Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

These organizations face many common challenges like securing sustainable funding, managing volunteer engagement, and navigating internal dynamics that can hinder their vital work. Even more challenging is donor retention. Nonprofits are crucial for communities, but they face significant hurdles.

Nonprofit governance and management 88

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Ethics Nonprofits 88

Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

How can nonprofits improve volunteer engagement and retention? So, what can nonprofits do to recruit these essential volunteersand retain them? Volunteer management software may be helpful in streamlining communications and matching volunteers with the skills needed for specific roles. Do you know where your volunteers are?

Public and Nonprofit Management 102

Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment Leadership Education 102

Top Nonprofits

MARCH 26, 2025

In this guide, well explore top tips for recruiting a robust volunteer community, as well as suggestions to help you manage and retain your volunteers. Most businesses know that its easier to retain existing customers than to attract new ones, and the same logic applies to recruiting volunteers. Lets get started!

Recruitment 52

Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 52

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 6, 2025

One powerful tactic to consider is recruiting member ambassadors. There are many ways ambassadors can benefit your nonprofit, such as: Recruiting new members. Improving member retention. The same applies to recruiting people for your member ambassador program. The answer varies from organization to organization.

Recruitment 59

Recruitment Retention Values Energy 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 27, 2025

Manager of Brand Marketing at Bloomerang – the unified giving platform for nonprofits designed to deliver deeper insights for more targeted outreach, stronger relationships, and greater impact. Sharing their stories allows potential recruits to see the tangible rewards of volunteering. By Melaina Chromy , Sr.

Recruitment 78

Recruitment Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Activism 78

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Recruit a match from a single donor or group of donors. What was our retention rate year over year? Assess your performance to your goals: recruiting new donors, upgrades, average gift size, and total gifts. September Create a campaign theme and offer, logo, and tagline. Filter by date. What number of donors gave at end of year?

Fundraising 110

Fundraising Fundraising Recruitment Retention 110

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

However, dont overwhelm yourself with managing too many networks at once. Learn more about our donor management solutions in this short video: Wrapping Up Use a combination of these engagement strategies to ensure youre reaching various new donors across your numerous communication platforms. Use social media.

Nonprofit Organizations 102

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management 102

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

in 2022-23 , its worth asking: What are the drivers behind Americans volunteering less, and how can we boost volunteer retention? According to AmeriCorps, the average annual volunteer retention rate under normal circumstances is only 65%, and volunteers typically stay with an organization for fewer than three years.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Retention Recruitment 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 27, 2025

Manager of Brand Marketing at Bloomerang – the unified giving platform for nonprofits designed to deliver deeper insights for more targeted outreach, stronger relationships, and greater impact. Sharing their stories allows potential recruits to see the tangible rewards of volunteering. By Melaina Chromy , Sr.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Recruitment Participation and motivation 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 27, 2025

Manager of Brand Marketing at Bloomerang – the unified giving platform for nonprofits designed to deliver deeper insights for more targeted outreach, stronger relationships, and greater impact. Sharing their stories allows potential recruits to see the tangible rewards of volunteering. By Melaina Chromy , Sr.

Recruitment 52

Recruitment Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Activism 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Need for a Systemic Alternative Despite the prevalence of gig work, workforce agencies’ training, support, recruitment, and data-gathering efforts remain focused on traditional, standard employment. In the pilot, recruitment ended when we reached 1,200 more work seekers than immediately available employment opportunities.

Nonprofit governance and management 116

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Recruitment 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 8, 2025

In this framework, a return-to-office requirement can seem like a natural management strategy to adopt. For instance, as a disabled Latina, Ortega Ricketts noted that full remote work policies enable her to do her greatest work as a program manager. “I So, that is a good competitive strategy…a good retention tool.”

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Children 100

Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

But while your organization might be on top of metrics for fundraising and volunteer recruitment , there are other operational areas you can optimize—such as hiring. Tracking hiring KPIs can be overwhelming, especially for nonprofits that have only recently started focusing on recruitment.

Recruitment 52

Recruitment Retention Nonprofits Culture 52

Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

Recruiting, training, recognizing, and retaining volunteers requires dedicated resources, yet funding for these efforts is almost nonexistent. Highlight the benefits to employers, including increased employee well-being, engagement and retention. The hidden costs of volunteering What do we mean by volunteer infrastructure?

Nonprofit governance and management 72

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Community Development Foundations 72

Anedot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Essential Functions: Volunteer Coordination With the assistance of the HR Director, provide oversight to the Volunteer Program Manage VolunteerMatters (volunteer management database); post opportunities, monitor applications, send out communications to volunteers Source and recruit volunteers through various techniques (databases, e-mail, social media (..)

Food 52

Food Participation and motivation Non-Profits Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Elevation

JUNE 20, 2025

The Google Ad Grant program gives nonprofits the opportunity to raise awareness, attract donors, recruit new volunteers, and much more, using Google search ads. Here we give tips to make the grant easier to manage and walk you through why, and how, you should get started. The program can revolutionize nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Advertising Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 52

Anedot

APRIL 24, 2025

This role is responsible for setting the strategic direction for KIB’s volunteer engagement work, expanding innovative volunteer programs, fostering external partnerships, and securing funding to support long-term sustainability.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Insurance Volunteerism 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

are exploring ways to help individuals manage and monetize personal data. 27 Various approaches, including data stewardship, 28 data governance/accountability, 29 consent management, 30 data trusts, 31 and regulatory oversight 32 are being utilized to achieve these goals. 18 Platforms like Nebula Genomics and Hu-manity.co

Race and Ethnicity 75

Race and Ethnicity Health Ethics Public and Social Policy 75

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2025

If you are a business or other organization looking to manage the current climate, here are four strategic considerations to apply to continue to do well by doing good. Doing so helps recruit the best talent, foster happy employees, increase retention, and tap into new labor markets.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 102

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Law Public and Nonprofit Management 102

Clairification

JANUARY 2, 2025

The trending topics included how to effectively leave voicemail; retention techniques; email and other campaign appeal strategy; how to communicate about things like overhead and transaction fees; philanthropic culture and board giving. Did you miss the most popular tips on Clairification last year? Fundraising Don’ts vs.

Recruitment 57

Recruitment Philanthropy Culture Retention 57

Anedot

JANUARY 16, 2025

Under the direction of the Senior Manager, the Family Care Specialist is responsible for enhancing direct assistance and professional intervention to Alzheimers families and to foster cooperative relationships with the local community health and social service professionals.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 28, 2025

Lets uncover how all of these sectors utilize the full potential of data-backed decisions to boost their organizational growth for different purposes, including leveraging the benefits of data-driven recruitment. Chapters What Role Does Data-Driven Decision Making Play? Ultimately, it contributes to organizational growth and effectiveness.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment 52

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 3, 2025

Volunteer experience is one of the most criticaland often overlookedelements of volunteer management. As a nonprofit, part of your job is making sure that volunteers have a positive experience across the entire volunteer lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to engagement and retention. Volunteer Retention.

Recruitment 71

Recruitment Construction Retention Management 71

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 10, 2023

Employee retention has always been an issue for nonprofit leaders, but it is currently at an all-time high. This cost includes marketing and recruiting for the position, the extra time it takes for other staff to adopt and complete the tasks to stay on target, and training the new employee.

Retention 245

Retention Psychology Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Leadership 245

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

While some skills are innate, many nonprofit management skills can be taught. Before diving into vital nonprofit management skills, let’s explore how developing these skills enhances careers and strengthens the sector as a whole. That makes it a critical investment for any nonprofit looking to achieve long-term success.

Nonprofit Management 247

Nonprofit Management Management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 247

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

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. This year’s report also dug into one of the most important data points for individual donor fundraising – your retention rate. Key Takeaways for Greater Retention. Heather Yandow.

Retention 157

Retention Recruitment Universities Management 157

NonProfit PRO

JULY 19, 2022

The Volunteer Generation Fund focuses on investments in volunteer management practices that increase both volunteer recruitment and retention. The 2023 grant competition will fund programs that address the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on students.

Recruitment 189

Recruitment Retention Management 189

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!

Recruitment 246

Recruitment Nonprofits Management Activism 246

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Effective volunteer management vital to an organization’s day-to-day operations, meaning nonprofits need to invest in smart volunteer management practices to reduce administrative overhead and increase volunteer retention. Here’s what to expect: What is volunteer management? What is volunteer management?

Management 110

Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management 110

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 5, 2024

Implementing digital collaboration tools, custom knowledge management systems , and online learning platforms can facilitate communication, information sharing, and collaboration across generations and geographies. In his free time, Michael enjoys nature, reading, gaming, knitting, and spending time with his dogs, Zeke and Zeus.

Collaborations 247

Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Leadership 247

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.

Leadership 247

Leadership Retention Nonprofits Nonprofit Leadership 247

Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

However, successful volunteer recruitment, engagement, and retention are no easy feat. That’s where volunteer management software comes in. Volunteer management software is a tool that nonprofits can use to better organize their volunteers by handling everything from scheduling to ongoing communication.

Management 104

Management Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 104

NonProfit Leadership Center

JUNE 17, 2024

Effective Strategies for Attracting Nonprofit Professionals Mission-Driven Recruitment A great starting point to attract top talent is to ensure your organizational messaging clearly articulates your mission. Professional Development Another way to increase staff retention is to invest in the growth of your employees.

Retention 215

Retention Culture Nonprofit Leadership Leadership 215

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

However, achieving goals like increasing your capacity or improving team effectiveness is only possible with talented employees and the best way to source the most ideal additions to your team is through recruitment. Fortunately, it isnt difficult or expensive to launchor improvea dedicated recruitment program. How effective are they?

Recruitment 80

Recruitment Marketing Marketing Management 80

Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2021

Do you know your organization’s donor retention rate? A chorus of voices have been beating the drum about the importance of donor retention through their research, in blogs, and in webinars—with stagnant results. . The Donor Retention Crisis—and Why It Matters. whereas the new donor retention rate was 19.3%.

Retention 116

Retention Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 116

The Volunteer Hub

MARCH 7, 2022

With the value of a volunteer hour approaching $29 in 2022, now is the time to focus on retention and better utilize your existing volunteer contacts. Simply put, to reduce turnover and increase retention, volunteers must be pleased with the environment in which they work and motivated by the tasks to which they are assigned.

Retention 92

Retention Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Activism 92

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. Conduct time management training. Through time management training, employees can learn to better manage their tasks and set priorities for their workday. Stress management workshops.

Insurance 246

Insurance Health Medical Nonprofits 246