NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We do not need any further proof of this than the lousy retention rates that nonprofit organizations suffer year after year. The motivation that gets someone to take the first step to support an organization (donating or volunteering) is quite different from their motivation to continue to be engaged.

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Ann Green

MARCH 10, 2025

Lets walk through five best practices to boost morale, productivity, and retention through your employee onboarding process. Use a learning management system. Its easy to assume that only corporations and large nonprofits operating in multiple locations need a learning management system (LMS) to help train and onboard employees.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 6, 2025

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

5 Effective Donor Retention Strategies for Small Nonprofits Its tempting for small nonprofits to focus heavily on donor acquisition. Therefore, your nonprofit must first master the art of effective donor retention. With these benefits in mind, weve compiled a list of strategies to help your nonprofit increase donor retention.

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Retention Nonprofits Volunteerism Volunteerism 66

Ann Green

MAY 19, 2025

To meet those needs, start with these key pages: About Mission/Values Donate Volunteer If youve already created these pages, start your website refresh with some spring cleaning. Create high-quality content with natural keyword incorporation to provide value to readers and signal to search engines what your content is about.

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Nonprofits Food Homelessness Retention 189

Ann Green

APRIL 28, 2025

A robust donor database or constituent relationship management (CRM) system is one of the best tools you have at your disposal to boost engagement at your nonprofit. Event management solutions to log donors registrations, merchandise and auction item purchases, and peer-to-peer fundraising participation for a-thon style events.

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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.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

The results demonstrate the power of behavior-based artificial intelligence in optimizing donor engagement, increasing contributions, and driving fundraising efficiency from initial contact during prospecting through ongoing management of the donor to maximize lifetime value. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad.

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The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In a recent episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Greg Miller, President and CEO of Penn-Mar Human Services, to discuss the critical issues of recruitment, retention, and strategic partnerships in the nonprofit sector. He stated, “When we get retention correct, recruitment becomes less of an issue.”

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 18, 2025

A proactive approach to reputation management helps safeguard trust and ensure long-term credibility. Strengthen Internal Accountability Your teamstaff and volunteers alikeshould reflect the values and mission of your organization. Manage Social Media Responsibly Social media can amplify your missionor jeopardize your reputation.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 14, 2025

Fundraising success relies on strong donor relationships, but manual data management makes engagement difficult. The Daxko Operations + Bloomerang integration eliminates this challenge by automating donor insights, strengthening retention, and enhancing engagement. Retention-focused fundraising strategies Did you know?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Donor retention on steroids – Make it monthly I implore you to make soliciting recurring donations a priority. Maybe in the past you weren’t set up to manage monthly giving effectively. Retention is a phenomenal 80 – 90% compared with under 20% for new one-time donors and just 45% when ongoing donors are added to the mix.

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Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Values Retention 125

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.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 5, 2025

Partners who dont feel connected and valued are less likely to renew or deepen their commitment. A newsletter creates ongoing touchpointsa way to consistently showcase impact, highlight success stories, and keep your value proposition top of mind. Its a relationship-building tool, where value compounds over time. Bottom line?

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Marketing Marketing Values Foundations 147

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2025

This article explores how nonprofits can leverage tools like organizational chart software and donor databases to streamline workflows, manage teams effectively, and enhance donor relationships. It also highlights the value of focus groups as a strategy for refining programs and improving community impact.

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Retention Collaborations Nonprofits Activism 102

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2025

2) Neglecting Donor Retention Strategies The Mistake: Pouring all energy into acquiring new donors while neglecting existing supporters. Retaining donors proves far more cost-effective than acquiring new ones, yet many nonprofits fail to prioritize retention, resulting in donor churn and stagnated growth.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 25, 2025

Through impact data collection, incentive structures, and intelligent matchmaking between donor values and nonprofit outcomes, Daffodil turns good intentions into consistent action. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("pid", setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("pid",

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2025

” “We paid so much for this fancy donor management system, but everyone just keeps using their old spreadsheets instead. Is your organization maximizing its relationship management potential? Your roadmap to donor management success: A three-phase approach Despite these challenges, there is a clear path forward.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2025

A well-thought-out plan to diversify your revenue streams puts you in the drivers seat, helping your organization manage challenges with confidence. When supporters commit to giving regularly, they become more engaged with your mission, increasing their lifetime value to your organization.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Regular training, open conversations, and diverse leadership help everyone feel respected and valued. Public recognition through newsletters or social media can also boost morale and show prospective hires that your organization values its people. Make diversity, equity, and inclusion part of your organizations DNA, not just buzzwords.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 12, 2025

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

. * Tap technology to support the donor journey and manage mission success. The nonprofit industry has room to grow in the use of technology to better engage with donors, offer real-time transparency as to where donations are making a difference, and to better manage and report on the impact of stakeholders. Make it personal.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Reviewal of Values, Mission, and Beliefs Core values, mission, and beliefs serve as the foundation of every nonprofit organization. Established nonprofits periodically review and reaffirm their values, mission, and beliefs to ensure alignment with their evolving priorities, community needs, and societal trends.

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Ann Green

APRIL 14, 2022

Effective donor engagement increases donor retention. However, before you improve your donor retention , you need to track metrics that tell you the effectiveness of your engagement strategies. Monetary Value of Donations. Why is Measuring Donor Engagement Important? Four Key Donor Engagement Metrics. RFM Analysis.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Nonprofits who care about donor retention employ numerous strategies to keep their donors coming back year after year. Personal acknowledgments, impact reporting, and a strong monthly giving program are some of the cornerstones to a high donor retention rate. Savvy fundraisers have always kept donor retention top of mind.

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Ann Green

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Let’s take a look at three areas where nonprofits can drive increased fundraising efficiency: staff retention, donor qualification, and campaign planning. Many nonprofits understand the value of sustainable fundraising streams like recurring giving programs , but how can you go further? Cutting expenses?

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JUNE 17, 2024

These stories can appeal to potential employees’ values and emotions. Retention Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations Creating a Positive Work Culture One of the most critical components to retaining your top talent is creating and fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture. How do you do that?

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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%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2025

When done right, they can give supporters those warm and fuzzy feelings that are the foundation of donor retention. Its never too early to start working on donor retention. Donations of goodssuch as vehicles or clothesand services require a donation receipt if the value exceeds $250. Why Do You Need a Donation Receipt?

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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?

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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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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. That means that building a reliable, sustainable major gift moves management process is more important now than ever.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

The museum had notes saved in their donor management software about the seating preferences for their major donors and that particular donor preferred their regular seat toward the front. Nonprofits use donor management software or a donor database to organize their donor data and ensure its accuracy. Let’s get started.

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Ann Green

AUGUST 16, 2017

If your organization is looking for ways to amp up your donor stewardship and build better relationships with supporters, look no further than your nonprofit Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Your CRM is full of useful management tools that can aid you in cultivating donors. Managing your membership program. That’s right!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

By Abby Jarvise , writer, marketer, and speaker at Neon One – software built for small and midsize nonprofits to help them manage fundraising, communications, events, volunteers, and more. Donor retention is important. All that is true, but the fact remains that donor retention is a struggle. The short answer is “no.”

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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. Volunteer hours equate to the work of millions of full-time employees, making the value of volunteer labor over $284 billion. And what causes volunteers to leave? Personal Growth.

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Retention Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Activism 92

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. Encouraging empathy, active listening, and open-mindedness can help employees appreciate diverse perspectives and experiences.

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