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How to Improve Donor Retention: 3 Surprising Strategies from Top-performing Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your team spends hours bringing new supporters through the door, only to watch too many quietly leave after their first gift. According to Rachel, “Every step you remove from the donation process increases the likelihood a donor will complete the gift.” Donor retention can feel like a never-ending cycle. Just by asking.

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3 Strategies + 6 Tips To Boost Generosity At Your Nonprofit

Bloomerang

In fact, the average annual value of a recurring gift is 10.3 times higher than the value of the average one-time gift! And, if you do attempt to convert, your best window is within 30 days of the initial gift. a matching gift) for donors who give monthly. a matching gift) for donors who give monthly.

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End-of-Year Fundraising Problems (And How To Solve Them)

Bloomerang

You have 2 seconds to get their attention and get them to read on, so use it wisely by opening with something powerful, surprising, or starting in the middle of the action or story. If you suggest that my $100 gift will end hunger, I won’t believe you. One of the greatest gifts we can give our donors is the gift of being known by us.

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How to Issue Donation Receipts for Different Types of Gifts

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Donation tax receipts allow you to confirm that youve processed and implemented a charitable contribution while expressing appreciation for donors gifts. Grab their attention with something like, We appreciate your generosity, Mark! How can you show your gratitude and acknowledge their contributions?

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Promote Planned Gifts Year-Round: 3 Key Times to Prioritize

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Unlike other forms of fundraising (most notably broad annual fundraising , which naturally gets more attention at year-end), building a consistent promotion strategy for planned gifts may pose a bigger challenge. When you send appeals for planned gifts later, supporters will be better primed to engage.

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7 Ways Nonprofits Can Automate Donor Retention

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Chances are, you’ve already made a good one with your donor because they’ve made their first gift to your organization. Examples: Make a second gift. For example, create a filter that includes all donors who have made a first-time gift. List of major gifts given today. 1) Keep the Conversation with Donors Going.

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Convert the Next Wave of Rage Donors into Lifelong Supporters

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Data from recent elections shows rage donors take their candidate’s loss in a presidential bid as inspiration to donate more to causes associated with the candidate’s party, while the winning team’s incoming gifts drop off. Did they make their first (only) gift during the election cycle? Pick up the phone. Mail something memorable.

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