Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Are you a new development director or executive director and feeling a bit lost on how to learn exactly what motivates your donors? Or maybe you’re a new major gift officer and you’d like to set up as many donor meetings as possible. Building strong relationships with donors is the backbone of successful fundraising.

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Roundtree

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

4 Habits to Retain Donors. Donor relationships are just that: relationships. Retaining donors requires intentionality. Here are four habits your organization can develop to build stronger relationships with donors and retain them: #1: Communication is the key. . This is also true with donors. 3: Be thankful.

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Neon CRM

MAY 3, 2023

Donor recognition is one of the most under-appreciated methods of donor engagement. All your supporters, from your one-time givers to your major donors, should feel appreciated by your organization. Identifying Your Donors Tiers Most organizations will have four levels of donors: one-time, recurring, mid level, and major donors.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

This change would leave many of our donors (without email addresses) in the dark when it comes to news and feel-good stories about the organization. We continue to solicit donors using direct mail and emails. Here’s why: Donor retention continues to be the biggest problem in nonprofit fundraising.

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Roundtree

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

6 Ways to Improve Your Donor Emails. It is cost-efficient for the organization and gets more engagement than other forms of communication, like social media or direct mail. How can your organization send donor emails that improve open and click rates? #1: If you try to tell donors five things, they’ll remember zero things.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

One of the basic tenants of successful fundraising is donor stewardship. Donors who have shown your organization some love through their gifts are at risk of walking away if not shown some love in return. Romancing your donors should be a top priority! Tactics: Encourage a first-time donor to follow your social media.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Guest post by Mazarine Treyz, author of The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising , called one of the Top 10 books of 2010 by Beth Kanter, and author of the Networked Nonprofit. Her second book is The Wild Woman’s Guide to Social Media, published 2012, given a 5 star rating by About.com. Her latest book, Get the Job!

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We have enclosed a donor envelope for your convenience. But we’ve got the solution you’ve been waiting for – a donor-centered appeal letter template that will resonate with your supporters and drive real results. Place Your Donor at the Center: Your donor is the hero of your narrative. Sincerely, Argh!

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 1, 2022

These tips will help you not only care for your donor, but for yourself as well. Check gift reports daily If you know a gift was supposed to be received by year-end and you don’t see it posted, follow up with your Data/Donor Ops team Do what you can to support gift processing – and thank your team! How will you stay on track?

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NetWits

APRIL 19, 2012

We are seeing that programs and alumni giving have both grown from 2010 and that loyal donors are continuing to give, and giving more. One key area that we need to keep an eye on however, is how we reengage our inactive donors and encourage them to participate in alumni programs and begin giving again. Be active in their lives.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Easy for your donors. It’s donor-centric and donors want to help. And the more donors you will keep. What’s not to like about monthly donors who provide sustainable unrestricted funds for your mission? I’ve never heard of a donor who complained that you asked them why they give monthly. Easy for you!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

That means you need to make sure you don’t lose any of those donors you took such pains to acquire last year. 8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. There’s nothing more important to your bottom line and long-term sustainability than donor retention. Don’t let them!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Fundraising Planning and Climate Report ’s findings show the following: Adjust fundraising strategies : Based on the report’s predictions, consider adjusting your fundraising strategies to align with the current socioeconomic and cultural climate, and donor preferences. Determine the capacity to give of your donors and funders.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

It’s no secret that donor behavior and event hosting options have changed in 2021. It will also give you a plan for the best times to send out those important acknowledgment messages so that your donors feel appreciated! In 2020, donors gave over $2.47 Leverage Direct Mail To Encourage Donors To Give This Year-End.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

loses 70% of donors after the first gift. And to make matters worse, the probability that a donor will make five consecutive gifts is only 10-15%.These By the time you’ve added a new donor, half of your previous new donors are out the door. A timely thank you gives the donor confidence you received their gift.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers. Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before. Remember your goal is persuading consumers.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2016

And yet, there is one last statistic that makes fundraisers stay awake at night—the sorry state of donor retention overall , and especially retention of first-time donors. I suggest a nonprofit differentiates itself to its donors when it is: Genuinely personal. It’s easy to talk at donors but not always to them.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We have something to say that lands somewhere between an observation and a complaint and a call to arms: Not enough attention is paid to mid-level donors. Major donors get the fanfare, the galas, the special one-to-one contact. Small-dollar donors are often the solid foundation, the activists, the heart of the movement.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

However, with a read-a-thon fundraiser, you can give your supporters the opportunity to slow down and crack open a book while also teaching young students the value of reading and escaping into exciting stories. A read-a-thon can take place anywhere, so long as your participants can curl up with a good book.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Online fundraising has also proven to be an extremely effective donors acquisition vehicle. Let’s take a look at some fundraising ideas – the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Expert Tip : Brand your donation form like @BFAS so donors know it’s you!

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

I also pointed her to CASE's book Advancement Services: A Foundation for Fund Raising , and CASE's Handbook of Institutional Advancement , which includes a chapter on Advancement Services, as well as the Association of Advancement Services Professionals. He suggests several, including donor retention.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What donors can teach us about making more money. She has an uncanny ability to articulate what donors want and backs that up with solid and compelling research. Penelope has just released her third book, Donor-Centered Leadership , on how to build and sustain a high performance fundraising team.

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BoardAssist

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Let’s talk about “profitability” when it comes to staging galas, investing in direct mail, and investing in consulting or staff resources. For example, investing $20k in really good direct mail should yield about $80k in revenue, if you have a list of responsive donors. Start using the word profit, and use it repeatedly!

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Your donors are the ones who make your organization’s mission possible. Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Our team has studied the effectiveness of retaining donors rather than acquiring new ones, and that research guides our entire approach. Why Does Donor Appreciation Matter? . Navigation: .

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Your donors are the ones who make your organization’s mission possible. Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Our team has studied the effectiveness of retaining donors rather than acquiring new ones, and that research guides our entire approach. Why Does Donor Appreciation Matter? . Navigation: .

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 24, 2013

Online fundraising has also proven to be an extremely effective donors acquisition vehicle. Let’s take a look at the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Doing this helps potential donors feel secure and understand that they are in the right place. 1) Go Mobile, Now!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Your messaging will also be important after the fact, as you’ll need to thank your donors and encourage them to continue supporting your mission. Giving Tuesday is a great time to encourage your donors, staff, volunteers, and even board members to reach out to their own networks of friends, family, and professional connections.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

It’s the generous time of year, when donors think about giving. Donors give more, especially in December and the last days of the year. Your donors will be warmed up before you ask. Your donor loyalty and retention will go up. Your donor loyalty and retention will go up. Mid-Level Donor Alert!

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Year-end can be understandably very focused on fundraising, but given the importance of strong donor stewardship and high inflation that may place donating out of reach for some supporters, many nonprofits are curious about how to engage their donors without asking for gifts. The holiday season is a time of joy and giving back.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

Securing donors only to lose them is just silly business. If you want to move away from transactional one-time gifts, and towards longer-term, transformational giving, here is the single most important thing you need to know to keep nonprofit donors: RESOLVE to rock the power of thank you! Begin by making donor retention a priority.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase your donor lifetime value. Master personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase your donor lifetime value. . They actually cost you money

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 4, 2016

Retention Rates Stink. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2015 Survey , only 19 percent of new donors to nonprofits give again after their first gift. In other words, if 100 donors made gifts via your year-end appeal in 2015, only 19 of them will donate again in 2016. It’s actually never over.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Location and hours: Share the nuts-and-bolts information a volunteer might need in a pinch, including the location of all program sites, hours of operation, the main phone number, your mailing address, and your website. Books they might want to read? Confidentiality: Does volunteer work for your organization require confidentiality?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

For retention-minded fundraisers with a strong donor cultivation plan in place, the early days of a new calendar year might even be busier than any day in November and December. Here are five tips for thanking your year-end donors that will increase the likelihood of them being retained in the following year: 1.

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Care2

APRIL 5, 2011

Multichannel donors are gold. Annual revenues are often 4x that of direct mail only donors, with higher retention and much better net. Simply supplementing an email with a text or a mail piece (or both!) Frustrated at internal barriers to multichannel integration? If so, this webinar is for you.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2019

For example, Dr. Cialdini’s book documents how, in one experiment, wine shoppers were much more likely to purchase a French wine when the store played French music—and more likely to purchase German vintages when German music was played. How can nonprofit leaders harness this tendency for good?

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BoardAssist

MAY 10, 2016

Fundraising guru Gail Perry shares them all with us in this week’s guest post starting with donor loyalty, something we should all be working harder at! If you stick to the same old same old strategies, you will probably see declining revenue and shrinking numbers of donors. So many donors don’t trust nonprofits.

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