Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

Donor retention is important. All that is true, but the fact remains that donor retention is a struggle. Retaining your donors requires building relationships with them, and those relationships will rely heavily on effective communication. Can Tech Tools Solve Donor Retention? But they can make it easier to build them.

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Candid

JANUARY 23, 2025

What if the key to resilience lies not just in raising funds but in building a stronger community of stakeholders? A report by Independent Sector highlighted that nonprofits emphasizing community engagement achieved greater financial stability and volunteer retention, proving the power of connection.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Finance plays a crucial role in building a sustainable and scalable funding strategy. When your organization expands your revenue sources, you: Build resilience A broader funding base means your organization is less likely to face a financial crisis if one revenue stream dips. Analyze revenue against any associated costs (e.g.,

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 27, 2024

Discover effective donor retention strategies for nonprofits with our comprehensive blog. Learn how to build lasting relationships, increase donor loyalty and enhance your fundraising efforts through proven techniques and expert insights.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

If youre wondering if corporate matching gifts can boost donor retention levels, the answer is yes. Matching gifts and donor retention share a positive correlation, with each variable increasing alongside the other. An organizations retention rate is typically determined year over year. Want to dig deeper?

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 17, 2024

By tailoring content and interactions, associations can enhance member satisfaction, increase retention, and boost event participation, leading to a more vibrant and active membership. Data Privacy and Security : Associations must protect member data and comply with regulations like GDPR to build trust and transparency.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

There is strength in numbers, and that means your association needs to do everything it can to increase member retention. This is where establishing strong member retention strategies comes into play. Here are some member retention best practices to help you hold onto your members.

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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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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 17, 2023

Here are some tips on how to build your nonprofit community. Similar in some ways to our for-profit counterparts, "selling” our missions is no different than selling consumer goods. In both cases, what we’re after is a satisfied customer that comes back for more.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 21, 2025

Assess Current Capabilities and Identify Gaps To build a roadmap, you first need to understand where you are today. These initiatives should address challenges, build on strengths, and enhance the member experience. Create a Timeline with Milestones and Deliverables A well-structured timeline provides clarity and focus.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Jamie Bearse of ZERO — The End of Prostate Cancer shares how his organization developed the ZERO Flywheel method to build and keep a community engaged. Organizations that seek to find growth and success depend on a cause community to carry them.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 9, 2024

Retaining your membership base saves money on recruitment and helps build a lasting community. Get inspired by these 15 member retention strategies!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 2, 2025

Donor retention isnt just a numberits the pulse of a nonprofits long-term impact. Whats driving this retention gap? The message is clear: Retention grows when fundraisers focus on connection, consistency, and systems that ease their workload. More importantly, how can nonprofits close it?

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As nonprofits struggle with acquisition and retention, and as donor engagement wanes, it’s more important than ever to have those passionate people in your organization’s corner. Here are a few ways Movember built its community around men’s health over its two-decade existence.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 13, 2025

Donor retention rates are low. Fundraising can feel like a never-ending series of evolving challenges. Individual engagement is down. Keeping up with the constantly changing landscape of best practices and donor expectations is overwhelming. How can you adapt? The key is to understand that generosity comes in many forms.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2025

Are we focusing on retention as much as acquisition ? Build a Future-Ready Workforce What We Learned Associations must invest in reskilling and upskilling their teams to meet the demands of digital transformation, AI, and data analytics. Can we personalize the member experience through data-driven insights ?

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 10, 2023

The need for nonprofits to elevate donor retention as a top priority has never been more evident or resonated so loudly. Learn key strategies that you can execute to elevate donor retention to build lasting impact and long-term, future-proof fundraising success. Thursday, August 24th, 2023, at 1:00 pm Eastern Time

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 6, 2025

The retention metrics that matter Retention is your single most important metricthe easiest, fastest, and most affordable way to raise more money. Use this handy retention calculator to get started. Measure your retention in three ways: 1. Then, you can dig a bit deeper. Where do I go from here?

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Continue reading to learn how AOSSM is leveraging Nimble AMS, AI, and predictive analytics tools to boost membership retention and exceed its goals. Using Nimble AMS, predictive analytics, and AI tools, AOSSM staff worked to improve its membership retention and engagement rates. What did you miss at 2024 Solutions Day?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

If you want to turn one-time donors into lifelong supporters, you need to build out a new, personalized donor cultivation journey. Did you know that increasing donor retention by just 10% can result in a 50% boost in lifetime donor value ? Cultivation done right isnt a cost center, however, its a revenue center. Short on resources?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Thats why we specialize in helping associations build digital strategies that address inefficiencies, improve member engagement, and leverage data for growth. Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) : Define and track KPIs that align with your strategic goals, such as member engagement, retention, and satisfaction metrics.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For as long as the Fundraising Effectiveness Project has measured nonprofit donor retention it has been abysmal. Donor and dollar retention rates have averaged well below 50% for over a decade, and it’s been getting worse over time. Long-term retention (5+ years) is now 10% or less. “ People give.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2019

They also stick around longer with most programs enjoying donor retention rates north of 85%. Finally, the webinar will recommend practical suggestions for designing more effective outreach, engagement and retention strategies to ensure your monthly giving program can take your NPO to the next level. <<

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Building a precise plan is vital, building toward a goal is a must. The key is to build internal momentum by finding allies within your organization. Find some other people you work with and kind of build a small team within your organization.” Start small and build incrementally. The solution?

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

Employee retention is critical for the health of any organization, particularly for nonprofits. High retention leads to better outcomes all around as the organization saves money and develops stronger performers internally. Plus, as a manager in a nonprofit, retention is a key component of your job.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

When you combine this higher annual giving level with the fact that monthly donors have much higher retention rates, you can begin to see why monthly donations are important. Building a predictable revenue stream helps to reduce this imbalance and provide much needed support during your organization’s fallow periods.

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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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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. Stellar stewardship can deepen your relationship with your partners and help build trust in your area of expertise that in turn translates to positive funds for your mission. 3) Reporting Is Everything!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 31, 2025

By Tasha Van Vlack ,founder of The Nonprofit Hive a free platform that builds one-to-one connections between nonprofit professionals for peer learning and support. Why Features Alone Dont Create Engagement Community building experts, such as FeverBee , consistently emphasize that successful communities are built on more than just features.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Register now and join us on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, at 2:00 pm ET for “The Biggest Challenge Facing Nonprofits Today: Executable Strategies for Increasing Donor Acquisition, Building Lasting Relationships, and Increasing Donor Retention!”

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Candid

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Explicitly address racial and ethnic inequities and identify solutions that are relevant and build on community strengths. As a result, colleges were engaged to define equity and build that definition into their approach to serving students. Will they build community capacity?”

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. So, we began to view fundraising not as a necessary evil but as an opportunity to build a community of advocates deeply invested in our mission. Donors are an important part of any nonprofit’s mission.

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Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

These articles explain the role volunteers play in building community relationships and resilience. Beyond fundraising: How building community strengthens nonprofit sustainability. How can nonprofits improve volunteer engagement and retention? Community relationships strengthen public trust in nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2020

By Dana Bakich , founder and CEO of Positive Equation – a digital consultancy focused on equipping nonprofits with the tools and resources to build impactful digital strategies. For the example below, we’ll be building out a sample Facebook Live co-branded series. 82% prefer live video over traditional social posts. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2020

This year’s tools tap into emerging trends, such as Messenger bots, cryptocurrency, and gaming for good, and also build on long-time successful fundraising strategies, such as e-advocacy, online contests, and monthly giving. GivingLoop focuses solely on offering monthly giving donation pages and recurring donor retention tools to nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

5) Retention. The average donor retention rate will vary depending on which survey you read, however, all the surveys we’ve seen put it at less than 50%. Technology is making it much easier to personalize the donation ask, based on CRM data or other factors, so you can make sure you’re making an ask that is appropriate to the donor.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 1, 2025

Obtaining consent allows you to build a foundation of trust with supporters, but you should be careful to explain exactly what youre using this information for so they can provide informed consent. The post Building a Nonprofit Data Marketing Strategy Without Cookies appeared first on Nonprofits Source.

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