How to Engage and Retain DAF Donors
NonProfit PRO
JANUARY 23, 2024
With no signs of slowing down, DAF donors are a big source of donations for nonprofits. Here are eight ways to engage and retain DAF donors.
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The Fundraiser Coach
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Most nonprofits invest in the Ask. Is it time for your nonprofit to invest in building relationships and focusing on retention and the Ask? Pro Tip: you only need to invest in donors you want to retain! Many nonprofits offer little or no reporting back how the gift was used. For every level of donor.
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amplifi
JANUARY 4, 2024
And you can do even more if you make it a priority to retain year-end donors! You already know making sure your current donors stick around is more sustainable than securing a bunch of one-off donations. They need to understand that their support is appreciated and essential for your nonprofit. It’s not about your nonprofit.
CauseVox
JULY 1, 2024
What more could you do to meet your nonprofit’s mission if your amount of monthly donations was constantly growing? We’ve created this comprehensive guide to help you navigate the essential steps to plan, launch, manage, and grow your recurring donation program effectively. Start Today!
Pamela Grow
JULY 10, 2024
Nonprofits have been concerned about the decreasing number of American donors for years, and the 2023 report reinforces these worries. Individual donations dropped by 2.4%, with their share of total giving slightly decreasing from 67.4% In contrast, the Giving USA Foundation’s annual report highlights that donations rose to $557.16
Get Fully Funded
APRIL 4, 2024
The past couple of years have represented a challenging time for nonprofit fundraising. Individual giving declined in 2022 , and 70% of nonprofits expect giving to continue to decrease or remain flat. This guide will review these tips for bringing in more donations: Prioritize building strong supporter relationships.
The Fundraising Coach
JANUARY 8, 2024
It’s well-known in the nonprofit world that the second gift, sometimes even referred to as “the golden gift,” is when donor retention rates start to rise. So why do donors continue to give to your nonprofit after their first gift? How do systems of expressing gratitude work and why do they matter for retaining donors ?
OneCause
AUGUST 2, 2023
Peer-to-peer fundraising offers big benefits for your nonprofit. It helps to get the word out about your mission, attract new donors to your nonprofit, and deepen relationships with your existing supporters. So, let’s look at some proven tips to help your nonprofit recruit and retain more peer-to-peer participants.
Soapbox Exchange
MAY 30, 2024
Compelling donation appeals are the lifeblood of nonprofit fundraising. Crafting effective asks can not only enhance your organization’s ability to attract and retain donors but ultimately increase your funding and impact overall. So, how can you supercharge your outreach efforts to raise more for your cause?
Clairification
JANUARY 4, 2024
Now… you should be devoting at least as much time to thanking the donors who responded to your appeals, with the goal of retaining and upgrading them over time. Alas, the lion’s share of nonprofits spend a lot more time asking than thanking and reporting back on impact. Your donation is making a difference.
GiveSmart
MAY 22, 2024
The same goes for online transactions, including donating to nonprofits. In fact, the nonprofit donor experience relies heavily on the ease and convenience of the donation process. Read on to find out why you should leverage digital wallets to improve your donor experience and maximize donations for your nonprofit.
Double the Donation
MAY 5, 2023
As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you likely understand the importance of maximizing retention among supporters. But do you have a plan in place to go above and beyond, implementing the right strategies for effectively retaining matching gift donors? Not only […]
Qgiv
MAY 10, 2022
Growing your base of supporters is essential for growing revenue at your nonprofit organization. You can accomplish more when there’s a larger group of donors backing your nonprofit and making it happen. Prospective donors are folks who may not know anything about your nonprofit and its mission. The donation stage.
Qgiv
JULY 12, 2022
Having an effective board on board at your nonprofit is essential to being able to run your organization well. But if your nonprofit is struggling to find board members or keep board members, this can be a serious detriment to your performance. How do you recruit, coach, and retain your board members? Start with your volunteers.
Ann Green's Nonprofit
JULY 30, 2024
Donor motivations are the “why” that drives their support of your nonprofit. By Ryan Carpenter For the last several years, nonprofits have struggled to make ends meet due to falling revenue, rising inflation, and an increase in community needs. Learn how to uncover those motivations and inspire more support in this guide.
Ann Green's Nonprofit
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Thanking donors is crucial for securing gifts—especially for small nonprofits trying to build a support base. By Logan Foote Building relationships is crucial for nonprofits to grow their impact. For small nonprofits in particular, these relationships are critical to growing and scaling your work to drive additional impact.
Candid
JUNE 28, 2022
Donor retention is the measurement of how many donors continue giving to your nonprofit year after year. Maintaining a high retention rate means your nonprofit has access to ongoing, sustainable financial support. Send an automated thank you email and donation confirmation to assure donors that you received their gift.
CauseVox
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
The truth is that major donors are no different than any other group of donors–they want to help causes they’re passionate about and they will continue donating money as long as they’re getting the proper return on investment (ROI) for their charitable giving. Abigail Quinlan, Nonprofit Marketing and Fundraising Strategist.
Pamela Grow
APRIL 29, 2023
According to the latest data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , nonprofits continue to face a concerning decline in donors and donations. Nonprofits struggled to acquire new donors as well. While major donors have kept donations rising or steady in the past, they also pulled back in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Blackbaud
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Recurring donations are gifts to a nonprofit organization made by a donor on an ongoing basis, typically monthly. Nonprofit organizations benefit from recurring donations because they provide consistent revenue streams and help organizations maintain long-term relationships with supporters. And donors like it.
Clairification
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The lion’s share of nonprofits spend more time asking. Dear [donor name] , Thank you for your generous donation of $ [donation amount] to [nonprofit name]. Your donation is making a difference. Because of your $ [amount] donation, we are able to [impact of donation]. What do you spend more time on?
CauseVox
MARCH 6, 2023
You can take your donation forms to the next level with our key insights. Join us for an exclusive webinar and live critique to learn the most effective donation form trends to help your nonprofit convert and retain more donors online. You’ll come away with tangible takeaways to take online donations to the next level.
Qgiv
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
Managing a nonprofit takes patience, hard work, and a lot of organization. Luckily, there are many nonprofit software solutions designed to meet the unique needs of your organization and help keep you and your staff from getting overwhelmed! How to use nonprofit software Top nonprofit software solutions What is nonprofit software?
Tech Soup
APRIL 12, 2023
Nonprofits play a critical role in supporting important causes and making a positive impact in our communities. Donations play a huge part in allowing nonprofits to achieve their mission. They provide the financial resources needed to make a difference.
CauseVox
JANUARY 26, 2023
But what about donating, you ask? Yes, especially donating. There’s been a huge influx of donors paying with ACH and Venmo for a few reasons: it’s fast, easy, and secure for donors, that’s why nonprofits using these payment methods are seeing higher average donation sizes. What is Venmo?
GiveSmart
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
A successful fundraising strategy starts with nonprofit donor acquisition. While the exact objectives will vary from nonprofit to nonprofit, a good first step is to pull and compile data from the last five years, paying special attention to your donor acquisition and retention numbers.
Ann Green's Nonprofit
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Leveraging data and making tweaks to donor-facing forms helps your nonprofit build stronger relationships. The number of new retained donors, or those who gave the previous year but never before, dropped by 18.7%. The number of new retained donors, or those who gave the previous year but never before, dropped by 18.7%.
GiveSmart
AUGUST 12, 2024
Nonprofit development and marketing teams share similar goals in an organization. Both want to attract and retain donors to further their nonprofit's cause. While the methods these teams bring to the table differ, nonprofit leaders can have the departments work together to enhance social impact.
Double the Donation
JANUARY 24, 2024
While it’s concerning that fewer nonprofits are trying to reduce costs and form lasting relationships by focusing on donor retention, this insight reveals an opportunity to get ahead and stand out […]
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 19, 2023
Nonprofits react to crises. Though giving tends to rise around these events, nonprofits often are unable to retain these often one-time donors. If your organization doesn’t have a plan to steward these reactionary donations to make them become more commonplace, it should.
CauseVox
AUGUST 12, 2024
This guide is here to simplify the process and give you everything you need to know about nonprofit fundraising campaigns. An example of an online nonprofit fundraising campaign Understanding Fundraising Campaigns First things first, what exactly is a fundraising campaign? But let’s not stop at in-person gatherings.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 24, 2024
Join us on June 6th at 2pm for an exclusive webinar designed for nonprofits leaders like you, featuring Chris Miele, President of Golden Retriever Foundation. Learn how to create engaging, donor-centric websites that captivate and retain supporters. Register now!
CauseVox
MAY 12, 2022
Here’s a surprising truth for a lot of nonprofit organizations: the donate button on your website is a really big deal! A good donation page is more than a pretty website: it can increase both your number of donors and the size of their donations. And it starts with your donate button. What Can A Donation Page Do?
Get Fully Funded
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Almost all nonprofit professionals focus their efforts on growth in one way or another, and your team is likely no exception. After all, growth plays a key role in increasing your nonprofit’s impact. Offer recurring donation options. Reduce donation page abandonment. Focus on building relationships.
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. So, it’s critical to have your finger on our industry’s pulse and be aware of some of the latest and greatest strategies other nonprofits use to raise more money and inspire their audiences.
Ann Green's Nonprofit
APRIL 29, 2024
Is your nonprofit poised for long-term growth? Check out these future-proof nonprofit fundraising strategies based on today’s top philanthropic trends. As a nonprofit professional, you know this all too well and likely implement all kinds of cost-saving and efficiency-boosting practices into your work.
Pamela Grow
JANUARY 11, 2024
The past five years have seen tremendous change in the world — and in the nonprofit sector. Then, once nonprofits recovered their wits and resumed asking, fundraising initially rebounded big time. And it’s one of the biggest problems nonprofits face. We faced a global pandemic, resulting in oftentimes disastrous fundraising.
Blue Avocado
AUGUST 13, 2024
We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are the biggest mistakes you see new nonprofits making?” Too often new nonprofits struggle to find their identity. Nonprofits are not social clubs , they have the potential to make significant positive impacts in the communities they serve. Great question.
Get Fully Funded
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Setting up an online donation system might seem like an easy next step in your nonprofit’s journey. With no pre-planning, quickly setting up an online donation tool certainly might be easy and quick. Transfer current data to your new donation processing tool. Integrate your processor with your donation page.
Qgiv
AUGUST 4, 2023
Learn more about how volunteer management and retention can help your organization: What is volunteer management How to manage volunteers Why is volunteer retention important How to retain volunteers What is volunteer management? Volunteer management is the process your organization uses to create your network of volunteers.
The Fundraising Coach
MAY 14, 2024
Providing the path of least resistance for supporters to donate to your cause is crucial to meeting financial goals and pushing your mission forward. How Nonprofit Payment Processing Works Payment processors play an essential but hidden role in the donation process. Provide a way for supporters to buy your merchandise online.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 29, 2024
Join us on Thursday, June 6th at 2pm ET for an exclusive webinar designed for nonprofits leaders like you, featuring Chris Miele, President of Golden Retriever Foundation. Learn how to create engaging, donor-centric websites that captivate and retain supporters. Register now!
GiveSmart
APRIL 24, 2024
Nonprofit development and marketing teams share similar goals in an organization. Both want to attract and retain donors to further their nonprofit’s cause. While the methods these teams bring to the table differ, nonprofit leaders can have the departments work together to enhance social impact.
amplifi
JUNE 27, 2024
You will need to analyze all the donations you have received in the past 6 to 12 months and identify where to draw the lines between giving levels. But you might also notice several larger donations over $2,000. READ MORE: How nonprofits use donor data to raise more money. READ MORE: Why are you struggling to retain donors?
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