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The 5-star rating system is terrible for gig workers. Here’s a simple solution

Fast Company Tech

As consumers, we are accustomed to rating almost all the products and services we pay for. From toilet paper and tacos, to vacation rentals and online courses, a star rating is the status quo for reviewing pretty much any customer experience. Under the five-star scale, workers of color received slightly lower ratings on average (4.72

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How to Issue Donation Receipts for Different Types of Gifts

Get Fully Funded

While donation receipts must follow several standards, well provide tips for customizing your receipts to recognize different donor groups’ individual contributions. NXUnites donor recognition guide recommends using donor-centric messages and focusing on how the donor will make a difference. Describing impact.

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

Bloomerang

Open your email platform and tell me what your open rate is. How will it make a difference? Q: What is a reasonable response rate? A : Response rates differ by channel, for example, direct mail vs. email. Generally speaking, a reasonable response rate for a direct mail appeal to a warm list could be 3-6%.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Fundraising consultant and donor experience expert Rachel Muir says convenience can be the difference between a donor giving once or coming back repeatedly. You can significantly boost donor reactivation rates using personalized outreach. Your donors aren’t different. Convenience isn’t just nice; it’s critical.

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10 Email Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Today, the term “e-newsletter” has stuck around, but their purpose is much different. For your reference, Hubspot lists 15 of the best e-newsletter templates free for download with a multi-story template named Pook by Litmus at the top of the list: Email fundraising appeals are different. When to send your email campaigns?

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Lifetime Value Starts With the Second Gift

NonProfit PRO

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. We do not need any further proof of this than the lousy retention rates that nonprofit organizations suffer year after year.

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The Looming Membership Cliff: What Associations Can and Should Be Doing

The MatrixFiles

Fewer younger professionals : Low birth rates and political resistance to immigration have created a smaller pipeline of potential members. Associations Are Experimenting with New and Different Membership Models Experiment with subscription-based or incremental pricing. Offer flexible, tiered options tailored to varying member needs.