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Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters

The Modern Nonprofit

Why Monthly Donations Matter Monthly donations are key to long-term donor retention and providing sustainable support for non-profits. Compared to one-time emergency donors, monthly donors have much higher retention rates and lifetime value. Tag and thank them. This builds a connection.

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Unlocking The Power Of A Donor Thank You: Feeding America’s Approach

Bloomerang

There, they welcome local hunters to donate specific, legally tagged, wild game meat, including deer, and they’ve designed an FDA-approved butchering process to package the meat for community members who select that food option. When I asked him about the ultimate point of paying attention to the donor thank you process, he said, “ Retention.

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Virtual Fundraising: Post-Event Tactics to Retain and Re-engage Donors 

Classy

As donor retention and engagement continue to challenge the space, virtual events are a viable tool you can explore to enhance these efforts. In a survey of 200 nonprofit organizations, Freewill found that nonprofits using virtual technology plan to steward major donors as follows: Phone conversations (21.6%). Emails (19.9%).

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

NonProfit Hub

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. Pay close attention—here are the key takeaways I got out of my phone call with Paul Strawhecker.

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Appreciation

Qgiv

Social media shoutouts Another way to show your appreciation for your volunteers is by tagging specific volunteers on social media. Phone calls In the same spirit as thank-you cards, a personal phone call to your volunteer staff can be a great way to show them how much you appreciate their work.

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A Nonprofit’s Complete Guide to Donor Management Software

Neon CRM

Increased Donor Retention Donor retention is critical to organizational growth. In fact, one study of top-performing organizations revealed that growth only started when 70% donor retention was obtained. A key part of that retention is consistent, impactful, and timely messaging.

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3 Proven Ways to Find and Convert New Donors

sgEngage

And with donor retention rates on the decline, new donor acquisition is a constant topic of conversation. If you’re like every nonprofit on the planet, you’ve got one thing on your mind: acquiring new donors! It can be even more challenging when you’ve hit a wall in your acquisition efforts.

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