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6 Ways to Improve Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Participant Retention

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Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008, providing technical and consultative services to nonprofits of all sizes and types. Save Your Seat The post 6 Ways to Improve Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Participant Retention appeared first on Neon One. This guest post comes from Mark Becker, founder of Cathexis Partners. RSVP for the webinar here.

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2019

Connection Cafe

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%. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008.

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Seth Godin on Innovation, Failure and Why Non-profits Should Stop Operating like Businesses

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Back in January of 2008 he told us (the non-profit sector) that we should be looking to use the internet in new and innovative ways to build community and engage our supporters because direct mail, although still a huge revenue source, was beginning to show signs of fatigue. First Year Donor Retention is 29.3%. My Question to You.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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September 11 The 2008 mortgage crisis The Great Recession The 2016 Election The COVID pandemic The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tyre Nichols January 6 The current inflationary economy This lowering of esteem for organizations, whose solid reputations were previously taken for granted, is not anecdotal.

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2014

Connection Cafe

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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Charitable Giving in a down economy: Performance strategies for any market

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Historical support shows that charitable response is swift in response to natural disasters, financial crises such as the Great Recession of 2008 – 2009 and the pandemic, as seen below: Revenue Trend: Human Services Benchmark. Charitable giving in a recession is no different. Follow the Leaders. References. 2022, August 15).

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Taking Advantage of a Crisis

Robert Weiner

All key metrics declined for the index as a whole for the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008. " He advises nonprofits to "embrace integrated marketing, focus on donor retention, increase monthly giving, and ramp up or start a planned giving program."

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