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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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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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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

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 think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . million and we increased donor retention from 36% to 56%. That’s huge.

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[VIDEO] Keeping Your Donor Database Healthy, Wealth, and Wise

Bloomerang

Well, your database, I’ve said this, your database is like your brain, right? Like your fundraising brain. And appeals can be very specific things like your fall appeal, your calendar year-end appeal. So it’s updating your data file with changes of address. Why do we need it? It can be things like events.

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[VIDEO] How to Talk about Legacy Giving Without Seeming Creepy

Bloomerang

So, anyway, Dr. Adrian Sargeant and Elaine Jay do a lot of research on donor retention and fundraising. It lights up the pleasure centers of their brains, it gives them what is called a warm-glow feeling. You want to make a note of this in your file, on your calendar, some kind of system that you have.

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