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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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Tear down walls (literally and figuratively)​ Embrace a continuous process​ The Erosion of Confidence Sharon Rice,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our resident trend watcher. But there was agreement that membership retention and loyalty problems might be symptomatic of declining confidence.

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Seth Godin on Innovation, Failure and Why Non-profits Should Stop Operating like Businesses

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Back in January of 2008 he told us (the non-profit sector) that we should be looking to use the internet in new and innovative ways to build community and engage our supporters because direct mail, although still a huge revenue source, was beginning to show signs of fatigue. First Year Donor Retention is 29.3%. My Question to You.

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2019

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Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to the latest research from Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report : The average donor retention rates for first-year offline-only donors is 29%. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008.

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2014

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In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to Chuck, ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. If the ten-year trend continues, we’ll eventually end up with donor retention rates under 20%.

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Charitable Giving in a down economy: Performance strategies for any market

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Through extensive donor and market research, along with insights from supporters’ actual behaviors, she identifies ways fundraisers can leverage trends into enhanced programs and performance. Tracking new giving trends. Lori Collins leads One & All’s Giving Sciences group, which applies data science to charitable giving.

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How to Recruit More Participants for Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

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Mark Becker, Founding Partner at Cathexis Partners – Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions.

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Fighting Through a Down Economy: How Admissions Offices Adjusted

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When the economy crashed in 2008, we all felt the negative impact, including K-12 private schools. This strengthened their bond with the school early in the process and resulted in higher conversion rates, and eventually higher retention rates. This is a guest post by Daniel Weede, Senior Account Executive at Blackbaud.