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Rethinking Recruitment and Retention Goals

VQ Strategies

For decades, volunteer engagement was summed up in 3 Rs: “Recruitment, Retention, and Recognition.” While recruitment efforts have evolved, so have perspectives on retention. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged the definition of retention even more dramatically. Recruitment.

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Volunteer Retention: What Makes them Stay?

Volunteer Hub

With the value of a volunteer hour approaching $29 in 2022, now is the time to focus on retention and better utilize your existing volunteer contacts. Simply put, to reduce turnover and increase retention, volunteers must be pleased with the environment in which they work and motivated by the tasks to which they are assigned.

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Taking Action: Fundraising Trends And Best Practices From Bloomerang’s ‘Fundraising Planning and Climate Report’

Bloomerang

Craft personalized thank-you messages and updates to strengthen relationships with donors and enhance donor retention. My own definition is to trade one set of dilemmas for a better set. Sometimes we definitively solve our fundraising dilemmas, but more commonly we trade them for better ones. And that’s fine.

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Making the Case for Advancement Services

Robert Weiner

Supporting constituents may not leap to mind as part of Advancement Service's role, but it's critically important. In his blog post on evaluating fundraising programs, Measuring Success The Buffett Way , Jason McNeil asks What measures might Warren Buffett use to evaluate development effectiveness? Support for Constituents.

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

Qgiv

Complex volunteer roles may call for more leadership, networking, and organizational duties, such as serving as a committee member or event chair. In this article, we’ll explore several aspects of volunteer management: recruitment, coaching, relationship building, and retention.

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Mastering Major Gifts: The Ultimate Guide to Raise More

Bloomerang

Therefore, one of the best ways to encourage donors to make major gifts is by building relationships with supporters and focusing on donor retention and stewardship. Follow these steps to outline your organization’s definition of major gifts: Assess your previous largest donations to determine your major gift threshold.

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Donor Data And Donor Communication | A Mini Guide

Kindful

Your donor data should play a key role in your communication strategy, helping you create targeted content and personal experiences for recipients. How does donor data help with retention rates and relationship building? How does donor data help with retention rates and relationship building?