NonProfit Hub

APRIL 29, 2021

For example, if your team put together a YouTube video about your summer programs, adapt the script of the video to a blog post, and post a related photo on Instagram. Over time, your audience will understand that you mean business, and the consistency will help build trust and boost online retention with donors. Keep things positive.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When I asked him about the ultimate point of paying attention to the donor thank you process, he said, “ Retention. Thanking a donor well increases donor retention multiple times. When a gift comes in, the team member receives the donor’s details and a script to guide the conversation. There’s nothing better than that.”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

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. Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. Don’t let them!

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

BikeMS organizers arrange kickoff events, meet-ups, cycling safety clinics, social hours, and other non-scripted events that have no agenda other than building the BikeMS culture and helping supporters make personal connections. Build unique partnerships that amplify the lifestyle.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

If you want to build a transformational business model that moves your organization steadily forward (not two steps forward; three steps back), then you simply must put more resources into your donor retention strategy – more specifically, your gratitude program. So giving thanks is the beginning of stewardship. Promptness.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

They can drive upgrades and retention . Draft a letter or email that your board members and other dedicated fans can send to targeted individuals and provide talking points for a phone script. You get to mingle with donors and ask great discovery questions. Donors and prospects can experience your mission up close in an immersive way

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2023

Donors want to see their support making a real difference, and nonprofits that want to improve donor retention will need to demonstrate impact and form long-lasting relationships with their supporters. Create a script that your callers can use to keep these conversations short but impactful.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll learn about: Annual Giving, Donor Retention, Major & Legacy Gifts, Online Fundraising, Boards & Leadership, Content Marketing, Social Engagement , Strategy & Management, and Culture & Values. Clairification . BETH’S BLOG.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 12, 2015

If conducting a stay interview is new to you, Finnegan recommends that you: not fear the responses you'll receive from your employees don't redirect the interview to a performance management discussion become defensive The book also includes helpful sample scripts for different situations.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Automate your thank-you sequences so that, if someone gives you two gifts in one month, they don’t receive the same generic script each time. For example, link to a report that gives donors more information about a mission they’ve invested in, or profile a particular person or animal your organization helped last month. Thank you’s.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Automate your thank-you sequences so that, if someone gives you two gifts in one month, they don’t receive the same generic script each time. For example, link to a report that gives donors more information about a mission they’ve invested in, or profile a particular person or animal your organization helped last month. Thank you’s.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Donor retention is an on-going conversation in our sector and any time it comes up, people start to panic. We all know what we have donor retention troubles. Donor stewardship is a great place to begin making changes that can impact your donor retention rates. Change up your thank you phone call script.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 29, 2016

Fourteen months later those same donors were giving 42 percent more than donors who didn’t get the call and they had a 70 percent retention rate. Give them a sample thank-you script, background on the donor, details on their gift and a few discovery questions they can ask to learn more about them. Set your board members up for success.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 11, 2018

After asking for donations so many times, you may feel yourself sticking to the same script, and there’s nothing wrong with that! If they do decide to give, make sure your donor feels that they’ve made make a big, direct impact on your organization, whether they give $10 or $10,000.

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

Track your response rates and revenue, as well as retention over time. Create a simple call script and get your board involved. If you’re still on the fence about gifts, try a A/B test to sort it out. Send one group an appeal that includes a thank-you gift offer and one that leaves it out. Do I have to thank my monthly donors?

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Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

Track your response rates and revenue, as well as retention over time. Create a simple call script and get your board involved. If you’re still on the fence about gifts, try a A/B test to sort it out. Send one group an appeal that includes a thank-you gift offer and one that leaves it out. Do I have to thank my monthly donors?

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Retention is the key to maximizing your fundraising strategy, and appreciation is at the root of that strategy. Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Analyze Your Audience. Wrapping Up.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Retention is the key to maximizing your fundraising strategy, and appreciation is at the root of that strategy. Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Analyze Your Audience. Wrapping Up.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

To add this code you’ll need access to place the script in the header or footer tags of your website. While monthly donations are extremely helpful for preserving cash flow, it’s important to keep track of donor retention rates. If you have a developer they can set it up in as little as 10 minutes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

After all, teaching others improves retention and helps consolidates one's own knowledge. Be prepared to improvise more and drop the script if it isn't working with the audience. Then, I encourage beginners to ask their questions and acknowledge that the content may feel fast-paced - and that's why I've included tutorials on the wiki.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

Begin by making donor retention a priority. The ‘holy trinity’ of successful donor retention (I call them “3 P’s”): PROMPT thank you. By now you probably know data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) shows the average nonprofit in the U.S. loses over 80% of donors after the first gift ! Or give more.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Employee recruitment and retention. Over 87% of consumers are more likely to patronize a company that advocates for an issue they care about. Giving to nonprofits attracts socially-minded customers and strengthens the donor company’s brand image.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. The thing that I’ll tell you is donor retention is what we’re talking about. million and we increased donor retention from 36% to 56%.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Improved Knowledge Retention: Learners can take e-learning courses at their own pace, revisiting key topics to ensure they understand them. The course would walk learners through the ideal script for asking for donations over the phone and how to respond to various answers. Include interactive elements to make courses engaging.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And a lot of this content that I’m talking about today is in my book called “Cloudburst” on fundraising, you’ll find scripts and things in there you haven’t ever seen before. It’s how do we really create this retention? But you really want to script it, you just don’t want to have some.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

And you want that second gift, since donor retention rates skyrocket from 22.9% The Agitator has reported that a three-minute thank-you call will boost first-year retention by 30%. Here’s a sample voicemail script: Hey there, (donor name). My name is (your name) and I am the (title) at (organization).

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

” Write your phone ask scripts and plan your list of who you’re going to call and what you’re going to ask for. In November I want you to set up all of your acknowledgments, your email autoresponder, your thank you cards, your thank you scripts. If you do that, I recommend giving them a script to make it super easy.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

You can recoup the time and resources spent creating the report by turning this report into a valuable donor engagement and retention tool. You can support your donor retention efforts by spotlighting top donors and partners in your report and highlighting exciting upcoming initiatives for supporters to get involved with.

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