Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This report explores the question: What are the cultural shifts impacting the future of giving, and what are the critical implications and opportunities for individuals and organization now and in the future? It is a collaboration between sparks & honey , a business strategy firm and the Morgridge Family Foundation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

We’ve borrowed basic business principles to help you steward your partners like a boss ! In business, customer retention is “big business.” ” High customer retention rates can help a company spend less on marketing, improve the overall lifetime value of a customer, and earn more referrals.

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Association Analytics

MAY 20, 2024

Even if not directly monetized, data products can enhance member benefits, fostering loyalty and retention within your association. By providing valuable industry insights, like surveys or industry data and training, associations enhance the perceived value of membership, encouraging retention and engagement.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

There are endless unanswered questions about where technology, and particularly AI, will take us, our lifestyles, and our careers. Sharon Rice is Managing Director of Business Strategy at.orgSource and Garth Jordan is CEO of the American Animal Hospital Association. In my way of thinking, this is the wrong business model.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

There’s a change going on in business. Be Aggressive About Learning If proactive skill-building isn’t part of your culture, it is time to consider a more aggressive approach to learning, development, and employee retention. To keep pace with the speed of business, teams need to reinvent themselves along with innovation and technology.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 31, 2019

To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Fortunately, Richard Finnegan, shares in his book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews : Why did you decide to leave us?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

In Nick Sonnenberg’s book, Come Up For Air , you’ll learn about his CPR Business Efficiency Framework , which stands for: C ommunication P lanning R esources This framework focuses on eliminating the pain points most teams experience by optimizing these three operation areas foundational to every organization. “In

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The team at Association Analytics often hears questions like, What exactly is data analytics? To help answer these questions, we’ve laid out some helpful tips on how to get started and where to go from there. Reports share information on what has already happened in your business in an organized, straightforward format.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

So how do you build a business case to get executive buy-in and board support for a new membership system? Building a business case starts well before the board reviews bottom line costs. The business case presents your proposal for change. staff and member retention as they get frustrated and leave. data issues.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2019

This means that your nonprofit must first master the art of effective donor retention. . There are several reasons donor retention is so important for nonprofits: First, it’s much less expensive to ask a donor to give again than to perform enough outreach to acquire a new donor. . Donor retention is key to helping your nonprofit grow.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Create a mission statement Leverage your software business case to develop a change management mission statement. Perhaps your organization experiences data silos or staff and member retention issues. When it comes to creating a business case, it can be easy to focus on numbers. How much will it cost?

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 15, 2022

And while it’s great for specific uses in day-to-day operations like transactional, process renewals or course payments, it can’t help you answer complex questions (see our previous blog, Your AMS Wasn’t Designed for That ). Using data from your AMS, analytics will help you answer these more complex questions. Why analytics?

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Member engagement is serious business. Just think of how companies like your favorite coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, and other businesses run games and use reward programs to drive customer loyalty , and you get the idea. . Getting started with gamification for member retention.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

And when it comes to creating a nonprofit business plan for your organization, that’s a task that generally falls to the board—a situation that can create a big disconnect between what you need and what you actually get. A big part of being a nonprofit leader is creating and maintaining a fruitful relationship with your board.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 28, 2010

More recently Godin spoke with the Chronicle of Philanthropy about Innovation, Failure and Why Non-profits should stop operating like businesses. First Year Donor Retention is 29.3%. My Question to You. I though you’d enjoy the interview. Here’s a quick peek into some key statistics. Troublesome] Fundraising Stats.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

What business questions do you want answered? In our previous blog posts on retention and product value , we illustrated how data isn’t one dimensional. This will help you answer the age old question of “where do I spend my marketing dollars?” Be deliberate as you start to dig into the data you need.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Back in 2017, we could see that business was changing. The use of AI in IP also raises additional questions. It’s time to meet your business objectives. Use revenue, retention, renewal, learning, event, and behavioral data to unlock hidden information. Kevin is.orgCommunity’s Co-Founder. Sponsored by WorkerBee.TV

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

Since staff turnover, leadership changes, shifting business priorities, and/or platform updates can happen at any time, it’s important to keep in mind that user adoption does not necessarily have a start or end date. For example, you might include a few questions based on the previous week’s training.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2014

To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Fortunately, Richard Finnegan , shares in his book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews : Why did you decide to leave us?

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is one of those insightful people who discovers hidden opportunities and helps leaders outline a path and a process to seize the moment. Non-dues revenue is a hot topic in any business climate. Sometimes a wake-up call isn’t a bad thing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Anish Batlaw Ram Charan Batlaw and Charan share these insights with us: Question: How do you identify, recruit, and support high-performing executive talent? Question: What are the most important things to look for in a candidate when selecting a CEO? Build and Energize Organizations : Lead with integrity. It needs rigor.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., 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. Matching gifts are a win-win-win.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

They range from retirees looking to give back, to busy professionals seeking purpose, and to young students wanting to make a difference. Weave the answers to these questions into your narrative fabric. In essence, the art of attraction is incomplete without the science of retention.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 17, 2022

million, increasing in business and professional settings. . Here are three tips to embrace a modern association management software and increase staff recruitment and retention at your organization. . No question with the younger generation, if you don’t have good tech, they’ll leave. Take the next step. Learn more.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

Show donors you’re invested in getting to know them personally by asking questions about their hobbies, families, professions, and connections to your nonprofit’s mission. Building relationships with all of your supporters can strengthen your donor retention rate and help your nonprofit raise more funds over time.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This includes asking questions such as: “To what extent have we met your needs?” Follow-up questions might ask about specific aspects of the service or clients’ interactions with the nonprofit. Ask clients and staff to review proposed survey questions to make sure they’ll make sense to other clients.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Improve donor retention through donor targeting and filtering. As you investigate, be sure to ask specific questions about setup, like: Do you have an onboarding team devoted to delivering full data conversions? Are you able to interact with other nonprofit professionals to ask questions, share tips, and learn best practices?

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Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

” by Randy Bean – published February 5th, 2021 According to Harvard Business Review, thriving as a mainstream organization today means being data driven. In this latest survey, 29% reported achieving “transformational business outcomes” during the past year – so what is holding the others back?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 12, 2014

It has become a fairly common factoid that around 60% of new donors only give once to that cause—however, showing love to your donors can be one of the driving factors behind donor retention. Here are five ways to show your donors love to raise donor retention: Thank Donors for the Same Thing You Asked For. Duh, right?

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

There’s no easy answer when it comes to the age-old question of how to improve nonprofit fundraising outcomes. Nonprofits have distinct needs from businesses, and different nonprofits themselves have diverse needs. The post 5 Ways to Use Donor Data to Increase Retention appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. Customizable.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Homkes’ book is a timely, comprehensive, and essential read for business leaders looking to take the next step toward ensuring high growth for their companies. Survive, Reset, Thrive (SRT) is a practical and innovative interconnected three-mode approach : Survive : Stabilizing your business when a shot hits. Taking proactive measures.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

Creating The Perfect Union Between Business And Your Nonprofit. If you feel like your nonprofit is a match made in heaven for a for-profit business and want some inspiration on how to strategize it, there’s a lot you can learn from Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE. 4 Keys to Answering Your Donors’ Most Fundamental Question.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2019

“Business development is the craft of finding the right prospect and then designing the perfect buying experience for that prospect,” explains Mo Bunnell , the author of, The Snowball System: How to Win More Business and Turn Clients into Raving Fans. Bringing in more of the kind of business you want begins with your value proposition.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 30, 2022

The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) , another Nimble AMS customer, presented during an engaging session for organization leaders. Our demo highlighted how you can provide personalized content feeds, profile badges, and missions to drive engagement and boost retention.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study, over half of association professionals say investing in business intelligence and data analytics is a top priority, yet only one-third would rate their organization’s data as excellent or very good. Still have questions about the importance of data hygiene?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 14, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Dear Charity Clairity, I have two related questions about determining when a donor is ready to be asked for a major gift. Let’s begin with your first question about how long the process of moves management takes. What do I do?

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