Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to attract corporate matching gifts: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a question about how to attract corporate matching gifts. Your organization Matching gifts lift average donation size, improve retention and donor lifetime value , and open the door to other giving.

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Roundtree

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

My one piece of advice to my daughter and son-in-law at their wedding was “never assume what has never been said.” They send me emails asking me to sign up for an event, fund a special need, register for their golf tournament, etc. Send email updates without any strings attached. This is also true with donors. 919.601.1439.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

According to Chuck Longfield , ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. Make a donor retention calendar to keep your donors loyal! OK, so donor retention isn’t part of your job description. Step Two: Make your Donor Retention more Manageable by Creating a Thanking Policy.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Personalize the ask In a study of email fundraising campaigns, we found that the emails with the highest engagement rates addressed the recipients by name and used “you” language, speaking directly to the recipient. Offer specific options Most advice will say it’s important to give a specific amount when making a request.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

When developing a fundraising strategy, your best bet is to concentrate on two areas: your most productive donor groups and high-impact donor recruitment and retention. Your fundraising strategy should include plans for donor acquisition and retention with an emphasis on recruiting high-impact donors. Personalized emails.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

Volunteers, event attendees, annual fund donors, or people with whom you have engaged on some level through your emails and newsletters are often great candidates to move up the pyramid—they just need to receive some personal attention to motivate them. If you miss them, leave contact information and follow up with an email.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 5, 2021

Reaching donors and engaging with them is important for donor retention! This means, you have their consent to reach out via direct mail, email, calls, and texts! Use that checkbox for event registrations, volunteer signup forms, and mailing list signup forms. What is mobile marketing and why does it matter?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Therefore, one of the best ways to encourage donors to make major gifts is by building relationships with supporters and focusing on donor retention and stewardship. Send a follow-up email. Communicating regularly through email and social media. These eight steps might look like this: Start by sending an introductory letter.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 14, 2014

Well, our best advice is “ Don’t let the show stop!” And we wonder why retention rates are falling, and why donor acquisition efforts fail too often. Admittedly, for many of us in the sector, the very mention of ‘data analytics’ sounds intimidating. It’s a show-stopper.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Donor love is the act of showing that appreciation via thank-you emails, handwritten notes, kind gestures, donor appreciation events, and other methods. How to create a donor appreciation letter or email. One of the simplest ways to show donor love is to send a message to donors via letter or email.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2022

In this roundup, I compiled the best year-end fundraising advice from several nonprofit consultants in my network. If you had one piece of advice for successful end-of-year fundraising what would it be? Just write me a letter or send me a short email. You can get to “yes” by using personalization in your letters and emails.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

From donor retention to nonprofit marketing to organizational leadership, every ebook is an invaluable resource. But this belief has been reinforced by the unfortunate existence of powerful, territory-protecting direct mail and online silos where never the twain shall meet. Sometimes online, sometimes through the mail, and often both.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2018

Opening Advice: First do no harm. Better retention? If you have access to it, what are the first-year and multi-year retention rates for these donors? Are they coming online or from events or direct mail? Launching a 3-question survey to mid-level donors with email addresses. Un-personalized email.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2017

GivingTuesday 2017 Webinar Series : Stay up to date with advice, how-tos, and more in the coming months with this webinar series. The New Normal in EOY Multi-Channel Fundraising : A successful marketing strategy has expanded beyond direct mail and email. Preparing your database. Love your donors?

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

For more advice, we recommend exploring our dedicated article. Send specific invitations to those who are on your email list but haven’t attended an event or donated in the past. Separate those who will receive email invites from those who will receive direct mail invites. Continue to use email.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

6 Tactics for Increasing Donor Retention by Rachel Clemens, Mighty Citizen . Donor retention rates haven’t snuck north of 50% in more than a decade. If so, you won’t want to miss Rachel’s tips on how you can help improve your nonprofit’s retention rate. . . Should Nonprofits Focus on Email or Facebook?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants tips to improve first-time donor retention: Dear Charity Clairity, What tips would you give to a small to medium-size shop to improve first-time donor retention? Send new online donors an additional thank you by mail. If you thank well, you may get a lifetime of gifts.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2015

An email marketing campaign or direct mail piece can’t succeed without a great list. This will help maximize each mailing. Plus, updated and current lists make your donors happy because they aren’t receiving irrelevant mailings. It also means separating out donors by their giving patterns. Have a Process.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

You can show your value by demonstrating the relationship you have to engagement, recruitment, and retention. HR can also provide advice on conducting employee surveys. If you must use email, keep it short and to the point, with links to more information should an employee want to know more. Human Resources. Print is not dead.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 31, 2017

To further assist your donors with giving, you should: Include links to your donation form in your email blasts. Don’t turn every email into a plea for donations, but some emails should include links to your donation form so donors can give easily and your nonprofit receives the donations it deserves. Volunteer opportunities.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Retention is the key to maximizing your fundraising strategy, and appreciation is at the root of that strategy. Plus, a good recurring donation program provides consistent funding for organizations and increases the retention rate. Analyze Your Audience.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Retention is the key to maximizing your fundraising strategy, and appreciation is at the root of that strategy. Plus, a good recurring donation program provides consistent funding for organizations and increases the retention rate. Analyze Your Audience.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. I will email that to everybody later on today. . So emails, social media, your website. Full Transcript: Steven: All right. Lori: I think we should.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

By leveraging multiple communication channels—email, mobile, direct mail, websites, social media, paid and earned media, SEO, and more, you expand your reach to engage new donors and supporters. We hope you find their advice for nonprofit multi-channel marketing helpful! Why is it important for nonprofits?

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Fundraising CRM If you’re not currently using a fundraising CRM, you could be missing out on revenue and donor retention opportunities. You can even set up automated emails to keep volunteers up-to-date on specific projects. Add text-to-donate codes to your direct mail and use the tool to promote other ways to get involved.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 31, 2021

The lead of your fundraising appeal letter, or the subject line in your next email ask, should do the same thing. As copywriter and donor retention expert Lisa Sargent notes, rather than a “hook,” consider your letter’s lead an opportunity. “…An Her advice? That’s when you want to take the advice of Mark Phillips of Blue Frog.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

So be on the lookout for an email from me with all those goodies. You can read her awesome advice in many leading industry publications and blogs, as well as her own website. ” Lots of great advice for you on getting a kickstart for your end-of-year fundraising campaigns. . They do the mailing. Type in or choose.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

One of the most frequent questions Im asked as I meet nonprofit communications professionals, is for advice on choosing a CRM. One bit of evidence that this is working well is that our client retention rate is about 99%.and Philip King: Ask about their client retention rate: I think this is key.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

So my advice for you here, low tech. You may find, “Wow, we’ve got three tools that could send email.” Maybe we want to, you know, tighten it down and just use one email tool. Everybody needs an email tool. Those things get bolted on, and it can get a little chaotic very, very quickly.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It’ll be in an email from me. You were looking at some sort of return on investment selection tool or something before you put an appeal to those donors in the mail. So again, did someone come in as a major donor, did someone come in on email, or did they come in on direct mail? So just be on the lookout for that.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

Marketing: One of the great things about digital marketing channels, like email and social media, is that they’re cheap. If this is the case for your event, our only advice is to start planning it as early as possible. Email: This channel works best for your existing supporters. It’s that simple!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2018

It’s easier to keep a member than to acquire a new one, so focus on communication and experiences for a successful membership retention rate. Be active on social media, create newsletters, send emails and make phone calls. Direct-mail letter. Automated Email. Email blast to all members expiring that month.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Although you can find some exclusive advice from her on our blog as well, which we’ll link to if you’re interested in learning that. So, anyway, Dr. Adrian Sargeant and Elaine Jay do a lot of research on donor retention and fundraising. She was AFP’s Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). The ones that have gone dark and stopped responding to or opening your emails?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Include the blog URL in your email signature. Put your blog URL on your business cards, direct mail and print advertising. And once you’ve launched your blog, follow these tips for promoting it: 1. Promote your blog URL on your website. Encourage your employees to do the same. Post your blog on Facebook.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. The book is a quick and handy resource for any leader, manager or Human Resource professional.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Receive timely responses to their e-mails? ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Is it easy for your customers to: Buy from you? Make returns?

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