Bloomerang

DECEMBER 18, 2024

These challenges make sustainable donor support essential for creating lasting solutions. For nonprofit professionals serving rural communities, building strong donor relationships starts with clear communication about local needs and measurable outcomes. Nonprofit professionals need distinct strategies for each setting.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 2, 2025

Donor retention isnt just a numberits the pulse of a nonprofits long-term impact. Yet every year, fundraisers face the same uphill challenge: keeping donors engaged, committed, and connected to their mission. Donors dont just want to feel appreciatedthey want to see their impact and feel like part of something bigger.

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Donors are an important part of any nonprofit’s mission. Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. Such meaningful relationships can expand nonprofits’ networks, ensure funding for critical initiatives, and strengthen bonds with longtime supporters.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Nonprofits that create an internal storytelling culture can excite staff and volunteers, entice new supporters, strengthen relationships with donors, and raise more funds. Nonprofits have more stories at their fingertips than any other organization.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

These donors, who contribute without prior planning, can be the unsung heroes of your end-of-year fundraising. According to a recent report from the Blackbaud Institute , 72% of spontaneous gifts went to organizations with whom the donors were already familiar. This is even more important as you seek to expand your donor rolls.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Thanking creates loyalty Did you know that 53% of donors stop giving because they feel unappreciated, and 41% cite lack of acknowledgment or thanks as their reason? Conversely, loyal donors give 42% more over their lifetime and are 70% more likely to leave a planned gift.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Now is the time to make sure that your organization has donor retention strategies in place to bring those year-end supporters with you into 2025. You might be asking why you need to put a ton of time and energy into bringing your donors back for a second donation. Youre saving money by improving your donor retention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

By Christy Smaglio , Instructional Writer at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Donor retention is a crucial aspect of a productive fundraising strategy. Here are seven excellent methods of increasing donor retention and how to automate them.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 15, 2022

The question before every executive director, fundraiser and stewardship team working today: Have you earned your donors' trust? No matter whether you think you have or not, there’s always more to do to strengthen the relationship and connection between your supporters and your cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Did you know that 63% of Giving Tuesday donors only give on Giving Tuesday ? What if you could convert those one-time donors into engaged supporters that give again?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Development audit after development audit of small- to mid-sized organizations reveals that while donor retention remains a critical issue there is also another issue that is equally important. Far too many groups are not focusing their fundraising efforts on wide-scale donor acquisition efforts.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

As we come into the holiday season, potential donors will be considering where to allocate their gifts. Make your charity completely worthy of their support to create transformational, lifelong relationships.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Online fundraising has become a popular option for organizations since it allows access to a wider donor base that can support their mission regardless of location. Online fundraising opens the door to a range of creative ways to connect with potential donors. It’s also how donors prefer to support.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2025

It takes more than thank-you letters to retain donors for your nonprofit long-term. To effectively steward donor relationships and inspire higher levels of giving, you must strategically engage donors in various ways that deepen their connections to your nonprofit. The answer is a donor stewardship matrix.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report, 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. It lets donors determine for themselves that their donation, involvement, and passion moved the needle and made a measurable contribution to the world. 2) Give social media shoutouts.

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Candid

JANUARY 7, 2025

Every nonprofit wants donors who are deeply connected to the work they fundsupporters who dont just write checks but are invested in the mission. But this requires organizations to do something they find uncomfortable: asking donors to change. Nonprofits are experts at fulfilling donor needs, not the other way around.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

It’s no secret that corporate donors are invaluable partners for nonprofits. They can make a huge impact as they provide significant support across areas including grantmaking, employee engagement and cause marketing. The mystery that stumps some organizations is how to strengthen their corporate relationships so they grow over time.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Without a thoughtful follow-up strategy, the momentum youve worked so hard to build fades, leaving attendees and supporters with awkward silence. Its an opportunity to deepen relationships, show gratitude, and keep the conversation going, turning one-time participants into lifelong supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 30, 2023

Donors don't want to be talked at, they want to have a conversation with the missions they support - and using conversational messaging strategies is the best way to build a relationship from day 1.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 2, 2023

People still have a burning desire to support causes they care about. It's simple: encourage your donors to automate their giving. Savvy nonprofits have long known the power of small, recurring donations. So what's the key to unlocking their generosity?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

When you think of why your nonprofit’s donors support your organizations, do you expect each of their motivations to be the same? Are you acknowledging those differences in the way you build relationships with these supporters? This person fears offending donors by asking at the “wrong” time.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 15, 2021

donors and supporters) ways of giving continue to expand, which is essential for nonprofit leaders to understand. For example, people could open a donor-advised fund (DAF) for very little money and give with the ease of tech platforms. Technology and more people-centric (i.e., Also, leading organizations, such as St.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 31, 2023

Donors at all levels should have as personal an experience as possible with the organizations they support. If donors do not feel positive about their giving experience, how can they have confidence that your programs are run with effectiveness?

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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. And how can they use those communications to retain their supporters?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

As a non-profiteer of many years, I have known donor giving programs to be described via a myriad of terms; sustainment, long-term, continued, recurring – all ways to describe the length of the relationship a donor establishes with a non-profit. Creating powerful solutions. The value of efficiency. Why monthly giving matters.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 31, 2025

In an environment of fast-moving change where minute-by-minute updates can evoke strong emotional responses, every person who plays a role in fundraising from the marketing team to gift officers can play a role in keeping your supporters engaged. Communicate proactively, offering ways they can support your organization through any changes.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Key topics include the keys to seamless donor relationship continuity and how to build internal processes to support smooth gift officer transitions. Join our expert panel featuring two seasoned fundraising experts as they cover the state of portfolio management and share best practices for when to move up or move out.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 19, 2019

Your most loyal donors are your multichannel donors. Multichannel donors support you in every way possible. You should want all of your donors to interact with your organization the way multichannel donors do! How can you identify your multichannel donors? Engage them consistently. Email them.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Donor fatigue is a real phenomenon, and it occurs when supporters just get tired and pull back on their giving. Let’s explore donor fatigue and how fundraisers can overcome it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Budget website hosting also guarantees slow load times which is detrimental to your nonprofit’s search engine optimization (SEO) and a poor user experience for your donors and supporters. 5) Update your software often and backup your data daily. and requires no maintenance.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 7, 2022

A CEO listed 60 to 100 people she knew who either had given some financial support already or could give if asked. But she cannot, no matter how hard she tries, reach out and access them because she actually thinks that it will offend the donor. The very funds this good CEO needs are right in front of her.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 28, 2025

Theres one simple truth in fundraising: people will support the things they care most about. In response, a donor writes you a $20 check. But once the benefit is exchanged or used, whats left to keep a one-time donor coming back? They dont necessarily care about what their money supports they simply want the benefit.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 11, 2022

Donor fatigue is a slow burn. Whether it manifests itself through a dwindling regular contribution, a shift in finances, a loss of inspiration, event support or an unforeseen reason, a once-enthusiastic financial contributor may come to a point where they’re just not as interested as they used to be.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

It’s common for people, including your supporters, to take digital detoxes. Here are practices that can help you connect with these donors.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

If youre like most nonprofits, attracting new donors is a costly endeavor. Many nonprofits prioritize donor acquisition over stewardship, treating stewardship strategies as a frivolous or just a nice to have endeavor. The image below is a stellar example of how to properly thank, nurture, and thenafter 90 dayssolicit a new donor.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Many nonprofits struggle with low donor retention rates, yet the reasons supporters lapse arent always obvious. While financial constraints are often blamed, our research found that many donors stop giving for reasons nonprofits can fix. Why donors quietly disengage 1. Frame impact updates around the donors role.

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