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Making the Case for Advancement Services

Robert Weiner

In his blog post on evaluating fundraising programs, Measuring Success The Buffett Way , Jason McNeil asks What measures might Warren Buffett use to evaluate development effectiveness? He suggests several, including donor retention. Donor retention can definitely be affected--positively and negatively--by Advancement Services.

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Donor Data And Donor Communication | A Mini Guide

Kindful

How does donor data help with retention rates and relationship building? How does donor data help with retention rates and relationship building? As mentioned earlier, leveraging donor data in your communications is a key component of building healthy relationships with donors and is key to increasing retention rates.

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Mastering Major Gifts: The Ultimate Guide to Raise More

Bloomerang

Therefore, one of the best ways to encourage donors to make major gifts is by building relationships with supporters and focusing on donor retention and stewardship. Follow these steps to outline your organization’s definition of major gifts: Assess your previous largest donations to determine your major gift threshold.

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

Qgiv

In this article, we’ll explore several aspects of volunteer management: recruitment, coaching, relationship building, and retention. Whether you’re a brand-new nonprofit looking to recruit your very first volunteers or are a seasoned pro, it’s important to first evaluate and assess your volunteer needs and to do so frequently.

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Commit to Your Team’s Success—They’ll Return the Favor

.orgSource

But the warrior spirit is as good a definition as I’ve heard. Meet with people individually to discuss where you believe their skills best serve the team and as a group to explain how those dynamics work together. Keep the conversation meaningful with an honest discussion about strengths, weaknesses, and progress that avoids judgment.

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Top 5 Tips to Build Your Fundraising Event Committee

Qgiv

Committee retention and stewardship helps ensure you don’t have to re-recruit and re-train committee members before it’s time. Of course, there can definitely be exceptions to this. Finally, periodically evaluate your event committee to determine if you need to add positions or committee members.

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Counting on Success? Focus on Event Fundraising Analytics

Connection Cafe

Refer to Analyze This: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Event Fundraising Analytics by Convio and Event 360 for an excellent discussion of these key peer-to-peer fundraising metrics and more. Efforts to retain existing participants are definitely in order. Number of emails (and social media posts) per participant. Average donation size.