NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Much like you focus on donor retention, you also have to develop a plan for employee retention to ensure your team feels satisfied coming to work each day and upholding your mission. In this article, we’ll go over five tips to help your nonprofit nurture a flourishing work environment to keep employee engagement and retention high.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

By Wendy Mercurio , Content & Education Specialist at Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. December is an important month for nonprofit fundraisers. Fundraisers can receive helpful cues from these intelligent tools.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2023

Across the nonprofit sector, the average donor retention rate is about 40% to 45%. At the same time, nonprofits are struggling to retain fundraisers and crucial development staff. At the same time, nonprofits are struggling to retain fundraisers and crucial development staff. Let’s take a look!

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 10, 2023

However, volunteers can quickly become another challenge for your event team if you don’t know how to effectively recruit and manage them. 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. Let’s begin! Contact information.

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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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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

In fundraising, we look at the ability to raise funds, how many new donors we gained, how many donors gave again, and the performance of specific fundraising tactics. We partnered with the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy to conduct our Fundraising Planning and Climate Report: Outlook for 2023.

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As a fundraiser, you’ve surely run into obstacles during fundraising campaigns before. Maybe you’re still a few hundred dollars away from your goal during your most important fundraiser of the year, but it feels like you’ve totally run out of donor opportunities. Text-to-give.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

While ChatGPT may be all the buzz, have you considered how it and other artificial intelligence tools could enhance your fundraising efforts ? For nonprofits, it’s proving to be a valuable resource for writing communications, deepening engagement with supporters, and fundraising.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. It involves your efforts to recruit new supporters, engage with existing ones, and grow your organization’s influence, all with the goal of funding your mission more efficiently. 6 elements your fundraising strategy should include.

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The Agitator

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Yesterday I complained … only ONE retention superstar had responded from our Agitator audience — Colorado Public Radio. Jonathon Grapsas at Flat Earth Direct in Australia has been working on retention amongst clients who do much of their donor acquisition via face-to-face solicitation. Average year.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Plus, creating a positive work environment that values your employees’ well-being will help you recruit new talent for your team. For example, a major gifts officer at your nonprofit may be expected to reach out to three major donors every day during the fundraising season. Let’s get started! Encourage a healthy work-life balance.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Fundraising events are a lifeblood for so many nonprofits. Why the recruitment and onboarding process is critical to volunteer retention The long game of retaining volunteers over time begins as soon as they sign up and arrive for their first event. Click here to read Part I. How did you welcome them?

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The Charity CFO

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Develop a Volunteer Recruitment and Screening Some volunteers will seek out your organization and ask about volunteer opportunities, but the majority won’t. That’s why it’s important to have a volunteer recruitment strategy. Recruiting in person at local events, such as a community picnic or your own fundraising events.

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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. Embrace this fundamental fundraising truth. With that in mind, fundraising should be framed as a revenue center, not a cost center. Mastering relevant content marketing.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In today’s post,we dive into the Individual Donor Benchmark Report by Third Space Studio and focus on donor retention numbers. The report, which compiles data from nonprofits with revenues of under $2 million, provides a number of interesting findings, including: The best way to ensure fundraising success is to have a plan.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 3, 2024

Are you heading into 2024 with fundraising tools that make your job easier? Over 20,000 fundraisers trust Qgiv to help them raise more money and improve their fundraising events. Visit www.jcsocialmarketing.com/qgiv to get a custom walkthrough of the platform and a free “This Is My Fundraising Shirt” t-shirt.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

All nonprofits struggle with donor retention. We''re reaching the fundraising season where asks are being tailored and success stories are being drafted. Engaging your board members in the retention process is critical. They can also reach out to their personal networks to recruit new donors. Online Fundraising'

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2023

It can be intimidating to translate your fundraising goals into your calendar. Kick off your efforts by building a comprehensive fundraising calendar that represents your nonprofit’s target dates. Ideally, your fundraising calendar’s purpose goes beyond noting event days. After all, there are only twelve months in a year.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

To help you grow into a modern leader, we’ll explore these common nonprofit management skills you can (and should) develop at your own organization: Marketing Fundraising Public Speaking Interpersonal Communications Relationship-Building Strategic Planning Delegation Budget Allocation Problem-Solving Before training your team, invest in yourself.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While a strong retention strategy encompasses more than just pay and benefits, you may want to start by re-evaluating your compensation philosophy and approach with the help of an experienced compensation consultant. You may have worked with a consultant before to design a fundraising campaign or tackle tech issues.

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Ann Green

AUGUST 2, 2023

Even though it might be sweltering outside, now is a good time to start planning your year-end fundraising campaign, hopefully in an air-conditioned space. You can also use this for fundraising campaigns at other times of the year. Be sure your donation page is user-friendly and consistent with your other fundraising materials.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

However, successful volunteer recruitment, engagement, and retention are no easy feat. A successful volunteer management process ensures that volunteers are informed, engaged, and motivated, which in turn increases long-term volunteer retention. Volunteers are integral to nonprofit organizations’ day-to-day operations.

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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. Segment your supporters. Engage with your community. Express your appreciation. .

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 18, 2024

These challenges include financial issues, data security compliance, and talent retention problems. Try these strategies to help your organization maintain financial stability in 2024 and beyond: Diversify your revenue streams with new programs, donation initiatives, and fundraising events–so long as you can implement them efficiently.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you might feel like your fundraising efforts stall from time to time. Maybe you’re experiencing the summer fundraising slump. Ensuring that your fundraising efforts receive a high return on investment (ROI) is critical for keeping your nonprofit running smoothly.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Online fundraising is increasingly essential for nonprofits, but these types of initiatives come with unique challenges. Average online fundraising revenue declined by 4% in 2022 after two years of monumental growth inspired by the global pandemic. What are online fundraising platforms? Report on fundraising data.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Unfortunately, many nonprofits don't feel like they have the luxury of focusing on fundraising strategies that will bring in long-term results, which has led to low donor retention rates. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, the commercial business customer retention rate is 94%.

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Affnetz

MARCH 14, 2024

Among the myriad of challenges they face, managing donor relationships, coordinating fundraising efforts, and optimizing volunteer engagement stand out as critical components in achieving their missions. Fundraising: Salesforce for Nonprofits claims to grow income with data intelligence and insights.

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Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 5, 2024

As a manager and leader, be sure to recruit and hire from different universities and companies, looking for ways and opportunities to include different candidates from different backgrounds, and give them a voice in decision-making, committees and meetings. Be inclusive and diverse in hires and promotions.

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Ann Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By Logan Lewis In 2023, donor retention was down significantly from the previous year. This involves practices like frequently recognizing and showing gratitude to donors, creating multichannel fundraising and marketing campaigns , and improving the overall donor experience. Learn how digital waivers improve donor experiences.

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The Volunteer Hub

MAY 13, 2022

Because of this, it is critical that your organization provides them with an easy, online, experience for recruitment, registration, and communication. Removing barriers for Gen-Z volunteers through the adoption of volunteer management software can increase recruitment and retention of this digitally savvy group of motivated volunteers.

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Ann Green

AUGUST 11, 2022

Despite all this, now is a good time to start planning your year-end fundraising campaign. You can also use this for fundraising campaigns at other times of the year. You may have already set a goal for your year-end campaign in your 2022 fundraising plan (at least I hope you did) and maybe that has changed. Do you have a plan?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2021

Ask any fundraiser if they want more donors and you’ll get a resounding “YES” but ask what source yielded them their very BEST donors and you might see some puzzled faces. . Truthfully, I was a little surprised so I asked if they had a dedicated budget to spend on donor recruitment. No fundraising is free. How’s your bait?

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Clairification

JANUARY 2, 2023

What Causes so Many Fundraisers to Leave Their Jobs? People will hire fundraisers, but they then often don’t want to touch them with a 10-foot pole. Here I write about what pre-conditions must be in place for a fundraiser to be effective at their job. There are 363 other days of the year on which you can fundraise.

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The Kindful Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Whether you call it peer-to-peer fundraising, DIY fundraising, or social fundraising, giving your supporters the ability to fundraise for your organization is a time-saving and rewarding fundraising strategy. However, choosing the best platform for your peer-to-peer fundraising campaign can be a daunting process.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising is more tech-powered than ever before. With so many tools out there to choose from, your opportunities for customizing your organization’s tech stack are virtually limitless, especially when it comes to fundraising apps. but now, you can take all that information on the go with Bloomerang’s mobile fundraising app !

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Is there a long-term need for your nonprofit, or could the issue be solved with a smaller-scale fundraising campaign or project? However, if your idea isn’t very large in scope, a one-time crowdfunding campaign or peer-to-peer fundraising event could achieve the results you’re hoping for. The answer could be “both.”

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