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5 Takeaways from Our Webinar on Subscription Giving

Network for Good

MAY 14, 2021

Let’s address the elephant in the room… donor retention. As a sector, we place too much emphasis on one-time gifts. Last year, for the first time we saw that retention dropped year over-year, while donors grew year-over year. What would it mean for your nonprofit if you had 70% donor retention? Segment donors.

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5 Takeaways from Our Webinar on Subscription Giving

Network for Good

MAY 14, 2021

Let’s address the elephant in the room… donor retention. As a sector, we place too much emphasis on one-time gifts. Last year, for the first time we saw that retention dropped year over-year, while donors grew year-over year. What would it mean for your nonprofit if you had 70% donor retention? Segment donors.

Giving

Giving Retention Stream Gift

9 Underutilized Emails that Improve Donor Retention

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2014

The 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report was released last week and one of the more interesting findings was that donor retention remainsa lower priority. As my colleague Frank Barry mentioned, most nonprofits stink at donor retention. Nearly 3 out of 4 new donors never make a second gift. Close the loop on urgent asks.

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Retention email Donor eBook

Stewarding #GivingTuesday: Increase Your Retention Rate

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

million gifts. Assuring you have a successful retention rate starts with these four steps: Inform: Your community needs to know about your involvement. Acknowledgement: Thanking your donors, within 48 hours of their gift, is imperative to sustaining your relationship. GivingTuesday is full of excitement and many goals.

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9 Underutilized Emails that Improve Donor Retention

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2014

The 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report was released last week and one of the more interesting findings was that donor retention remainsa lower priority. As my colleague Frank Barry mentioned, most nonprofits stink at donor retention. Nearly 3 out of 4 new donors never make a second gift. Close the loop on urgent asks.

Retention

Retention email Donor eBook

A Small Organization with Mighty Retention Rates: Their (Not-So) Secrets

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 19, 2015

This article originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. And the Food Bank of Lincoln , a small-time organization with big-time retention rates, has donors coming in from across the country. People need to eat,” he said.

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Retention Rate Organization California

Admitting the Problem: Your Donor Retention Needs Work

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2015

This article originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. The biggest issue with donor retention is that most people don’t even realize it’s an issue. The more ways you interact with donors increases the retention rate.

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Retention Problem Donor Work

The 7 Keys to a Donor Retention Strategy Full of Thanks

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 Frankly, I believe developing a robust gratitude program is the most important thing you can do if you want repeat gifts. It communicates that the gift will be used immediately.

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Survey-Backed Insights to Keep Your Nonprofit Ahead of Changing Workplace Trends

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

Staffing, Retention, and Burnout. In the trends report, 85% of those surveyed said staff retention will continue to be or increasingly become a challenge. Nonprofits can also support retention by helping current employees build new skills or upgrade existing ones. Bridging Skills Gaps.

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3 Donor Retention Strategies—Compliments of Molly Ringwald, Jessie J and Bruno Mars

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 7, 2015

His experiences range from fundraising and marketing to PR and grant writing (to name a few), so we thought he’d make an excellent interviewee for a follow-up story for our latest Nonprofit Hub Magazine issue focusing on donor retention. The end of December brings an apparent break in your fundraising and donor retention efforts.

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From Prospective Student to Active Alum—Engagement Fosters Lifelong Support

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

They send her a quarterly print magazine, and a regular publication that focuses on school alums who have published, recorded (music), and exhibited. They send Martha regular statements for her sustaining gifts, little gifts in the school colors (a pin, a scarf, etc.), But her alma mater didn’t end there.

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Six Ways to Give Big Thanks to Big Donors

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This article originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. To reserve your free copy of our January/February issue on donor retention, sign up today. . ————————————————. Send the larger donors a special gift.

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Why “Segmentation” Isn’t as Scary as It Sounds (And You NEED It In Marketing)

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 2, 2014

This article originally appeared in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. To reserve your free copy of our January/February issue on donor retention, sign up today. ————————————————. New donors at or below your average gift amount.

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Sound Marketing NPO Retention

When It’s Down to the Wire (Last-Minute Ways to Boost Year-End Giving)

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

This article originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. To reserve your free copy of our January/February issue on donor retention, sign up today. . ————————————————. It’s not over till it’s over. Could she do it easily?

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Giving Gift Calendar Retention

The Elements of a Successful Monthly Giving Program

Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

Will these sustaining gifts be applied to a particular program or purpose? Your job is not just to convince a donor to give, but you need to convince them why it’s important that they set up a monthly gift. Here’s how: Start with your average online gift amount, then take 15%-20% of that number for your baseline.

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The Elements of a Successful Monthly Giving Program

Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

Will these sustaining gifts be applied to a particular program or purpose? Your job is not just to convince a donor to give, but you need to convince them why it’s important that they set up a monthly gift. Here’s how: Start with your average online gift amount, then take 15%-20% of that number for your baseline.

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How to Make Your Donors Feel like Heroes

BoardAssist

DECEMBER 2, 2014

As we approach the peak of end of year fundraising and the beginning of a new year I encourage you to take a short break to call your major gift donors and congratulate them on how they are making an impact. First and foremost to secure any major gift you have to understand your donor’s interests. It is not about you or your needs.

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Gear Up for Year-End Giving Way Before the Year’s End

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

This article originally appeared in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. To reserve your free copy of our January/February issue on donor retention, sign up today. ————————————————. By now, your appeal should be written.

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Let the Donor Decide: Don’t Assume Giving is Off the Table During a Crisis

Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2020

White in a TIME Magazine article in 2018. Select the top 25 donors for each gift officer. Segment the principle, major, and annual gift officers’ portfolio. Each gift officer on the team should start with no more than 25 current donors with whom to work virtually over the next six months. Give them reason to do that.

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Nonprofit Experts Weigh In: Their Best Data Tips

NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2016

These tips originally appeared in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a bi-monthly publication delivered to your mailbox. Sign up to receive the magazine complete with top nonprofit advice and tips here. __. “Why did you make your first gift to this charity?” Tell your supporters exactly what their gifts are accomplishing.

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Though they go hand in hand, volunteer recruitment shouldn’t be confused with volunteer retention. A corporate sponsorship usually involves a sponsor supporting an event, donating auction items, or giving a monetary gift to help you meet a fundraising goal. Newspapers, magazines, and blogs focus on storytelling.

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Volunteer Strategy Guide Local

Where You Should be Spending the Most Time with Donors

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

On Planned Gifts. For planned giving, Pitman suggests focusing on someone you might be overlooking simply because of their gift size. For planned gifts, the people you want to spend the most time with are usually the loyal, small dollar donors; the great people that have given year after year,” Pitman said. On Major Gifts.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Every tactic here is as much about retention and appreciation as it is about perks. that when scanned takes people to a page with the certificate, the organization, calls to action for the nonprofit, a donate button for the nonprofit so the donor gets credit for the gift, and images of the donor at the organization’s events.

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Pull that List: Donor Management Tips and Tricks

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2015

Steven Shattuck shared his segmentation theory with us for our Nonprofit Hub Magazine where he suggested four lists for your donor database: new donors at or below your average give amount, returning donors at or above your average give amount, new donors above your average giving amount and returning donors above the average gift amount.

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Donor Tips Management Mail

Creating a Monthly Giving Program: Tips for Nonprofits

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

A pool of planned and major gift prospects. You can conduct prospect research within your monthly donor pool to identify planned and major gift prospects. Monthly donors can feel more fulfilled knowing that their donations can lead to a greater cumulative impact than a one-time gift. Higher donor lifetime value. Your website.

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Program Giving Create Tips

Nonprofit Consulting Firms: 26 Leaders in Their Spaces

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Planned and legacy gift marketing strategies. Finders Keepers support package tailored specifically for nonprofit employee retention. Streamlined gift tracking and management, easily integrated with leading nonprofit platforms like Raiser’s Edge NXT. E-magazine design and production to bolster your newsletter efforts.

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[VIDEO] Best Practices for Recurring Donor Acquisition

Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

So if you look at the fact that if you’re sending out appeals, you might get on average $58, on average, the gifts were $58 from appeal donors. But if you get them online, typically that gift is a little bit higher, between $96 and $111, depending upon which study you look at. The other thing is the retention rates go up.

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3 Tips and a BIG Christmas Bonus to Supercharge Year-End Online Giving

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Committed to empowering small shop fundraisers everywhere with the tools for sustainable funding, Pamela Grow has collaborated on fundraising systems like 100 Donors in 90 Days and The Donor Retention Project. They’re going with the intent to make a gift. Have you tested making a gift? Your job is to make it easy for them.

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9 Tips for Making a Multichannel Fundraising Ask

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 7, 2016

When she’s not working at Qgiv, Abby can usually be found writing for local magazines, catching up on her favorite blogs or binge-watching sci-fi shows on Netflix. Make sure that fundraisers in particular know proper etiquette and methods for approaching major gift donors and planned giving contributors. Offer Recurring Donations.

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Fundraising Tips Method Social Media

9 Tips for Making a Multichannel Fundraising Ask

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 10, 2016

When she’s not working at Qgiv, Abby can usually be found writing for local magazines, catching up on her favorite blogs, or binge-watching sci-fi shows on Netflix. _. Make sure that fundraisers in particular know proper etiquette and methods for approaching major gift donors and planned giving contributors. Offer recurring donations.

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Fundraising Tips Social Media Method

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5 Takeaways from Our Webinar on Subscription Giving

5 Takeaways from Our Webinar on Subscription Giving

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9 Underutilized Emails that Improve Donor Retention

Stewarding #GivingTuesday: Increase Your Retention Rate

9 Underutilized Emails that Improve Donor Retention

A Small Organization with Mighty Retention Rates: Their (Not-So) Secrets

Admitting the Problem: Your Donor Retention Needs Work

The 7 Keys to a Donor Retention Strategy Full of Thanks

Survey-Backed Insights to Keep Your Nonprofit Ahead of Changing Workplace Trends

3 Donor Retention Strategies—Compliments of Molly Ringwald, Jessie J and Bruno Mars

From Prospective Student to Active Alum—Engagement Fosters Lifelong Support

Six Ways to Give Big Thanks to Big Donors

Why “Segmentation” Isn’t as Scary as It Sounds (And You NEED It In Marketing)

When It’s Down to the Wire (Last-Minute Ways to Boost Year-End Giving)

The Elements of a Successful Monthly Giving Program

The Elements of a Successful Monthly Giving Program

How to Make Your Donors Feel like Heroes

Gear Up for Year-End Giving Way Before the Year’s End

Let the Donor Decide: Don’t Assume Giving is Off the Table During a Crisis

Nonprofit Experts Weigh In: Their Best Data Tips

The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

Where You Should be Spending the Most Time with Donors

150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Pull that List: Donor Management Tips and Tricks

Creating a Monthly Giving Program: Tips for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Consulting Firms: 26 Leaders in Their Spaces

[VIDEO] Best Practices for Recurring Donor Acquisition

3 Tips and a BIG Christmas Bonus to Supercharge Year-End Online Giving

9 Tips for Making a Multichannel Fundraising Ask

9 Tips for Making a Multichannel Fundraising Ask

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