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How Many Year-End Giving Emails Should I Send?

Neon CRM

Ebook The Annual Fund Giving Guide: Planning an Annual Campaign Learn More The Basics When sending your end-of-year appeals, there are a few key items that all nonprofit emails need to include. While subject lines alone can’t get someone to donate, they can make or break your email open rates. With that said, let’s dive in.

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Heroes Define Philanthropy

Bloomerang

Too many times, I’ve seen business and community leaders who are fearless in virtually everything else they face, but are terrified to ask someone for a gift to their favorite nonprofits. Build Meaningful Relationships with Your Volunteers Get the eBook 8. They often say they fear rejection.

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Lessons from a Fundraising Insider: How our Donor Retention Rates grew to 43%

Connection Cafe

We impact over 10,000 lives each year, and in 2013 we had a donor retention rate of 43% ( compared to 27% ). So, what led to our above industry average donor retention rates? We’re a community, and we’re in this together. Want to improve your donor retention rates? Our database is healthy .

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Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy: Guide, Best Practices, & More

Qgiv

They’re a perfect opportunity to connect with the most important part of any nonprofit: the people in the community. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship; you receive funding and extend your reach while your for-profit business partner gets to interact with your community in a meaningful way. And the list goes on.

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16 Ways to Grow Your Nonprofit Email List

Neon CRM

and a high unsubscribe rate can be a red flag to your email service provider and ultimately impact your ability to send emails at all. This results in better email open rates , email deliverability, and clickthrough rates, and lower spam complaint and unsubscribe rates. Small lists raised more money per contact, too.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This year, it’s been especially worrisome to see the rising tide of violence against the lesbian and gay communities around the world. This represents a 10x growth over the past 6 years, and a 20% and 25% growth, respectively, over less than a year: growth rates associated more with successful commercial services, and unheard of in our field.

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15 Donor Appreciation Event Ideas for Every Budget

Qgiv

Donor appreciation events help ensure that your donors feel recognized for their contributions and show your community how much your donors do and the impact they have. Donor appreciation events help foster your relationship with your donors, keeping them engaged with your mission, leading to higher donor retention rates.

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