Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Keeping donors connected with the mission ensures the best possible donor retention rate for an organization. This extra level of donor engagement and connection will transfer to an increase in donor retention as well! In 2024, fundraisers should prepare to welcome the rise of influencers, celebrities, and Gen Z donors!

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Charity Village

APRIL 20, 2023

Integral to the success of the entire […] The post Adapting and evolving – PAVRO celebrates 25 years of volunteer engagement leadership in Ontario appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Charity Village

MAY 12, 2023

How nonprofits can thrive while still celebrating personal milestones with their teams appeared first on CharityVillage. This is disproportionately higher than the 47% portion of the general labour force that women make up in Canada (The Philanthropist Journal, 2023).* Some simple […] The post Another parental leave?

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Greater Giving

APRIL 1, 2024

Celebrate Service: Shining a Light on Volunteer Week 2024! From April 21st to 27th, 2024, we celebrate National Volunteer Week – a dedicated time to recognize the incredible impact volunteers have on our communities. Retention : Once you have amazing volunteers, keeping them engaged is key. It’s that time of year again!

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

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. Retention rates are 34% higher among organizations that offer employee development opportunities. Digital markets don’t allow room to languish.

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 10, 2024

Leading international fundraising copywriter, Lisa Sargent, calls print donor newsletters your “retention engines.” But only print donor newsletters have the “sticky” quality that leads to greater donor loyalty — and the greatest gift of all, the bequest gift. appeared first on Pamela Grow.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Did you know that 47% of HR professionals have said that retention is the top talent management challenge they face, closely followed by recruitment at 36%? In the broadest sense, employee retention depends on a combination of factors, including work-life balance, benefits, compensation, development and learning opportunities , and more.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Community Brands recently shared donor retention data that reinforced alarming trends that the nonprofit sector has been monitoring for a while. In their survey, they asked nonprofits what their current donor retention rate was: about 60% said they didn’t know and the rest had an average donor retention rate of 45%.

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Double the Donation

MAY 24, 2023

However, many organizations fail to communicate their appreciation adequately which can have negative retention […] What would you do if your organization hit a record number of new donors within a year? But what about after the initial excitement wears off?

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DonorPerfect

AUGUST 12, 2021

Data shows that inviting donors to celebrate your cause through an ongoing commitment increases your overall retention rate, and in turn, your annual revenue. In fact, nonprofits who create their program through DonorPerfect have an average monthly donor retention rate of 90%. While only 3 out Read More ».

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 11, 2024

For example, you could celebrate one, two, or five years of service at your organization. With a poll or volunteer survey, you can gain statistically beneficial answers, while simultaneously empowering your members and boosting your volunteer retention efforts. You can accomplish this by polling your volunteers.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

That’s why it’s essential to have a donor retention plan in place. Having a donor retention strategy in place to retain year-end donors is the best way to get a good return on the investment you put into acquiring them. 114 ÷ 367) x 100 = 31, so they had a 31% donor retention rate. Let’s take a look.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

Donor recognition is a key aspect of donor stewardship, and you can use donor appreciation events you to personally engage with your donors and celebrate the impact their contributions make to your cause. Donor retention. Create different giving categories to celebrate a variety of donors in one night. Major donors.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 20, 2022

One of the simplest ways to boost volunteer engagement and retention at your association is to have leadership create meaningful connections with volunteers. Additionally, it encourages volunteer engagement and retention at your association. . Acknowledging volunteers maximizes retention. Spotlight volunteer efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

At least half of all donors attend fundraising events, no matter their generation, so why not celebrate your community through a festive fundraising event that will engage diverse donor groups? This is one of the reasons that nonprofits who create a monthly giving program with DonorPerfect see a whopping 90% retention rate.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Showcasing your volunteers’ journeys not only celebrates their invaluable commitment, but also fosters trust and connection within the community, highlighting the human impact behind every effort. Is celebrating your volunteers and how much they mean to your work a simple but surefire way to get others to get involved?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It’s fundamental that donor retention remains one of the most critical factors in the long-term success and resilience of organizations. Failure to address retention is a waste of an organization’s acquisition investment and nothing short of dereliction when it comes to the long-term financial health of their organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

Donor retention is important. All that is true, but the fact remains that donor retention is a struggle. Can Tech Tools Solve Donor Retention? Donor retention is, at its heart, about building relationships. But how can a single fundraiser communicate effectively with an entire donor base? The short answer is “no.”

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Nimble AMS

MAY 17, 2022

Here are three tips to embrace a modern association management software and increase staff recruitment and retention at your organization. . Technology significantly contributes to employee satisfaction and retention. You can increase staff recruitment and retention at your association by creating a data-driven work culture.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2023

Across the nonprofit sector, the average donor retention rate is about 40% to 45%. So what can nonprofit leaders do to combat staff turnover and improve donor retention rates at the same time? Celebrate victories genuinely and enthusiastically. Let’s take a look! Set stretch, but realistic, expectations.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But unfortunately, the average donor retention rate in 2022 was 42.6%, making it the lowest rate on record. Bring your supporters together to build stewardship and celebrate the impact you make as a community. Plan your post-Giving Season retention activities as part of your campaign—not an afterthought.

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Candid

APRIL 8, 2024

We value and celebrate the diversity of our ideas, backgrounds, and experiences as they help us better understand one another and better serve our communities and constituents. Organizations committed to DEI also tend to attract high-caliber talent and maintain good employee retention rates.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Jamie Notter, Co-Founder at Propel , showed us how to integrate culture, strategy, and execution to help teams deliver peak performance and improve employee retention. “If I’m never tired of hearing what my friends are up to and celebrating their latest accomplishments.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2014

The 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report was released last week and one of the more interesting findings was that donor retention remainsa lower priority. As my colleague Frank Barry mentioned, most nonprofits stink at donor retention. Over the past 10 years, donor retention has fallen from 33% to 27%. Go back further.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2024

It also emphasizes recruitment and retention of top-tier talent. Intrapreneurship encourages individuals within organizations to leverage their creativity, resourcefulness, and passion to develop innovative solutions from within.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Jeanne Sheehy, MBA, Chief Marketing Officer, Bostrom Luke Vidacovich, CISA, CISM, A CSPO, Director of Digital Strategy, the American Animal Hospital Association Sherry Budziak, Founder and CEO,orgSource Quick Takes—20-Minute Snap Shots for Smart Outcomes Keep the Celebration Going, featuring Jonathan Adams, IT Director, Water Quality Association.

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Hands on Fundraising

JANUARY 9, 2024

I love getting celebration emails like this!) Conversation?! Don’t worry. You don’t have to be a great talker to have this conversation. Today I heard from an excited client about an email. (I My client is a new theater here in Connecticut. And theater is where I started my nonprofit career… so I’m having fun.

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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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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2014

The 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report was released last week and one of the more interesting findings was that donor retention remainsa lower priority. As my colleague Frank Barry mentioned, most nonprofits stink at donor retention. Over the past 10 years, donor retention has fallen from 33% to 27%. Go back further.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Assuring you have a successful retention rate starts with these four steps: Inform: Your community needs to know about your involvement. Next you will need a stewardship plan to secure retention rates. Make sure to take interest in their families and help them celebrate their milestones. Are they engaged? Do they attend events?

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 29, 2023

An increase in staff retention. Consider celebrating your new AMS by embracing and supporting DEI initiatives. With modern technology, all staff can get involved in improving the state of your member data. With quality reporting, you can stay on track to exceed your goals and increase your ROI. If not, you might want to reconsider.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

During our time at the conference, we had the pleasure of celebrating the 60 years the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) has been a premier organization dedicated to member-based organizations and association professionals. In late October, the Nimble AMS team attended CSAE 2022 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Celebrate your new members in your email newsletter. Increase member retention by understanding what makes some members leave, and then take action to keep members from lapsing in the future. Download our success kit for top resources to help you boost member retention. Make your members feel special right from the beginning.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The minute you understand and act on this, your retention rates will rise. Acknowledge and celebrate their return. How lapsed is “lapsed”? The second thing you must know is what defines a lapsed donor. Perhaps today is one of those days that you can help us.” My lapsed donor came back! Should I send them my usual thank you?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

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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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Take a moment to identify your accomplishments and celebrate your successes. The holidays can be draining in a different way, and you’ve just made it through several challenging and hectic months. Don’t feel like you need to rush right back in at full force. There you have it! Set aside 20 minutes to view this training.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

Until recently the nonprofit pioneers of the Social Web had to mostly rely on their intuition that their social media campaigns were resulting in more dollars raised online, an increase in brand and cause awareness, and higher rates of volunteer recruitment and retention.

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