Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2014

The 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report was released last week and one of the more interesting findings was that donor retention remainsa lower priority. As my colleague Frank Barry mentioned, most nonprofits stink at donor retention. Over the past 10 years, donor retention has fallen from 33% to 27%.

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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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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2014

The 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report was released last week and one of the more interesting findings was that donor retention remainsa lower priority. As my colleague Frank Barry mentioned, most nonprofits stink at donor retention. Over the past 10 years, donor retention has fallen from 33% to 27%.

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Qgiv

MARCH 4, 2024

Our latest eBook, the Digital Fundraising Guide: Ideas & Steps to Reach Your Goals , is a complete guide to help you choose the right digital fundraising solution that works for your specific nonprofit’s needs. We’ll cover the following topics: Donation forms. Like your donation form, it needs to be easy to use and inspiring.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

According to Chuck Longfield , ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. Make a donor retention calendar to keep your donors loyal! OK, so donor retention isn’t part of your job description. Do you have a donations policy? Today it’s 27%. What can we do about this?

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 27, 2014

Sure enough, many will make a donation or sign up to receive your emails, but is that all? You can get all the new email addresses, numbers, and one-time donations you want, but if nothing happens past that first interaction – what’s the point? A single donation without donor stewardship is a waste – you know it as attrition.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Creating a donor-centered experience is vital for both immediate results and long-term retention. Asking for a gift from a GivingTuesday donor, for example, will be most appropriate if they already understand how their earlier donation will be used. An optimized donation experience. With that said, let’s dive in.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Other content ideas we have helped create for Doing Good Digital clients: checklists, coloring pages, eBooks, videos, activity books, and stationery. The welcome series should be specific to your digital acquisition efforts and include two or three emails introducing supporters to the organization and asking for a donation.

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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. With first-time donor retention rates hovering around 20%, securing a second gift from new donors may be more important than securing a first gift.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

When it comes to building relationships with donors, we assume that it will take weeks or months of relationship-building before they’ll be willing to respond to our donation appeal. But what if this is wrong? What if you had a system that attracted people to your nonprofit, and within a day turned them into first-time donors?

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Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

Built entirely with you and your participants in mind, Qgiv’s comprehensive peer-to-peer platform empowers nonprofit, faith-based, and political organizations to raise more with custom donation pages. . Using an interactive dashboard, review your donor retention rate and suggestions from Bloomerang to improvement it.

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Qgiv

MAY 4, 2021

Donor retention continues to be a challenge for many organizations, so simply growing the number of recurring donors can dramatically impact donor attrition. Make sure your donation page is easy to understand with a clear and obvious recurring gift option. Download Your eBook! Problems recurring giving solves.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2014

Donor retention is an absolute priority (again) for 2014. Yet the path to retention success remains elusive for many organizations. Please join me in thanking Frank Barry and the Blackbaud team for sharing donor retention guidance from some of the smartest fundraising experts out there. I have to save my asking for donations.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

” Yes, one of my favorite topics, not just peer-to-peer fundraising, but also peer-to-peer retention. And we’ll actually send you after this a copy of an ebook that Steven and some of the Qgiv folks worked on that talks pretty in-depth about retaining peer-to-peer participants and donors. They probably are donating to you.

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Achieve

AUGUST 6, 2021

How inspired would you be to donate? willing to donate. But here’s the thing: asking for donations via email. were the #1 driver of charitable donations in 2020. Facebook Fundraisers, Instagram donation stickers, and other social fundraising campaigns are becoming more common. Check out our eBook “.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Along with storing donors’ contact and demographic information, this technology helps build relationships with supporters by saving previous engagement data, such as past donations or events attended. Bloomerang’s segmentation eBook can provide more insight into smart ways to segment your database if you’re just getting started.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Whether you are fully dependent on donations or utilize a variety of revenue sources like government grants, corporate partnerships, major contributions, or membership fees, successful fundraising is key to maximizing your impact on your mission. A diverse and holistic fundraising strategy is crucial to a nonprofit’s success.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 23, 2014

In my weekly coaching email I wrote about the single biggest donor retention mistake I see new nonprofit leaders making. He’d donated; he’d volunteered; he’d visited. You Might also like: The 7 Keys to a Donor Retention Strategy Full of Thanks. 9 Underutilized Emails that Improve Donor Retention. On Twitter.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Donor retention is an on-going conversation in our sector and any time it comes up, people start to panic. We all know what we have donor retention troubles. Donor stewardship is a great place to begin making changes that can impact your donor retention rates. Conceptually, when making a donation, you expect nothing in return.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 6, 2025

Transactional fundraising focuses on single donations over donor retention, immediate ROI over lifetime value, and short-term wins over long-term gains. Memberships Are More Than Either/Or Member acquisition and retention are both challenging, but relationship fundraising can help you go deeper with your members.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The #GivingTuesday Ultimate Guide eBook has templates, calendars, and tips to help you get organized and make your Giving Tuesday a roaring success! Kick things off with a great Giving Tuesday campaign that will wow your donors and get them excited about donating. Giving Tuesday Donation Forms. Giving Tuesday Communications.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

It also happens to be the top driver of online donations , generating 35% of gifts. Visually, the focus should be on simpler, lighter emails and donation forms that render well on any device. can boost retention rates on your next campaign). Check out the eBook! Design your fundraising appeal for mobile.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2023

We’ve put together a handy eBook on choosing the best software for your nonprofit. How did donations to your cause help make someone’s life better? Once you’ve started to acquire new donors or receive donations from existing donors, it’s time to put a donor stewardship plan into action. What is donor stewardship?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

The six pieces you need in your fundraising strategy How to create your fundraising strategy The six pieces you need in your fundraising strategy While no two nonprofits are alike, they all share common goals, like donor connection and retention , memorable fundraising events, and supportive partnerships. Take a look at your social media.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2020

Crisis Aid International has one of the most beautiful donation pages I have seen. You want to look at these questions: How are you doing on first year donor retention? How are you doing on multi-year donor retention? Download the free eBook. And you cannot afford not to practice this today. What is revenue per donor?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Using generative AI can help you create tailored emails, social media prompts, donation appeals, and more. For example, Qgiv uses a third-party AI-enhanced bot detection system to prevent card testing fraud on donation forms. Check out this eBook to help you get started on your AI journey.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2014

Read more from Marc by downloading the npEXPERTS ebook and by following him on Twitter. There is no Model #3: Spend extravagantly on a one-time donation that barely covers your costs… then expect to grow and thrive and make a significant impact. Want to hear about what Marc’s got to say on donor retention? Not happening.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Understanding the Donor Journey Donor Acquisition Donor Retention Donor Stewardship How to Communicate With Your Donors Donor Data Management 1. It’s a framework that outlines the various stages that a donor goes through before and after making a donation. We’re going to share how it’s done. Sound good? Then let’s get started!

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

It shows their personal fundraising goal, why they give, and even has a link to donate to their fundraiser. Personal fundraising pages make it possible for your supporters to solicit credit card and echeck donations online. Just having a means for supporters to accept online donations isn’t enough.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2014

In this npEngage post, One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2014 , Frank Barry has rallied some of the industry’s brightest minds to weigh-in on the #1 key to a successful donor retention strategy. Don’t miss the Free eBook written by 14 nonprofit experts. Take a look.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

In 2020, individual donations totaled $324 billion – whereas corporate giving was only 4% of this total. Cause marketing: this is the kind of partnership most people are familiar with – when a company donates a % of sales to your organization, and uses this to drive more sales.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Several even reported that virtual events helped them reach new donors and raise more donations than their previous in-person events did! While face-to-face fundraising can lead to more personal engagements, virtual fundraising comes with many of its own benefits: Provides a simple donation process for donors. Let’s get started.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Major gifts are generally the largest donations a nonprofit receives. One major gift-size donation can be the difference between meeting your fundraising goal and not. of all donated income comes from major gifts fundraising—that’s a substantial chunk of revenue! What Are Major Gifts? They’re substantial funding for a nonprofit.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Optimizing your donation form is about removing barriers and thinking simple.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Your donors feel good and you earn some donations for your cause. For more Donor love advice, check out the following resources: Show Donor Love With Incredible Thank-You Letters [The Guide] (qgiv.com) eBook: Grow Your Giving: Donor Cultivation Strategies for Every Nonprofit – Qgiv Success Center #DonorLove: Forever and a Day.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

From donor retention to nonprofit marketing to organizational leadership, every ebook is an invaluable resource. Study after study shows that lack of consistency in messaging is a principal reason for abysmal first year retention rates and absence of second and third gifts. Use the Same Message Regardless of Channel.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Last year, I wrote a piece for Blackbaud’s “CSR 2020: Experts Look Ahead” eBook that took a closer look at the rise in employee engagement around social and environmental issues. Cross-Sector Leadership Development through Pro Bono Service. Skilled Volunteerism to Address Disaster Resiliency.

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