Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

By Wendy Mercurio , Content & Education Specialist at Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Keeping donors connected with the mission ensures the best possible donor retention rate for an organization.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2019

This means that your nonprofit must first master the art of effective donor retention. . There are several reasons donor retention is so important for nonprofits: First, it’s much less expensive to ask a donor to give again than to perform enough outreach to acquire a new donor. . On average, the recapture rate for lapsed donors is 5%.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 23, 2024

Donor fatigue is real, and it’s hurting lots of small nonprofits that are over asking their donors without balancing those asks with enough feel-good interactions. I say it’s a real phenomenon that occurs when fundraisers are so focused on the money that they forget where the money comes from.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Fundraising automation saves your nonprofit valuable time and resources by streamlining time-consuming tasks, so you can devote more to time advancing your mission and raising more money. Fundraising automation liberates valuable time and money your nonprofit would’ve otherwise spent on menial tasks.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

Once you know what worked and what didn’t, you can start looking at the current trends in fundraising to create the best GivingTuesday campaign to maximize your donor acquisition and retention. Despite this, GivingTuesday’s Look Back report shows that GivingTuesday provides a donor acquisition growth rate that is 4.4x

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sgEngage

AUGUST 1, 2023

When you allow data to guide your direct mail strategy, your organization can save time and money. Direct mail makes for better retention rates. The open rate is roughly 18% for emails. Response rates are 5X higher. Email response rates hover around 1%; the direct mail response rate is 5-9%.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 15, 2022

Using platforms that are already being used successfully by other organizations will save you time and money on building them yourself. Seeing and interacting with data helps you retain information. Look at retention rates by member type and correlated behavior to identify what members are more likely to renew.

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

We’ll explore: How does donor stewardship impact donor retention? How does donor stewardship impact donor retention? Your donor retention rate measures how many donors continue to give to your organization over time. Your donor retention rate measures how many donors continue to give to your organization over time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

While this tool is a valuable asset for nonprofits, it shouldn’t be seen as a substitute for human interaction. Tailoring your messaging for each segment can result in increased engagement and higher email open rates, ultimately leading to more significant impact for your nonprofit.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

It’s like getting to know a friend – the better we understand them, the more meaningful and authentic our interactions become. This ultimately results in better donor acquisition as well as stronger, more genuine partnerships with greater retention. Website analytics: help us track donation page interactions and web traffic.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

Each profile shows the donation history of each donor, their contact and demographic information, and each interaction they’ve had with your organization in the past (emails opened, calls-to-action taken, events attended, etc.). This feature appears in each donor’s profile and rates their engagement from “cold” to “on fire!”

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In this article, we’ll discuss the following six concrete steps your nonprofit can take to boost revenue and grow your organization: Track your organization’s retention rate. Track your organization’s retention rate. Once you have your starting point, you can focus on improving your own rate over time.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

The data in your CRM can help you raise more money, improve your donor retention, and even attract new supporters to your cause. This boosts engagement and response rates and helps create authentic relationships. Build Supporter Journeys A supporter journey is the series of interactions a supporter has with your organization.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

If the answer’s no to any or all of these questions, you may want to start thinking about ways to boost your volunteer retention rates. That’s money saved in employee wages, and money earned in charitable contributions. Why retaining volunteers is critical. Here are a few simple ideas to get your started.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2023

By all means, welcome gifts from corporations and foundations, but prospect lists must emphasize individuals, because in the words of the infamous bank robber Willie Sutton: “That’s where the money is.” Quality interaction is at a premium as money follows time. Are they receiving priority cultivation?

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. .

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. What is the difference between donor acquisition and retention? Donor retention is how many donors continue to support your organization year over year. Launch your campaign.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

The six pieces you need in your fundraising strategy How to create your fundraising strategy The six pieces you need in your fundraising strategy While no two nonprofits are alike, they all share common goals, like donor connection and retention , memorable fundraising events, and supportive partnerships. Take a look at your social media.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Her second book is The Wild Woman’s Guide to Social Media, published 2012, given a 5 star rating by About.com. According to Chuck Longfield , ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. Make a donor retention calendar to keep your donors loyal! Her latest book, Get the Job!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Both of these virtual fundraising platforms are used to raise money online, but in different ways and under slightly different circumstances. This allows you to track all donor interactions and reach out to donors at the right times. This helps increase donor retention rates, which leads to more revenue. Ticket sales.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Artificial intelligence is providing enormous labor-saving help to fundraisers, helping them research prospects, talk to donors, and increase retention rates. AI can increase online donor conversion and retention rates. Here are the top three benefits AI has for fundraising and fundraisers: AI saves staff time.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

For example, if you discover your donor retention rate is falling, you can focus on donor stewardship in the months leading up to Giving Tuesday to boost retention. Plus, it will boost retention after the year-end season comes to a close. You should also share the fundraising goal you’re trying to reach.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Craft personalized thank-you messages and updates to strengthen relationships with donors and enhance donor retention. sure also to include the overhead rate of staffing and running your nonprofit. But when setting your total fundraising goal, you can include the actual overhead rate.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

All fundraisers know that their main goal is to raise money, but not all of them think about sustainability or scalability. When developing a fundraising strategy, your best bet is to concentrate on two areas: your most productive donor groups and high-impact donor recruitment and retention. Donor retention and churn rates. .

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

On one hand, this saves your team the time you’d spend researching products and determining which one is a worthy investment, as well as the money you’d spend making that investment. Is it worth it to spend the money? GivingFuel Platform overview: GivingFuel offers donor management and fundraising software at affordable rates.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This includes things like file downloads, form interactions, video views, and site searches. Data Retention: Where GA3 would retain your data for 10 or more years, GA4 has a 14-month retention window — but only on certain types of data. We’ll also dig into your data to uncover the opportunities you have to raise more money.

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

As fundraisers, we’re always looking for the next big thing that can raise more money, achieve our fundraising goals, and change the world for the better. If you’re tracking website interactions with Google Analytics, you can see how many of your users used a mobile device to view your website during the duration of your social campaign.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people to give back to their communities by donating money, volunteering their time, or advocating for causes that they believe in. A common misconception about GivingTuesday is that it’s a day focused only on extracting money out of people. They hit their goal of collecting 150 coats.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 23, 2022

When you develop a personal connection with your supporters, they’ll be more likely to return to your organization and continue engaging and contributing, increasing your retention rate. . By focusing your fundraising mindset on retaining supporters rather than just acquiring them, you’ll raise more money than ever before.

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Achieve

AUGUST 6, 2021

How can you raise more money during your next peer-to-peer campaign? Imagine I’m raising money for a nonprofit and, when you land on my fundraising page, it’s still full of generic copy the nonprofit added as a placeholder. After the 5-day mark, page completion rates drop to almost nothing. Take steps to get (and keep!)

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Nonprofit-facing fundraising apps are those that your nonprofit staff members use to raise money on the go. This helps you monitor your progress with various campaigns, your donor retention rate, and other metrics that are important to your fundraising success. Individual tasks.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

It also means tying up loose ends to assure you don’t leave money on the table. 8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. There’s nothing more important to your bottom line and long-term sustainability than donor retention. And this is the time of year you risk having donors fall off a cliff.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

You can track how the numbers compare to previous months, quarters or years and calculate the rate at which these are (hopefully) growing. Marketing spend per donation or per volunteer tells you how much money you have to spend in order to gain a volunteer or a donation. Click-through rates (CTRs).

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

AI technology can revolutionize your donor interactions by helping you create personalized donor communication quickly. Gen Z is known for their social media presence and constantly changing trends, so incorporating social media campaigns, interactive content, and immersive experiences can help you reach this younger audience.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Many consumers now expect a personalized experience from every brand interaction, and that can only come from data you collect. Conferences and events are big money-makers and significant value-adds for your members, but pulling them off takes some skill and the right resources. Conference and Event Management Toolkit.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 13, 2021

This allows your organization to actually interact with your donors, build long-term relationships, and give them a voice within the organization. . The more personalized your appeal becomes, the more likely you are to build a longer-term relationship with your donors and increase overall donor retention with these strategies: .

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 6, 2014

If the answer’s no to any or all of these questions, you may want to start thinking about ways to boost your volunteer retention rates. That’s money saved in employee wages, and money earned in charitable contributions. Why retaining volunteers is critical. Here are a few simple ideas to get your started.

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