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How To Build Relationships With A Storytelling Welcome Email Series

Bloomerang

Studies show that donor retention is one of the best ways to boost your nonprofit’s bottom line because it’s easier to satisfy a supporter who has already given and who is already interested in your organization than to try to recruit brand new donors from scratch. . You won’t want to make another ask in this email.

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Book Review: Cause for Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I found the chapter about motivations and tips for encouraging Millennnials to volunteer very valuable. Focus on the 3 R’s (Recruitment, Retention, and Recognition). Build a continuum of engagement from micro-volunteering to deep engagement of serving on a board of trustees. Be open, transparent and solicit feedback.

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Animal Fundraising: 4 Top Ideas for Your Organization

Get Fully Funded

Volunteer support. Even if they can’t offer financial support, your local store may be able to provide staff to volunteer, helping at your fundraising events or in your outreach efforts. Your organization likely has staff and volunteers with expert knowledge and training regarding various animals and animal-related causes.

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How to Increase Mobile Engagement While Fundraising

Qgiv

Reaching donors and engaging with them is important for donor retention! Use that checkbox for event registrations, volunteer signup forms, and mailing list signup forms. Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis used text fundraising successfully for a Giving Tuesday campaign. What is mobile marketing and why does it matter?

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The purpose of the Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium is to highlight current best practices, lessons learned from the field, and trends in effective nonprofit and philanthropic board leadership, as well as board recruitment and retention. Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Indianapolis, IN / $695.

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NEW on LinkedIn: Volunteerism

Connection Cafe

LinkedIn , the professional social networking site that boasts more than 100 million members, just added a new profile feature : Volunteer Experiences and Causes. Just like adding a current or past job, LinkedIn members can now add a current or past volunteer experience. Update your organization’s LinkedIn company page.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

Qgiv

Giving Tuesday is a great time to encourage your donors, staff, volunteers, and even board members to reach out to their own networks of friends, family, and professional connections. Focus on new donor acquisition and retention. Make donor retention your top priority. Make your Giving Tuesday campaign a peer-to-peer experience.