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How To Build Relationships With A Storytelling Welcome Email Series

Bloomerang

Studies show that donor retention is one of the best ways to boost your nonprofit’s bottom line because it’s easier to satisfy a supporter who has already given and who is already interested in your organization than to try to recruit brand new donors from scratch. . She is also the Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc.,

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Giving USA 2021 Key Findings: How to Retain and Upgrade Nonprofit Donors Before Year’s End

Bloomerang

Giving USA 2021 , produced by Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , reports total giving grew 5.1% The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) noted that while 2020 saw an overall increase in giving, that year’s donor retention rate dropped by 4.1 Gifts of $250 to $999 increased 8%.

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Admitting the Problem: Your Donor Retention Needs Work

NonProfit Hub

The biggest issue with donor retention is that most people don’t even realize it’s an issue. Hartsook professor of fundraising at Indiana University. As a result, he says he has a negative outlook on the way organizations currently view donor retention because it isn’t a priority. It Starts at the Top. Be More British.

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A Fundraising Cliff? What does the data say?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University says we are experiencing the second slowest recovery since 1971. These trends are based on Target Analytics’ evaluation of transactions from 77 organizations, including over 37 million donors and more than 77 million gifts totaling over $2.4 Retention, Retention, and Retention.

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Connection Cafe

Jann Schultz | Senior Director, Integrated Fundraising and Communications | Project HOPE. Jeff Brooks | Creative Director | TrueSense Marketing. Director of Research | Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Million Dollar Gifts and Donor Loyalty. Turning Data into Targeted Donor Communication.

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A Message from Your Donors: Wish You Were Here

Connection Cafe

The subject which I was asked to write about was donor retention and, seemingly, these two things should really have nothing in common. At its core, Wish You Were Here is really just about peoples’ inabilities to engage with one another, which is entirely relatable to the way in which donor retention is often approached.

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6 Key Insights from the Inaugural donorCentrics Athletics Benchmarking Group

Connection Cafe

Participants: Boston College, Dartmouth College, Indiana University, Marquette University, Oklahoma State University, and University of Colorado – Boulder. Statistically speaking, the investment in acquiring a new athletics donor may pay off sooner than other cohorts, given the high levels of investment and retention.