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 Hub

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Your nonprofit’s donor retention rate is the percentage of donors who give from year to year, or over any other specific time period. With concrete retention strategies, you can make the most of increases in new donors. Here are the essentials to keep in mind when building or updating your nonprofit’s donor retention strategy.

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NextAfter

JUNE 9, 2023

In fact, according to data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, donor acquisition, dollars, and donor retention rates fell YoY in 2022. 1 – Recognize the power of acquiring a donor’s email address One way to increase retention is to acquire an email for a donor who only gives offline. What is the COVID Bump?

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The Agitator

MARCH 7, 2017

Target Marketing magazine conducted a year-end survey of 725 marketers (including readers of FundraisingPro ) in December, asking how they would be spending their marketing dollars in 2017. I looked in particular at expected spending on retention. The preferred channels for retention investment were email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Below are the notes from the “10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends to Watch in 2022” webinar presented by Heather Mansfield on December 1. The webinar was designed as a supplemental course to the webinar series required to earn a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising. Email #2 ?

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 6, 2023

Online Marketing Tools for Nonprofits Should Use in 2023 Work smarter and grow your nonprofit with these digital marketing tools. The following digital marketing tools will help you to work smarter and grow at a faster pace. Create better marketing copy faster than ever before with StoryLab.ai’s Marketing Copy Generators.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2020

There are many considerations to go over, including what types of campaigns to employ, what fundraising strategies to exercise during these campaigns, and what your revenue goals are. . Start boosting your donor retention rate by focusing on those who are just giving to your nonprofit for the first time. Call your new donors. .

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Affnetz

JUNE 1, 2023

6 Techniques to Boost New Donor Acquisition and Retention By Mike Crum It’s essential to acquire new donors for your Nonprofit to have a thriving fundraising program. Not to be flip, but with a monthly donor program, retention is built-in (save for expiring credit cards and donors changing banks, etc.).

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Care2

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As a nonprofit professional, you’re likely always thinking about ways to improve your supporter retention rate. Your retention rate measures how many supporters (donors, volunteers, ambassadors, community partners, etc.) continue helping your nonprofit over time.

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NextAfter

JUNE 9, 2023

In fact, according to data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, donor acquisition, dollars, and donor retention rates fell YoY in 2022. 1 – Recognize the power of acquiring a donor’s email address One way to increase retention is to acquire an email for a donor who only gives offline. What is the COVID Bump?

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Affnetz

JUNE 1, 2023

It’s essential to acquire new donors for your Nonprofit to have a thriving fundraising program. There’s just so much noise in the world, particularly in Nonprofit fundraising, and using compelling stories helps relate your message to your donors in a way they can understand.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 22, 2024

Whether you’re looking for a platform to collect fundraising data, automate marketing messages, or simply streamline giving for donors, choosing the right fundraising software is critical to your nonprofit’s ability to raise support. If you’re not sure how to start your search or what to look for , this guide is for you!

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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. . Donor data is a powerful source of information for donor retention strategy. Fundraising tools.

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The Agitator

JANUARY 21, 2013

Before we continuing exploring the new, new things and better ways to do the old, old things, Tom and I thought it good to pause for an intermission and remind ourselves and fellow Agitators of some fundraising fundamentals that we lose sight of at our peril. And, retention in our sector is getting worse not better.

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Clairification

JANUARY 8, 2024

Yet too few organizations make the effort to operationalize this construct into their fundraising and marketing planning. Donor retention guru Professor Adrian Sargeant has spent 20+ years researching the relationship between trust, philanthropy and continued donor commitment. You should.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 26, 2024

The integration of ecommerce analytics into daily operations enables retailers to make data-driven decisions quickly , adapting to market trends and consumer behaviors as they occur. This understanding is key to customizing strategies for both acquisition and retention, activities that go hand-in-hand with sustained profitability.

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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. These automated reporting options make your fundraising process more efficient.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 28, 2022

5 Tips and Trends for Nonprofit Marketing Strategy. Check out these 5 trends that can shape your Nonprofit Marketing Strategy. Marketing is one of the most challenging aspects of running a nonprofit organization. . Before we discuss the strategies for nonprofit marketing, let’s discuss the challenges: .

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The Agitator

MARCH 30, 2014

Here are some suggestions about using videos to encourage retention from Peter Reynolds at For the Record Productions in Toronto, relayed via fundraising firm Hilborn. communications creativity donor retention email marketing loyalty online fundraising online video premium' Charity: Water.

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Ann Green

JANUARY 4, 2024

Have a plan in place You must have fundraising and communications/marketing plans. Take a look back at 2023 to see what worked and what didn’t in your fundraising and communications/marketing. Be sure your fundraising plan includes a diverse stream of revenue. Donor retention should be a priority.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2019

This means that your nonprofit must first master the art of effective donor retention. . There are several reasons donor retention is so important for nonprofits: First, it’s much less expensive to ask a donor to give again than to perform enough outreach to acquire a new donor. . Provide various engagement opportunities.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Guest post by Ann Fellman, Chief Marketing Officer at Bloomerang Every year, nonprofits are required to file Form 990 with the IRS to provide financial information and maintain tax-exempt status. To leverage your annual report as a truly effective marketing tool, keep the focus on your supporters and community members.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The Value of Email Marketing: Balancing Retention and Acquisition Donor and client acquisition is essential to growing your customer base. But retention has exponential effects at minimal investment. Email marketing allows you to put what you want people to see directly on their screens.

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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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Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2024

Let’s explore two fundraising scenarios. School A and School B are both holding month-long read-a-thon fundraising campaigns to cap off the end of the school year. School B uses the pledge fundraising model and asks students to collect $3 pledges for each hour spent reading from their sponsors. What is pledge fundraising?

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The Agitator

AUGUST 19, 2013

I’m just about finished with my book — Retention Fundraising – that will be headed to the publisher at the end of this week. Most fundraisers continue to believe that ‘retention’ is some fuzzy, nice-nice concept where prompt ‘thank you’ notes on nice pink or expensive ivory.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

By Josh Kashorek , Director of Marketing at Journity , and advocate for using data to create high-performance nonprofit marketing campaigns. They also have a responsibility to their donors to spend their resources wisely – especially when it comes to things like marketing and communications that often get put on the back burner.

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Top Nonprofits

JUNE 21, 2023

However, your nonprofit can use its data to predict the results of your future fundraisers. Define your fundraising expectations with data so you can better allocate your resources to share your mission and raise money for your cause. What time of the month do most donors give?

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Ann Green

JANUARY 5, 2023

I’m sure your nonprofit continues to face challenges, but since the pandemic started many organizations were able to confront these challenges and make changes to the way they ran their programs and implemented their fundraising and communications. You must have fundraising and communications/marketing plans.

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Elevation

AUGUST 11, 2022

In fact, according to Double the Donation’s nonprofit fundraising statistics , between 18% and 20% of donors across the Baby Boomer, Gen X, and Millennial generational divide are most inspired to give because of nonprofits’ websites.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

With Giving Tuesday and the end-of-year giving season fast approaching, your nonprofit is likely ramping up efforts to reach its annual fundraising goals. Text marketing , also known as SMS marketing, can help your organization engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately boost your fundraising results.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 17, 2023

However, like any organization, nonprofits need to market themselves effectively to reach their target audience and achieve their goals. One of the most effective ways to optimize your nonprofit marketing strategy is by using data-driven decisions. Donation pages are a critical component of any non-profit’s fundraising efforts.

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The Agitator

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Yesterday Roger delivered the latest gloomy news about donor retention rates. Gloomiest of all is the fact that overall retention rates have fallen from 50% to 39% over the past seven years, as reported by the AFP/Urban Institute’s 2013 Fundraising Effectiveness Project Survey.

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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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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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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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