I believe every human wants to help the world in a variety of ways. But in order to help, users have to understand the impacts and where they can help.
Think of the last time you first started to show interest in something. What did you do to research that interest more, find products related to it, gain more knowledge of the subject at hand? If it didn’t include Google and social media, you’re considered a digital unicorn.
People are searching for ways to help all kinds of difficult situations. Helping the homeless, feeding the hungry, mentoring teenagers and a million other things are top-of-mind for users across the web.
So how do you get in front of them when they’re indexing higher with interest?
Reaching users when they’re actively searching out-of-category as well as in-category terms, using Google’s $10k monthly Google Grant available to your team
Both organic and paid, pulsing posts around fundraising alongside other evergreen posts throughout the month
Display that hits users who previously searched on a subject
Emails to prospective donors who may have given a while back but who would benefit from understanding what the organization is doing now toward the cause
Coordinating with email content sent to individuals and hitting those individuals with display across the web
Direct response fundraising ads are different in nature from other sectors. Showcasing the need state along with a strong CTA is critical.