Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Leading With Heart. Be sure to read the highlighted key principles and takeaways at the end of every chapter.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Leading With Heart. Be sure to read the highlighted key principles and takeaways at the end of every chapter.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the compelling book, Leading With Heart. Be sure to read the highlighted key principles and takeaways at the end of every chapter.

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Gift Culture Companies Conversation 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Craft personalized thank-you messages and updates to strengthen relationships with donors and enhance donor retention. See my book, Fundraising 401 , Chapter 10, “Finance & Fundraising Are Not in Opposition.”) With text-to-donate, the donor can customize the amount of the gift.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling book, Leading With Heart. Be sure to read the highlighted key principles and takeaways at the end of every chapter.

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Companies Gift Culture Conversation 52

CauseVox

JANUARY 31, 2022

Looking for ways to increase gift size and have a predictable source of donor revenue, month after month? In CauseVox’s 2021 PNPL Survey , respondents indicated that not only do they prefer an installment option for donations, but this option would lead them to give larger gifts more frequently. PNPL gives the people what they want.

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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 Frankly, I believe developing a robust gratitude program is the most important thing you can do if you want repeat gifts. It communicates that the gift will be used immediately.

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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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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For instance, your major gift officer may use an app to look up more information about major prospects prior to initial meetings. This helps you monitor your progress with various campaigns, your donor retention rate, and other metrics that are important to your fundraising success. Plus, pay your chapter’s bills from the same app.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

We also develop customized fundraising tools for the Luminate platform, including P2P, advocacy mobile apps , gift entry portal, an email authoring app, a web survey app, TeamRaiser extensions and overlays, member center customizations, and more. Fundraising products for Luminate Online. Learn more about our array of products.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Development officers, executive directors, event planners, consultants, and emerging leaders came together to discuss fundraising trends, donor retention, DEI (diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace) strategies, and so much more. Countless receptions were hosted across the city for affinity groups and chapters. The outcome?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

You’ll also get integrated member data and will be able to manage members, chapters, non-members and other relationships that are important to the success of your organization. And your donor retention rates are up front and center on the dashboard so you know exactly how your organization is doing. Avectra netFORUM. Bloomerang.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Our milestones are really just doors opening to the next chapter. Be appreciative of the small gift-givers; some of them might just become your major donors one day. Maybe we’re in this whole retention mess because we’ve been thinking about donors all wrong. And I’m humbled; I’ve got a longggg way to go.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

From donor retention to nonprofit marketing to organizational leadership, every ebook is an invaluable resource. Next donor A receives an online acknowledgement of her gift, BUT the message is focused on protecting whales and dolphins. Did one message result in exponentially more gifts than any other, and if so, why?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Though they go hand in hand, volunteer recruitment shouldn’t be confused with volunteer retention. A corporate sponsorship usually involves a sponsor supporting an event, donating auction items, or giving a monetary gift to help you meet a fundraising goal. Use corporate sponsorships to their full potential.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue’s Matching Gift Holiday Campaign. At Qgiv, we love a good matching gift, and Brother Wolf Animal Rescue is great at using matching gift pledges in end-of-year fundraising campaigns to encourage their donors to give to their cause. They used a matching gift to get there. Who they are.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

Nonprofit funding comes from various sources—regular and major gifts , grants, in-kind donations, corporate sponsorships , planned gifts, and eCommerce sales are a few of the most common. This can boost membership retention and provide greater convenience for members. Cultivate impactful relationships to increase retention.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

So if you look at the fact that if you’re sending out appeals, you might get on average $58, on average, the gifts were $58 from appeal donors. But if you get them online, typically that gift is a little bit higher, between $96 and $111, depending upon which study you look at. The other thing is the retention rates go up.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But my first gift was to the World Wildlife Foundation, and I just … I still support them. And the question, tell me more, or I’m so interested, let me hear your path, let me hear your story, that is an offering and a gift that is priceless. I think the common ground that you should use is, “Thank you for your gifts.”

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 23, 2014

In my weekly coaching email I wrote about the single biggest donor retention mistake I see new nonprofit leaders making. You Might also like: The 7 Keys to a Donor Retention Strategy Full of Thanks. From Year 1 to Year 2: The Importance of Retaining First Gifts. 9 Underutilized Emails that Improve Donor Retention.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Another example is Raising Hope Dogs who centers the donor as the hero by stating “Give A Gift, Change A Life” exemplifying the necessary role the donor plays in their work. Tribute Donations on CauseVox You can also create donation tiers which allow for donors to clearly see where their gift is going.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

You are running your annual campaign, you may be running a capital campaign, and/or you may be running like an endowment campaign, or maybe even some kind of restricted gift campaign. And to me, that’s how you solicited the gift, so what prompted this gift? What prompted that gift? So make sure you have that clear.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2014

Send an introduction from the local chapter. For gifts of significance send handwritten thank you notes. For major gifts, set up face to face visits. We decided to contact companies that gave major gifts or ran giving campaigns and offer to come out and say thank you. Thank again with a video from a recipient. Photo Cred.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2014

This could take the form of consistent thank-yous, small gifts throughout the year or special opportunities for regular givers—events, guided tours, president’s breakfasts, mentoring opportunities, or anything else that could be considered an “exclusive” event. Want to hear about what Marc’s got to say on donor retention?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

From donor retention to nonprofit marketing to organizational leadership, every ebook is an invaluable resource. Data to understand and adjust the donor experience to improve loyalty and retention. Donor retention rates across lifecycles. Data to create context, how our fundraising stacks up to peer programs. Is it good?

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