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4 Communications Strategy Tips for Donor Retention

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A common misconception among newer nonprofit professionals is that every campaign or event is meant to attract new donors and donations. One of the best methods to increase your donor retention is to leverage your overall communication strategies. This is why focusing on impact is one of the best ways to increase donor retention.

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The Nonprofit’s Guide to Legacy Giving

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Track legacy gifts Establish a system so your legacy giving committee can track legacy giving gifts that have already been pledged. Their experience with your organization can help motivate them to pledge a gift. Work with professionals Legal and financial advisors can be invaluable resources for your legacy giving program.

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Be Certain You’re Prepared for Uncertainty

Top Nonprofits

Have you asked them for a major gift, a multiple year pledge or even a planned gift? When faced with continuing uncertainty, your fundraising plan needs to incorporate strategies for retention and stewardship of your existing donors. Do you have strategies in your fundraising plan to intentionally ask them for their financial support?

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How to Monitor & Adjust Your Fundraising Development Plan Throughout the Year

CauseVox

As a nonprofit professional, you understand the importance of a well-crafted fundraising development plan. Measure donor engagement: Review donor retention rates, average donation amounts, and overall satisfaction of your donor base. Pledges are not only a great way to get larger gifts over time, they’re also incredibly convenient.

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Super Useful Nonprofit Fiscal Year-End Action Strategies

Bloomerang

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. It’s your job to remind folks who’ve not yet renewed or fulfilled on their pledges that it’s time to do so. Call donors who’ve not yet paid their pledges. .

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4 Strategies to Increase Donor Loyalty

Bloomerang

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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Donor Database Management: A Quick Guide to Prospect Setup and Tracking

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Increase Donor Retention: Creating an intentional, documented plan outlines next steps to be taken with a donor. Creating consistent outreach and movement through the donor life cycle (identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship) promotes donor retention. Is a pledge paid over a period of time acceptable?