Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

While many have embraced the “new normal” as we move past the pandemic, there continue to be underlying challenges for nonprofits trying to raise money in 2023. The organizations that can do the best job of retaining donors in 2023 will be most successful—not just in this year, but for years to come. This is two-fold.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s that time of year to start your 2023 GivingTuesday prep! Offer recurring giving plans While acquiring new donors is important, GivingTuesday can help you retain donors as well. Stewardship helps you retain your first-time donors and helps motivate them to give again.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

of new donors retained year-to-date. This underscores the persistent challenge of engaging and retaining first-time donors, he said. Both the Micro organizations (less than $100,000) and medium-sized nonprofits ($250,000-$1 million) had improved fundraising performance compared to 2023. Dollars declined by 10.3%

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amplifi

DECEMBER 7, 2023

But if you’ve been taking things day-by-day, you may not be caught up with the ways the nonprofit industry evolved in 2023. And learning how to use ChatGPT and other learned language models to their strengths was a gamechanger for nonprofits in 2023. In fact, new donor and new retained donor participation dropped by 19.2

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 26, 2023

However, they also report facing high levels of burnout in their staff and difficulty filling staff positions and retaining staff. Nonprofits across the U.S. report that they are experiencing an increase in trust from funders and positive changes in funder practice.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

You can solidify priorities today to set you and your team up for a successful 2023, and, importantly, retain your best people. Between the Great Resignation and many people reconsidering their career goals, your team members may be re-evaluating their commitment to your workplace.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

decrease in 2023 after inflation, showing how challenging it is for donors and nonprofits to keep up with inflation rates. If current trends continue, stewarding and retaining a loyal donor base will only become more important. Charitable giving saw a 2.1%

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

between 2022 and 2023. To keep donors around and retain their support, organizations have to grab supporters’ attention and make their communications stand out from the thousands of messages their audience receives each day. Recent nonprofit trends show that giving is on the decline, decreasing by 2.1%

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Only to decline again in the uncertainty of 2023. The latest numbers from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), reveal the number of donors industrywide fell for the ninth straight quarter in Q3 2023. The Edelman Trust Barometer found that trust in nonprofits dropped another 4 points in 2023. Donors were down 7.6%

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

A 2023 report from the Do Good Institute found that 78.9% Nonprofits face a growing challengeaccording to Points of Lights Annual Affiliate Report 2023, half their volunteer positions remain unfilled, even as demand for their services surges. Volunteering is the backbone of the U.S. Volunteers may be unpaid; they are not free.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By Logan Lewis In 2023, donor retention was down significantly from the previous year. The number of new retained donors, or those who gave the previous year but never before, dropped by 18.7%. Leveraging data and making tweaks to donor-facing forms helps your nonprofit build stronger relationships.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 30, 2024

Giving was up (4.1%) compared to the first quarter of 2023, but the number of donors and retention both declined again, 1.3% There was a significant decline in new and new retained donors (10.3% Repeat retained donors, constituting 50.4% It was the same story, different day, for fundraising during the first quarter of 2024.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

Aplos started looking for a CRM component during the fall of 2023. Raisely was acquired by ASG in 2023. and Canada for acquiring and retaining donors via the CRM and personalized communications tools, resulting in more than $2 billion (CAD) raised since its founding in 2013 in Vancouver B.C.,

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Candid

AUGUST 15, 2024

Candid’s senior development manager shares insider tips, tactics, and strategies for building relationships with grantmakers to help smaller nonprofits find, secure, and retain grant funding. 5 takeaways from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2023 data.

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GrantNews

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Value of Your Volunteer Time To recruit and retain valuable volunteers you must build trust by providing the correct tools for a productive and joyful work environment for your volunteers. in 2023, a 5.3% Because of this, GrantWatch helps you find funding with their easy-to-use grant database. increase from 2022.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 26, 2024

100% of school heads said that finding and retaining qualified staff as workplace expectations shift is challenging, with 91% saying ensuring the school’s financial sustainability is another growing challenge. over the prior year—with the median gap for boarding schools being $14,378 and $5,495 for day schools.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 26, 2024

Like for some, 2023 was a tremendously difficult year for me on a personal level , including the devastating and unexpected passing of my brother. There has been a ton of discussion and articles written about how to successfully build, retain, and engage onsite, remote, and hybrid workers. Yet, at the heart of it all is connection.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 4, 2024

As a result, they are now lapsed donors on many organizations’ lists, but they are higher-level (and retained) donors on the chosen few. And that one gets a bigger gift. Same with cancer research organizations: They choose just one. How Can a $100 Gift Change Your Annual Giving Storyline?

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Strategic Grants

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

General Grant Program 2023/24 (Northern Territory Office of Gender Equity and Diversity) – closes 31 May Funding is available to eligible individuals, organisations or community groups for a project, service or activity that promotes gender equality in the Northern Territory. The maximum grant value is $1000. Find out more.

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Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Engage, request, repeat: The proven formula for retaining donors by Jay Love of Bloomerang. Securing the final most-read spot of Candid blogs in 2022, Jay addresses why it pays to retain your donors. He shares his proven formula for success: engage, request, and repeat.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 17, 2024

As schools of all kinds—public, private, K–12, and higher ed—struggle to recruit faculty, they must also work harder to retain them. Also in 2023, McKinsey & Company published research indicating that nearly one-third of K–12 professionals surveyed in the U.S. were considering leaving their jobs.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

In 2023, with funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation and the Citi Foundation, Living Cities awarded grants totaling $3.2 They have been shown to enable families of color retain their homes—whether they rent, own, or are working toward homeownership through rent-to-own programs—helping to build equity.

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GiveSmart

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Watch How to Attract and Retain Committed Donors , a webinar with GiveSmart and our partner Beeline Marketing , to l earn how to stand out in this competitive giving environment for greater year-round success. In 2023, GiveSmart -powered nonprofits raised $1.25 It should be a light-hearted, fun contest without political ties.

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Future Fundraising Now

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This chart shows the donor numbers by life cycle from 2019 to 2023: (“New” means those who gave for the first time that year; “2nd Year” are those who first gave in the previous year and again in the current year; “Recaptured” are formerly lapsed donor who gave in the current year; “Multi-Year” are donors who have given in 3+ consecutive years.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Donor stewardship will play a big role in retaining your individual donors while a multi-channel marketing strategy will hopefully help attract new donors to your cause. The post Giving USA 2022 Annual Report: Findings and How They Influence Fundraising in 2023 appeared first on Qgiv Blog. Conclusion There you have it!

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Blackbaud

JULY 19, 2024

According to Dataro’s Data Pool, the same cohort of first-time midlevel donors gave 9x more than standard-value donors from 2018–2023. The more you invest in middle donors, the more likely you are to retain and upgrade them. Investing time and resources into cultivating midlevel donors can yield significant returns.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

During boom times, fundraisers (as do most marketers) are more likely to increase attention on acquisition efforts and reduce their focus on retaining donors. Between September 14 and October 16, 2023, 215 nonprofit professionals answered a series of questions regarding the most recent financial year during the time the survey was fielded.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 26, 2023

ACH is perfect for your loyal donor base and will help you increase and retain more recurring and pledge donors for reliable streams of income year-round. Similarly, donors who donate frequently enjoy the benefit of direct transfers to automate their billing. There were 41.5 million active Venmo users in 2019. What’s the point?

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GiveSmart

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Recent research from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) , a collaboration among fundraising data, providers, researchers, analysts, associations, and consultants to empower the sector to track and evaluate trends in giving, continues to show that nonprofit organizations are retaining fewer and fewer donors in the post-pandemic era.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 3, 2023

According to the Giving USA 2023 Annual Report , individuals, as opposed to foundations, corporations, and bequests, gave 64% of the $499.33 According to MR Benchmarks 2023 , both Giving Tuesday and December 31 saw a 13% decline in overall revenue compared to 2021. Retaining your donors costs less than acquiring more new donors!

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In 2023, GivingTuesday in the United States alone saw an astounding $3.1 Despite annual donations decreasing the 2023 CauseVox Giving Study found that individuals, especially the younger demographic, remain steadfast in their commitment to philanthropic endeavors.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 8, 2024

According to the researchers, survey data shows that while value remains important to members, the traditional transactional approach to loyalty will only go so far toward engaging and retaining them. Even in commercial environments, transactional loyalty is better suited to converting new customers to repeat customers.

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GiveSmart

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Whether you’re creating personalized text messages , emails, social media posts , graphics, blog posts, videos, or all of the above, get it all made in advance so you can start delivering them to your audience through your communication channels. This type of content helps make an interactive, creative donation experience.

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Just Write Grants

JULY 10, 2024

According to Independent Sector, in 2023, the estimated value of a volunteer hour reached a staggering $33.49. This blog will guide you through practical strategies to attract, engage, and retain enthusiastic volunteers who contribute significantly to your organization's mission. Why Focus on Summer?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But as we kick off 2023 and look back at what worked well in 2022, an excellent tool for evaluating donor retention is to look at the donors that gave last year but unfortunately not this year (LYBUNT) and work on engaging them with new opportunities to give. It isn’t easy to retain donors, but it is possible!

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GiveSmart

MAY 22, 2024

For some organizations, Giving Tuesday 2023 saw 43% of gifts made using a digital wallet , a massive growth from digital wallet usage during Giving Tuesday in years past. public indicating trust in nonprofits in 2023, down 7% from 2020. Trust in charities has been on the decline , with only 52% of the U.S.

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Grants Plus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Moreover, relying solely on pay increases to retain and attract grants staff may not address the underlying challenges of workload management and sustainability. Budget constraints and limited funding for staffing and overhead can make it unrealistic for nonprofits to compete in the wage market.

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