Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

To purchase the recording, please email your request to Heather Mansfield. Quarterly Impact Reports enhance your website, email, and social media content strategy. Prominently feature a call-to-give, an email newsletter opt-in, and a call-to-follow on social media on your landing page. 3) Prioritize your email campaigns. .

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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

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

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Last year for a research study, I signed up to get emails from 152 Canadian charities to see how they were capturing emails and then what they were sending when it came to fundraising (more on why and the research study here ). Retention increases by 29% for offline donors when you have their email address.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

Generic communications like mass emails sent to everyone in your organization’s donor database do little to form meaningful connections. Instead, show supporters that you care about them as individuals by adding these strategies to your email marketing approach: Create donor segments. Foster face-to-face connections when possible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Launched in 2002, GlobalGiving.org is a crowdfunding platform for NGOs, charities, and nonprofits worldwide which has raised nearly $500 million online. Email: In e-newsletters, regularly include a pitch to become a monthly donor.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

All nonprofits struggle with donor retention. 36% of donors give more generously to charities that communicate measurable accomplishments. Some of your donors are extremely connected to email and mobile, but others still appreciate that newsletter delivered by the postal service. You might think that your donors are a mystery.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 11, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, I’m wondering if you have a data point readily available in your brilliant brain? I know about donor retention rates, goals, etc., Acquisition strategy and retention strategy go hand-in-hand. Please submit your question here.

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, Do you have any tips for acquiring phone numbers? Especially if you begin with prompt, personal thank you calls which, research shows , deliver a powerful punch when it comes to increasing subsequent donor retention and gift size.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Unfortunately, many nonprofits don't feel like they have the luxury of focusing on fundraising strategies that will bring in long-term results, which has led to low donor retention rates. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, the commercial business customer retention rate is 94%. That is an attrition rate of 59%.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The minute you understand and act on this, your retention rates will rise. According to the world’s leading expert on planned giving, Dr. Russell James, data shows that 78% of Will documents that transfer dollars to charity tend to be signed by people in their 80s, 90s, and beyond. How lapsed is “lapsed”?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. 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 29, 2023

From running ticket tables and emceeing raffles to providing snacks and water along a charity 5K, there are several activities involved where you would need volunteers. Technology is your partner in volunteer retention success Managing a group of volunteers or a volunteer program comes with a myriad of challenges.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 19, 2022

Unfortunately, 27% of our attempts to sign up for email were unsuccessful, resulting in lost opportunities to engage. Retention of online donors is low in the sector. However, retention requires communication. This means it is critical that donation and email subscription forms work smoothly and are simple and easy to follow.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. Emails: This is a great option if you have a solid database of supporters who already receive emails from your organization. 1) Choose the right fundraiser images and videos. 11) Thank your donors.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Charity Navigator has awarded Feeding America a four-star rating for ten consecutive years. Send a series of automated email thank yous—starting with the one sent immediately after a donor makes a gift online—expressing thanks and encouraging engagement. “ They usually send three emails over ten days.

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Do they distract donors from developing longer term relationships with the sponsoring charity? Are they reaching new donors who never would have engaged with the charity to begin with? million donor names, emails and contact information. ALSA should not simply send out a fundraising letter or email to all of them.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

billion to charity, which represents a 4.0% So, consider creating a communications calendar from GivingTuesday through December 31 st and using email, snail mail, social media, telephone calls, and even SMS messages to connect with donors and remind them to give. Looking for more donor retention strategies? increase over 2020.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In this article, we’ll discuss the following six concrete steps your nonprofit can take to boost revenue and grow your organization: Track your organization’s retention rate. Track your organization’s retention rate. This doesn’t mean sending one-off emails to each person. Focus on building relationships.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2023

As a classic donor message format, emails are useful for communicating with donors of all ages. Set your messages apart from other nonprofits by getting creative with charity eCards. A larger gift may warrant more detailed messages, or even multiple communications, such as a personalized email and a phone call. Attends an event.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 16, 2013

” Literally, they keep charity alive and help nonprofit organizations grow and flourish, so how do you keep your donors and sponsors interested in your nonprofit for years to come? email, snail mail, fax, phone, etc.). Fundraising Industry News Leadership big donor CRM database donor donor retention fundraising major donor'

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Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

A recent study by Fidelity Charitable – the USA’s biggest grantmaking public charity – reported that two out of three volunteers had reduced or halted their participation at a nonprofit which before COVID-19 , they’d previously offered their time to. A renewed focus on wellbeing and retention for volunteer re-engagement.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

How can charities use AI? How can charities use AI? AI for fundraising helps charities streamline operations and optimize donor engagement so you can increase your efforts to raise money for your cause. For example, Qgiv provides AI to help your organization write peer-to-peer emails, as well as other donor communications.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

Whether you look at GivingTuesday campaigns from organizations in your hometown or charities on the other side of the world, there’s no shortage of nonprofits who are doing amazing things. Fundraising 4 Types of GivingTuesday Email Communications You Need to Send 12 min read Read Now 3. participated in GivingTuesday 2022.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

And with donor retention rates on the decline, new donor acquisition is a constant topic of conversation. You don’t have to be in a rut, relying on data only to identify email blast audiences or simply for major donor prospecting work. Your own email list is a rich source of potential donors.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

For example, you might test different Giving Tuesday email strategies or affinity month themes to see if donors respond better to certain appeals. Assess metrics such as your email open rate or online donation rate to measure your success. Their retention rate. Your online donor retention rate.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

In just 15 minutes Ligia Pena shared everything you need to know about online wills – who is (and isn’t) a good fit, the pros and cons for both the donor and the charity, plus how to implement them. Did you know that monthly giving boosts donor retention as high as 90% and a whopping 57% of U.S.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2021

Your list could include: age range, income range, religious affiliation, making donations to other charities, having school-age children, etc. . Once you have their first gift, make sure you work extra hard to bond them to your organization—otherwise retention can be a problem moving forward. Options could include: Direct mail.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

App retention rates also indicate that most audiences will be churned through within months. Charity Miles. This mobile-first approach to turning exercise into donations for charity had good reason for becoming an app. People spend 2.5 hours a day on their devices (Comscore 2017). Here are 2 nonprofit apps that worked — and why.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

When developing a fundraising strategy, your best bet is to concentrate on two areas: your most productive donor groups and high-impact donor recruitment and retention. Your fundraising strategy should include plans for donor acquisition and retention with an emphasis on recruiting high-impact donors. Personalized emails.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2016

An effective email newsletter can help you promote events, fundraising campaigns, and your content. There are also a few out there that serve as examples of what not to do in an email newsletter, but I won't name any names. This is also an excellent strategy for volunteer or intern retention. "Killing baby monkeys."

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Charity Navigator. Charity Navigator. Charity Navigator. First year retention for multichannel donors was 51%. Check out some of the info and screenshots I shared last week on the Blackbaud webinar Year-End Fundraising Campaigns that Rock with Frank Barry from Blackbaud and Kai MacMahon from Autism Speaks.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

For example, if your organization is organizing a charity race, you should ask each participant to sign a race waiver before running so your organization will have liability coverage in the event of an injury or other damage. Why use online waivers? Waivers are used by mission-driven organizations for many different reasons.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

If you don’t want to waste your donor acquisition resources, you need to double up on your donor retention resources. At one charity where I worked, these generated about $30,000/mailing (we mailed three newsletters and one report/year). Win for the donor fundraiser/win for the charity/win for the new peer donor!

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Achieve

AUGUST 6, 2021

After your participants register, send them an email (or two!) Step Two: Ask your participants to send fundraising emails. . Fundraisers who send emails to their friends and family raise between 2 and 11 times more than those who don’t. But here’s the thing: asking for donations via email. it’s important to send emails.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

If you want to build a transformational business model that moves your organization steadily forward (not two steps forward; three steps back), then you simply must put more resources into your donor retention strategy – more specifically, your gratitude program. Promptness. Get the thank you out the door within 48 hours.Period.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 28, 2010

First Year Donor Retention is 29.3%. Fundraising Email Response Rate is 0.13%. How can we continue to push the limits of the internet, social media, online fundraising, email communication, etc? Here’s a quick peek into some key statistics. Troublesome] Fundraising Stats.

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