Jeff Brooks

JUNE 28, 2023

Telephone calls to thank donors for giving are a powerful investment. Research shows shows calls can increase first-year retention by 30%. The impact of calls on ongoing retention, upgrading, and likelihood to give a charitable bequest is huge. You should call and thank every donor, every time they give.

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Jeff Brooks

MARCH 22, 2023

Here are 3 common fundraising fears and how to face them from the BDI Blog: Am I asking too often? If communicating too much were a problem, you’d see donor retention drop as you increase communication. Retention increases as you add communication. You’re far more likely not asking often enough to keep donors on board.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

By Christy Smaglio , Instructional Writer at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Donor retention is a crucial aspect of a productive fundraising strategy. Here are seven excellent methods of increasing donor retention and how to automate them.

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Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As we prepare to ring in the New Year, we wanted to bring you a taste of our own flavor of Spotify Wrapped by revisiting and reflecting on the top 10 most-read Candid blogs from 2022: 1. Topping the charts of most-read Candid blogs of 2022: the overhead myth. Read her blog to see if these trend predictions came true.

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Jeff Brooks

JULY 5, 2023

Are you handling your mid-level donors in the best possible way? When you do, you can dramatically improve revenue, and you’ll also find “hidden” major donors. Here are some ways to get there, from the Veritus Group Blog, at Will the Real Mid-Level Program Please Stand Up? : Find out what each mid-level donor cares about.

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

Where to learn more: Check out Candid CEO Ann Mei Chang’s thoughts on the topic , along with TechSoup and DrivenData’s blog for all of the latest in nonprofit technology. Retention among the newest generation of donors One startling finding in studies on individual giving post-COVID-19 is the drop in individual giving.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Blog posts should focus on best practices, case studies or other information that would be viewed as educational to nonprofit professionals and fundraisers. Republishing content on your own blog or platform is fine provided you mention that “this post originally appeared on the Bloomerang blog.” Donor Retention.

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Affnetz

APRIL 23, 2024

Nonprofit Donor Management Software | Top 10 Premium Solutions / By Bala Guntipalli Introduction: Buying nonprofit donor management software can be tough, but this blog helps you understand the criteria and sort through the top players in the market.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Did you know as many as 81% percent of new donors don’t return to give again? And only 43% of all donors remain loyal? Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . And, yes, your donors are consumers.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

While your mission is what drives your nonprofit, your relationships with donors are what sustain it. The work you do wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of your donors, so it’s vital that you work to build genuine relationships that inspire them to continue giving. That’s where email automation comes in. Let’s dive in!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So, consider creating a communications calendar from GivingTuesday through December 31 st and using email, snail mail, social media, telephone calls, and even SMS messages to connect with donors and remind them to give. For some of your donors, giving on GivingTuesday may not be the right time. Check this blog out.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

A few lowlights from our past: Letting the donor get too close to the wealth screen, not reading the room to realize who the real decision-makers were, asking for a big gift without the proper cultivation, and not doing our donor research. Accidentally letting a donor eat potpourri (ouch!).

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Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When you hear directly from clients, you can better tailor services to their needs and preferences, which, in turn, helps increase client retention and impact. The post How to gather high-quality nonprofit client feedback appeared first on Candid Blog.

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 19, 2018

The market/sector has been ‘flooded’ with people talking about donor retention for many years now. Many of them make money selling software and services that supposedly help fundraisers improve their donor retention. Yet after all their talk, the statistics say that donor retention just keeps going down.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Newsletters and email marketing campaigns are one of the best ways for nonprofits to keep in touch with donors, volunteers, and clients. As such, it’s a good idea to ensure that your email marketing strategies focus on both growth and retention.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

AUGUST 1, 2022

Donor retention is one of the most prevalent challenges for nonprofits. The key to this is to keep your donors feeling appreciated, engaged with your mission, and optimistic about the difference they can make. We’ve compiled a list of seven successful ways to retain donors and keep them engaged. . Thank Donors Properly

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Jeff Brooks

AUGUST 8, 2023

Newsletter Tuesdays: A series about doing more with your donor newsletter. I’ve done a lot of donor newsletters, and I’ve tested a lot of approaches. It used to be that full color newsletters provoked donors to complain about “wasted money.” And donors don’t seem to care as much. Here’s what I know. Return envelope.

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Clairification

JANUARY 2, 2023

What to Say When Your Donor Asks: How Much do you Spend on Overhead? With the average amount of time a fundraiser stays in their job at just 16 months, it pays to consider ways to improve employee retention. Trust me, employee retention costs a fraction of employee recruitment, training and on-the-job learning. Counting Down….

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Socailbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Donors are still eager to support the organizations and causes they care about, yet they expect to be engaged differently — often through digital channels. Nurture donor relationships through digital channels. As the statistics above show, it’s best to keep your donor relationships thriving through proactive, digital means.

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 15, 2022

It can do more for the donor than just consuming more stuff would do. It can enhance the donor’s identity. It can advance the donor’s hero story. The most compelling story for donors is their hero story. What is the core message for donors? Understandably, the donor response to such messages is weak.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

I think colleges and universities should STOP worrying so much about DONOR PARTICIPATION RATES and become much more concerned about QUALIFICATION RATES. And, how many crass solicitations result from that investment (which drive plenty of donors away). while new high dollar donors (+$5,000) retain at 44.15%. That’s about 3.25

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2022

Although the foundation, its founders, its board, its partners, and its generous donors have accomplished so much, Bill Gates believes that we need to do more. It’s a question that your donors might have as well. Because matching gifts will not only increase your revenue, but they’ll also help you increase your donor retention rate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2020

Founded by the BitGive Foundation , GiveTrack is a fundraising platform exclusively for Bitcoin donors and is powered by Blockchain technology thus enabling donors to track the movement of their Bitcoin donation. GivingLoop focuses solely on offering monthly giving donation pages and recurring donor retention tools to nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Fundraising Planning and Climate Report ’s findings show the following: Adjust fundraising strategies : Based on the report’s predictions, consider adjusting your fundraising strategies to align with the current socioeconomic and cultural climate, and donor preferences. Determine the capacity to give of your donors and funders.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Start with stewardship Research suggests that meaningful donor connections with nonprofit organizations are a key factor in determining their giving patterns. So think about how you can use this time of year to focus on donor stewardship and relationship-building. Creating short, personalized thank you videos to share with supporters.

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The Kindful Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

In this blog post, I’m going to focus on something I think all fundraisers should know about in order to be more effective at their jobs: the donor cultivation cycle. First, what is the donor cultivation cycle? . What are the five steps in the donor cultivation cycle? . You can learn more in this blog post. .

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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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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 9, 2023

And the largest obstacles to success have to do with a widespread lack of awareness on the part of nonprofits and their donors. We collaborate to deliver training and education courses, webinars, white papers, podcasts, blogs, and guides designed carefully and diligently to support your organization’s mission. Share This Post!

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 18, 2021

But waiting until a feasibility interview to engage with prospective donors may be missing a critical opportunity to build donor engagement. Here are some ways you can build donor engagement before you start a campaign. . A key part of our relationships with donors is building trust.

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Affnetz

JULY 26, 2023

First, a quick statistic : 90 to 95% of a Nonprofit’s budget usually comes from 5 to 10% of its donors. And if you’ve got a full time fundraiser on your staff and have been around a few years, chances are 90% of your budget will come from 10% of your donors. Many small and new Nonprofits use events to raise money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report , 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. Annual reports are too infrequent and written for foundations and major donors, thus not ideal for reporting impact to small and mid-size donors. Why Quarterly Impact Reports?

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Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 8, 2023

Think of it this way: if you were a donor contemplating giving to an organization, you’d likely be inspired to donate after reading an illustrative text that tugged at your heartstrings and told a great story about the impact of donating. Position your donors as heroes in your ongoing journey: Don’t give your story an ending just yet!

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Affnetz

AUGUST 22, 2023

Exploring Donor Management Software: A Go-To Guide for Small Nonprofits Exploring Donor Management Software: A Go-To Guide for Small Nonprofits / By Mike Crum In today’s digital age, technology has transformed the way Nonprofit organizations operate and connect with their supporters.

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Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 14, 2014

Every week, I have a conversation like this with a nonprofit leader: Nonprofit Leader: "We need to find new donors." (As As though there''s a magic bullet, a secret place to find new donors.). Me: "Why do you want to find new donors?". We need more money so we need new, better donors.". Me: "How is your donor retention?

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

They “target” and solicit donors instead of engaging with them in ways that will inspire massive giving (like listening and investigating). According to my Fundraising Report Card ’s benchmarks, 85% of all donation revenue comes from just 3% of the donors, and 76% of donation dollars come from only.74% Telling stories is easy.

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Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

I am honored to have FundraisingCoach.com host February’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival ! This month, we’re asking: how do you keep donors engaged for a second gift? According to studies in the USA, the average nonprofit loses an astounding 70% of donors each year. Businesses would go bankrupt with this poor retention.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A solid donor relationship is the backbone of successful fundraising. When donors feel like they’re making a difference and that they’re valued for their contribution, they stick around and keep giving. Just like any other relationship in life, your relationships with your donors should be mutually beneficial and enjoyable.

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