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Retaining First Time Donors this GivingTuesday

Blackbaud

Retain and Set the Stage for Next Year Turning a one-time donation into ongoing support can significantly boost your organization’s impact. Source: The Blackbaud Institute, First Impressions: Spontaneous Giving Insights (2024) The post Retaining First Time Donors this GivingTuesday first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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2024 Year-End Recap: Evaluating Fundraising Events

Greater Giving

Evaluating Your 2024 Fundraising Events: What Worked and What Didnt? As 2024 wraps up, now is the perfect time for evaluating fundraising events. Donor Retention and Acquisition By measuring these metrics you can assess how well your event balances attracting new attendees with retaining existing ones.

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GivingUSA 2024 | What Small Nonprofits Need to Know

Pamela Grow

The economic outlook predicts growth in philanthropy for 2024 and 2025, with expected increases of 4.2% Retain staff. Corporations: Donated $36.55 billion (7% of total giving), a 3% increase but a 1.1% decrease when adjusted for inflation. What does the future hold? and 3.9%, respectively. Include new donor acquisition in your plan.

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

Candid

So, what can organizations do to better engage and retain volunteers in 2025? A 2024 survey report by Independent Sector and Edelman finds that 57% of the public trust nonprofits to do the right thing. So, what can nonprofits do to recruit these essential volunteersand retain them? Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, the U.S.

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4 Top Donor Retention Strategies to Keep Your Year-End Donors

CauseVox

We made it through 2024, and with it the final push for year-end donations. To do this you can: Gather the total number of donors in 2023/2024. Segment out the returning donors in 2024 Divide the number of returning donors by the total number of donors the previous year. Its officially 2025! That means its pretty important.

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Fasten Your Seat Belts! 2025 Will Be a Bumpy Ride…Here’s Help!

Pamela Grow

of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. In 2024, both my inbox and my mailbox filled up with some of the worst donor communications Ive seen in some 20+ odd years in the sector. Your Mission and Your Mindset Megadonors, including Elon Musk, bought our 2024 election.

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WARNING: Four trends that will shake nonprofits in 2024. Here’s how to pivot…

Pamela Grow

As we move into 2024, while there will be more bright shiny objects dangled in front of you than ever before, know that relationships matter most. Donor retention should factor into your planning for 2024 in a big way. Impact & stewardship Make 2024 the year of focusing on the “thank+report” part of your fundraising systems.

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