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Strategies to Build Donor Trust and Retention

sgEngage

Here are some strategies your organization can consider for improving donor retention by building donor trust in your brand. Such a pledge can be your foundation for trust. Is the support of a corporation or a government agency going to be lauded and celebrated more than that of an individual?

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A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

Candid

Pledges are excluded. It does not include pledges, government funds, or donations from high-net-worth individuals or public charities (all of which are contained in our broader data set). In comparison, our Foundation 1000 data set is limited to grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a set of 1,000 of the largest U.S.

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Online Strategies for Open-Government / Ideas from the Obama Team

Forum One

The incoming Obama administration is pledging to use some innovative internet strategies to expand citizen access to government information and processes. government CTO, spoke about how DC has created more than 200 data feeds on D.C. A tall order. For example, Vivek Kundra, the Washington, D.C. Red Cross [link].

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Mastering Next Year’s Budget With Revenue Projections and Donor Attrition Analysis

Neon CRM

This is especially true when it comes to budget projections that will help inform the strategy of your organization in the coming year. First use this year’s revenue to establish a baseline for all your expected revenue, including but not limited to individual giving, major gifts, events income, expected pledges, and grants.

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Fundraising Planning Guide, Calendar, Worksheet, + Template

CauseVox

To help get you started with this template, and your fundraising plan, we’ve put together some tips and strategies below. Now you know what your goals are and what activities you’re thinking of doing, so the next step should be mapping out what resources you have to determine what strategies will actually be feasible for you to do next year.

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Smart Fundraisers are Prepared for Uncertainty

Top Nonprofits

With close to 80% of charitable gifts coming from individuals (including bequests), the best fundraisers are allocating 80% of their fundraising plan on strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors. Do you have strategies in your fundraising plan to intentionally ask them for their financial support?

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How Much Time Should Your Nonprofit Invest In Different Social Media Channels?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Many nonprofits do not have dedicated teams for social media and social media strategy and implementation is typically only a part of a someone’s job. Tammi Marcoullier, Lead Strategist at the GSA’s Center for Excellence in Digital Government Engagement & Outreach. Government. Flickr Photo by Yung Tsai.