Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning FAQs What is strategic planning for nonprofits? To do this, your organization will need to increase fundraising revenue by $10,000 by finding new outreach opportunities and strengthening relationships with existing supporters to increase donor retention. New donor acquisition and retention.

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The Agitator

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The Agitator is gratified by this report from Fundraising Success indicating that retention mailings have grown by 16% from 2010 to 2011. Check our postings under 'donor retention'.]. As Ethan Boldt observes: “…fundraisers are putting more emphasis on keeping the donors they have on their rolls.” ” Hallelujah!

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The Agitator

JUNE 16, 2016

Chapter 9 of my book, Retention Fundraising: the art and science of keeping your donors for life, focuses on ‘Barriers to Retention’ The top two barriers? The real killers? #1: 1: Silos and #2: False Attribution. Those who work in organizations with more than one department are familiar with silos.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 18, 2024

Luckily, we’ve put together a list of the five most common challenges for nonprofits in 2024. These challenges include financial issues, data security compliance, and talent retention problems. Let’s look closer at the challenges nonprofits will face in 2024–and how to solve them!

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 2, 2024

In this guide, we’ll cover five reasons why employee training is a worthwhile priority for your nonprofit: Higher employee engagement. Improved employee retention. Many online classes cover relevant nonprofit topics including grant writing, volunteer management, communications, and social media outreach.

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The Agitator

JUNE 23, 2011

That’s not the first time The Agitator has focused on donor retention as a top priority. But those results convinced Roger and me that we couldn’t hammer away at the retention issue enough. We fundraisers aren’t the only ones to give priority to retention. Not impressive. and the U.K. and the U.K.

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The Agitator

APRIL 9, 2012

The Agitator is rather passionate on the subject of donor retention. So we were gratified to see this article — Keep ‘em Comin’ Back — from the Center for Media Research discussing an Acxiom/Loyalty 360 study of customer retention in the commercial space. Just 'Search' that term on our website!].

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The Volunteer Hub

MAY 18, 2023

Explore how these surveys can provide crucial insights, elevate the experience for volunteers, and optimize processes, to help nonprofits better achieve their mission. In today’s ever-changing landscape of nonprofit organizations, effective volunteer management is crucial for achieving impactful and sustainable results.

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MNA Association

JANUARY 22, 2024

We also value our team and would like them to stick around (aka employee retention). manager, director, coordinator), calculate the median market salaries for each band, and determine that we are committed to ensuring we are competitive with the market. Similar gaps exist based on differences in race and ethnicity.

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The Agitator

APRIL 13, 2014

Debbi Barber at Grizzard, in a post last week titled One Simple Way to Improve Retention , hit the nail on the head. She recommended one improvement that would unfailingly yield higher lifetime value from any nonprofit’s donors.

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The Agitator

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Increasing the lifetime value of a donor file by increasing retention rates seems like a ‘no brainer’ when it comes to improving an organization’s fundraising performance. Or does your nonprofit follow more the scenario described in this post from Analytical. See here and here. Has that happened in your organization?

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The Agitator

APRIL 12, 2012

Tom’s post yesterday, Nonprofits and the Customer Experience not only warrants reading a second time, but I also feel compelled to pile on some more emphasis and detail because it goes right to the heart of retention and donor value. Here’s why I think this is so important. Donor Service centers (inbound calls and email response).

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The Agitator

JANUARY 12, 2014

— donor retention. Seems to me there is significant similarity between the management mindset of some of the Big Box stores and burger chains and many nonprofits. Don''t Miss these Posts donor retention fundraising marketing metrics nonprofit management research premium' Let me explain.

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The Agitator

JANUARY 27, 2015

Donor retention / loyalty / commitment Fundraising philosophy/profession Nonprofit management premium' After all, the reasoning goes, “let others take the risk on ‘new’ things.” Just one problem. These days maintaining the status quo will ultimately kill your fundraising.

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The Agitator

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Commenting on Tom’s Ingredients of Retention Success post, Mazarine Treyz of Wildwoman Fundraising poses the intriguing question of whether retention of donors may possibly be related to an organization’s ability to retain its professional fundraisers. Mazarine asks …. ” Look, I am a fundraising.

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The Agitator

AUGUST 31, 2014

Up until then our tireless Agitator editors were happily and busily white boarding the steps that fortunate organization might take to ensure the best retention possible from this massive burst of flash philanthropy. Fundraising philosophy/profession Nonprofit management premium'

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The Agitator

OCTOBER 1, 2013

He forwarded a recent piece he’d written titled: How are you managing the Donor Journey? How are you managing the Donor Journey? accountability donor retention fundraising nonprofit management You Deserve a Raise premium' By Tony Elischer “I spend my life ‘on the road’ visiting many.

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The Agitator

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Consequently, any organization serious about improving its retention rates had better be deadly serious about the quality of donor services it provides. Sadly, this essential ingredient in the retention recipe gets short shrift in most organizations.

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The Agitator

JULY 9, 2018

Nonprofits need to exist as long as their issue exists. That’s why we preach retention above almost all other things – the donors you have are the ones who will sustain you. 8%: percentage of donor retention: long-term thinking. This manager has a different goal from the organization’s goal. Maybe it’s for a raise.

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The Agitator

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

He preaches a lot about retention and how monthly giving programs relate to it. direct marketing Don''t Miss these Posts donor retention fundraising legacy marketing loyalty nonprofit management planned giving telemarketing You Deserve a Raise premium' Of course, that’s because if you can communicate with someone.

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The Agitator

MARCH 23, 2015

Production Manager, Direct Mail). Corporate Parterships Manager. List Manager. Manager for. Donor retention / loyalty / commitment Nonprofit management premium' Typical titles include: Director of Development. Director of Planned Giving. Membership Director. VP Communications. VP Communications.

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The Agitator

JUNE 8, 2014

Don''t Miss these Posts donor retention fundraising loyalty nonprofit management premium' The drains, who suck out the emotion, neutralize feelings and commoditize giving till it becomes like any other commercial transaction. They’ve professionalized to the point that passion, dreams and aspirations are usurped and replaced by.

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The Agitator

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Once again … the nonprofit world has painfully proven Aldous Huxley’s maxim that “facts do not cease to exist simply because they are ignored.” Once again … for the 7th year in a row the Donor Retention Rate among 2,840 American nonprofits surveyed has again dropped.

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The Agitator

APRIL 14, 2014

As Roger says here , in one of dozens of posts talking about lifetime value … Don''t Miss these Posts donor retention loyalty nonprofit management Seth Godin premium' Despite the fact that The Agitator has probably pushed this key point more than any other.

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The Agitator

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Donor acquisition Donor retention / loyalty / commitment Fundraising analytics / data Fundraising philosophy/profession Nonprofit management premium' Here’s a summary of all 10 Barriers along with a link for those particular barriers in which you’re most interested.

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The Agitator

JANUARY 21, 2014

If you are seriously interested in arresting your nonprofit’s declining retention rate, there are several approaches you can take — tactical improvements to your cultivation and renewal streams, improving ‘customer service’ aspects of your operations, telling a more compelling story (delivering both emotion and results).

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The Agitator

MAY 14, 2014

Acquisition Don''t Miss these Posts donor retention DonorVoice fundraising nonprofit management premium' Even if a ‘best practice’ seems sound, that’s no excuse for not trying to innovate and improve. But I’m being.

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The Agitator

JANUARY 8, 2014

Don''t Miss these Posts donor retention DonorTrends fundraising marketing metrics nonprofit management nonprofits premium' Here are my candidates for a basic set of 2013 KPIs every fundraiser needs. Lifetime Value of Your Donors. You’ll need this fundamental and.

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Affnetz

APRIL 15, 2024

Donor Management Software for Small Nonprofits | Affnetz / By Bala Guntipalli Introduction: Donor management is the cornerstone of success for any nonprofit organization, and for small nonprofits, efficient management of donor relationships can make all the difference in achieving their missions.

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 15, 2022

Charity managers often misunderstand philanthropy. Nonprofit management books – sold to nonprofit administrators – repeat these cherished ideas. One popular management book explains, “The best thing supporters can do is to give resources that enable the institution’s leaders to do their work the best way they know how.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Just on the work side of things alone, most of us in the nonprofit industry are managing full or more-than-full workloads. If you’re managing employees, focus on making forward progress to help your employees and don’t lose heart when your progress feels incremental. Are there things you can do to help them manage this stress?

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The Agitator

APRIL 18, 2011

So 62% — almost two-thirds — of groups represented by our responders don’t manage to excite a second gift out of even four-in-ten new donors. Here are the results … 31% — Less than 30%. 31% — 30% to 39%. 24% — 40% to 49%. 15% — 50% or more.

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The Agitator

MARCH 6, 2014

communications direct mail direct marketing Don''t Miss these Posts donor retention fundraising nonprofit management online fundraising research telemarketing You Deserve a Raise premium'

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The Agitator

JANUARY 5, 2014

Don''t Miss these Posts donor retention DonorVoice fundraising marketing metrics nonprofit management premium' What innovations will be required to get the results you want? Will you be looking to maximize net income this.

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The Agitator

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Donor acquisition Donor retention / loyalty / commitment Nonprofit management premium' Now that this year’s just about over, and you’re thinking about the bottom line promises you’ll have to make to keep ‘The Boss’ happy for 2015, here’s a Belford gem from The Agitator archives.

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The Agitator

JANUARY 13, 2014

Acquisition Don''t Miss these Posts donor retention fundraising marketing metrics nonprofit management premium' How did you come up with that number? Here are some possibilities … 1. You got the message. Your CEO was looking for.

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

For example, fundraising software can support donor retention efforts by sending automated thank-you emails when a donation is made. When powerful tech is paired with expert nonprofit management techniques, your organization will be able to reach and retain new audiences, automate tasks, and accurately track data.

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