Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

As the nonprofit sector seeks ways to continue its work in the face of ongoing challenges, volunteers may come to play a larger role. So, what can organizations do to better engage and retain volunteers in 2025? So, what can organizations do to better engage and retain volunteers in 2025? According to the U.S. in 2022-23.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

What do smart fundraisers, particularly those heading up “one-person” development shops, need to know? Nonprofits have been concerned about the decreasing number of American donors for years, and the 2023 report reinforces these worries. Develop a balanced, thoughtful fundraising plan. Retain staff.

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Clairification

JUNE 5, 2023

I can’t get no… Oh, I can’t get no… satisfaction… Fundraisers report money is the number one reason they leave their jobs [See Part I of this two-part series here ]. The real reason fundraisers leave their jobs, and the sector, is very similar to why donors leave you. I gave you a hint in the title.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. Nonprofit organizations will need to be a whole lot more serious about fundraising particularly donor retention in 2025. Only 13.8% And thats saying a lot.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Learn how to create a message that attracts and retains recurring donors, transforming your year-end and year-round marketing for lasting impact. Year-end is responsible for the vast majority of your fundraising, and because of that every nonprofit wants to stand out. With many worthy causes seeking attention and support.

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GiveSmart

JANUARY 23, 2025

Nonprofit staff have grit. There are pockets of opportunity to better engage donors, invest in technology, and better strategize fundraising efforts. There are pockets of opportunity to better engage donors, invest in technology, and better strategize fundraising efforts. Stories stay with us.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

According to school fundraising studies , only 64% of parents, teachers, and administrators believe their school is well-funded. As a result, choosing the right school fundraising ideas to excite your school community is essential. Implementing a well-organized and engaging fundraiser can yield numerous benefits for your school.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

The second piece of the equation is that many nonprofits struggle with donor retention. I know its tough to hear, but the average nonprofit loses 60% of its donors each year. Most nonprofits and charities measure donor retention year over year. From these stats, you would have retained 40% of your donors, and lost 60%.

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The Fundraiser Coach

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If you're up on the latest findings from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), you already know that while overall philanthropy giving is dipping, the share of major gifts is growing. As fundraisers, we need to ensure all sorts of access points to welcome supporters to be donors and partners in the solutions and impacts of our mission.

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re:Charity

JULY 16, 2024

It’s a well-known fact that major donors play a significant role in driving nonprofit missions forward. 88% of fundraising revenue comes from 12% of donors, meaning a small percentage of dedicated major. The post How to Retain Your Nonprofit’s Major Donors: 4 Strategies appeared first on re: charity.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Professional fundraising firms retained 17% of donations raised in New York State during 2023, the lowest amount during the past five years. According to data in the new “Pennies For Charity” report from New York Attorney General Letitia James, 581 fundraising campaigns brought in $1.23 The nonprofit sector employed roughly 1.39

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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. This could come from almost any nonprofit.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

At Candid, we get a lot of questions about nonprofit boardsfrom how to recruit members, to what their obligations are, to how executives can best work with them to advance their organizations missions and growth. Heres a curated collection of articles and resources covering a wide range of topics on nonprofit boards.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Master key strategies to elevate your GivingTuesday and year-end fundraising with social media, including profile optimization, engaging content, and video storytelling. As the end of the year approaches, nonprofits of all sizes gear up for their most critical fundraising period.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 14, 2025

Quality, dedicated nonprofit volunteers and skilled staff are the key to any successful mission. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is your biggest challenge in recruiting and retaining skilled staff or volunteers?” ” , once again, nonprofit leaders came through!

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

To be successful, groups need to encourage interaction among workers and help managers learn how to supervise employees they don't see everyday. By Rasheeda Childress Getty Images To be successful, groups need to encourage interaction among workers and help managers learn how to supervise employees they don't see everyday.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Struggling to find donors for your nonprofit? Explore effective strategies and tips to attract and retain supporters. Learn how to build relationships, leverage online tools and craft compelling campaigns to boost your fundraising efforts.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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 Authors Barbara L.

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Clairification

APRIL 11, 2024

It costs more to acquire a new donor than retain a current one. It’s why they retain, on average, 80 – 90% of current customers. Per the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, less than 20% of new donors (aka customers) are retained. A lot more. Please, please, please… let this sink in. The for-profit world understands this.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

What are the nonprofit fundraising and communications books you turn to, time and time again? Creative Deviations, How you can infuse your story-telling, fundraising and direct response with more creativity by John Lepp For years, my go-to bible for direct response was Denny Hatch’s Million Dollar Mailings. What’s your favorite?

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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.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The less than good fundraising news continues to roll in. These are among the data release by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. The data is contributed by 10 of the most active fundraising platforms. The number of Supersize donors, those fundraisers crave, dropped 4.9% of new donors retained year-to-date.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

While you may be aware on a general level that your CRM platform is becoming a headwind to your organization achieving its fundraising goals, the prospect of migrating vast amounts of data, retraining staff, and committing the money and resources required for a successful upgrade can make it tempting to say, Lets make do for another year.

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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]. nonprofit name] relies on the gifts of donors like you to make a difference. This could come from almost any nonprofit. What do you spend more time on? Look familiar?

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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! They need to understand that their support is appreciated and essential for your nonprofit. And saying thank you the right way after someone gives is crucial if you want to retain year-end donors! READ MORE: Can your nonprofit send better thank you’s?

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Tony Martignetti

JUNE 26, 2023

Julia Campbell: Data Driven Storytelling Julia Campbell returns to share her thinking on retaining and engaging donors by creating and curating your best stories. This continues our coverage of the 2023 Nonprofit Technology Conference, hosted by NTEN. Also this week, we welcome Nonprofit Radio’s first announcer, Kate Martignetti!

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 4, 2023

By Sara Herschander A panel of fundraising and human resources experts discuss how nonprofit leaders can incentivize fundraisers — and keep them on the job — even with a shoestring budget.

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OneCause

AUGUST 2, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising offers big benefits for your nonprofit. It’s a powerful fundraising approach. It helps to get the word out about your mission, attract new donors to your nonprofit, and deepen relationships with your existing supporters. Target potential fundraisers. For example, consider where they live.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Enroll in Mastering Monthly Giving , our four-week class created to launch and grow your nonprofit’s monthly giving program. ” What’s in My Mailbox | Beating the drum of… The post Lessons from MotivateMonday | Converting Your New #GivingTuesday Donors to Monthly Donors appeared first on Pamela Grow.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Recent nonprofit trends show that giving is on the decline, decreasing by 2.1% 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. between 2022 and 2023. Engagement level. Newsletters.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Employer matching gifts offer key advantages to nonprofit organizations, including increased individual donations, opportunities for additional corporate funding, improved supporter engagement, and more. Ultimately, this would result in a $200 (or doubled) donation value for the nonprofit.

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Candid

AUGUST 15, 2024

The number one request Candid gets from nonprofits is for support with fundraising, whether they’re looking for training, resources, or general help navigating the complexities of keeping their nonprofit in good financial shape. We also share free books about year-end fundraising strategies. What can fundraisers do?

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CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

Picture this: a sunny day, a beautifully manicured golf course, and a group of enthusiastic golfers ready to tee offall while raising funds to support your nonprofit’s mission. Whether you run a small community organization or a large nonprofit, hosting a successful golf tournament fundraiser is entirely within your reach.

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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.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As fundraisers, you’re also in charge of putting together end-of-year giving campaigns for your nonprofit. Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. Early preparation is key in ensuring a successful campaign.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

Steven has contributed content to the National Council of Nonprofits, AFP, NTEN and Nonprofit Hub, and is a frequent conference speaker. He’s also a co-author of Fundraising Principles and Practice: Second Edition. Because of the massive participation on behalf of nonprofits on Giving Tuesday (donors have a lot of choices!),

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 15, 2025

It takes more than thank-you letters to retain donors for your nonprofit long-term. To effectively steward donor relationships and inspire higher levels of giving, you must strategically engage donors in various ways that deepen their connections to your nonprofit. The answer is a donor stewardship matrix.

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