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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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Assessing Learner Sentiment Another important part of measuring the effectiveness of education programs is assessing learning sentiment. This data-driven approach ensures that learners receive the best possible educational experience, with high-quality instructors driving engagement and knowledge retention.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 4, 2022

Survey your members to understand their volunteer motivations and connect them to the best volunteer or advocacy options. . TECH TIP: Capture the member perspective with the best survey solution available in the Salesforce AppExchange and accessible through Nimble AMS. How do you measure goals and success through member engagement? .

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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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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Paired with your experience and judgment, your decisions can be data informed or data guided using less specific data measurements. Consider your average spending year over year or the trend in your retention over a period of time. Make it easy – Don’t ask members to fill out a seven page survey at the end of the meeting.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Step 5: Measure and celebrate board successes In addition to implementing a strategic recruitment process, it’s crucial to define success metrics that align with your organization’s goals. High retention rates indicate that your recruitment process is effective at identifying individuals committed to serving on the board long-term.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

Small nonprofits face even more challenges when it comes to securing funding in comparison to larger organizations—from low donor retention rates to limited resources to an overall lack of unrestricted funding. This led to better retention rates among supporters, doubling annual fund revenue and increasing monthly recurring givers tenfold.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 8, 2022

While data analytics might be communicated as a high priority, the surveyed association professionals report their confidence in the state of their member data remains weak. However, according to a Gartner survey, 42% of data and analytics leaders do not measure or assess their data.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

This ultimately results in better donor acquisition as well as stronger, more genuine partnerships with greater retention. After choosing a few donor segments that you’d like to focus on, you can take it a step further by sending out a survey to this group to gather even more information. People like surveys that are short and sweet.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

It’s hard to ramp up the good work you do if you don’t know how to concretely define, measure and communicate your impact to supporters. When we keep in mind the true meaning of the impact, in all its forms, it helps us discover what’s important when measuring it. Measuring impact. goals, measure them!

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

ENA brings objectivity to the process by using the net promoter score as a tool to measure success. Sharon notes that 50-year longitudinal studies from Gallop Poll, NORC’s General Social Survey, Harris Poll, and Edelman Barometer, find that trust in public institutions and their leaders has declined steadily.

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

How do you measure success in a given year? With the help of Dr. Adrian Sargeant, Harriet Jones-Day, James Barratt, and Kathryn Edworthy from the Institute, we surveyed more than 1,000 nonprofit professionals from small and medium-sized nonprofit organizations. Capacity Fundraiser fatigue is real.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll look at three important steps to take as you start planning your year-end fundraising campaign, including: Setting your year-end fundraising goals Identifying your campaign’s story Planning for donor retention Let’s take a look! You can read more about how to build a donor retention strategy over here.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Keeping your volunteers happy, motivated, and engaged in your organization’s mission is a key part of longer-term volunteer retention and program success. How are you measuring volunteer engagement? Without these important metrics, you will be unable to measure your success accurately. What is volunteer engagement?

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TechImpact

AUGUST 20, 2014

There are more tools available to nonprofits today that can be used for measuring their donor data than ever before. Whether it be a CRM , GoogleAnalytics , or a social media analytic tool like SproutSocial , measuring and understanding data is an essential part of contemporary business. But, they don’t call it “Big Data” for nothing.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

Use these strategies to identify your ideal customer and ensure your digital marketing materials appeal to them: Send out surveys. Retention: You then use email marketing to invite them to explore your other services, events, and volunteer opportunities. These measurements should align with your campaign’s goals.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. .

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Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

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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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A 2017 survey from Board Source shows that 84% of members on nonprofit boards identify as Caucasian, which does not sway far from the 2015 survey. A statement can also aid in recruitment and retention of board members. Complete an annual self-assessment to determine strengths and growth opportunities for boards.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to the latest research from Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report : The average donor retention rates for first-year offline-only donors is 29%. That’s shocking (and pretty scary).

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before. Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Survey existing donors on what spurs them to give quickly when appealed to.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 6, 2024

For instance, a few member appreciation perks include: Discounted services, such as reduced ticket prices Access to members-only resources, like webinars Feedback surveys, which give donors the opportunity to suggest ideas and voice opinions With a little creativity, almost any nonprofit can offer perks in exchange for donations.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

According to SureImpact’s Primer on Nonprofit Impact Measurement , impact is “the quantifiable difference an organization makes … the collective effects (intended and unintended) of a nonprofit’s work on the communities it serves.” Participant retention. Volunteer retention. Number of participants. Participant satisfaction.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. These action steps are designed to correspond with the developmental stage of your fundraising program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

For nearly two decades, the Gallup corporation has been measuring employee engagement, and the numbers have been pretty pathetic. Back in 2000, only 30% of employees were considered “highly engaged,” and eighteen years later, after spending literally billions of dollars on engagement surveys, we only managed to increase that number to 34%.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Other research has shown that having a four-day workweek can include cost savings, increased productivity, and employee retention. The approach should always be about testing what works and measuring what matters. Some disadvantages, however, can include scheduling challenges, reduced productivity, and added stress.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Strategic Goals and Objectives: Specific and measurable targets the nonprofit aims to achieve. Evaluation and Impact Measurement: Methods for assessing the effectiveness and impact of nonprofit programs. Surveys can be a great tool for this. Use a survey to gather participant satisfaction ratings, typically on a scale (e.g.,

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

The data in your CRM can help you raise more money, improve your donor retention, and even attract new supporters to your cause. As you look at your data, you’ll find trends that help you create your journeys and measure the success of those interactions. It’s a powerful tool for managing and growing relationships with your supporters.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Measuring the Value of Volunteers. Most nonprofits cannot or do not measure the dollar value that volunteers. to the Current Population Survey, 2007). It is imperative that we have a good hold on our. volunteer time tracking, understand what type of work is being done, when, by whom, and for how many hours.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

You can encourage supporters to respond by sending requests for feedback, text surveys, or just letting them know that they can text back with any questions. According to eCardWidget , asking donors for feedback like this shows them that you value their opinions and helps you boost donor retention. Keep an eye on your metrics.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The organizations that measure and demonstrate action and performance against their commitments can improve trust with their stakeholders and increase market share, while reducing the cost of customer acquisition, the cost of recruiting, and employee turnover. However, few actually live up to their commitments. Whole Organization Strategy.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to Chuck, ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. If the ten-year trend continues, we’ll eventually end up with donor retention rates under 20%.

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

We’ll explore: How does donor stewardship impact donor retention? How does donor stewardship impact donor retention? Your donor retention rate measures how many donors continue to give to your organization over time. Your donor retention rate measures how many donors continue to give to your organization over time.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Reports generated around donor engagement can measure campaign involvement, giving history, and other trends that can help guide your strategic processes. Through the power of data, your nonprofit can increase retention of donors and diversify the donor pool. newsletters, surveys, event attendance).

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

You might send surveys or host meetings with high-level supporters to get their input on your organization’s strategies. Assess metrics such as your email open rate or online donation rate to measure your success. Their retention rate. Your online donor retention rate. Review your donor demographics.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

You can also survey prospective members for a new membership program! Before starting a new membership drive, make sure your organization has these key retention strategies down: Member experience. Once you’ve got retention down, you can start thinking about growing your membership. What tools will I need to run the program?

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OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

In a 2019 survey, the Pew Research Center reports that 69% of U.S. While not specifically mentioned in the Pew survey, nonprofits certainly face the same scrutiny and concern from constituents as private companies. Inspire donor retention in their fundraising campaigns. Great Reward, Great Responsibility.

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