Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

With those statistics in mind, let’s take a look at what this reveals about donors. If that’s the case, we’d expect to see a high volume of one-time donations made by donors who never engage with a nonprofit after their initial transaction. What Causes Do Donors Support? Who Is Giving?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Here are a few of the lessons learned in 2020 that have stuck with me in 2021, hopefully they can help you as throughout the last quarter of 2021. . While 2020 brought many new lessons, it also reminded us that what we already know still matters. When you hear of a donor supporting an individual – celebrate their generosity.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Did you know as many as 81% percent of new donors don’t return to give again? And only 43% of all donors remain loyal? Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . And, yes, your donors are consumers.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

One of the most important lessons a nonprofit practitioner can learn in their career is that budgets are moral documents. Lastly, factor in your donor retention rate so you can anticipate the number of new donors you’ll need to acquire in order to meet or exceed this year’s revenue total. What does that mean?

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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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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2014

I work as the Donor Relations Coordinator at Lena Pope , an agency that serves children and families through counseling and education. We impact over 10,000 lives each year, and in 2013 we had a donor retention rate of 43% ( compared to 27% ). Over a 5 year period, we’ve gone from retaining 29% of our donors to 43%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Access to real-time reports with donor and transaction information for your CRM, and forecasted donations for the month. The opportunity to join a community of other nonprofit professionals using the platform to share ideas, success stories, and lessons learned. The appeal of rounded up donations. Create a unique game-plan.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To take advantage of this trend toward recurring giving, your nonprofit will need to look inward at its donor data. Your data can reveal hints about donors’ giving preferences, giving capacity, willingness to give, and the reasons why they support your cause. Understand donors’ giving behaviors.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. Donor Database Management Essentials. Increase Donor Retention: Creating an intentional, documented plan outlines next steps to be taken with a donor.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Growth in first-time online donors. Lessons learned from 2020. Lessons learned from different sizes of organizations. The reliability of open rates. Growth in number of gifts, but not the amounts of the gifts. When the biggest spikes occurred. Growth of email fundraising and engagement. Growing sustainer programs.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 18, 2021

I do so many things in this job (grants, donor comms, events, etc.) Welcome emails have a 91.43% open rate. Welcome emails can create an 86% lift in unique open rate. Welcome email read rates are 42% higher than the average email. Welcome email read rates are 42% higher than the average email.

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 29, 2023

According to the latest data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , nonprofits continue to face a concerning decline in donors and donations. Their latest report showed the number of donors dropping by full 10% in 2022. And new donor contributions decreased by 8.7% Nonprofits struggled to acquire new donors as well.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Revelio Labs’ 2023 report on the state of DEI and the impact of last year’s layoffs, found that DEI-focused roles “experienced a nearly 40% churn rate at companies engaged in layoffs, as compared to about 24% for non-DEI roles.” Three years later, the space between opinion and action seems to be getting wider.

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Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

As donor retention and engagement continue to challenge the space, virtual events are a viable tool you can explore to enhance these efforts. There’s no shortage of creative ideas your organization can try to engage your donors in this new era, whether you try galas, cooking classes, endurance rides , or comedy events. Emails (19.9%).

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Findings about giving from the annual global day of generosity reveal key lessons about how to engage givers all year.” Over the years, we have seen that donors engaged on GivingTuesday are retained at higher rates and increase their giving at a faster pace. The day is also an important driver of donor acquisition.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2024

Drawing on her experience as a successful businesswoman, Greer is now out to “save giving” by teaching nonprofits how to improve the ways they interact with donors. She’s the author of the bestseller Philanthropy Revolution and is ready to guide charities to a new mindset that sees donors as people, not sources of revenue.

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Classy

JULY 28, 2021

Support your donors by engaging them through both their desktops and mobile devices. Desktop visitors may already be familiar with your cause, which could account for the higher donation rate we see. Ensure your website and campaigns are mobile-friendly to capture donations from band new donors. Track Top Donor Acquisition Days.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 26, 2021

How would you like to confidently secure 50-75% of the funding you need each year by leading your top 30 donors to their best gift? Presented by Sherry Quam-Taylor , this highly-rated encore session was recorded live at our first Summit for Nonprofit Changemakers …and the lesson will take you far. It’s doable.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 17, 2021

We’ve detailed many of these shifts, and the lessons learned from them, in the recently-published The State of Nonprofit Fundraising report. This wasn’t surprising, given the rapid rate at which nonprofit organizations were forced to learn brand new technology. And virtual events offer a good bang for your buck!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

From each one of these events, a key fundraising lesson has emerged. By revisiting these lessons, we can assemble a valuable toolkit to aid social good organizations as they navigate this period of uncertainty. So, what are some broad lessons from past world events that can be applied to this moment in time?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.​ Now, let’s say that, during a proposed budget review, you notice that the board has cut funding for a top-rated yearly educational program with your constituents.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2022

In the first half of 2021, OneCause conducted a survey of 1,026 Social Donors to explore how giving has evolved during the pandemic and what lessons we’ve learned from the virtual fundraising pivot. Younger and more diverse donors are giving. . Nearly half of donors sent their contributions through the nonprofit’s website.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

Getting more girls to attend secondary school should be a priority for societies around the world, he explained, yet participation rates are extremely low, especially for the economically marginalized. As a grant-seeker, I am always excited to see a group of donors gathering together around a common objective—and a common application!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2020

In short, our participants and donors have been telling us things we didn’t want to hear. Retention is terrible for darn near everything – peer-to-peer participants and donors alike. The problem is that our donors and participants don’t love us enough. I did not learn that day’s lesson. What did we do? What did we do?

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Take a moment to recognize and appreciate the efforts of your team, volunteers, and donors. This can include external factors out of your control such as changes in policy, economic downturns, or shifts in donor priorities. Identify any trends or areas where donor engagement may be lacking. Are you on track to meet your goals?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2018

Do you know why your donors give? Unless you ask your donors directly, your gut instincts are merely opinions. A well-crafted donor survey delivered in a savvy way can provide the facts you need to make smarter fundraising and marketing decisions going forward. You know all those small and mid-level donors on your list?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Here are a few nonprofit marketing lessons from the Hunger Games that might just change the way you approach building your fan base. Hunger Games Lesson 1: Storytelling is Vital for Survival. Hunger Games Lesson 2: Your People Are Important. Big donations or small – every donor (and dollar) counts. Katniss Everdeen.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2014

TechSoup is proud to announce Reading Eggs, our newest donor partner. The goal of Reading Eggs is to support each child by offering lessons tailored to each student that allow them to progress at their own rate. Reading Eggs is an online reading education program for children aged 3 to 13. Is It Right for My Organization?

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Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

Their goal is to cut teen suicide rates in half by 2028. Useful Nonprofit Emergency Guide: Self-Love And Donor Love Strategies – Bloomerang. 3 Lessons Leadership Can Learn About Mental Health Management – Bloomerang. Mission: Robbie’s Hope is an uprising of teens to help other teens. Impacting: Mental health.

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

Never fear, this lesson will walk you through setting up (or retooling) your own monthly giving program. In this lesson, we’ll cover: Setting a goal for recurring giving. It also makes it difficult for your donors to understand how they fit into the big picture. But how do you do it, exactly? Let’s do this! What’s the hook?

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

Never fear, this lesson will walk you through setting up (or retooling) your own monthly giving program. In this lesson, we’ll cover: Setting a goal for recurring giving. It also makes it difficult for your donors to understand how they fit into the big picture. But how do you do it, exactly? Let’s do this! What’s the hook?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

You invest heavily in the planning phase, often (err, hopefully) as early as August, but by the time January arrives you want to count the dollars, share the stories, and congratulate donors on another successful year. And, as a fundraiser, you seize the opportunity to build donor loyalty. Determine the ask. Choose your channels.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2019

Restricted funds can be a result of grants, donor requests or specific fundraising campaigns. John Fisher of CHARISM learned a lesson in restricted funding when he accepted a grant for new computers. This bleeds into the culture of the organization, leading to increased turnover rates and decreased program quality.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

For decades, Adrian has been espousing the values of focusing on donor retention as a top-line metric of the health of an organization. The notion motivated Jay to introduce a powerful, affordable, easy-to-use donor retention product to help mid-market nonprofits. Donor retention is about a donor coming back to you.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The theme of the 2023 Cause Camp conference is “Lessons in Building Momentum.” In 2023, pre-conference ticket rates for AFP members ranged from $449 to $1,699 depending on the size of your nonprofit, your membership level, and when you bought your tickets. Cost: 2024 ticket prices are not yet available.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Your nonprofit’s donors can also be a great resource for finding potential volunteers. You will also need to clearly communicate what training courses, lessons, and forms each volunteer needs to complete before their shift. Volunteer performance: Supervisors can rate your volunteers’ performances. Make the training accessible.

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

Nonprofit software helps organizations manage their day-to-day functions like administration, fundraising, donor relations, accounting, marketing, and more. It also keeps you organized by reducing data redundancy, tracking donor activity, and providing automatic reports. Salesforce.

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