Achieve

APRIL 10, 2020

As we all continue to adjust to the “new normal”, now is the time to look into modern software solutions to turn your events into a purely virtual experience. While virtual fundraising events may be different than your normal efforts, they can still engage attendees and bring your nonprofit into the spotlight. Let’s get started!

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Kindful

MAY 21, 2021

We learned that: People will attend virtual events. In some ways, virtual events make it much easier to convert these once-a-year event donors into powerful monthly donors. So, what can we do as fundraisers—both in person and virtually—to help these one-time event donors join the all-too-important stream of monthly donors ?

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2022

In the first half of 2021, OneCause conducted a survey of 1,026 Social Donors to explore how giving has evolved during the pandemic and what lessons we’ve learned from the virtual fundraising pivot. 78% of participants said they liked being able to attend a virtual event from the comfort of their home. .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Therefore, one of the best ways to encourage donors to make major gifts is by building relationships with supporters and focusing on donor retention and stewardship. The meeting setting When scheduling a meeting with donors, ask if they have a preference as to whether they’d like to meet virtually or in person. Make phone calls.

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AccelEvents

JULY 26, 2021

Having poor quality content can be extremely detrimental to your online event as this might affect sponsors’ lead retention and capture rates. Because this is supporting a virtual event, you have a few options for content deployment. If it will be hosted as streamed content. Content Marketing Strategy.

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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. And the list goes on.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

An ever-growing consistent revenue stream, nonprofits would be wise to proactively and enthusiastically promote their monthly giving program. Using email for fundraising and donor retention is cost-effective and its power is backed up by data: 5) Prioritize a Matching Gifts Strategy. 9) Host Virtual Fundraising Events.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Join us on October 11 and 12 for Generosity Xchange 2023, a free virtual conference where nonprofit professionals and ideas meet! Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) is the industry standard for donor retention stats and other related donor engagement metrics. Save your spot.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In general, the open rate for nonprofit emails ranges from 15-18%. While we know that it’s significantly more beneficial to retain a donor than acquire a new one, we also know that the first-time donor retention rate is less than 20%. Retention Campaigns. Ideally, your organization retains donors in response.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

One place I worked saw appeals with notes get a 30%+ rate of return vs. a 4% return from appeals without notes! . If you don’t want to waste your donor acquisition resources, you need to double up on your donor retention resources. Also, monthly donors are retained at an average rate of 80 – 90% vs. 43% for one-time donors. .

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

Mobile Learning enables smaller sized courses to learners without restricting them to a fixed time and place, leading to higher absorption and retention rate of knowledge. Virtual Environment and Avatars: Virtual learning environments bring the social interaction part of traditional classroom training into the e-learning world.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

With interactive dashboards, you can view your donors’ information and interactions at a glance and get suggestions for how you can improve your retention rate. Bloomerang will also help you organize your donation streams when you’re directing multiple fundraising campaigns.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Measure donor engagement: Review donor retention rates, average donation amounts, and overall satisfaction of your donor base. Explore new fundraising opportunities: Open new doors by identifying untapped revenue streams, innovative approaches , or collaborative partnerships that can diversify your fundraising efforts.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

You may also consider offering micro-volunteer opportunities (typically between 1-2 hours) or virtual volunteer opportunities for volunteers with busy schedules, mobility issues, or transportation restrictions. Consider offering online courses or live streaming your training lessons for those who can’t make it to in-person training.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But, how do you measure the success of a virtual event? Without obvious social cues or visuals, how will you know what is happening in the virtual event space, whether or not people are enjoying themselves, and whether or not they are engaging with the content? KPIs to Measure Virtual Event Success. Attendee Retention.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But, how do you measure the success of a virtual event? Without obvious social cues or visuals, how will you know what is happening in the virtual event space, whether or not people are enjoying themselves, and whether or not they are engaging with the content? KPIs to Measure Virtual Event Success. Attendee Retention.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Focus on Increasing Donor Retention. Virtual Giving Event. Virtual Tour. Live-streaming to keep in touch with supporters. If you’re considering live-streaming content to your supporters, check out this re:Charity article to learn more about the software necessary to do so. . Focus on Increasing Donor Retention.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For example, if donors are less likely to attend in-person events in the summer, consider focusing on peer-to-peer campaigns or virtual events during that period. A specific example of a KPI could be looking at your donor retention rate. To give your organization a more stable footing, consider diversifying your funding streams.

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

These messages are completely customizable, so your organization can retain its own voice and branding through this communication stream. 360MatchPro uses its innovative automated email streams to follow up with donors and provide them with a direct link to their matching gift request form. Salesforce.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Bloomerang’s donor management software helps nonprofits raise more by enhancing relationships with supporters to improve donor retention rates. Catching donors prior to their lapsing and strengthening your donor retention strategy can lead to thousands of additional fundraising dollars for your nonprofit. Bloomerang. Salesforce.

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Classy

MARCH 31, 2021

Not only are recurring donors over 400% more valuable compared to one-time donors, but recurring giving also provides your organization with a revenue stream that’s consistent from month to month. Not only can flexible frequencies support a wide variety of campaigns, they also play an important role in donor retention. Andrew Dobney.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Every nonprofit can benefit from boosting its donor retention rates. Bloomerang makes sure your donor retention rate is front-and-center on the dashboard, helping you understand where your organization stands at all times. This nonprofit software uses scores and ratings to organize and manage your data.

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Classy

APRIL 5, 2021

In order to take advantage of today’s virtual landscape, it’s crucial to transition your supporters from offline to online givers. Recurring donors are over five times more valuable to your nonprofit than one-time donors, and return at a rate of 25% to go on and make an additional one-time gift on top of their recurring gift.

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Neon CRM

JULY 28, 2023

OneCause OneCause is a comprehensive online fundraising platform that offers a number of different fundraising solutions, including event management and auction bidding, streaming events, online fundraising, and text-to-give features. This package comes with three different tiers: Essentials, Professional, and Enterprise.

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CauseVox

JUNE 14, 2021

Replace In-Person Events With Virtual Events. Many congregations have had to limited in-person events, opting instead to live stream their services through platforms like Facebook Live, Zoom, or Youtube Live. But wait, if you’re already live streaming services, don’t forget the same can be done for your events. 55% of U.S.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Custom mobile apps are a powerful way to engage your supporters, especially today, as virtual engagement increasingly becomes the norm for missions of all sizes. As virtual fundraising and the broader shift towards digital strategies intensify across the sector, these numbers will continue to increase. Conduct beta testing.

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Achieve

JULY 14, 2022

Retention Emails. Is your community facing high rates of food insecurity? plan to host a virtual auction. Simply forward a save-the-date message to your mailing list and wait for the RSVPs to come streaming in! Retention Emails . These simple additions will bring you higher click-through and conversion rates. .

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2020

For especially complex fundraising events like auctions, this can be a real challenge if your organization has never shifted its strategies to the virtual realm before. Thankfully, the world of virtual nonprofit events has already been thoroughly explored, with plenty of effective technologies and strategies to learn from.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

For example, research shows personalized emails deliver six times higher transaction rates. Make sure you’re tracking KPIs like average gift size or email open rate to help you best determine how your fundraising strategies are working. Wanting to plan a virtual or hybrid event, but not quite sure where to start?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The campaign encouraged individuals to virtually fundraise their own way and grew in popularity with over 60 personal pages created and 1,200 gifts made. The P2P F undraising F orum surveyed 100 nonprofits with half saying they would continue with virtual -only events in 2021. Hybrid events are on the rise .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

After one year, that’s probably why if you’re looking at your attrition rates, it used to be like 35% or 40% but now it’s like 50% to 60%. It’s how do we really create this retention? And then look at first-rate performance and impact. Is it live streaming? Now you can have virtual reality.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

” Yes, one of my favorite topics, not just peer-to-peer fundraising, but also peer-to-peer retention. If your goal is retention, you want them to sign up to participate in that next event. The title was something like, “Emails from your mom have a 100% open rate.” So try sending out these surveys. Maybe she is.

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