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4 Communications Strategy Tips for Donor Retention

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One of the best methods to increase your donor retention is to leverage your overall communication strategies. But first, let’s compare how the major communication channels of direct mail versus digital communications play a role in donor retention. It’s best to send these polls after a fundraising event or after a gift is made.

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How to Improve Donor Retention

Allegiance Group

Donor retention is the second-highest concern for nonprofits, according to the 2022 CCS Philanthropy Pulse survey. What is donor retention? Donor retention measures how many donors continue to give to your organization. Understanding what may have encouraged the first and subsequent donations is key to understanding retention.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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Sharon notes that 50-year longitudinal studies from Gallop Poll, NORC’s General Social Survey, Harris Poll, and Edelman Barometer, find that trust in public institutions and their leaders has declined steadily. But there was agreement that membership retention and loyalty problems might be symptomatic of declining confidence.

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6 Tips to Transform Your Dirty Data in 2024

Association Analytics

Consider your average spending year over year or the trend in your retention over a period of time. Just like you need to plan a project for data, you should also be intentional with your plans for data retention. Throw a poll up in your next meeting. Are you doing better at engaging your members over time?

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A Guide To Building Lasting Bonds With Volunteers

Bloomerang

You can glean this information by incorporating a question or two about why someone is volunteering, either in the application process or as a quick poll or survey when onboarding new volunteers for an event. Understanding someone’s why is the first step in building lasting bonds with volunteers.

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3 Membership Engagement Strategies to Try Today

Neon CRM

Ultimately, the goal of a membership engagement strategy is to improve member retention. Fundraising 10 Steps to Plan a Successful Membership Drive 9 min read Read Now 3 Membership Engagement Strategies That Boost Member Retention You worked hard to grow your member base. Here are some concrete ways to get them to stick around.

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Attention nonprofits: We don’t know our donor data!

3rd Sector Labs

Combat the challenges of donor retention? So far in 2014, Third Sector Labs has run a number of webinars focused on topics such as fundraising strategies, technology, donor data, and donor retention. While this is an informal poll and not a scientific study, the results are eye-opening. Build a fundraising strategy?

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