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Tests: Even MOAR donation form tests!

M+R

This is the final post of our 60 Tests in 60 Minutes series! There’s never too much optimization of the donation form in our humble opinion, so let’s dive in with two hot tests about optimizing monthly ask strings. Test 2: HSUS and the Rounded Ask The Humane Society tested if rounding their ask amounts would increase conversions.

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Solving the Donor Retention Rate Issue: The Case for Creating a Board-level Donor Thank You Committee

Bloomerang

Do you know your organization’s donor retention rate? of the donors who made a gift in 2019 made another gift in 2020. That means more than half of donors who made a gift in 2019 didn’t make another one in the following year! Because according to the FEP, the 2020 repeat donor retention rate was 59.6%—whereas

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A New Nonprofit Donor Paradigm: First-Time And Habitual Gifts

Bloomerang

It’s the reason so many donor programs have retention rates representing three steps forward, two steps back. And it’s why the way we’re used to categorizing gifts as small, medium, and large (or “new,” “mid-level,” and “major”) may not be the most fruitful strategy. Let’s stop giving gifts, and donors, these outdated labels.

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Your Guide to Year-End Fundraising Best Practices

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to DonorBox nearly one-third of all annual gifts come in December, and nearly half of all online donations come in the last week of the year. Sending emails between Tuesday and Thursday and between 9 AM and 12 PM or 6 PM and 9 PM can also increase open and response rates. However, this is not a universal rule.

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Using Data to Make Annual Giving Work for You

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We aren’t tempted by the glamour and glitz of major gifts , the gold-lettered names on a wall or building. Keep them out of it for now (we can always test that later.) If you are expecting an 8% response rate from your donors, that means the segment needs to include at least 1,250 constituents. Test one thing at a time.

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7 Fundraising Actions Taken by Successful Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Reviewing new donations that have the potential to become recurring gifts. You can also customize your default donation amount for different segments of donors to optimize the average gift size. Offer donation matching to drive urgency and increase gifts in a short time. Finding new opportunities to build donor relationships.

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Eight Point Checklist For Stellar GivingTuesday Subject Lines

Bloomerang

Open rate : The success of your email often hinges on the open rate. On the flip side, a poorly crafted subject line can lead to lower open rates and, consequently, reduced chances of achieving your fundraising goals. A/B testing : Subject lines are often the primary variable in A/B testing for email campaigns.

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