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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%. That’s shocking (and pretty scary).

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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] How to Talk about Legacy Giving Without Seeming Creepy

Bloomerang

And I understand the impulse to avoid the subject, no one likes to face their mortality, but that’s not really what legacy philanthropy is about. So, anyway, Dr. Adrian Sargeant and Elaine Jay do a lot of research on donor retention and fundraising. And this person called it creepy. Not today and really not ever.

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

Bloomerang

And I have my masters in philanthropy and fund development from St. And I’m on a mission to transform organizations through effective philanthropy. Well, your database, I’ve said this, your database is like your brain, right? Like your fundraising brain. Mary’s University of Minnesota. Why do we need it?

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[VIDEO] How to Get a Return on Your Nonprofit Technology Investment

Bloomerang

Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. Sometimes a system owner is like the person whose budget pays for that product, so director of development, VP of development, philanthropy manager, whatever title you have in your org. Those meetings will stick around on their calendar. Be nice to your people.