Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”. A couple of decades later a quick search on Idealist.org turns up over 2000 current jobs and tons of nonprofit social media professionals on networks like Nonprofit.ist.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As technology evolves, there are new ways nonprofits like yours can take advantage of advancements to save time and raise more money. AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. One of the easiest AI tools for nonprofits to get started with is ChatGPT , a chatbot powered by OpenAI.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

posted by Jen Nation Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. With the recent pandemic, civil unrest and racism conversations front and center, nonprofit organizations are working overtime to serve communities deeply affected by these issues. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

You might be inspired to bring your idea to life by starting a nonprofit. million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. Around 30% of nonprofits cease to exist within 10 years of their founding.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

One of the most important lessons a nonprofit practitioner can learn in their career is that budgets are moral documents. You want to take your nonprofit to the next level? Retention Rate: The percentage of donors who gave last year and this year. What does that mean? The first step is creating a budget.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Like many healthy nonprofits, Marie Curie was trying to instill greater collaboration and a deeper culture of philanthropy across teams, some of which were siloed. She asked staff to give 15 minutes of their time to handwrite a card and prepared them with ready-made assets, stationery, stamps, and sample scripts.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

If your nonprofit hasn’t pursued recurring donations, you’re missing out. Recurring donations are a commitment by a donor to regularly contribute a predetermined amount to a nonprofit organization These gifts are typically made on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. What Are Recurring Donations?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This strategy encourages your supporters to engage with each other and their friends and creates further awareness for your nonprofit by spreading your mission to new audiences. To encourage social sharing, you’ll also want to provide them with sample posts and any resources (videos, etc.) that you created for the campaign.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Every nonprofit worries about them. Could your nonprofit have done something to drive them away? The minute you understand and act on this, your retention rates will rise. For many nonprofits, that period is 12 months, but for others, that term is 18 months. Laments them. Broods over them. A tangled web of worry and loss.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Using the toolkit’s free Reflection worksheet, gather data on your current revenue streams, audience, donor retention rates, and more. Donors are in the driving seat, with a plethora of giving options distributed across a smaller sample of the population. Why is 2023 the right time to focus on major giving?

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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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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As any volunteer manager knows, volunteer scheduling is a fundamental part of the day-to-day operations of all nonprofit volunteer programs. Studies show that in 2019 alone, corporations gave over $21 billion to nonprofits. The Complete Volunteer Scheduling Checklist for Nonprofits. Personal interests. Skills and experience.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. A nonprofit I work with has tried several different campaigns on Valentine’s Day, and they always fail to ignite. Just do it! Set an Impact Goal.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

As a leader in the nonprofit sector, you’re not only concerned with your own learning journey, but the professional development of your employees as well. By leaning into your staff members’ desire to learn by implementing virtual training courses, you can see benefits such as: Improved Staff Retention Rates. Increased Fundraising ROI.

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Achieve

JULY 28, 2021

There’s no question that the past year or so has been tough on nonprofits. COVID-19 brought on unique challenges for nonprofits of every size, affecting how we define. Waivers created through electronic waiver software are extremely helpful tools when it comes to mitigating legal risks your nonprofit might encounter.

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Kindful

APRIL 12, 2021

The global pandemic has likely cut down on the amount of foot traffic your nonprofit’s office or on-site premise has been receiving. Donor recognition plays too important of a role in donor retention and donor lifetime value to withhold telling those stories until an end-of-year event (or no event at all).

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

Research shows the average nonprofit in the U.S. While it’s common knowledge in the for-profit world that it costs much more to secure a new customer than to retain an old one, somehow many nonprofits haven’t yet fully grasped that the same holds true with donors. Fundraiser. On Twitter. loses 70% of donors after the first gift.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2021

Choosing a sample population that reflects the outcome you’re looking for. Understanding the Reasons for Nonprofit Donor Churn. 6 Tactics for Increasing Donor Retention. The donors who are prized candidates for giving again. How to calculate donor attrition. Information that you need to pull about donors. Affinity scoring.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Manager, Direct Marketing Fundraising Services, long-time staff of the national nonprofit Feeding America , knows better. Make use of a New Donor Welcome Kit that contains sample content. When I asked him about the ultimate point of paying attention to the donor thank you process, he said, “ Retention. Aaron LaMonica-Weier , Sr.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

posted by Brittany Samples Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Nonprofits are in a difficult position where they are expected by the public to make high impact on their communities while spending next to nothing in administrative costs. Managing human resources for nonprofits. References.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

According to Roger Craver in his book Retention Fundraising , “The average nonprofit has a 60-70% chance of getting additional gifts from current donors, a 20-40% chance from a lapsed donor and a 2% chance from a prospect.”. Their customer retention rates dwarf ours. The nonprofit world? Does it work?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2020

PPP , created through the CARES Act, provide s small businesses and nonprofit organizations with up to $10M or 2.5X (250%) of their average monthly payroll, whichever is less , t o cover eight weeks of payroll expenses and for making payments toward debt obligations. . Employee Retention Tax Credit .

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Connection Cafe

JULY 30, 2013

npVOICES goes deeper into topics that matter in the nonprofit sector. Pamela Grow talks about how nonprofits can improve donor retention. - Episode #3 with Amy Sample Ward, Mark Rovner, Alia McKee, Melanie Mathos, and Frank Barry. We hope you’ll listen, comment, and share.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you understand the importance of a well-crafted fundraising development plan. Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Ensure these goals align with your nonprofit’s mission and financial needs.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Listen in to hear Melissa speak with Steve MacLaughlin about why retention matters so much right now, how to successfully leverage personas, what organizations are doing differently from a data and analytic standpoint, and how to cut through the noise and better communicate with donors. Which sample sets are being looked at and compared.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 8, 2017

A donor’s first donation to your nonprofit is a step in the right direction, but it’s not an immediate promise for smooth sailing. In terms of donor retention, that’s music to a nonprofit’s ears. The more your nonprofit interacts with its donors, the greater chance you have of creating a lasting relationship.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 15, 2013

npVOICES goes deeper into topics that matter in the nonprofit sector. In this episode… - Roger Craver with The Agitator and DonorTrends discusses donor retention and loyalty. Episode #3 with Amy Sample Ward, Mark Rovner, Alia McKee, Melanie Mathos, and Frank Barry. We hope you’ll listen, comment, and share.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. In April of 2011, a story broke regarding The Central Asia Institute, a nonprofit organization.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

My last article of this two-part series, “ Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy ,” began a discussion of smart fundraising strategies to take advantage of best practices and current trends. It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

For one nonprofit we work with, individual donors who give between $1,000–$99,000 make up less than 1% of the overall donor base, but they contribute an amount that is equal to the entire small donor program. Sample impact report from Oxfam America. . . Samples from LCV’s advertising to mid-level and major donors. . .

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2013

npVOICES goes deeper into topics that matter in the nonprofit sector. Episode #3 with Amy Sample Ward, Mark Rovner, Alia McKee, Melanie Mathos, and Frank Barry. Research & Trends donor retention fundraising Giving USA npVOICES' We hope you’ll listen, comment, and share. Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe in a reader.

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DipJar

MARCH 21, 2022

Too many nonprofits make the mistake of focusing on capacity markers alone, honing in on potential donors’ ability to contribute financially and forgetting that caring about a cause is why major donations are made. Does your nonprofit need assistance prospecting for a large-scale campaign you plan to run in a few years?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

A volunteer handbook is an essential piece of a successful volunteer program at a nonprofit. If YOU were volunteering at your nonprofit, what would you want to know? Be sure to customize this for your nonprofit and only include what is relevant to your organization. Go over procedures in documenting interactions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2012

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Stipends in volunteer service: Inclusion, retention, and volunteer benefits, Public Administration Review, 71:6, 850-858. ASU Lodestar Center. Welcome to Research Friday !

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Lucky for you, Blackbaud’s resident expert and prolific sgENGAGE contributor Tanya Fitzgerald created a plan you can adapt for your organization in her post “ Stewarding #GivingTuesday: Increase Your Retention Rate.”. And last but not least, use these great FREE resources! Watch any (or all!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 8, 2012

Listed below is just a sampling of internship matching sites that specialize in helping companies find interns. This results in greater employee retention. Although these methods are still employed and still work, in the internet age the process is incredibly easier and much more targeted through the use of websites. Like this article?

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 29, 2016

Rachel Muir, CFRE, is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and speaker at Cause Camp 2016. When she was 26 years old, Rachel Muir launched Girlstart, a nonprofit organization to empower girls in math, science, engineering and technology in the living room of her apartment with $500 and a credit card. Hope to see you there.

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