Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

It’s easy to focus on fundraising success and forget about donor retention. GivingTuesday Donor Retention Makes Financial Sense… While you work on your plan to attract new donors on GivingTuesday, spend some time thinking about how you’ll retain them after the big day. It’s one of the most high-profile fundraising days of the year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Keeping donors connected with the mission ensures the best possible donor retention rate for an organization. This extra level of donor engagement and connection will transfer to an increase in donor retention as well! Some of the hard work may already be done with pre-established relationships.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A solid donor relationship is the backbone of successful fundraising. Just like any other relationship in life, your relationships with your donors should be mutually beneficial and enjoyable. That means you should think about what your donor gets out of your relationship. A donor relationship is no different.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2019. It's finally here! Nonprofit Management.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 5, 2023

20 webinars – check out our 3 most popular of 2022: Analytics in Action: ‘Tis the Season for Member Retention. Our annual user conference had more than 200 customers and partners sharing successes, building relationships and educating one another on how to use analytics to drive our organizations forward. What an event!

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NetWits

AUGUST 11, 2011

Immediately following an event is one of the best times to engage participants and work toward building donor retention. Considering only the online aspects, here is a simplified example calendar for a late August event: November: Debrief last year’s event and design next year’s website.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 12, 2024

A fundraising calendar can help you streamline this process so you can raise more with less effort. This is where a fundraising calendar comes in handy. Every organization that relies on fundraising to operate should consider incorporating a fundraising calendar into their yearly plan. Always focus on what works best for you.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The motivation to build stronger relationships, both remote and in-person, resonated across the association community. Jamie Notter, Co-Founder at Propel , showed us how to integrate culture, strategy, and execution to help teams deliver peak performance and improve employee retention. “If Solutions Day exemplifies that idea.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Learning how to manage volunteers effectively will help bridge the gap between recruitment and retention, ensuring more supporters stick around long-term. Volunteer management is the process of working with volunteers throughout their engagement with your organization, from recruitment to ongoing engagement and retention.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2024

As 2024 unfolds, here’s a roadmap featuring key fundraising tactics for nonprofits to turbocharge your efforts: Cultivate meaningful donor relationships by engaging and stewarding new donors Your bond with your donors is the lifeline of your organization. This year, make a concerted effort to nurture these relationships.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 6, 2025

A relationship fundraising approach is increasingly critical for long-term success and sustainable revenue, but that doesnt mean that transactional fundraising is bad, and relationship fundraising is good. Relationship fundraising prioritizes a long-term, donor-service-oriented approach to create lasting donor relationships.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants tips to improve first-time donor retention: Dear Charity Clairity, What tips would you give to a small to medium-size shop to improve first-time donor retention? Thank you kickstarts the relationship-building process. Build a relationship.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. Nonprofit organizations will need to be a whole lot more serious about fundraising particularly donor retention in 2025. Real relationships. Only 13.8% Know that what matters most is the power of human connection.

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CauseVox

JULY 1, 2022

The benefits of this type of campaign are numerous, including convenience for donors and a higher retention rate for monthly givers. Of course, they have the option to opt out at any time, but there is a 90% retention rate for monthly givers. A welcome email series can drastically improve your donor retention.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Another client created a digital calendar with tips on how to care for a specific disease in each month of the year. The nice part about creating valuable content is that it not only helps you grow your email database but it also can be repurposed for your existing file as part of your stewardship and retention activities.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to Chuck, ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. If the ten-year trend continues, we’ll eventually end up with donor retention rates under 20%.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

That’s why it’s essential to have a donor retention plan in place. Having a donor retention strategy in place to retain year-end donors is the best way to get a good return on the investment you put into acquiring them. 114 ÷ 367) x 100 = 31, so they had a 31% donor retention rate. Let’s take a look. Donors are no exception.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

It’s a powerful tool for managing and growing relationships with your supporters. The data in your CRM can help you raise more money, improve your donor retention, and even attract new supporters to your cause. This boosts engagement and response rates and helps create authentic relationships.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 2, 2010

As fundraisers, we are in the business of building relationships and knowing who we are talking to helps us to tailor our messages and ultimately communicate in a more meaningful manner. Non-targeted “blast” messages assume that each person has the same interests and relationship with your organization. Basic Rules of Segmentation.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Using the toolkit’s free Reflection worksheet, gather data on your current revenue streams, audience, donor retention rates, and more. establish relationships with 100 new prospects. Goals may be dollar-based—e.g., raise $100,000 via major gifts; volume-based—e.g., retain 75% of previous year’s donors; or activity-based—e.g.,

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Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2025

Plus, you can introduce yourself to prospective volunteers and start forming personal relationships that may turn into long-term partnerships. Keep your volunteer calendar updated with current open positions. Form relationships with other community organizations. Craft a straightforward volunteer application form.

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Care2

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Blackbaud brought together 14 nonprofit experts in an eBook to share tried-and-true donor retention strategies, tips, and ideas. Create a retention calendar. This will be a calendar outlining all of the times you''re going to reach out to individual donors throughout the year. Healthy relationships are never one-sided.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

You may have parent-child relationships that don’t work. Consider your average spending year over year or the trend in your retention over a period of time. Block it off on your calendar and record it on a project plan that someone holds you accountable to. Data should be directional Your data may be disorganized.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Your donors are the key to your organization’s success–which is why the relationships you build with your donors are so important! To create the best donor retention strategies for your organization, understanding the donor cycle is crucial for transforming your efforts into success. How does the donor life cycle help nonprofits?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Strong relationships with donors are crucial to the success of your nonprofit organization, and that goes double for major donors! Research shows 88% of total dollars raised comes from just 12% of donors–making it a priority to form a relationship with your major donors based on their interests and connection to your mission.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Understanding Your Donors To strengthen ties with supporters and build lasting relationships, consider starting with two key strategies: crafting donor personas and leveraging data analytics. The resulting figure will be the amount you need to raise through other fundraising activities during the upcoming calendar year.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2025

In the best of times, the average donor retention rate hovers around 4045%. This type of messaging will deepen relationships with those who already support you. Build a coordinated communications calendar. Looking at performance data over several years, you can see craters. Clearly outline the issue you seek to solve.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Using Blackbaud CRM and Microsoft Power BI predictors, they’ll describe using AI to identify new prospects and improve the retention of existing program members. These include but aren’t limited to: Blackbaud CRM —industry-leading fundraising and customer relationship management software for enterprise-level organizations.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

For retention-minded fundraisers with a strong donor cultivation plan in place, the early days of a new calendar year might even be busier than any day in November and December. In cases where this year-end gift was not their only gift during the calendar year, be sure to mention any past giving. About Bloomerang.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

However, when the calendar’s final days land on a weekend, you can face a unique set of challenges, complicating what is already a high-stakes time for your nonprofit. This feature potentially can prevent declined transactions and can boost donor retention.  This can help build stronger relationships and encourage future giving. 

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

What were our donor retention and new donor acquisition rates? We will improve overall donor retention by 5% (to 50% overall) by creating and implementing a donor-centered stewardship plan. Acquiring major gifts requires a specialized, tailored fundraising strategy aimed at developing relationships with high-value donors.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

An integration between your customer relationship management (CRM) platform and online fundraising platform is a simple time-saving solution that can help you collect all of your donor data in one place. HOPE Atlanta’s donor retention rate steadily increased after adopting Classy for Salesforce.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

These strategic plans chart out campaign dates and strategies, donor-tracking and retention plans , special event details, and a targeted communication schedule. Download Our Free Fundraising Plan & Calendar Template: Why Do You Need a Fundraising Strategy? Download your free nonprofit fundraising and calendar plan here.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to the latest research from Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report : The average donor retention rates for first-year offline-only donors is 29%. That’s shocking (and pretty scary).

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

That’s because all nonprofits have similar goals, including connecting with more donors, boosting their donor retention rates, and developing strategic, sustainable partnerships with other organizations. Donor stewardship helps you boost your donor retention rate , helping you earn much more over time. Major gifts.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Download Our Free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar. Creating a comprehensive calendar will keep you organized this year-end so that you can focus on bringing in donations! Download the free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar: 2. This approach makes relationships, not donations, the priority.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 13, 2023

With the average fundraiser’s tenure being a short 18 months combined with an already over-extended team , this complex and prevalent staff retention issue impacts the ability of countless organizations to successfully fuel their mission. This calendar is a result of mapping out your fundraising strategy into a fundraising plan.

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