Show notes
In today’s episode, Joe talks to Michelle Frechette of GiveWP, the perfect online fundraising platform to increase your online donations, manage donors, and gain insight on your effort — all from directly within your WordPress website. Michelle enthusiastically retells her fundraising expertise at GiveWP. She shares her fool-proof strategies on getting recurring donations and sustaining a good relationship with fundraising donors. Episode Resources: Visit GiveWP WP Coffee Talk podcast Tweet GiveWP Tweet WPCoffeeTalk Leave an Apple podcast review or binge-watch past episodes Send questions to [email protected] for the next Q&A pod Visit the WPMRR website What to Listen For: 00:00 Intro 02:18 Welcome back to the pod, Michelle! 04:36 What’s unique about WP Coffee Talk podcast? 05:50 Having thoughtful guests and a few long pauses 09:07 What is a recurring donation? 11:16 Tips to keep recurring donations 16:03 Is a regular email reminder ideal to keep donations coming? 19:53 First donation and 30-second videos 22:22 Payment processes should stay on site to retain trust 26:22 On-site payment: one-time versus recurring 28:53 Different features for donors at GiveWP 32:16 Other payment options 35:06 GiveWP is not a full functioning CRM 37:26 Active assistance for customers 39:06 Is GiveWP headed to being a CRM? 41:16 Where to find Michelle online