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Research Friday: Does your nonprofit have an outcome-driven culture?

ASU Lodestar Center

Outcomes usually imply changes in behavior, condition, skills, attitudes or knowledge in the individual, community or other target population. Program outcomes are defined as the expected and/or actual benefits that program participants will receive. Outcome evaluation therefore involves the verification that program goals are being met.

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

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In extreme cases, you may find that a volunteer has become so negative despite your best efforts to help them have a great experience that their attitude is negatively impacting other volunteers. You may find that a volunteer is better suited for a different position that doesn’t require as many responsibilities. Now, discuss the reality.

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The Ultimate Online Fundraising: Guide + 10 Top Ideas

Bloomerang

Remember that recurring gifts shouldn’t encourage a “set it and forget it” attitude. These gifts can be matched at a 1:1, 2:1, and even 3:1 ratio. Monthly donors are shown to have a retention rate of 90% compared to the average of 46% , so encouraging these contributions can increase your organization’s retention rate as a whole.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

If people don’t know you, there’s no real, even my general attitude to life, trust people, it’s always worked out well, with some few exceptions, it’s still worth it. . What do you think the ratio is of you talking versus the donor talking? It’s her attitude that’s really important.

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Converting Emotional Donors to Monthly Donors

Connection Cafe

According to the Attitude, Awareness & Usage Study , the number one reason multiple-year annual donors ($250 – $2,500) stopped donating was they weren’t “acknowledged for previous gift.” It requires more “you” than “we/us” in the messaging (a good rule of thumb: you/us ratio in a message of 3/1). How do we know this is true?

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20 Incredibly Easy Online Fundraising Ideas and Expert Tips

Bloomerang

These gifts can be matched at a 1:1, 2:1, and even 3:1 ratio. Remember that recurring gifts shouldn’t encourage a “set it and forget it” attitude. Matching gift drive Corporate matching gift programs are a type of corporate social responsibility initiative where companies match gifts made by employees to eligible nonprofits.

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