NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 12, 2014

It has become a fairly common factoid that around 60% of new donors only give once to that cause—however, showing love to your donors can be one of the driving factors behind donor retention. Here are five ways to show your donors love to raise donor retention: Thank Donors for the Same Thing You Asked For. Duh, right?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

These events can cause a metric like retention or new donor acquisition to swing up and down. Every organization will now have 2020 swings to navigate, so benchmarking important metrics like donor retention or variances by fundraising channel pre-2020 and post-2020 will be critical to understanding long-term donor impact.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2024

It also emphasizes recruitment and retention of top-tier talent. Another example–noted in Gump’s book–is the Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown program, which teaches younger students about being citizens, workers, and consumers in society.

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Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Here are a few actionable strategies to help you create an effective retention plan. According to the Corporation for National & Community Service, the average volunteer retention rate is 65%. Studies have shown a direct correlation between retention and the number of hours a volunteer provides an organization each year.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

Here are 5 strategies to incorporate into your retention plan this year. According to the Corporation for National & Community Service, the average volunteer retention rate in 2019 was 65%. Studies have shown a direct correlation between retention and the number of hours a volunteer provides an organization each year.

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Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Here are 5 strategies to incorporate into your retention plan going into the new year. According to the Corporation for National & Community Service, the average volunteer retention rate in 2019 was 65%. Studies have shown a direct correlation between retention and the number of hours a volunteer provides an organization each year.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How This Nonprofit Retains 46% of Their Donors with Amy Gibson Nonprofit Nation The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie, increased their donor retention rate from 26% to 46%. Build relationships, focus on cultivation, and practice time-blocking to navigate challenges with confidence and purpose. Listen to this episode. Listen to this episode.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For example, A Gift for Teaching used a fundraising thermometer and leaderboard on their 2021 Back-to-School Drive webpage to drive donations and keep fundraisers updated on the latest status of their fundraising campaign. It all comes down to your donor retention strategies.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 11, 2022

Doing so provides members with an ongoing benefit that boosts retention and engagement. . TECH TIP: Accessible with Nimble AMS, use myTrailhead to teach members how to use your career center and access its many features. Build interest with non-members.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If staff interact more with AI tools than with one another to complete tasks, it reduces the well-documented benefits of informal conversations of building an effective workplace culture, onboarding new staff, and improving staff retention. Putting humans first There is an alternative approach: a human-first AI adoption strategy.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

” During this free webinar on 9/23 @ 2 pm ET you will learn: How to meet people who don’t know you, attract them, start a relationship with them, and turn them into donors The 6 steps you can take to turn this into a repeatable process How this process is a natural extension of your mission and can also further your donor retention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Improve donor retention through donor targeting and filtering. An instructor travels to your place of business to teach you how to apply your new features to your existing processes, one-on-one. Goals can include: Gain insight into donor data through reporting and data analytics. In-person training.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Increase employee happiness, satisfaction, trust, and retention by making work easier. Additionally, supplementing the teachings found within the book, Sonnenberg provides you with more learning opportunities via free content and in-depth instructions at ComeUpForAir. Stop wasting time in meetings with four proven techniques.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 3, 2022

Developing a training program that exceeds the expectations of volunteers will impact retention, engagement, and referral sources for your nonprofit. Allow volunteers to link theory, teaching, and practice. Benjamin Franklin once said “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” Leverage Existing Skill-sets.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

These can include recurring giving options; crowdfunding or peer-to-peer fundraising ; seasonal campaigns or giving day appeals, like Giving Tuesday ; mission-driven fundraising events; and retention- and upgrade-driven incentives, like an invitation to join a donor club.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

Increase employee happiness, satisfaction, trust, and retention by making work easier. Additionally, supplementing the teachings found within the book, Sonnenberg provides you with more learning opportunities via free content and in-depth instructions at ComeUpForAir. Stop wasting time in meetings with four proven techniques.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

Brilliant and hysterically witty, he dazzles nonprofit audiences by teaching them how to apply decision science (aka behavioral economics) to campaigns, communications, and fundraising. . Did you know that monthly giving boosts donor retention as high as 90% and a whopping 57% of U.S.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” – Peter Drucker. So how can you, in the words of Peter Drucker, “teach people how to learn?” By leaning into your staff members’ desire to learn by implementing virtual training courses, you can see benefits such as: Improved Staff Retention Rates.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Or as my mentor and teacher Hank Rosso said years ago: “ Fundraising is the gentle art of teaching the joy of giving.”. ACTIONS: Take stock now of the RETENTION strategies you currently employ. Because, my friends, delivering happiness is the job of a true philanthropy (translated from the Greek as “love of humanity”) facilitator.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Do you know your donor retention rate? It’s one of the most important metrics you can track—it can teach you so much! On top of helping you understand how well you engage donors after their first gift, your donor retention rate can guide you as you plan future fundraising campaigns, messaging, and community outreach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 30, 2024

Nonprofit Fundraising Support One of my favorite pieces of Greater Giving is that they have a robust Help section with a plethora of articles, instructions, and tutorial videos to teach new and experienced users alike the correct way to set up each of the elements in the software to best support your unique event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

I designed a 90-minute workshop focused on “Human-Centered Social Media Strategy” which teaches how to apply a simple design-thinking technique, creating personas, as the basis of your digital strategy. Even if you have a short amount of time to teach (and set up), you can make your trainings (and meetings) interactive.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It wasn’t long after their civil war, and the program was working with child combatants, using sports to teach new skills. 36,333 improved their attendance, engagement, and retention in education. In 2005, a visit to Right to Play in Sierra Leone with skateboarding icon Tony Hawk changed my life.

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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. And this is the time of year you risk having donors fall off a cliff. Don’t let them!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

That’s why companies with the best retention, morale, and productivity are led by leaders with heart. Feeling disrespected was cited by 57% of those who left as the reason. Workers today want to feel seen and appreciated for who they are.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

These opportunities teach students valuable skills while allowing them to contribute their time and energy to help worthy causes. Teaching volunteers valuable life skills. These platforms help grow your reach, increase volunteer retention, and even help you transform volunteers into donors using inspiring outreach campaigns.

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Qgiv

JUNE 16, 2021

This can be multiple emails that teach new donors about your nonprofit and its mission. No matter what you’re sending your goal should be donor retention! Check out this email series for great tips on boosting your donor retention. What emails should you send to each list? New donors should receive a welcome series of emails.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

With such a close connection to the ins and outs of fundraising, members of this team can teach other departments the basics of fundraising and how they can support that work. Number of top donors who have gone a year since their last contribution, in order to establish a re-engagement plan with them. Database Owners.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2023

It’s a great time of the year for some hot donor retention strategies! I teach my clients that offering warm touches – the little things that warm a donor’s heart and make them feel good – are THE BEST donor retention strategies to keep people giving. And the good news is that increasing donor retention isn’t that hard.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

You’ll also be able to use the Copilot Studio to teach your Copilot new skills, so that it can support your users and different parts of your organization in new ways. Easy creation of new Salesforce applications. Historically, if you wanted to create a new function in Salesforce, you would need the code to do it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

That’s why companies with the best retention, morale, and productivity are led by leaders with heart. Feeling disrespected was cited by 57% of those who left as the reason. Workers today want to feel seen and appreciated for who they are.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Teach customers to want what they need. One of the real gems in the book is Fox’s The Rainmaker’s Credo , which includes: Cherish customers at all times. Treat customers as you would your best friend. Listen to customers and decipher their needs. Make (or give) customers what they need. Make your product the way customers want it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Erika Atkins, Director of Operations at Opening Act , a theatre program that teaches theatre skills to students from New York City’s most underserved schools to help them succeed in life. Their program includes about teaching artists. She knows self-care is important to avoiding burn out and keeping a high staff retention. “.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What donors can teach us about making more money. Penelope first came to the attention of senior fundraisers with her revolutionary, best-selling book, Donor-Centered Fundraising , which remains the only statistically-based philosophy ever published on the effect of meaningful communication on donor retention and gift value.

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