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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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But there was agreement that membership retention and loyalty problems might be symptomatic of declining confidence. Sharon facilitated an exchange of ideas between Nancy MacRae and Kristine Hillmer, MBA, CAE, President, and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association. Trust was not a concern for most participants in the past.

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Leveraging Email Automation to Enhance Donor Relationships

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Create a New Donor Welcome Series It’s crucial to start cultivating positive relationships with donors right from the start of their involvement with your nonprofit—after all, the average retention rate of first-time donors is under 20%.

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?3 Reasons to Integrate Your Organization’s Systems

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When a nonprofit’s Salesforce database is current, clean, and complete, data can be used confidently and strategically to drive increased donor acquisition and retention. He earned his CFRE credential in 1999 and has business degrees from Washington University and the University of Wisconsin. .

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How Can Nonprofits Retain High-Performing Staff?

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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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From Year 1 to Year 2: The Importance of Retaining First Gifts

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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. One would think that after making such an investment of time and precious funds in these new donors, retention would be a top priority – wrong. Today, it is 27%.

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3 Major Higher Ed Takeaways from bbcon 2020 Virtual

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Recent data shows that total commitments and donor retention are both down in 2020. The scholarship team from the University of Wisconsin – Madison shared how the y utilize technology to streamline their scholarship awarding process across different offices on campus. So how do we combat this?

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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. Stewardship Arts & Cultural donor retention fundraising tips' This not only makes communications more engaging, but opens up the conversation about other areas for giving.

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