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Engage, request, repeat: The proven formula for retaining donors

Candid

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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Improve Your Org’s Professional Development Program: 4 Tips

Top Nonprofits

When your nonprofit actively supports personal growth, it builds a strong bench of loyal, long-term employees. Encourage participation in your program. Even the most carefully curated professional development program will produce lackluster results if your staff does not participate. Evaluating post-training performance.

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A Fundraiser’s Guide to Measuring Donor Engagement

Ann Green

Effective donor engagement increases donor retention. Increasing donor engagement can motivate a donor to give a second gift and keep them donating. Increasing donor engagement can motivate a donor to give a second gift and keep them donating. The highest frequency scores are assigned to your most consistently active donors.

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Weaving Empathy into Action: The Crucial Role of Storytelling for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

2) Increased Donor Retention: According to Nonprofit Source , nonprofits that effectively use storytelling in their fundraising efforts have a donor retention rate of 45%, compared to 27% for organizations that do not focus on storytelling. 10) Inspiring Call to Action: Effective storytelling captivates and inspires action.

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The First 90 Days: A Strategic Onboarding Checklist For Success

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Pre-boarding activities can familiarize employees with their roles and provide them with information. Setting short-term goals allows employees to experience success, which boosts motivation and confidence. Defining job descriptions will help them understand their responsibilities and areas of focus.

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How to Build a Truly Inclusive Nonprofit Volunteer Program

NonProfit Quarterly

If that slice is elderly, White, male, and English-speaking, we ought not to be surprised when a young Latina immigrant opts not to participate. Another CVA in our focus groups noted that “ the bulk of our activities are happening during the day, and that’s when people are working. It’s not enough to want a more inclusive nonprofit.

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Which of Your Fundraising Events Need Online Waivers?

Get Fully Funded

According to Smartwaiver , online waivers are used to secure electronic signatures from participants prior to taking part in some kind of activity, acknowledging that they are waiving their right to hold the organizer liable for damages. Activity-based events. Which fundraising events require waivers? Events with photographers.