Ann Green

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Let’s take a look at three areas where nonprofits can drive increased fundraising efficiency: staff retention, donor qualification, and campaign planning. By Chelsey Newmyer What first comes to mind when you think about increasing your nonprofit’s fundraising efficiency? Prioritization is a key part of efficient fundraising.

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The Agitator

MARCH 4, 2013

And since Tom and I have been banging away on the subject of retention, we thought it high time to offer up some specific, empirically proven practices and techniques for improvement. ‘Retention’ and ‘Lifetime Value’ are the fundamental vital signs for virtually every organization that relies on donors.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Fundraisers often have a love/hate relationship with fundraising CRM reports. Picture this: your donor data and fundraising trends reports are due, but instead of the usual stress, you’re calm, prepared, and even proud of what you’re about to submit. Sounds ideal, right?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and economically uncertain world, nonprofit organizations (NPOs) face the critical task of fundraising effectively. DRMs can directly address industry challenges by offering tools for personalized communication and targeted outreach to support relationship building and retention. you’ve got a lot of competition.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

AUGUST 1, 2022

Donor retention is one of the most prevalent challenges for nonprofits. Nonprofit fundraising consultants agree that a phone call or mailed thank you letter is more meaningful than an email to thank your first-time donors. . This shows donors that you value their partnership and see them as an integral part of your mission.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 10, 2024

According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , a drop in gifts from major donors and a decrease in donor retention have led to fundraising challenges for nonprofits this year. When it comes to major gift fundraising, the moves management process is essential for building genuine, long-lasting bonds with major donors.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 26, 2024

This understanding is key to customizing strategies for both acquisition and retention, activities that go hand-in-hand with sustained profitability. Profitability hinges on close monitoring of KPIs like Profit Margins, Average Order Value (AOV), Cart Abandonment Rate, and Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV).

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Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2022

With the app, the fundraising power of Bloomerang can be accessed from anywhere and in real time to provide meaningful insights that improve constituent interactions. Now fundraisers can keep up to date on their donors, fundraise on the go more efficiently, and ultimately build better relationships with their constituents.” . “Now

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2021

In part one of this series, I outlined my top six fundraising strategies for 2021: . Investing in digital-first fundraising and marketing communications. Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Donors will run from fraud.

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The Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 16, 2023

Fundraising serves as a way to raise awareness and money towards your mission. Here are 7 ways to make your fundraising campaigns more effective. For most nonprofits, fundraising is a year-round event. A few fundraising statistics to know. Gen Zers are influenced the most by social media when it comes to fundraising.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2022

Donor retention is the measurement of how many donors continue giving to your nonprofit year after year. Maintaining a high retention rate means your nonprofit has access to ongoing, sustainable financial support. Maintaining a high retention rate means your nonprofit has access to ongoing, sustainable financial support.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. 1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Not all fundraising programs look alike.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Community Brands recently shared donor retention data that reinforced alarming trends that the nonprofit sector has been monitoring for a while. In their survey, they asked nonprofits what their current donor retention rate was: about 60% said they didn’t know and the rest had an average donor retention rate of 45%.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 15, 2023

Can you be pursuing them more actively and frequently? We’ll break down the benefits of developing a planned giving program into four key categories: financial stability, donor appeal and access, donor relations, and fundraising potential. Your donors at various giving levels may be drawn to planned giving (if you actively promote it!)

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 12, 2022

The typical metrics measure activities quantitatively, such as number of calls, number of visits, number of solicitations, number of gifts, and so on. They don’t measure the value your donors get from engaging with you and supporting your mission. What Makes Major Gifts Fundraising Metrics Different? Not very scientific!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

At the end of 2022, we asked 1,000+ nonprofit professionals what worked well in 2022, what they believed would work well in 2023, and their general outlook on the current fundraising climate. Based on survey results, we found that fundraising success is determined by the media channels nonprofits use to share their message and mission.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As a nonprofit leader, you know first-hand the value of your work and how necessary it is to help your beneficiaries. Plus, creating a positive work environment that values your employees’ well-being will help you recruit new talent for your team. You work hard to fulfill your organization’s mission. Let’s get started! Allow breaks.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. That’s why developing a strategic fundraising plan is necessary. We’ll cover: Why you should create a fundraising strategy. 6 elements your fundraising strategy should include. 10 steps to build your fundraising strategy.

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MNA Association

APRIL 24, 2024

This goes beyond simply deciding if text fundraising is an effective strategy or how your donation form should be formatted—you must project future finances to determine how your organization will operate and allocate its funding. In-kind donations: Evaluate the fair market values (FMVs) of in-kind donations received in previous years.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 16, 2024

On the organizational level, you will build a skilled workforce prepared to meet your constituents’ evolving needs, and on an individual level, employees will feel engaged , valued, and committed to your cause. However, they also expect employers to value them as individuals, recognize their contributions, and invest in their futures.

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The Agitator

MARCH 1, 2018

There’s new data from Steve MacLaughlin and Blackbaud (that you can get from his Data Driven Nonprofits newsletter ) on how having an email address on file is related to increased donor retention, even if that donor doesn’t give online. you have a powerful indicator of retention. Yes, some paper surveys have strong response rates.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 26, 2022

According to Bloomerang’s donor stewardship guide , focusing on relationship-building efforts can boost your donor retention rate. According to Bloomerang’s donor stewardship guide , relationship-building efforts can boost your donor retention rate. Active readers? Segment your supporters. Engage with your community.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 5, 2023

While there are lots of opportunities to write letters depending on the nonprofit and their audience, many organizations focus their efforts on these three core types of letters: Fundraising appeals: Requesting donations from supporters in a letter signed by your organization’s president or founder feels much more personal than a mass email.

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Ann Green

APRIL 14, 2022

As a fundraiser, you need to increase donor engagement , and the only way to do that is by tracking engagement metrics and monitoring your success. This article will show you four metrics for measuring donor engagement and tell you why they’re important for your fundraising team. . Effective donor engagement increases donor retention.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

So, a year-end fundraising goal and plan is important for nonprofits to take full advantage of donors’ kindness. But unfortunately, the average donor retention rate in 2022 was 42.6%, making it the lowest rate on record. But unfortunately, the average donor retention rate in 2022 was 42.6%, making it the lowest rate on record.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Fundraising events are a lifeblood for so many nonprofits. From running ticket tables and emceeing raffles to providing snacks and water along a charity 5K, there are several activities involved where you would need volunteers. 2023 data shows that the average value of a volunteer hour is estimated at around $31.80

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

While almost all nonprofit professionals recognize the importance of running data-driven programs, most fundraising and digital staff of all levels don’t feel like they have access to the data they need for informing strategic decisions. Long Term Donor Value Report. What is your 5-year value of a donor?

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

Whether it is fundraising, board development, public policy or leadership development, it is critical that all roles within the sector take an “all-in” approach to building the capacity of the nonprofit sector towards real change and success. The Ethical Fundraiser Transparency inspires confidence.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 10, 2023

Actively market event volunteering opportunities. To recruit a team of energetic and helpful volunteers for your next event, you need to actively promote volunteering opportunities to your community of supporters. According to Fundraising Letters , they should include the following elements: A personalized salutation.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 23, 2022

. – June 23, 2022 – Bloomerang , the complete donor management solution for thousands of small and medium-sized nonprofits, today announced the availability of a new user-centric dashboard to improve fundraisers’ day-to-day productivity and monitor fundraising campaign performance and overall organizational health.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Here’s some visual proof that your fundraising communications are not one size fits all. Or being a major donor who should feel known and valued and instead receives a blanket non-segmented appeal message like: Dear friend, If you gave to Sweaters for Penguins in the past, thank you. As in, “Will this REALLY raise me more money?”

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

My last article of this two-part series, “ Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy ,” began a discussion of smart fundraising strategies to take advantage of best practices and current trends. It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2023

Follow-up after specific activities. Best suited for quick and short donor communications, text messages appeal to young and busy donors who appreciate quick reminders about what your nonprofit is up to, such as information about an upcoming fundraising event. Follow-up after specific activities. Reference past giving history.

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The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Cash flows are sorted into the below categories: Operating activities Investing activities Financing activities Operating activities include anything that occurs during the normal course of business. Investing activities include buying or selling long-term assets, such as purchasing new equipment or selling property.

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The Agitator

APRIL 12, 2012

Tom’s post yesterday, Nonprofits and the Customer Experience not only warrants reading a second time, but I also feel compelled to pile on some more emphasis and detail because it goes right to the heart of retention and donor value. In-person fundraising. Here’s why I think this is so important. Advocacy events.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 14, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. What you’re after with “moves” and “touches” is getting your donors to the point of active, passionate commitment. Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., That is, if he wasn’t distracted by grief.

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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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