How to Engage and Retain DAF Donors
NonProfit PRO
JANUARY 23, 2024
Here are eight ways to engage and retain DAF donors. With no signs of slowing down, DAF donors are a big source of donations for nonprofits.
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Bonuses Can Help Nonprofits Stretch Budgets and Retain Fundraisers
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 10, 2023
By Emily Haynes As nonprofits struggle to hire and retain fundraisers, some are turning to performance-based bonuses to entice and retain talent. There are plenty of ways to ethically reward hard-working fundraisers — the Association of Fundraising Professionals, for example, endorses bonuses delivered as flat…
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10 Tips to Thank and Retain Your Donors
NonProfit PRO
MAY 8, 2024
Here are 10 lessons that are essential to retaining and upgrading donors. Nothing should be more personal and passionate than thanking donors.
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How to Retain Your Nonprofit’s Major Donors: 4 Strategies
re:Charity
JULY 16, 2024
The post How to Retain Your Nonprofit’s Major Donors: 4 Strategies appeared first on re: charity. 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.
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6 Tips to Retain Volunteers
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. If you’re ready to make a plan to retain your volunteers, start with these six tips. million people volunteered for a nonprofit organization in 2021, contributing $122.9 billion in economic value.
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12 Ways for Service Clubs to Recruit and Retain Members
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 14, 2023
Here are 12 ways service clubs can recruit and retain members. A service club or organization is a voluntary nonprofit organization where members meet regularly to perform charitable works.
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Do You Think Retaining Employees Is Expensive? Churn Is Worse
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 15, 2022
As the Great Resignation continues, learning and development opportunities have proven key to retaining employees. The good news is that this can be done with a few, easy-to-implement strategies and on a shoestring budget.
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Retaining First Time Donors this GivingTuesday
Blackbaud
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
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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4 Ways to Build Benefits to Attract and Retain Nonprofit Employees
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 21, 2023
How can you attract and retain employees when other organizations have more resources to win talent? Many nonprofits are feeling the pressure of today’s challenging labor market. Here are four steps to creating an inclusive and robust benefits package to bolster company culture, as well as to attract and keep talent.
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How Groups Are Using Data to Attract and Retain Members
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 4, 2023
By Sara Herschander Several experts joined the Chronicle to discuss how data insight can help organizations recruit, retain, and engage members in their programming.
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The next step to thank and retain year-end donors.
amplifi
JANUARY 4, 2024
And you can do even more if you make it a priority to retain year-end donors! And saying thank you the right way after someone gives is crucial if you want to retain year-end donors! You need to be timely with your thank you’s if you want to retain year-end donors. And the same is true if you want to retain year-end donors.
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13 Top Secrets of Donor Thank You Letters Revealed
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. To Retain Donors, Stand Out from the ‘Get Go’ Believe me, most donors aren’t sticking around. I’ll bet you devoted a lot of time to this endeavor.
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9 Tips for Recruiting and Retaining Peer-to-Peer Participants
OneCause
AUGUST 2, 2023
So, let’s look at some proven tips to help your nonprofit recruit and retain more peer-to-peer participants. Attracting and retaining participants is key to your nonprofit’s peer-to-peer fundraising success. The post 9 Tips for Recruiting and Retaining Peer-to-Peer Participants appeared first on OneCause.
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Giving Tuesday: Don’t Take the Money and Run
Clairification
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Your goal with any fundraising strategy is to retain and, ultimately, upgrade these transactional donors. And a huge part of your goal with Giving Tuesday should be to strengthen your bonds with donors. That’s the real something you’re after. It’s not just about the money you raise today.
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Customer Service for Nonprofits: 4 Ways to Retain Donors
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
At their core, nonprofits are service-oriented. And while there are distinctions between the way for-profit and nonprofit entities run, the standards of customer service apply equally between the two.
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Why You Must Put Real Resources into Building Nonprofit Donor Loyalty
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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Remote, Hybrid Fundraising Teams Help Nonprofits Hire, Retain Top Talent
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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Your Nonprofit Team: Attracting, Retaining Talent
The NonProfit Times
JANUARY 9, 2025
Her email is Jackie Sue Griffin72@gmail.com The post Your Nonprofit Team: Attracting, Retaining Talent appeared first on The NonProfit Times. . ** Jackie Sue Griffin is owner and executive director of Jackie Sue Griffin Associates in Tampa, Florida.
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Top 5 Ways Text Messaging Will Retain Donors in 2023
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
While text messaging has remained a reliable conversion channel over the years, nonprofits are taking advantage of texting’s strong and immediate open rate to focus on retention.
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13 Top Secrets of Donor Thank You Letters Revealed
Clairification
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
To Retain Donors, Stand Out from the ‘Get Go’ Believe me, most donors aren’t sticking around. Most thank you letters are simply boring. This could come from almost any nonprofit. They’re generic, not specific.They look like a form letters. You can do a lot better, and it’s not hard.
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The Top 15 Member Retention Strategies to Grow Your Community in 2024
Wild Apricot
APRIL 9, 2024
Retaining your membership base saves money on recruitment and helps build a lasting community. Get inspired by these 15 member retention strategies!
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Engage, request, repeat: The proven formula for retaining donors
Candid
JUNE 28, 2022
Donor retention is the measurement of how many donors continue giving to your nonprofit year after year. You can calculate this metric for your organization by dividing the number of donors who gave again this year by the total number of donors who gave last year. .
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Tips for Retaining and Upgrading Mid-Level Donors
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 12, 2022
Here’s a look at how Planned Parenthood split its 55,000 mid-level program list into smaller segments to mail smarter, and effectively renew and upgrade lapsed and underperforming donors, respectively.
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Free Guide: Attracting & Retaining Donors With Golf
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 13, 2023
Fundraising boils down to two simple things: finding new donors and keeping existing ones. Great news—golf tournaments are avenues to successfully do both! Even better, the golfer donor represents an affluent, influential demographic that you want represented in your organization’s donor database.
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Lessons from MotivateMonday | Converting Your New #GivingTuesday Donors to Monthly Donors
Pamela Grow
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Related Posts: Lessons From Motivate Monday | Retaining and growing… Lessons from MotivateMonday | Why monthly giving is… Motivate Monday | Bolster your back-end for monthly… Are you missing this key fundraising “system?
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How To Find Donors for Your Nonprofit: Why They Give and Tips to Grow Your Donor Base
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Explore effective strategies and tips to attract and retain supporters. Struggling to find donors for your nonprofit? Learn how to build relationships, leverage online tools and craft compelling campaigns to boost your fundraising efforts.
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3 Ways Foundations Can Help Nonprofits Attract and Retain Talent
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 11, 2024
While nonprofits have a powerful draw for talent, they often fail to properly compensate employees. These three low-cost, proven tools can help nonprofits compete.
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Ideas to Make Your New Member Orientation a Success
Wild Apricot
JULY 5, 2024
With these orientation tips and activities, your organization can welcome new members smoothly and easily, inspiring member engagement and retaining them longer. New member orientation doesn’t have to be boring.
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4 Tips to Attract and Retain LGBTQ+ Donors for Your Cause
NonProfit PRO
MAY 12, 2023
The percentage of American adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has doubled since Gallup first began measuring it in 2012. And the younger the generation, the larger the percentage, with nearly 21% of Gen Z and almost 11% of millennials identifying as LGBTQ+. So, how can nonprofits connect with this growing demographic?
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Experts Share Ways to Motivate and Retain Fundraisers
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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12 Ways to Make the Most Out of Your New Member Orientation
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 7, 2020
With these orientation tips and activities, your organization can welcome new members smoothly and easily, inspiring member engagement and retaining them longer. New member orientation doesn’t have to be boring.
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Next-Generation Donors Find Their Way, Plus Research on Social Giving
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
A study that tracked young philanthropists over the course of 20 years provides insights on how nonprofits cultivate and retain these givers. By Jie Jenny Zou iStockphoto A study that tracked young philanthropists over the course of 20 years provides insights on how nonprofits cultivate and retain these givers.
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Nonprofit Radio for June 26, 2023: Data Driven Storytelling
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. She’s an author, trainer and speaker. This continues our coverage of the 2023 Nonprofit Technology Conference, hosted by NTEN. She’s an author, trainer and speaker.
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To Retain Fundraisers, Respect Their Skills and Focus on Their Connection to Cause, Report Says
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
DECEMBER 8, 2022
By Rasheeda Childress. Unrealistic expectations and feeling undervalued are among the factors that drive turnover.
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Are You Rocking Donor Retention 101?
Clairification
MAY 20, 2024
And lifetime value will be very, very small — unless you retain and upgrade donors over time. Really, I just can’t bear to think of you not maximizing return on your investment. And that won’t happen unless you focus on donor lifetime value. There are 5 Keys to Donor Retention The post Are You Rocking Donor Retention 101?
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3 Steps to Create the Ultimate Donor Retention Plan
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 31, 2022
Retaining donors is difficult and retaining a significant number of donors is rare among nonprofits.
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Why are Good Nonprofit Fundraisers Hard to Keep? RESPECT
Clairification
JUNE 5, 2023
Today’s article will help you learn both: how to keep more fundraisers, and how to satisfy, inspire and retain more donors. 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. It’s what Aretha Franklin famously sang about: R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
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5 Tips to Improve Sustainer Acquisition and Retention
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 21, 2024
Here are five tips to help you acquire and retain sustainers. As donor count continues to decline, it’s important to find loyal supporters.
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The Ins and Outs of Major Gift Fundraising
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 20, 2024
While every organization is different, there are some guiding practices that nonprofits should follow in order to attract and retain major donors. Here is some insight into what two nonprofits are doing to steward their major donors.
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Making Member Data Count + 10 Fields to Help Your Organization Grow!
Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Collecting accurate member data helps you to grow, engage and retain. Growing your membership organization is all about one thing: fostering strong connections with your membership base. Believe it or not, this all starts with member data management!
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Member Journey 101: How to Improve Your Member Experience
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 28, 2022
When it comes to retaining and engaging your members, optimizing your member experience is everything. But when it comes to how to make it better, it can be difficult to know where to start! You probably already have a wealth of data from member surveys.
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5 Strategies for Nonprofits to Improve Employee Retention
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Here are five areas nonprofits should focus their efforts to help retain staff. Across industries, companies are having trouble filling jobs.
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Study Finds P2P Walk/Run Programs Struggling With Staffing, Facebook Fundraiser Declines
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 17, 2024
A study by Nuclavis found that peer-to-peer fundraising programs are struggling to activate fundraisers and retain past participants in 2024.
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GivingUSA 2024 | What Small Nonprofits Need to Know
Pamela Grow
JULY 10, 2024
Retain staff. One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. Important: Invest in donor stewardship and reliable data. Include new donor acquisition in your plan. And a budget for it. This one is key.
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