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April is National Volunteer Month. Do you know where your volunteers are? 

Candid

volunteer rate fell significantly between September 2020 and September 2021 , although recent data shows it rebounded to 28.8% So, what can organizations do to better engage and retain volunteers in 2025? So, what can nonprofits do to recruit these essential volunteersand retain them? According to the U.S. in 2022-23.

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Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers

Candid

Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, between September 2020 and September 2021 formal volunteerism across the United States fell to its lowest rate in nearly three decades. Here I’ll highlight the key factors Ive seen in my volunteer engagement roles over the past 20 years and suggest practical tips for retaining volunteers.

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6 Tips to Retain Volunteers

Blackbaud

It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more important, retain volunteers by valuing their time, effort, and skills. million people volunteered for a nonprofit organization in 2021, contributing $122.9 million people volunteered for a nonprofit organization in 2021, contributing $122.9

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Fundraisers Taking Smaller Bite Of New York Donations

The NonProfit Times

Professional fundraising firms retained 17% of donations raised in New York State during 2023, the lowest amount during the past five years. billion, tracked during 2021. million was retained by the fundraising firm. In 2021, there were 401 campaigns that used telemarketing in New York. billion with fees hitting $261.5

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Giving Tuesday 2021 Playbook: How To Execute a Campaign and Retain Your New Donors

NonProfit PRO

Believe it or not, the holidays and year-end are rapidly approaching. You’re probably working hard on your annual appeal, which will hopefully bring in lots of cash both by mail and online. But there’s a new opportunity for nonprofits to bring in that much-needed year-end money and promote the importance of the nonprofit sector: Giving Tuesday.

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Future-proof your fundraising: 3 ways to thrive long-term

Ann Green's Nonprofit

in 2021 , hitting $45.74 Nonprofits also received 32% more DAF grants and 56% more grant dollars in 2022 than in 2021. What steps does your nonprofit currently take to steward and retain these donors? Payouts to nonprofits from DAFs grew a record 28.2%

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4 Top Nonprofit Job Trends In 2021

CauseVox

The “Great Resignation” is a recently coined phrase that describes the phenomenon of nearly four million Americans leaving their jobs per month in 2021 in the wake of the pandemic to reevaluate their careers and lifestyle priorities, preferring jobs that add meaning to their lives and greater flexibility like working remotely.