Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations. Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits? What is a major gift? billion in 2022.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

The longer a donor gives to your organization, the more time you have to build meaningful relationships that will reinforce their long-lasting support. . One of the best methods to increase your donor retention is to leverage your overall communication strategies. Direct Mail versus Digital Communications .

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

A Guide to Donor Retention. What is Donor Retention? If you’re a fundraiser or nonprofit development professional, you’ve likely heard the term “donor retention.” But what is donor retention? Quite simply, donor retention is a measure of how many donors continue to donate to your organization.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Having a successful volunteer management strategy will help you increase your volunteer retention rate, which ultimately creates more efficient volunteer staff. Why is volunteer retention important? Volunteer retention is your organization’s capacity to keep volunteers active and engaged with your work. Flexibility.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Charitable giving increased significantly during the last two years, primarily driven by a spur of generosity triggered by the Covid pandemic and stimulus money. But now organizations are left with one question: How can you keep donors acquired during the Covid crisis? What is donor retention? How is retention measured?

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Your nonprofit’s donor retention rate is the percentage of donors who give from year to year, or over any other specific time period. Your ability to retain donors and keep them engaged can directly impact your nonprofit for a few reasons: Retained donors can be more easily guided towards making larger gifts in the future.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

With 12% of all gifts made during the last few days of the year , fundraising emails are a powerful tool to encourage year-end generosity among your donors. But how many year-end giving emails should you send? Second, segment your year-end giving emails to personalize each message you’ll be crafting. It’s crunch time.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

What Are Major Gifts? Major gifts are generally the largest donations a nonprofit receives. The exact dollar amount that’s considered a major gift varies from organization to organization. The average nonprofit considers a gift of $5,000 or more a “major gift,” but that’s not a hard and fast rule. major gifts.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2020

However, during these discussions, many organizations ask the same question: “How do we attract more donors?” Start boosting your donor retention rate by focusing on those who are just giving to your nonprofit for the first time. Why First-Time Donor Retention is Important. Call your new donors. . Send welcome kits.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

During the giving season —October, November, and December—supporters are gearing up to send last-minute donations. In fact, 30% of annual giving happens in December , and about 10% of all annual donations come in the last three days of the year. Why is the End-of-Year Giving Campaign So Important? But where do you start?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2023

It’s the reason so many donor programs have retention rates representing three steps forward, two steps back. And it’s why the way we’re used to categorizing gifts as small, medium, and large (or “new,” “mid-level,” and “major”) may not be the most fruitful strategy. Let’s stop giving gifts, and donors, these outdated labels.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

Give Them an Impactful Story It’s important to maintain your supporters’ enthusiasm for helping you raise funds. Giving them a compelling story about why you’re raising funds helps to keep supporters excited about participating and gives them a moving message to share with friends and family. RSVP for the webinar here.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

Third Sector Labs recently co-hosted a donor retention webinar with Caity Craver , CEO of DonorTrends. The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. You could also try posing a question, like “True or false: $50 can save a life.”. Make it personal.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Why Monthly Giving is Easy! By Erica Waasdorp, President, A Direct Solution and author of Monthly Giving. The Sleeping Giant and NEW: Monthly Giving Made Easy. Mind you, she had only heard me speak once before with a different monthly giving focus. It’s a quick overview of why and how easy monthly giving really can be.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

Individual giving declined in 2022 , and 70% of nonprofits expect giving to continue to decrease or remain flat. Offer suggested giving amounts. For example, you can create groups based on supporters’ giving habits, such as donation recency, type, amount, frequency, and reason for donating. Enable recurring donations.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Corporate giving is consistently increasing. As a result, nonprofits have noticed the potential of workplace giving, and 49% of charitable organizations have identified it as a potential growth strategy. Why does workplace giving software matter to nonprofits? How can nonprofits promote workplace giving?

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Neon CRM

MAY 17, 2024

A phone call gives you the opportunity to build real personal connections with the people who support you. Calling to thank donors for their support after they give a gift can strengthen their bond with your nonprofit, leading to higher donor retention and engagement rates. Here’s a simple formula for a thank-you call.

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Qgiv

MAY 4, 2021

Though recurring giving isn’t perhaps as magical as that title sounds, it really is an incredible tool that is widely underutilized in nonprofit fundraising. Recurring, also called monthly or sustaining giving, can be a significant source of income and a reliable source for ongoing funds. Problems recurring giving solves.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

The original question: My organization is working on a data retention policy and wondering if others have insights to share. good questions to consider – “How much space does a record take up?”, “How much space do you you have/need/can get?”, “How much space do our backups take up?”, “How many new records do we amass per year?”

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In order to stand out, manage time and resources effectively, and give donors the best experiences possible, consider leveraging specialized fundraising software. In this guide, we’ll explore the ways that you can use your software to its full potential during the season of giving: Make giving convenient. Make giving convenient.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. When is Giving Tuesday 2021? Giving Tuesday 2021 is on November 30, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Request Demo.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

And there’s a reason they offer these types of programs: They increase customer engagement and retention. . Getting started with gamification for member retention. This approach gives members a tangible gift to work toward. . Multiple leading brands use gamification as part of their customer loyalty strategies.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The logic behind it is that the more donors who give to the nonprofit, the larger the nonprofit becomes. This means that your nonprofit must first master the art of effective donor retention. . As you can see, donor retention is a key part of any nonprofit’s organization strategy. However, this only tells half of the story. .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., If you’re a small charity If you’re a small charity, and receive just a few gifts a day, you could reasonably call every donor. Learn More If you’re a larger charity Of course, I’ve worked places that receive 50+ gifts a day. It may be the E.D.,

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

A few lowlights from our past: Letting the donor get too close to the wealth screen, not reading the room to realize who the real decision-makers were, asking for a big gift without the proper cultivation, and not doing our donor research. Takeaway: Think you can’t afford to invest in legacy giving ?

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you know that raising major gifts is one of the most strategic efforts your organization will complete. Major gifts are not only a highly-strategic effort, but also a high-stakes one— for many nonprofits, over 80% of their total fundraising dollars come from major contributions alone.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

This includes an optimized website that’s mobile-friendly and easy to navigate, strategic use of search engine optimization (SEO) to increase visibility during times of high public interest, and an established monthly giving program to facilitate the transition from one-time to recurring donations. This builds a connection.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 23, 2024

So, what does it take to prevent donor fatigue and keep people giving? People get tired when an organization repeatedly asks without giving them a reason to keep giving. Donors may start to feel taken for granted and that definitely won’t motivate them to give. I’ll show you. What is Donor Fatigue?

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

This article offers suggestions to help churches like yours grow giving with church fundraising events. Analysis shows that giving is shifting online. Giving your church members the ability to give tithes online actually grows tithes by 32%. Themed giving days. New to the concept of giving days? The problem?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Nearly one-third (31%, to be exact) of annual giving occurs in December: It’s one of the most important months for fundraising! The answer to all of these questions will help you set fundraising goals and inform the story you tell during your campaign. You can read more about how to build a donor retention strategy over here.

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Our online form for giving collects more, but most gifts still come by mail. Our online form for giving collects more, but most gifts still come by mail. CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity.

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

And you may be wondering what a mobile giving program could look like for your organization, or if focusing on mobile donations is the right strategy for you. So, here are four common questions about mobile fundraising your data can help you answer: Will donors give through text? That’s a fair question. About amplifi.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cultivating relationships with recurring donors is essential for nonprofits, especially in light of recent declines in individual giving. The Giving USA 2023 report revealed that giving by individuals dropped 6.4% It’s undoubtedly a challenging time for new donor acquisition, underscoring the constant importance of retention.

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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. Increase Donor Retention: Creating an intentional, documented plan outlines next steps to be taken with a donor. Getting Started.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 14, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Dear Charity Clairity, I have two related questions about determining when a donor is ready to be asked for a major gift. I don’t want to lose his gift, but I’m afraid this isn’t the right time to ask. What do I do?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what would be considered a good new donor acquisition rate. I know about donor retention rates, goals, etc., Acquisition strategy and retention strategy go hand-in-hand.

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