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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Make a “ stretch gift ” that is very generous and is outside your normal giving pattern. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). Is the donor renewal rate low? It doesn’t have to be a gift.

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How to Prevent Donor Fatigue in a Nonprofit

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The real problem comes when you don’t tell the donor what you did with their gift, particularly before you ask for another donation, or you fail to even thank them for their donation. What if donors making gifts since that time weren’t receiving their thank-you letters? Why do people lapse?

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Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters

The Modern Nonprofit

Tracking open and click-through rates for each segment provides data to refine messaging. Don’t just make an ask, but keep new donors closely informed during the crucial period after a first gift. Compared to one-time emergency donors, monthly donors have much higher retention rates and lifetime value. This builds a connection.

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How To Write A Great Donation Receipt For Your Nonprofit

CauseVox

With automatic donation receipts, you have the ability to immediately acknowledge your donor’s gift, which has been proven to increase donor retention rates 400%. A specific description of how their gift will make an impact for this particular fundraising campaign. No goods or services were given in exchange for this gift.

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What the 2020 Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report Tells Us About 2021 and Beyond

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In terms of donor retention, FEP measures three specific donor retention rates: the overall average donor retention rate (donors of all types regardless of recency/frequency), the average retention rate of first-time donors (those who have only given one gift), and “repeat” donors (donors who gave last year and in prior years).

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Phonathons: The Fundraiser’s Ultimate Guide & 15+ Top Tips

Double the Donation

One thing that phonathons have historically struggled with has been identifying donors who may be eligible for a matching gift from their employer?—and So how do you optimize matching gifts in your phonathons? Train callers on matching gifts. Include matching gifts in call scripts. Gift confirmation: Success!

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Lessons from a Fundraising Insider: How our Donor Retention Rates grew to 43%

Connection Cafe

We impact over 10,000 lives each year, and in 2013 we had a donor retention rate of 43% ( compared to 27% ). So, what led to our above industry average donor retention rates? If I have to spend more than 15 minutes creating a report or query to see the info I need, I’ve done something terribly wrong. Our database is healthy .