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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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Leveraging Email Automation to Enhance Donor Relationships

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Then, when a donor gives, fills out a survey, or takes another specified action, they trigger that message and receive the corresponding email automatically. Two weeks later , you send an email that lists several upcoming events and ways to get involved, along with a link to a survey the donor can fill out to tell you about their interests.

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?3 Reasons to Integrate Your Organization’s Systems

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According to Salesforce.org’s Nonprofit Trends Report (3rd Edition), 71% of organizations surveyed had to accelerate their move to digital programs or events last year due to the pandemic. He earned his CFRE credential in 1999 and has business degrees from Washington University and the University of Wisconsin. . And 2020 didn’t help.

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How Can Nonprofits Retain High-Performing Staff?

ASU Lodestar Center

Unfortunately, the data shows that 81 percent of organizations are without a retention program. When creating a retention strategy, it is important to consider the entire employment cycle, paying attention to both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. A recruitment plan supports retention from the start. Compensation. Recruitment.

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Inspiring Loyalty: Donor Stewardship in Arts and Culture

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Sara Woldt is an MBA candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bolz Center for Arts Administration with career interests in marketing and development. Finally, staff should also review its stewardship process and survey donors to evaluate the impact of stewardship efforts.

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