Stop Wasting Your Time With Uninterested Donors
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
If you are in this situation with a caseload filled with non-responding, uninterested donors, then you are wasting your precious time. That is a fact.
Now Is the Time To Focus on Donor Retention
NonProfit PRO
JANUARY 28, 2022
What should my job focus be this month with respect to donors? Since the heaviest concentration of time for donor solicitation has recently passed, what should you be doing at this time of the year? I was going through my resource development library with specific interest to the month of January.
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It’s Time to Rethink Nonprofits
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Some major donors are shifting away from donating to nonprofits because, in their minds, nonprofits always ask for money, and the problems are never solved. Although the U.S. is a generous nation, Americans are skeptical about charities. Here are two critical ways that the sector can pivot to address this.
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How to Maximize Productivity to Spend More Time with Donors
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Thankfully, there are methods and tools that can help productivity and, more specifically, maximize time for securing grants and donations. With prep for giving season underway, nonprofit professionals are readying for an increased number of meetings and longer to-do lists.
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4 Steps to Convert Crisis Donors to Loyal Mission Donors
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 19, 2023
Though giving tends to rise around these events, nonprofits often are unable to retain these often one-time donors. Nonprofits react to crises. If your organization doesn’t have a plan to steward these reactionary donations to make them become more commonplace, it should.
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How to Fundraise During Turbulent Times
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 7, 2023
On the final day of Nonprofit POWER in Baltimore, Maryland, Bill Stanczykiewicz, senior assistant dean for external relations at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, led the keynote session, “Fundraising in Turbulent Times” to help the nonprofit professionals in the room make sense of data and the wealth effects of charitable giving (..)
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Fidelity Charitable Donors Recommend a Record $11.8B in Grants During 2023
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
billion in donor-recommended grants in 2023, more than four times what was distributed 10 years ago. Fidelity Charitable distributed $11.8
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Why I Love Lapsed Donors
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
It's true, I will say it, I wish every lapsed donor was still giving to my organization. And at the same time, I learn so much from lapsed donors. The trick is how to learn these things before they lapse.
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2022 Donor-Advised Fund Report: Grants to Charities Increase 28%, Surpassing $45B for First Time
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The 2022 Donor-Advised Fund Report details growth in all key DAF metrics for the 12th consecutive year. The new report also reveals DAF grantmaking to charities around the world grew 60% compared to pre-pandemic 2019 and increased 400% over the past decade.
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7 Ways to Prioritize Donor Acquisition and Retention This Year
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Industry benchmarks reveal just 23% of first-time online donors return, compared to 64% of existing online donors. And over the last decade, nonprofits have continued to raise more funds from fewer donors. These statistics underscore the importance of not only keeping your donors, but also acquiring new ones
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Thursday Thoughts: transforming mid-level donors into major donors
EveryAction
AUGUST 30, 2023
One way to meet new major donors is to steward existing donors into upgrading their gifts to your nonprofit organization. We all know it’s generally more efficient to retain an existing donor than to acquire a net new one, but how can busy fundraisers upgrade mid-level donors effectively and efficiently?
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Expert Donor Appreciation Templates for Letters, Texts, Social Media, and Calls!
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Nonprofits spend most of their time trying to get donations, so make sure you follow-up every contribution with a prompt thank you, acknowledgement, and receipt that communicates your organization's story with impact. Download now to begin maximizing impact!
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Expert Donor Thank You Templates for Letters, Texts, Social Media, and Calls!
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Nonprofits spend most of their time trying to get donations, so make sure you follow-up every contribution with a prompt thank you, acknowledgement, and receipt that communicates your organization's story with impact. Download now to begin maximizing impact!
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Why Donor Retention Is Critical to a Successful Year-End Giving Strategy
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The holiday season is a traditional time for nonprofits to seek additional donations. Perhaps you're considering reaching out to new leads or revisiting past donors. Regardless, before you make that move, it is crucial to have a clear plan for nurturing these relationships for retention.
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Focus on the Right Donors With a Tiered Caseload
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 6, 2023
Tiering your caseload is a strategy that organizes your caseload so that you can create a strategic, meaningful plan for every donor while focusing your time and energy on the right donors. Here is why it is valuable.
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Ask Donors To Consider a Recurring Donor Advised Fund Gift
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Donor advised funds are all the craze lately. Now is the time to motivate those donors who want to optimize their tax deductions this year to consider a gift from their donor advised fund. But did you know that you can ask donors to consider recurring gifts from their donor advised fund?
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Beyond the One-Time Gift: Advanced Techniques for Donor Retention
Charity Village
JUNE 29, 2023
Summary: Did you know that retaining donors is 5 times more cost-effective than recruiting new ones? However, despite the nonprofit industry’s average donor retention rate of 45%, organizations all over the world are struggling to keep their donors coming back for more.
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How to Elevate Donor Retention & Future-Proof Fundraising!
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 3, 2023
The need for nonprofits to elevate donor retention as a top priority has never been more evident or resonated so loudly. Learn key strategies that you can execute to elevate donor retention to build lasting impact and long-term, future-proof fundraising success. Thursday, August 24th, 2023, at 1:00 pm Eastern Time
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6 Steps to Reimagine a Traditional Donor Engagement Event
NonProfit PRO
JANUARY 27, 2023
Post-pandemic fundraising is a good time to reset, strategize and start new traditions for stakeholders. Keeping mission in mind, this can include re-establishing or reimagining traditional donor engagement events. Is this event still working for your audience, your organization, and your team?
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How to Activate Volunteers as First-Time Donors Through Micro-Donations
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Did you know that your volunteers are prime candidates to become lasting donors? According to Funraise's 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , people are two times more likely to donate to causes and organizations that they volunteer for.
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Who Qualifies as a Major Donor Prospect for Your Organization? (3 Guidelines)
The Fundraising Authority
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
The following is an excerpt from our class How to Find New Major Donors and Get Them to Give to Your Non-Profit. Who qualifies as a major donor prospect for your organization? As you are looking for donors to make contact with and insert into your fundraising funnel, you don’t want to waste time. Do you see any patterns?
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How to Elevate Donor Retention & Future-Proof Fundraising!
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 10, 2023
The need for nonprofits to elevate donor retention as a top priority has never been more evident or resonated so loudly. Learn key strategies that you can execute to elevate donor retention to build lasting impact and long-term, future-proof fundraising success. Thursday, August 24th, 2023, at 1:00 pm Eastern Time
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7 Ways to Drive Revenue Growth by Transforming the Mid-Level Donor Experience
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 13, 2022
During this time of economic uncertainty, many organizations are renewing their focus on higher-value donors to generate revenue and build relationships that will keep them engaged with their mission. Here are seven strategies to elevate your current mid-level donor experience.
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4 Text Messaging Strategies that Boost Donor Stewardship
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 24, 2022
Text messaging is an important — and largely underused — donor stewardship tool. As texting has become the primary form of communication for many of us, it’s time to embrace texting as a central piece of your larger donor communications strategy.
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4 Types of Donor Personas for Effective Nonprofit Fundraising
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
In other words, you create donor journeys. . If you’ve never done so, developing donor journeys (also known as donor journey mapping) can feel like quite an undertaking. What are my donor personas? Where am I going to find the time and resources? Donor Journey Mapping Basic Steps. Review your donor list.
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Understanding the Psychology of Why Donors Give to Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 14, 2022
When you think of why your nonprofit’s donors support your organizations, do you expect each of their motivations to be the same? When time and resources are scarce, it’s easier to send out the same fundraising message to everyone in your community. This person fears offending donors by asking at the “wrong” time.
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The Second Gift: Turning Donor Impulse Into a Conscience Choice
NonProfit PRO
JULY 11, 2023
We celebrate acquiring new donors, track efforts to turn one-time donors into recurring donors, and create winback strategies for lapsed donors. Here are some tips to compel first-time donors to give a second gift.
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How to Know When It’s Time to Close Your Nonprofit
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 1, 2022
And donors are more selective, which means you must work twice as hard to give them a reason to provide you with their hard-earned money. Let’s explore six reasons why it’s time to close your nonprofit. The reality is that with more than 1.5 million nonprofits in the U.S., there's a lot of duplication.
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A New Nonprofit Donor Paradigm: First-Time And Habitual Gifts
Bloomerang
AUGUST 7, 2023
For years we’ve talked about donors from the perspective of a “pyramid” or “ladder.” Which is why I advocate retiring the old donor pyramid in favor of a dynamic energy vortex. It’s the reason so many donor programs have retention rates representing three steps forward, two steps back. I prefer a different donor paradigm.
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3 Things to Do Now to Maximize Year-End Donor-Advised Fund Giving
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 14, 2023
Tax season and end-of-year giving represent a key time for donor-advised funds (DAF) donors. Developing strategies now will ensure organizations are well positioned for year end. Here are three actionable steps to get you started.
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7 Ways Nonprofits Can Automate Donor Retention
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 1, 2020
By Christy Smaglio , Instructional Writer at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Donor retention is a crucial aspect of a productive fundraising strategy. Here are seven excellent methods of increasing donor retention and how to automate them.
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Next-Gen Donors want to Donate Now, Pay Later
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 1, 2023
Millennial and Gen Z donors want to give (or give more), but are often constrained by finances and other economic realities. Your nonprofit gets all of the money upfront, but your next-gen donors get to pay over time (interest and fee free). The solution? Allow them to Donate Now, Pay Later (DNPL).
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Fundraising for Small Nonprofits: Cultivating Donor Support and Timing the Ask
Charity Village
JANUARY 26, 2024
On April 11, join us for a free webinar to learn strategies for cultivating donor support and timing the ask. In this session, we will discuss the fundamentals […] The post Fundraising for Small Nonprofits: Cultivating Donor Support and Timing the Ask appeared first on CharityVillage. But it doesn’t have to be.
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10 Ways to Tell Donors They Made a Difference
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 21, 2022
There is not a limit to how many times you should tell a donor they are making a difference. You could do it every week. But then the question is how do you make the story different and unique?
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The Importance of Understanding Donor Characteristics
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
I determined from a group of independent variables what variables stood out as being the most effective for me to utilize over time. There was importance in understanding donor characteristics.
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How to Sustain Nonprofits Through Declining Donor Support
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Unfortunately, at the same time, the need in our communities continues to increase. Fundraisers are worried because the number of Americans giving to nonprofit causes has declined.
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[Free Webinar] How to Maximize Your Nonprofit’s Donor Lifetime Value
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 10, 2023
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Time: 1 pm ET / 10 am PT (1 hour) Cost: Free Presented by: Classy.org Did you know that recurring donors are 9x more valuable than a one-time donor? Join this free webinar to learn the secrets of turning one-time donors into recurring donors and how to increase the value of each supporter.
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Can we talk about donor care?
Hands on Fundraising
MARCH 5, 2024
You know taking care of your donors is one of the most important things you can do I’ve recently written about thank you letters and donor retention. But it’s now that time of year… tax season. Yes, they’re very much connected. appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.
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Fundraiser vs. Friendraiser vs. Waste of Time
The Fundraising Authority
DECEMBER 13, 2020
Their goal is to be a lead-generation tool for your donor funnel. There’s another name for those types of events, and it’s not funraiser… It’s waste of time. Don’t waste your time. But… friendraisers still have a very definite fundraising purpose.
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Survey: Nearly 1 in 4 American Donors Increased Giving Due to Rising Inflation
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Donors with charitable giving budgets gave almost four times more money, on average, in the past 12 months and are two times more likely to give more money over the next 12 months due to rising inflation.
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