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A Donor Was Ready to Give $10,000.

Donor intent is emotional and immediate. When someone's moved to give—by your story, your cause, your ask—they want to act NOW.

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48 hrs
average nonprofit response time to donor inquiries

By then, the 'giving moment' has passed. Donors have moved on—or found another cause that responded.

Donor inquiries that go completely unanswered
35%
The Uncomfortable Truth

You're Not Losing to Better Competitors You're Losing to Faster Ones

Donor intent is emotional and immediate.

When someone's moved to give—by your story, your cause, your ask—they want to act NOW.

That potential major donor who visited your site at 10pm? They had questions about impact, legacy giving, and recognition.

Your 'Contact Us' form asked them to wait.

  • Major donors don't leave voicemails. They leave your website.
  • Your development team is stretched too thin to follow up on every inquiry
  • Volunteer interest peaks after events—when your staff is exhausted
  • Year-end giving happens in a 72-hour window. You can't call everyone.

The Missed Moment Problem

Monthly donor inquiries85 prospects
Inquiries engaged within 24 hours35 prospects
Donor inquiries that went cold50 prospects
Average mid-level donor value$2,500
Annual donor revenue lost to slow response$375,000+

*Based on 30% conversion with instant response vs. 5% with 48hr+ response

What if every donor inquiry got a response?

Those 50 'cold' inquiries at improved conversion rate could be 15 additional donors annually. At $2,500 average, that's $37,500 recovered—and many will grow into major donors.

See the Difference

Same Lead. Two Very Different Outcomes.

Watch what happens when a lead comes in—and how you respond.

Without Rocket Agents

8:47 PM
Potential major donor submits inquiry
Interested in discussing $25K+ annual commitment to scholarship fund
8:48 PM
Development team at evening event
Email won't be seen until tomorrow afternoon
9:00 PMLOST
Donor researches other charities
Had their 'giving moment'—energy fading
Next Afternoon
Development officer responds
Generic 'Thank you for your interest in supporting our mission'
Day 3
Follow-up attempt
Donor busy, will 'think about it'
Week 2LOST
Donor goes quiet
$25K annual gift lost—moment passed
Result: Revenue Lost

Same lead, same intent, same opportunity. Lost to a faster competitor.

With Rocket Agents

8:47 PM
Potential major donor submits inquiry
Interested in discussing $25K+ annual commitment to scholarship fund
8:47 PM
Rocket Agents responds instantly
Thanks them, asks about their connection to the mission
8:55 PM
Donor shares story
Personal connection to cause, specific giving interests captured
9:00 PMBOOKED
Cultivation call scheduled
Thursday at 2pm with VP Development—calendar confirmed
Thursday
VP Development calls
Full context: donor's story, interests, capacity indicators
Month EndWON
Major gift pledged
$25K annual commitment secured—donor mentions 'I felt heard from the first moment'
Result: Revenue Won

You showed up prepared. They showed up ready to buy.

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The Numbers

What Nonprofits Professionals See

Real results from professionals using Rocket Agents.

234%
More Major Gifts
<60s
Donor Response Time
67%
Volunteer Conversion
4.1x
Development ROI
How It Works

From Lead to Closed Deal

Here's exactly what happens when you connect Rocket Agents to your lead sources.

Connect Your Donor Channels

Website, events, email campaigns—every inquiry feeding into instant response.

Donor Story Captured

Connection to mission, giving interests, and capacity signals gathered.

Gift Level Routing

Major gift prospects routed to development officers; others to appropriate tracks.

Cultivation Scheduled

Qualified prospects book directly on development team calendars.

Prepared Conversations

Development officers enter calls with full donor context and story.

Built for Nonprofits

Everything You Need to Win More Business

Features designed specifically for how nonprofits professionals work.

24/7 Donor Response

Every donor inquiry answered instantly—evenings, weekends, year-end giving rush.

Donor Story Capture

Personal connection to mission and giving interests gathered through conversation.

Major Gift Alerts

High-capacity indicators flag prospects for immediate development attention.

Planned Giving Capture

Estate and legacy giving inquiries get specialized response and routing.

Event Follow-Up

Post-event donor cultivation handled automatically with personalization.

Recurring Gift Cultivation

One-time donors nurtured toward recurring commitment.

Social Proof

What Nonprofits Leaders Are Saying

Hear from professionals who stopped losing leads to faster competitors.

"We were losing major donors because nobody responded to their inquiries for days. Now every potential donor gets instant engagement. Our major gift pipeline tripled."
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Patricia Morrison
VP Development at Children's Foundation International
"Our development officers are in meetings, at events, building relationships. Rocket Agents captures donor interest around the clock and schedules cultivation calls."
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Michael Chen
Executive Director at Community Impact Fund
"When someone decides to include us in their estate plan, that window of decision is short. Immediate response doubled our planned giving conversations."
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Sarah Williams
Director of Planned Giving at Regional Healthcare Foundation
Is This You?

Rocket Agents Is Built For

Development teams stretched too thin

Your gift officers should cultivate relationships, not chase inboxes.

Nonprofits with growing mid-level programs

Mid-level donors need attention too—AI provides it at scale.

Organizations building planned giving programs

Estate planning decisions happen fast. Be there when donors are ready.

Foundations receiving high inquiry volume

Every unanswered inquiry is a missed relationship.

The ROI Is Simple

Rocket Agents monthly$499/mo
Average deal value$2,500 average donor gift
Extra deals to break even0.2 donors
Potential return on investment
75x ROI

Most nonprofits see improved donor engagement within 45 days.

Yeah, But...

We hear these from nonprofits professionals every day. Let's address them head-on.

You're absolutely right that donor relationships are personal. But what's more impersonal: an immediate, thoughtful response to their inquiry, or radio silence for 3 days? When a donor expresses interest in giving, instant acknowledgment shows you value them. The personal relationship builds from there—it just starts faster.

Your donors aren't engaging with 'AI'—they're having a conversation via text or email. Most won't know or care it's AI-assisted. What they DO care about is responsiveness. When a 70-year-old donor decides to discuss their estate at 9pm, getting a response matters more than who sent it.

Can you afford to lose donors? At $499/month, Rocket Agents pays for itself with one additional mid-level donor retained or upgraded. Every inquiry that goes unanswered for 48 hours is a potential donor you're losing. The cost of not responding is far higher than the cost of responding.

They'll talk to your ED—about their passion for your mission. But first, someone needs to acknowledge their interest, understand their giving history, and schedule that conversation. That's logistics, not relationship building. AI handles logistics so your ED can focus on what matters: inspiring donors.

Which is exactly why mid-level donors fall through the cracks. The $1,000 donor who could become a $10,000 donor sends an email and never hears back. Rocket Agents ensures EVERY donor gets a response, not just the ones on your major gift list. That's how you grow your pipeline.

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