The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 15, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrating National Nonprofit Day: Honoring Leaders of Change August 17th isn’t just another day on the calendar; it’s National Nonprofit Day, a day to honor and recognize the monumental contributions of nonprofit organizations across the nation.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Focus on the Outcomes Embracing the Future: We know change is hard and in long-standing organizations, can be met with resistance. Let’s take member retention as an example. These could be member retention, recruitment, products & services and event registrations. These could be qualitative or specific metrics or KPIs.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

In our previous blog posts on retention and product value , we illustrated how data isn’t one dimensional. Predictive attendance models scour data to predict event attendance based on a set of defined candidate predictors. If you change event registration systems, make sure you get all of your historical data from your old system.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

This can help you start defining goals and considering which model strategic plan will best work for your organization. Choose a strategic planning model based on your nonprofit’s current circumstances, opportunities, and threats. It’s best to use this model when your organization’s external surroundings are generally calm.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 15, 2022

Within the association, the Code of Ethics has the power to drive retention. How to promote your code of ethics for member recruitment and retention. Now that your organization understands the importance of your Code of Ethics, it’s time to begin investing in the document to boost member recruitment and retention.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

We’ll share more after the session and dive into some of the questions we’ll tackle here: Everything’s changing so fast, is everyone already using AI? Ask a generative AI model to act as your target audience (giving it as much anonymized context as possible). For example: I want you to act as an average college student in the Midwest.

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Network for Good

MAY 14, 2021

Let’s address the elephant in the room… donor retention. Last year, for the first time we saw that retention dropped year over-year, while donors grew year-over year. Retention on subscription platforms, on average, is 70% while standard nonprofit donor retention was 43% in 2019. Segment donors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue?

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Allegiance Group

MAY 16, 2024

High-Level Takeaways from the FEP Report FEP tracks three key metrics: donors, dollars, and retention. Donors are down 3.4%, dollars are down 2.8%, and retention is down 2.5%. Focus on sustainers and the popularity of a subscription model. We’re sharing noteworthy takeaways and trends, as well as five strategies to focus on.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

Feedback/Survey Email Consistent feedback plays an important role in the Simple Development Systems model and you’ll want to incorporate it throughout your digital strategy. A Regular Newsletter While nothing beats a print donor newsletter for retention and revenue, enewsletters play an important role in engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2013

I’m getting a jump on my summer reading! Colleagues Kari Dunn Saratovsky and Derrick Feldmann have published a new book called Cause for Change: The Why and How of Nonprofit Millennial Engagement. Focus on the 3 R’s (Recruitment, Retention, and Recognition).

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

Fixed mindset leads to focus on limitations, reluctance to face challenges, resistance to change, and an aversion to anything new and risky. This way of thinking is reflected in your actions and demeanor, modeling behavior for those around you. Change seldom happens spontaneously or because we wish it. That’s the growth mindset.

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Network for Good

MAY 14, 2021

Let’s address the elephant in the room… donor retention. Last year, for the first time we saw that retention dropped year over-year, while donors grew year-over year. Retention on subscription platforms, on average, is 70% while standard nonprofit donor retention was 43% in 2019. Segment donors.

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Blue Fox

JANUARY 2, 2020

These spectacular humans work around the clock to foster positive change in their communities. Our mission is to disrupt the traditional accounting model through technology, innovation, and a radically client-focused approach that truly empowers nonprofits and social enterprises. We tip our hat to them!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Yet, resetting and leaning into change is essential. “If If you are ready to embrace change as a central element of your growth strategy, this book is for you.” Reset : Resetting your strategy when the situation changes. Reset, or how to change, is the heart of SRT. Taking proactive measures. What is success?

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

But there was agreement that membership retention and loyalty problems might be symptomatic of declining confidence. Associations revolve around relationships, but the shape of those connections has changed. Trust was not a concern for most participants in the past. Today trust bleeds into everything.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

The past five years have seen tremendous change in the world — and in the nonprofit sector. And one of the biggest event-driven fundraising models shuttered their doors. Donor retention should factor into your planning for 2024 in a big way. Build your fundraising program around retention. Donors were down 7.6%

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 14, 2022

Nonprofits have radically needed to change their business models in light of the pandemic. Hybrid Work Emerged as a Staff Retention and Development Tool. You can see the dynamics have changed,” this CEO says, adding that “People are working much more closely than when we were working remotely.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Operations & Leadership Programs Nonprofit Membership Models: The What, Why, and How 10 min read Read Now 3. Include Plans for Member Engagement and Retention Building a strong membership base starts with recruiting new members, but it doesn’t stop there. Develop a Public Relations Plan Advocacy is about being the voice of change.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Google changed it to Universal Analytics after they acquired it in 2005.) Needless to say, a lot has changed since 2005. Why is Google making this change? GA4 is designed to be far less reliant on cookies, using AI and data modeling to help fill the gaps in data caused by privacy restrictions. How do I get started?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Through times of change and uncertainty, higher education institutions have persevered and even thrived through innovation and agility. Using Blackbaud CRM and Microsoft Power BI predictors, they’ll describe using AI to identify new prospects and improve the retention of existing program members.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 26, 2022

When we started Nimble AMS 10 years ago, w e looked at ways to change the industry, to disrupt the status quo of the association management software (AMS) space and help organizations rethink what an AMS actually is. That’s 10 years of following Salesforce seasonal release model. Period.” . Three releases every year, like clockwork.)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Kriska explains that to achieve real change and lasting change you need to spend the time, make the effort and commitment, and be fully accountable. They not only model appropriate behaviors, but also participate in training programs designed to foster awareness and appreciation for differences.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Kriska explains that to achieve real change and lasting change you need to spend the time, make the effort and commitment, and be fully accountable. They not only model appropriate behaviors, but also participate in training programs designed to foster awareness and appreciation for differences.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 23, 2021

Kriska explains that to achieve real change and lasting change you need to spend the time, make the effort and commitment, and be fully accountable. They not only model appropriate behaviors, but also participate in training programs designed to foster awareness and appreciation for differences.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

From January to June 2022, the number of donors declined by 7%, and overall donor retention decreased by 4.2% Additionally, retention rates for first-time donors declined from 25.3% A list model is a potent tool many organizations use to find new donors, and it’s often much easier and cheaper than most organizations realize.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Kriska explains that the achieve real change and lasting change you need to spend the time, make the effort and commitment, and be fully accountable. They not only model appropriate behaviors, but also participate in training programs designed to foster awareness and appreciation for differences.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds. His successor, another attorney, was the perfect choice to help the organization to heal and reinforce the changes, as he was a strong relationship builder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Artificial intelligence is providing enormous labor-saving help to fundraisers, helping them research prospects, talk to donors, and increase retention rates. AI can increase online donor conversion and retention rates. It also integrates marketing principles and human behavior models into its machine-learning-based model.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When laying out your goal, consider following the SMART model for goal setting. Here’s how you might apply the SMART model to this objective: Specific: Lay out a specific goal you want to accomplish, like attracting a certain number of donors. This group consists of donors who are already a part of your sustainer program.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

How GA4 Differs from the Previous Version While the basic functions of Google Analytics have stayed the same, GA4 introduces some changes that your fundraisers will find very helpful. Data Retention: Where GA3 would retain your data for 10 or more years, GA4 has a 14-month retention window — but only on certain types of data.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

According to Classy’s Donor Retention Handbook , monthly donors were five times more valuable to nonprofits as they gave 440% more throughout their lives than one-time donors. Homogenous nonprofit board compensation results in blind spots, but the change is still slow to come.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Some of these factors are environmental and out of your control: the economy, politics, changes in leadership, and pandemics. Retention saves money by reducing recruiting and training costs and increases income by eliminating relationship disruptions, thus shortening the time between first solicitation and first gift.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This subtle change enables addresses to be marked as inactive without making the user delete the record. The product roadmap is now more focused on retention and activities that support that goal and all aspects of student support. This new feature will help better track the individual’s journey from prospect to student to alumni.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

This might involve establishing data models and structures that allow you to standardize information from a variety of sources, validating that information, appending your data with additional details, and prioritizing data security. Consider factors like data modeling, schema design, data integration processes, and data governance.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2021

Leadership strategies and changes: It is critical to recognize that changes to basic leadership structures can have a significant impact on employee satisfaction. Leadership should take the time to understand what motivates employees and what changes they would like to see implemented.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

How is the perceived value of a college degree changing? While studies show that workers with bachelor’s degrees have higher lifetime earnings and lower poverty rates than those without, technology has changed the workforce. At a time when as many as one in three bachelor’s degree recipients in the U.S. What makes you stand out?

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