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Volunteer Management & Retention Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Volunteers are the backbone of every nonprofit’s workforce, and having a good volunteer staff helps your organization accomplish more for your cause. To keep your volunteers as effective as possible, develop a volunteer management process that helps you recruit, train, and steward volunteers for your organization.

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5 Essential Employee Retention Tips for Nonprofit Managers

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Employee retention is critical for the health of any organization, particularly for nonprofits. High retention leads to better outcomes all around as the organization saves money and develops stronger performers internally. Plus, as a manager in a nonprofit, retention is a key component of your job.

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Rethinking Recruitment and Retention Goals

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For decades, volunteer engagement was summed up in 3 Rs: “Recruitment, Retention, and Recognition.” As the field of volunteer engagement changes and advances, these three practices are evolving and being redefined as well. On the surface, successful recruitment has been defined as “filling all volunteer slots.”

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Are nonprofit volunteer retention strategies vital to a thriving team?

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rely on volunteers to provide their critical mission-focused services. So, what do these volunteers get out of serving? The answers stem from how volunteer management and key organizational leadership view volunteer retention - the ability to keep volunteers long-term. Volunteers feeling overloaded.

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How to Drive High Donor Retention Rates with Text Messaging

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However, with the average donor retention rate sitting around 45%, many nonprofits struggle to sustain newly acquired donors’ support. By regularly texting your supporters, you can show the value in supporting your organization, develop deeper relationships, and encourage recurring giving.

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5 Tips for Writing Better Volunteer Role Descriptions

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You wouldn’t apply for a job without knowing everything about the role, right? The same goes for your volunteers — they want to know exactly what they’re getting into before signing up for one of your volunteer opportunities. That’s where your role descriptions come into play. Level up your volunteer recruitment tactics.

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Strategies to Build Donor Trust and Retention

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Strong relationships are built on trust. A trusting relationship with donors contains shared perceptions and values, openness, transparency, and a willingness to grow the connection. Here are some strategies your organization can consider for improving donor retention by building donor trust in your brand.