sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

If your nonprofit organization hosts a peer-to-peer event with thousands of happy participants and supporters, but you don’t have a plan to convert those bikers, gamers, walkers, golfers, dancers, scavenger hunters, or pub crawlers into monthly donors, you’re missing out on the point of putting on an awesome P2P event.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

That means you need to make sure you don’t lose any of those donors you took such pains to acquire last year. 8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. There’s nothing more important to your bottom line and long-term sustainability than donor retention. Don’t let them!

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

On the one hand, you are having a conversation in real time with a donor or prospect. However, we’ve got some great strategies that you can use next time you dial a donor’s number or host a phonathon. Have a script when you ask for the donation…. Let donors get a word in on your call. Tap into your donor base.

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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 By the time you’ve added a new donor, half of your previous new donors are out the door. Research shows the average nonprofit in the U.S. Promptness.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Add Value Value doesn’t have to be a giveaway or a freebie offer for donors, according to the Forbes Nonprofit Council , “but rather information that they can utilize on a daily basis to help benefit and stimulate their lives.” When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors. Thank you’s.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll learn about: Annual Giving, Donor Retention, Major & Legacy Gifts, Online Fundraising, Boards & Leadership, Content Marketing, Social Engagement , Strategy & Management, and Culture & Values. THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE. Abstractions and generalities fail to move donors to action.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

ADD VALUE Value doesn’t have to be a giveaway or a freebie offer for donors, according to the Forbes Nonprofit Council , “but rather information that they can utilize on a daily basis to help benefit and stimulate their lives.” When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors. Thank you’s.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Donor retention is an on-going conversation in our sector and any time it comes up, people start to panic. We all know what we have donor retention troubles. Donor stewardship is a great place to begin making changes that can impact your donor retention rates. Take a Cue from Major Gifts.

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

It also makes it difficult for your donors to understand how they fit into the big picture. And when donors can’t see themselves as a part of a real solution, they’re less inclined to give. But before you toss out a dollar amount or donor acquisition target, go one level higher to get to the root of what you’re trying to accomplish.

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

It also makes it difficult for your donors to understand how they fit into the big picture. And when donors can’t see themselves as a part of a real solution, they’re less inclined to give. But before you toss out a dollar amount or donor acquisition target, go one level higher to get to the root of what you’re trying to accomplish.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Your donors are the ones who make your organization’s mission possible. Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Our team has studied the effectiveness of retaining donors rather than acquiring new ones, and that research guides our entire approach. Why Does Donor Appreciation Matter? . Navigation: .

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Your donors are the ones who make your organization’s mission possible. Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Our team has studied the effectiveness of retaining donors rather than acquiring new ones, and that research guides our entire approach. Why Does Donor Appreciation Matter? . Navigation: .

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 11, 2018

Nothing makes your donor more uncomfortable than hearing, “How much do you want to give?” Your goal is to make potential donors feel as comfortable as possible, so leaving your asks vague and open-ended is exactly what you shouldn’t do. Take control of the ask—it will benefit both yourself and your donors in the end.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

Securing donors only to lose them is just silly business. If you want to move away from transactional one-time gifts, and towards longer-term, transformational giving, here is the single most important thing you need to know to keep nonprofit donors: RESOLVE to rock the power of thank you! to Nonprofit Donors 1.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Each group was then further segmented into 3 separate audiences: Giving history divided donors into: Current donors : Members who have donated in the past year. Lapsed donors : Members who have donated, but not in the last year. These identifiers then match your information to donor Facebook profiles. 6-12 month activist.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 29, 2016

Make Their Own Gift. Bottom line: EVERY board member should be a current and generous donor to your organization. Wealthier board members can and should give more but everyone should make a gift that is meaningful to them. Call Donors to Thank Them. Get Assigned Two to Three Donors to Cultivate. Think again!

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Matching gift programs empower companies to support their employees’ philanthropic interests by matching their donations. Yet, according to Double the Donation , billions of dollars in eligible gifts go unmatched each year, mainly because donors aren’t unaware that their employers offer these programs. Think again!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Tom Iselin will show you how to increase your likability and “memorability” among donors that will deepen relationships, help you raise more money, and create greater donor loyalty. We got five excellent tactics for you that’ll help you raise more money, and improve your donor relationships through personal branding.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. We’re a donor database. They give you the gifts that keep on giving. I want to make sure my year-end gift is enough.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond these webinars, we’re actually a provider of donor management software. And I absolutely love helping fundraisers fundraise more confidently and delight their donors and boost their donors’ loyalty. That’s what Bloomerang is. Just a quick heads up you, guys.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In our own donor communications experiment over at Bloomerang, we made a $5 online donation to 50 random nonprofits. For each nonprofit, the donor was new to their database. It’s true that different gift levels should trigger different types of responses. New donors above your average donation amount.

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