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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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 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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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. Sounds ideal, right?

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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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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 relevant content marketing. Stop for a minute and consider your nonprofit’s values. That’s a great start, but how do you actually practice your values?

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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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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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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Video marketing is now more important to nonprofits than ever. And what’s the ROI for busy social impact marketers like ourselves? A few quick stats: Hubspot reported that 83% of video marketers claimed that they had generated leads with the help of video content. And rightly so. That’s certainly not a small number.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

The past couple of years have represented a challenging time for nonprofit fundraising. In difficult circumstances, it’s helpful to return to the fundraising basics to ensure you’re making the most of tried and true strategies to boost your nonprofit’s donation revenue. Personalize donor outreach.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Bloomerang , the complete donor relationship management solution for thousands of small and medium-sized nonprofits, today announced that it has signed a QuickBooks Solution Provider Sales and Marketing Agreement with Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes TurboTax , Credit Karma , QuickBooks , and Mailchimp.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 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 relevant content marketing. One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. Track your own data.

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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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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 Leadership Alliance

APRIL 5, 2023

Marketing is key for your nonprofit to expand your support base, raise funds, and connect with donors. Traditionally, letters to donors have been a staple of nonprofit marketing. Make your volunteers feel valued , and they’ll remain loyal supporters who advocate for your nonprofit’s success.

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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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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 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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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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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 Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Remind your donors that they bring a unique value to your organization. Explain your motivation.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 1, 2021

Fundraising is getting harder. Retention is getting tougher. If you’re like most nonprofit leaders and fundraisers, you’re a bit worried that it can’t. If you’re like most nonprofit leaders and fundraisers, you’re a bit worried that it can’t. But now there’s this tool out there called marketing automation.

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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, you heard me – powerful.

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The Agitator

JULY 12, 2011

We’re back on the Retention Trail today. When it comes to retention, Rick doesn’t mince words, always writes well, and succinctly summarizes the Amergent analysis of millions of gifts. Donors who have entrusted you with an email address have an average donor value that can be 150% higher than donors who don’t provide their address.

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The Agitator

AUGUST 26, 2013

As in, what factors — message, donor service, communications, thank you’s, donor recognition, frequency , etc — contribute in what proportional way to increasing or decreasing the Lifetime Value of a donor base. Don''t Miss these Posts donor retention DonorVoice fundraising loyalty marketing metrics nonprofit management premium'

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 15, 2023

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. It’s important to note that these significant financial benefits of planned giving come with relatively little expense compared to other forms of fundraising.

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Ann Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Personalization in your nonprofit’s marketing strategies is an important way to build relationships with your supporters to support long-term fundraising goals. Personalized marketing is key for nonprofit success, especially when it comes to donor communications. Employ preferred marketing channels. By Gerard Tonti.

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The Agitator

MARCH 18, 2013

Eastern we’ll host the Agitator/DonorVoice Webinar on Retention. We now have 821 folks registered, a healthy sign of the concern over retention among Agitator readers. These include: Focusing on our two core messages that matter most to retention, not the other four. This morning at 11:00 a.m. Registration is free.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

With a heightened focus on building new partnerships, the importance of stewardship is often overlooked in corporate fundraising. In business, customer retention is “big business.” The impact that partner (or any kind of donor) retention can have on a charitable organization should be no different.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 18, 2021

In my previous post I outlined the 3 types of marketing automation tools fundraising operations really should understand. In this post I’ll detail how automation technology helps people like you win big in the era of Fundraising Climate Change. . It makes them feel valued and important. Quick review. And it’s fair.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 29, 2024

As you build out your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy for the year, you may be wondering whether or not you should include direct mail. However, the return on investment (ROI) for direct mail marketing remains strong, with some marketers reporting up to 112% ROI. Working with a professional marketing agency.

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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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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 1, 2023

You’re doing your best to engage your employees and compensate them for the value they bring to your organization, but many leave after working with you for only a short amount of time. You may have worked with a consultant before to design a fundraising campaign or tackle tech issues. So, what do you do?

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

I promised to explain why everyone in fundraising was talking about storytelling instead of listening and investigating. Most people involved in fundraising are not raising major gifts from high-capacity individuals face to face and one on one. For one-way marketers and fundraisers, storytelling makes sense.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We love hearing about nonprofits’ successful fundraising strategies in action, and sharing these stories allows nonprofits to learn from each other. Learning about other organizations that overcame similar challenges will help your organization develop solutions to apply to your own fundraising efforts. .

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