Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

According to Chuck Longfield , ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. Make a donor retention calendar to keep your donors loyal! OK, so donor retention isn’t part of your job description. You just have to get money in, by any means necessary. Today it’s 27%.

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NetWits

APRIL 13, 2013

It’s going to be a great time! The most engaging person on twitter will win a bound copy of our new npEXPERTS fundraising and marketing eBook. Based on research we’ve done it doesn’t look like many nonprofits are raising significant amounts of money (i.e. >$10k) What about retention? Have you seen otherwise?

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Social Media Media Social Fundraising 101

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As technology evolves, there are new ways nonprofits like yours can take advantage of advancements to save time and raise more money. Machine Learning (ML) is a type of AI focusing on the development of algorithms which allow the program to learn and improve over time. How can charities use AI?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

Your fundraising strategy is the roadmap for your nonprofit, and once you’ve invested the time to develop one, you’ll have an invaluable resource to guide your organization in your fundraising efforts. And you’ll save time and resources by letting the software do most of the heavy lifting. Audit your current software.

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Achieve

AUGUST 6, 2021

How can you raise more money during your next peer-to-peer campaign? to-peer participants who update their personal fundraising pages raise between 7 and 18 times more than people who don’t! When someone updates their personal fundraising pages, they're investing their time, energy, and—to some extent—emotional labor in your event.

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Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

This social aspect makes it a powerful way to boost visibility in your community and raise money for your programs! This is a handy way to raise more money and give your participants and donors a way to show off their enthusiasm for your cause. eBook: Find & Engage Your P2Peeps. Selling merchandise is easy.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

According to Roger Craver in his book Retention Fundraising , “The average nonprofit has a 60-70% chance of getting additional gifts from current donors, a 20-40% chance from a lapsed donor and a 2% chance from a prospect.”. How many times in a typical day are you invited to take a survey? Their customer retention rates dwarf ours.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2023

We’ve put together a handy eBook on choosing the best software for your nonprofit. Therefore, if you don’t have social media, it’s time to set up your nonprofit accounts online and start telling your stories there. This acts as a second request to donors, asking them to consider turning a one-time gift into a recurring donation.

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Practice Fundraising Nonprofit Gift 52

Connection Cafe

MAY 14, 2014

During her time in the hot seat, Nancy elaborated on the role technology has played , and continues to play, in transforming nonprofit marketing and communication. Read Nancy’s ideas on improving donor retention in the npEXPERTS eBook! Retention #nptech donor retention fundraising ideas fundraising tips Nancy Schwartz'

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Ebook The Annual Fund Giving Guide: Planning an Annual Campaign Learn More Check Planned Giving Donors What Is This Strategy? Planned giving donors—people who have left money or other assets to your organization in their wills—are some of the most dedicated supporters. Let’s be frank: Major gifts mean major money.

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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. Host a storytelling time event.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 16, 2016

It takes up to four times more time and money to find a new donor than it does to keep an existing donor. We all know that donor retention is a year-long process, right? The good news is December can be the “cherry on top” of a yearlong stewardship or donor retention program if you’ve paid attention to your communication.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Prioritizing your online presence and digital engagement methods is key to not just surviving, but thriving, during this time. Even though the calls were simply to check in with donors and see how they were doing during a trying time, it also resulted in gifts. Further, you don’t necessarily have to talk about COVID-19 all the time.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

A digital fundraising thermometer provides your supporters with real-time updates on your fundraising efforts. Take screenshots at regular intervals and share your progress and the time remaining on your Facebook event page and your nonprofit social media accounts. Use text fundraising for a rapid response.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

From donor retention to nonprofit marketing to organizational leadership, every ebook is an invaluable resource. No matter what fundraising programs you currently have in place, if you’re not focusing all of them through the lens of a multi-channel effort you’re missing the boat big time. Of course you want to raise more money!

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2019

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2020 to some (hint: it’s not), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2019 has taken you. When’s the last time you reviewed your plans or asked for feedback from your team? Are you on course to reaching those optimistic January goals and resolutions? Include a shareable.

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Blackbaud Nonprofit Hints eBook 37

Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2015

You remember that time when you offered a discounted registration fee and decide you should offer another one. But the high is short-lived, and as time goes on, you begin to notice the consequences of this discount code addiction. Offer these codes for a short period of time at the beginning of the season.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

For retention-minded fundraisers with a strong donor cultivation plan in place, the early days of a new calendar year might even be busier than any day in November and December. But not to worry if that wasn’t the case; you still have time! Thank first-time donors personally. but it might be the most important.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Understanding the Donor Journey Donor Acquisition Donor Retention Donor Stewardship How to Communicate With Your Donors Donor Data Management 1. No money (or time) is changing hands yet; this step includes actions like responding to your latest Facebook post or signing up for your newsletter. We’re going to share how it’s done.

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Management Donor Guide Retention 52

Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

By tapping into the plethora of free resources, your team can better prepare for your fundraising campaigns to raise more money and more awareness for your cause. The goal of these free resources is to provide ways for your team to streamline day-to-day operations so you can spend more time fundraising. The NonProfit Times.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2014

While organizations focus on their development goal and raising money through major gifts, events, direct mail, grants and online, we continue to see a lack of focus on stewardship and retention. Every organization needs to increase their investment in stewardship and retention. There is always a reason to say thank you.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Donor database software helps increase your team’s capacity by automating processes and helping save time. A donor database takes your nonprofit’s fundraising to the next level, ensuring that you can manage and grow supporter relationships sustainably over time. Here’s what we’ll cover: What is a donor database? Scalability.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 27, 2014

You can get all the new email addresses, numbers, and one-time donations you want, but if nothing happens past that first interaction – what’s the point? About a year ago we were hit with the depressing reality of the state of donor retention across the nonprofit industry. Make sure your donor retention strategy reflects this.

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Donor Ideas Retention Giving 67

Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Creating organic channels of communication versus a one-sided slew of asks is how you turn a first-time donor into a long-term supporter. Conversely, if the technology your nonprofit uses is actually making things harder for your team, it may be time to evaluate a new solution. Goals S.M.A.R.T. The purpose of S.M.A.R.T. Check it out!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

.” Yes, one of my favorite topics, not just peer-to-peer fundraising, but also peer-to-peer retention. Really important topic, and it’s a good time of year to be talking about it. I’m really happy that so many of you have showed up and taken time out of your day to learn with us. I’m Steven.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2014

Read more from Marc by downloading the npEXPERTS ebook and by following him on Twitter. Would a business ever try to lose money acquiring a customer? Many smart businesses have taken the time to examine their business models and take counter-intuitive paths to grow their profits and impact. The answer might surprise you.

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Giving Model eBook Attitude 42

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

We’re going to save some time at the end for Q&A. So there’s actually an eBook they wrote on donor acquisition. They’re really generous with their time and expertise as well. And really, you know, you guys have all heard, you know, sending the right message to the right people at the right time.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Structurally, we now know multi-message, multichannel campaigns raise more money. Since staff turnover and a lack time and expertise can make it difficult to send emails that cut through the clutter, here are some tips to designing an appeal that will raise more money this year-end: Include multiple messages.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2014

Many of those disasters required the raising of millions in order to respond, and much of that money often came from brand new donors. Well, I’ve heard it said countless times that we only ever see this large, widespread magnitude of support after disasters, and there’s truth to that. Provide detail of how the money will be used.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 27, 2014

Break up your content so that it is easier to digest and requires less time and attention. Instead of immediately asking for money, nonprofits need to focus on marketing their stories. Contribute to the conversation in real-time by talking about the relevant topics. Measure your donor retention rates.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 25, 2015

vs Street), and defining all custom fields ahead of time, for example, will help keep you out of trouble. So treat it like a well-oiled machine and it will pay back dividends in the form of practically useful reports that will help you raise more money. 3) Not Training Your Staff on Those Standard Procedures.

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Database Data Donor eBook 28

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). So, it’s time to get in front of this group.

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