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Making Your First Donor Retention Calendar, Step by Step

Connection Cafe

Guest post by Mazarine Treyz, author of The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising , called one of the Top 10 books of 2010 by Beth Kanter, and author of the Networked Nonprofit. According to Chuck Longfield , ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. Her latest book, Get the Job!

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Pandemic Lessons Learned: 4 Tips for School Fundraising

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If you don’t have one already, create a consistent strategy for donor retention that includes using multiple platforms to reach out to community members. One of the best ways schools learned to connect with their supporters is to use several different communication platforms. This is a strategy you don’t want to lose moving forward!

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Second Edition of Leigh Branham's Best Seller To Debut In August

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Next month, Overland Park, KS-based author and consultant Leigh Branham will publish an updated version (Second Edition) of his best-seller, The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave. cities, according to research that Branham completed in 2010. Branham says a leader should : 1.

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Social Media Makes a Splash at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Conference

Connection Cafe

Author: Jordan Viator. Retention challenges, Donors defect due to: - Poor acknowledgement - Limited information about how their funds are being used - Belief that other causes are more deserving - They don't remember to give - Poor support. On top of the retention challenges, donor acquisition is very expensive.

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Maximizing Lifetime Value Part 1

Connection Cafe

Author: Sally Heaven. Tom over at The Agitator discusses how donor retention is in "free-fall" - combined with soft acquisitions, donors are becoming less loyal all the time. David's work in this area is groundbreaking, and if you attended his session from 2010 , you know what a treat you're in for. What are sustainers?

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Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees. Employee pay often is not the most important driver for employee retention. And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal.

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls.