Environmental & Conservation Charities

Charity software that helps you to run effective campaigns and recruit, retain and manage committed volunteers

Build a complete, shared view of all your interactions with your major donors
Support your fundraisers to make the right ‘ask’ at the right time
Monitor progress on key accounts
Manage grant applications closely
Run events efficiently and promote attendance

For environmental and conservation charities, running campaigns and encouraging volunteers to be active in your cause can be as important as financial support.

Members and supporters may have both a national and local interest in your work. With proximity matching for instance, you would be able to show where their nearest reserves or conservation projects are. They may retain an attachment for regions they have visited in the past and you should be able to target them for support on related projects.

You can increase efficiency by allowing members and supporters to ‘self-serve’ with online services through your website. By providing information about your work and frequently asked questions that will answer many routine enquiries, you free time to focus on building relationships. Offering online sales of gift dedications and sponsorship opportunities opens up valuable revenue streams, again without overloading your staff.

Volunteers are often involved practically in conservation projects. You need to be able to maximise their contribution and demonstrate that you value their assistance. Consolidating information on volunteers within a single shared system creates a rounded view of their engagement with your organisation. If you work with companies wanting to establish their ‘green credentials’, this can include volunteers on employer-sponsored programmes.

We’re able to help you to

Attract and retain a thriving body of supporters
- Engage new supporters in your cause and build a profile of their interests
- Cultivate good relationships with supporters by automating and personalising correspondence
- Build the next generation of supporters by offering family memberships
- Manage and motivate your volunteers to make a long-term commitment
Nurture and grow your volunteer base
- Identify volunteers’ skills and interests
- Use and develop their skills appropriately
- Build strong relationships with corporate organisations to maximise the value of employer-sponsored programmes
- Gain a deeper engagement with volunteers to encourage them to become regular participants in your projects and financial supporters
Create an online community
- Engage more closely with your advocates and other ‘flag-wavers’ who may be based remotely
- Offer them privilege access to content about your organisation
- Host the conversation about your work with online forums
- Consult service users by canvassing their views through surveys and opinion polls
Segment your database to target communications
- Be seen to operate efficiently by avoiding the wastage of unwanted mailings
- Use limited budgets by targeting communications where they can bring best return
- Capture interest and encourage involvement by tailoring the content and medium to the recipient’s needs and preferences
- Save money and resources by using electronic communications wherever possible
Manage multiple revenue streams
- Maintain a single, unified source of data on all grant funding, sponsorship and donations received
- Submit up-to-date, accurate reports to your board of recent donor contributions
- Ensure no income opportunity is missed, without exhausting your donors’ goodwill

IRIS NFP Solutions can help you to assure revenues and develop a sustainable organisation that can deliver projects long term, while keeping close control of your overheads.