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Need to modernize your donor wall? Consider
interactive donor recognition.
 While
undergoing a significant renovation, officials
at St.
Boniface Hospital & Research Foundation
(Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) decided to “upgrade”
their 30-year-old donor wall. In addition to
being old, it was costly to add names and it
didn’t allow for moving donors from one
gift category to another, says Allison Mah,
Senior Manager of Major and Planned gifts.
St. Boniface enlisted the help of PlannedLegacy,
an interactive design and technology company,
to develop a modern-looking, cost-effective
donor wall with a touch-screen kiosk to compliment
it.
“They provided us the opportunity, through
touch screens, to thank every donor of all gift
sizes as well as market our foundation, campus
and all we do - within one screen,” says
Mah.
“Not only can we thank every donor but
we can tell donor stories, highlight donors
of the month/year, offer continuous messaging
and broad charity information.”
Donors can view the touch screen’s information
in English or French and read about St. Boniface
Hospital (e.g. President’s Message, Historical
Overview, Milestone Events, Campus Tour and
Board of Directors), the Foundation (e.g. Historical
Overview, Success Stories, Board of Directors,
Chair’s Message and Donation Information),
donors (searchable by last name or giving category)
and a featured donor.
“The touch screen is updated monthly
and done by the exchange of information in our
database to PlannedLegacy,” says Mah.
“The turn-around time is very quick.”
The donor wall panels can be easily changed
by simply removing the glass panel, peeling
off the donor listing, having them reprinted
and putting them back on the wall.
“We do this once a year - in the new
year as we obtain new major gift donors or when
current donors move up from another category,”
says Mah. “The cost associated with this
is minimal and can be done within a few days.”
Mah says donor responses have been positive.
“Many smaller donors are impressed that
we now have the ability to thank them publicly.
They’re impressed by the look of the donor
wall because it isn’t something typical.”
Sources: Allison Mah, Senior
Manager, Major and Planned Gifts, St. Boniface
Hospital & Research Foundation, Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada. Phone (204) 235-3696. E-mail:
amah@sbgh.mb.ca.
Harv Mock, Vice President, Sales and Marketing,
PlannedLegacy, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. Phone
(204) 943-3923 ext 306. E-mail: solutions@plannedlegacy.com
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