Driving Fundraising Success For a Farmed Animal Sanctuary With Empathetic Storytelling

The Story

Located near Denver, Colorado, Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary stands as a beacon of hope for abused and neglected farmed animals. But their mission transcends simply rescue and rehabilitation. Through each animal’s journey, Luvin Arms weaves powerful narratives that inspire compassion, connection, and action within their community.

The Challenge

Despite housing hundreds of powerful animal rescue stories, Luvin Arms’ emails failed to emotionally captivate their audience. While their large subscriber list represented an eagerly compassionate community, the sanctuary’s one-size-fits-all email blasts fell flat. Open rates were below 20% and there was a significant subscriber churn.

Approach

To improve Luvin Arms’ email presence, we dive deep in the sanctuary’s mission and each resident’s journey. From traumatic rescues to joyful awakenings, we tried to understand the full emotional spectrum behind Luvin Arms.

Our strategic content pillars became “Varied Vignettes” and “Personalized Pathways” – allowing each newsletter, campaign and fundraising appeal to engage multiple audience senses. Through richly-detailed scenes, supporters could vividly imagine the sights, smells and personalities awaiting them at the sanctuary. They felt each animal’s resilience, struggle and ultimate redemption.

For the annual gala, we didn’t just highlight logistics – we shared overlooked resident backstories that exemplified why this event’s funds proved so vital. Even routine communications recounted poignant moments of healing, hope and humble beginnings.

Our “Personalized Pathways” initiative identifies key segments whose values and motivations align with Luvin Arms’ mission.

Services Provided:

Customer/Audience Research

Direct Mail Copywriting

Landing Page Copy

Campaign Theme & Messaging

Email Copy

The Results

1.

Cultural Resonance

Targeting specific groups, like in the Paryushan Campaign, for the Jain community proved effective in engaging and mobilizing supporters.

2.

Boosted Engagement

The average open rate nearly doubled from 16.8% to 32.3%.

3.

Fundraising Success

At the September Gala 2023, the sanctuary raised $1mn in contribution.

Luvin Arms’ fundraising success was a result of a year long and consistent endeavor to send targeted, engaging email content.

This ultimately translated in an incredible support from the donor community.

Client Testimonials

I want to say BIG thank you for everything you have done for Luvin Arms animal sanctuary. Right from planning till the email reaching subscriber Inbox, everything went so well. Really really appreciate all that you do for us.

Shartrina White

Development Director, Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary

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