Volunteer Hub

MARCH 7, 2022

With the value of a volunteer hour approaching $29 in 2022, now is the time to focus on retention and better utilize your existing volunteer contacts. It’s no secret that a dedicated group of volunteers is an important cornerstone of many nonprofit organization. And what causes volunteers to leave? Personal Growth.

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2023

It involves the process of categorizing supporters into groups based on shared qualities and characteristics. Segmentation creates a personalized experience for constituents and impacts donor retention. Bloomerang’s Groups feature makes it easy for you to effectively organize, understand, and act on your data.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 21, 2021

As a result, retention rates have been declining over the past three years, which makes end-of-year mailings critical to the organization. Historically, due to a mandatory quiet period after Christmas, Toys for Tots did not resume development efforts until the spring.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 11, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Keep Your Donors Coming Back: Effective Strategies for Nonprofit Donor Retention and Recurring Gifts Ever wondered how some nonprofits have a dedicated group of repeat donors while others are constantly chasing new ones? The secret lies in mastering donor retention and recurring gifts.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Trends in giving and donor retention are an important topic in the fundraising landscape, and at this time of year, it’s a good idea to take a look at what’s been happening in the fundraising world. Which groups to start with when it comes to moving to recurring gifting. Blackbaud Institute Retention Toolkit.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

One of the best methods to increase your donor retention is to leverage your overall communication strategies. But first, let’s compare how the major communication channels of direct mail versus digital communications play a role in donor retention. This is why focusing on impact is one of the best ways to increase donor retention.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The answers stem from how volunteer management and key organizational leadership view volunteer retention - the ability to keep volunteers long-term. Difficult times, such as COVID-19, can intensify those challenges if an adequate retention plan is not in place with the ability to properly implemented it. Team building.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Best Practices for Donor Acquisition and Retention Through Direct Mail. According to Big Fundraising Ideas, one way school groups can take advantage of this method of communication is by sending fundraising letters that invite supporters to make a donation. But what about people who say that direct mail isn’t worth the investment?

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Donor retention is the second-highest concern for nonprofits, according to the 2022 CCS Philanthropy Pulse survey. What is donor retention? Donor retention measures how many donors continue to give to your organization. Understanding what may have encouraged the first and subsequent donations is key to understanding retention.

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sgEngage

MAY 2, 2022

Volunteer retention is crucial for nonprofits and other organizations that rely on volunteer support. In this guide, we’ll explore these five common volunteer retention challenges, along with tips for overcoming them: . Ready to learn how to overcome common retention challenges? Communication roadblocks or inefficiencies. .

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 23, 2024

Membership Churn, in particular, charts members lost over a specific time period, providing a crucial metric alongside membership retention. Charting Churn to measure membership turnover offers a high-impact way to see how well your retention efforts are working. The post MatrixMaxx 24.1

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Association Analytics

MAY 20, 2024

Even if not directly monetized, data products can enhance member benefits, fostering loyalty and retention within your association. By providing valuable industry insights, like surveys or industry data and training, associations enhance the perceived value of membership, encouraging retention and engagement.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

Association professionals are seeking a support group to help them face challenges and to gain the skills to stay ahead of trends. People benefit from the encouragement and wisdom of groups like.orgCommunity’s Leadership Circles. It’s no longer centered on helping members have a successful career or take that next step up the ladder.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

Third Sector Labs recently co-hosted a donor retention webinar with Caity Craver , CEO of DonorTrends. The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 31, 2023

If your group is more sigh than sizzle, you need to meet Adele Gambardella and Chip Massey. Use revenue, retention, renewal, learning, event, and behavioral data to unlock hidden information. We wrote two books on Association 4.0 Leadership, or how to navigate fast-moving digital markets and we’ll be sharing what we learned.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

This leads to more donor engagement, higher donations, and better donor retention. Improved Donor Retention Additionally, smart donation asks contribute to improved donor retention rates. These features let groups focus on their resources. Then, it can craft custom messages for different donor groups.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 4, 2024

To truly understand the health of your organization, there are seven key metrics you should track in your database: Year-on-year revenue Donor file growth Donor retention Gifts per donor Average gift Revenue per donor Cost to acquire Data can be overwhelming. One piece of data taken alone doesn’t tell the whole story. We can help.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

The original question: My organization is working on a data retention policy and wondering if others have insights to share. Many, many years ago, an administrator here apparently made a similar decision to delete an entire group of records from the database. The same topic came up recently on the APRA''s listserve, PRSPCT-L.

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NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

Online donors are a generous group. Here are five irresistible follow-up techniques to help you convert and retain this very valuable group of online donors, who in the aggregate have much higher cumulative value over the long term than traditional mail-acquired donors. Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report. Download Now!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

In business, customer retention is “big business.” ” High customer retention rates can help a company spend less on marketing, improve the overall lifetime value of a customer, and earn more referrals. We’ve borrowed basic business principles to help you steward your partners like a boss !

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For nonprofit organizations like yours, this involves categorizing potential donors into groups—or segments— based on shared characteristics, like donor type or volunteer interests. This enables you to tailor strategies that resonate with each group’s unique needs and preferences, ensuring more meaningful and effective communication.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2019

This means that your nonprofit must first master the art of effective donor retention. . There are several reasons donor retention is so important for nonprofits: First, it’s much less expensive to ask a donor to give again than to perform enough outreach to acquire a new donor. . Donor retention is key to helping your nonprofit grow.

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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. Which groups are most loyal attendees and which aren’t? If certain groups aren’t attending, try to determine a possible root cause. This is a valuable group. What factors influence first time attendees?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Be Aggressive About Learning If proactive skill-building isn’t part of your culture, it is time to consider a more aggressive approach to learning, development, and employee retention. Retention rates are 34% higher among organizations that offer employee development opportunities. Digital markets don’t allow room to languish.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 16, 2024

You can also use Artificial Intelligence to help your association be more intentional in hitting your member-marketing goals, ensuring you drive membership, increase engagement, and boost retention. What are the benefits of member marketing for large organizations? With AI, this can be a reality!

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Wild Apricot

MAY 13, 2015

Recently our Membership Advisory Group discussed their challenges with volunteer engagement and retention and offered up some advice and ideas to help their membership peers.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 11, 2024

When a member volunteer joins your program, be sure to extend a warm welcome in your member community, make introductions, and get your new volunteers connected within your existing volunteer program groups. If your volunteer program is large, you might want to add more groups to ensure conversation flows more freely.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Community Brands recently shared donor retention data that reinforced alarming trends that the nonprofit sector has been monitoring for a while. In their survey, they asked nonprofits what their current donor retention rate was: about 60% said they didn’t know and the rest had an average donor retention rate of 45%.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

You’d be surprised how common it is for different departments in the same association to calculate member retention differently. Your working group could even develop after a work function or general call for volunteers. Or to go to different systems within the association to pull data for the calculation.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With proper practice, your organization can leverage your virtual community to drive engagement, boost retention, and attract new members. . Provide a safe space for members to network and socialize while driving member retention and loyalty. An open line of communication will encourage member engagement and retention.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 9, 2023

3 ways innovative technology can help you drive revenue By leveraging an innovative AMS, your association can drive membership growth and retention, ultimately increasing your overall revenue. More than any other group, Generation Z is looking for customized options. Here’s how: 1. Personalize member experiences.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 23, 2024

Thank them for being part of your donor family, give them credit for an accomplishment, and invite them to be part of an exclusive group making a monthly gift. These people are part of a special group now. Recurring donor retention Keeping your donors informed and engaged is key. Keep it simple. Nurture your monthly donors.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2022

Donor retention is the measurement of how many donors continue giving to your nonprofit year after year. Maintaining a high retention rate means your nonprofit has access to ongoing, sustainable financial support. Maintaining a high retention rate means your nonprofit has access to ongoing, sustainable financial support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2020

Nonprofits that embrace flexible work movement experience many benefits , such as increased productivity and retention and decreased expenses and pollution contribution. 16) Bridgespan Group (US) :: bridgespan.org/jobs. Bookmark your browsers! Your next dream job is coming soon. 1) Work for Good :: workforgood.org.

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Bloomerang

MAY 20, 2024

Imagine harnessing the power of unified data to streamline operations, boost engagement, and drive retention. Dynamic membership groups: Segment your members based on level. You can pair these groups with activity, engagement, or other data to tailor communications and drive more impactful strategies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Development audit after development audit of small- to mid-sized organizations reveals that while donor retention remains a critical issue there is also another issue that is equally important. Far too many groups are not focusing their fundraising efforts on wide-scale donor acquisition efforts.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Regardless of your goals for 2023, AI has the potential to help you exceed member expectations, boost recruitment and retention efforts and alleviate staff stress. Boost membership retention. When you use AI predictions, you’ll become proactive about member retention, helping you fight churn. Automation. Mobile capabilities.

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