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Rethinking Recruitment and Retention Goals

VQ Strategies

For decades, volunteer engagement was summed up in 3 Rs: “Recruitment, Retention, and Recognition.” While recruitment efforts have evolved, so have perspectives on retention. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged the definition of retention even more dramatically. Recruitment. But the story can be much richer than that.

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7 Ways Nonprofits Can Automate Donor Retention

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Donor retention is a crucial aspect of a productive fundraising strategy. While a good deal of time and resources will be dedicated to this effort, certain aspects of donor retention can be made easy. Here are seven excellent methods of increasing donor retention and how to automate them. First impressions are essential.

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7 Steps to Better GivingTuesday Donor Retention

Neon CRM

It’s easy to focus on fundraising success and forget about donor retention. GivingTuesday Donor Retention Makes Financial Sense… While you work on your plan to attract new donors on GivingTuesday, spend some time thinking about how you’ll retain them after the big day. It’s one of the most high-profile fundraising days of the year.

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Volunteer Management & Retention Best Practices for Nonprofits

Qgiv

Having a successful volunteer management strategy will help you increase your volunteer retention rate, which ultimately creates more efficient volunteer staff. Training should inform your donors of the goals of your organization and provide instructions about the task that each volunteer is going to complete.

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Leveraging Email Automation to Enhance Donor Relationships

Get Fully Funded

While your mission is what drives your nonprofit, your relationships with donors are what sustain it. The work you do wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of your donors, so it’s vital that you work to build genuine relationships that inspire them to continue giving.

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Digital Fundraising Guide: Ideas & Steps to Reach Your Goals

Qgiv

Our latest eBook, the Digital Fundraising Guide: Ideas & Steps to Reach Your Goals , is a complete guide to help you choose the right digital fundraising solution that works for your specific nonprofit’s needs. Donor retention. Cultivating Donor Retention to Grow Your Giving Garden. The Ultimate Event Guide.

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Strategies to Build Donor Trust and Retention

sgEngage

Strong relationships are built on trust. A trusting relationship with donors contains shared perceptions and values, openness, transparency, and a willingness to grow the connection. Here are some strategies your organization can consider for improving donor retention by building donor trust in your brand. Reveal your failures.