆

«why do they want my phone number..?»

Thanks to Mo Syed for this handy diagram!

🚫

giving threshold

leaving threshold

emotional story

*form hard

to find⬇

found it! ⬆

«why do they want my phone number..?»

«what’s adress line 2??»⬇

Thanks to Mo Syed for this handy diagram!

🚫

transaction cost: • attention • clicks • actions

what are donors willing to «pay»?

•unnecessary steps •ambiguity

REMOVE

leaving threshold

giving threshold -

If they are thinkingabout yourform,they are not thinkingabout giving.

♥Giving is an emotional

decision - not a rational one.

Don’t make me

think

♥ /

Don’t make me

think

♥ /

- Luke Wroblewski

«The best forms are invisible»

«Web form design «(2008 p.2)

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip code

City

Cancel OK

not bad, right?

Cancel OK

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip codeCity

Cancel OK

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip codeCity

adapt field

lengths

Cancel OK

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip codeCity

Cancel OK

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip codeCity

group fields

Cancel OK

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip codeCity

buttons clearly state

what they do

Delete Donate

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip codeCity

buttons clearly state

what they do

DonateDelete

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip codeCity

DonateDelete

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip codeCity

clear first

choice

DonateLet me throw away all the work I just did

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip code

City

DonateLet me throw away all the work I just did

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip code

City

remove things that hurt more than help

Donate

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip codeCity

Donate

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip codeCity

remove things that hurt more than help

Donate

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip code

City

Donate

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip code

City

right-align for easy

reading and scanning

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip code

City

Donate

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip code

City

Donate

top-align for mobile

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip code

City

Donate

DON’T DO THIS!

I

First name

Zip code

City

Donate

Last name

clearly state what

went wrong & how to fix

A zip code has 5 digits

First name

Last name

Adress

Zip code

There is an error. Please correct the highlighted field below.!

!

City

Donate

as a conversation

think of your forms

• Questions that belong • Understandable questions • Explain why you’re asking • Ask follow-up questions when the

task is done.

A conversation:

when something is incomplete, it

when something is incomplete, it

..hurts. And that’s the Zeigarnik effect.

2 am on a work night..

I would like to donate £25 ▾My name is first name, last name

and you can send my receipt to

myemail@email.com .

monthly▾ .

We will win this fight

together, count me in!

Give▹

conversational forms

The more choice you have, the less

likely you are to buy.

The more choice you have, the less

likely you are to buy. The paradox of choice.

2what choices can we remove?

Donate!Member! Regular gift!

Instagram!Facebook! Twitter!

Volunteer!Legacy! Sponsor!

Give stuff!Fundraise! Holiday cards!

App!Webshop! Newsletter!

Member! Regular gift!

Instagram!Facebook! Twitter!

Volunteer!Legacy! Sponsor!

Give stuff!Fundraise! Holiday cards!

App!Webshop! Newsletter!

Donate!

NUDGE▹

SIMPLIFY

annual value of regular donors*

*signed up online

2011 2012 2013 2014

annual value of regular donors*

*signed up online

2011 2012 2013 2014

annual value of regular donors*

*signed up online

LAUNCH

2011 2012 2013 2014

annual value of regular donors*

*signed up online

LAUNCH

2011 2012 2013 2014

annual value of regular donors*

*signed up online

LAUNCH

2011 2012 2013 2014

annual value of regular donors*

*signed up online

LAUNCH

847%

2011 2012 2013 2014

annual value of regular donors*

*signed up online

LAUNCH

847%

9x

increase

«do you live with anyone else who

wants to be a member? It is only £6 extra»

ca. 30%

«do you live with anyone else who

wants to be a member? It is only £6 extra»

we look to others for the

«right» answer

we look to others for the

«right» answerSocial proof / social default bias

the bystander-

effect

•what are other people doing?

•What’s «normal» here? •Are there any clues?

Don’t make me

think

defaultsUSE

we rely too much on the first piece

of information

we rely too much on the first piece

of informationAnchoring bias

kind handsome funny jealous stingy

kind handsome funny jealous stingy

jealous stingy handsome funny kind

120 19 5

5 19

120

120 19 5

£

what amounts you put first really

matters▾ £ ▾

£

what amounts you put first really

matters50 ▾ £ ▾

£

what amounts you put first really

matters5025155

▾ £ ▾

£

what amounts you put first really

matters5025155

▾ £ 5 ▾

£

what amounts you put first really

matters5025155

▾ £ 5152550

vs£ 50

25 15 5

▾£ 50 £ 25

£ 15 £ 5

The drive to be (and look) consistent

The drive to be (and look) consistent

Commitment and consistancy

«I’m the kind of person who..»

This one sometimes hurts us.

%&

3REASON

3REASONmy REASON

3REASON my REASONmy REASON

3my REASONmy REASON REASON

3my REASONmy REASON

HOW CAN WE USE THIS

ethically?

4

4We’d love to hear why you are

considering our service!

4We’d love to hear why you are

considering our service!

|

5

5ROI x2 higher

I’m the kind of

person who gives?

RESOURCES• Influence - the power of persuasion

- Robert B. Cialdini • Web Form Design

- Luke Wroblewski • coglode.com - brain gems for

designers

thanks for listening!

http://about.me/beatesorum

questions?

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