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Nonprofit Donor Retention 101: Always Do This

Bloomerang

Being thanked for my previous gift was much more persuasive than receiving multiple emails and direct mail letters. After giving, I received email updates that always included expressions of appreciation for my contribution. Long-term retention (5+ years) is now 10% or less. “ New Donor Email Welcome Series. People give.

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How Many Year-End Giving Emails Should I Send?

Neon CRM

With 12% of all gifts made during the last few days of the year , fundraising emails are a powerful tool to encourage year-end generosity among your donors. But how many year-end giving emails should you send? Emails are a valuable, low-cost option for organizations, and the number of emails sent is increasing year over year.

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9 Underutilized Emails that Improve Donor Retention

Connection Cafe

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%. Go back further.

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9 Underutilized Emails that Improve Donor Retention

Connection Cafe

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%. Go back further.

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Transcending the Transaction: Relationship Fundraising

Allegiance Group

With both donor acquisition and retention becoming more challenging, your organization must aspire to forge relationships with donors that go beyond a single transaction in order to deepen your donors affinity for your cause. Increase retention rates: In general, less than half of all donors will give the following year.

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Fundraising Best Practices: How To Host A Successful Peer-To-Peer Event

Bloomerang

Email campaigns are an easy way to reach almost all of your supporters. Send out emails to participants who haven’t met their goals with tips and tricks for attracting donors, and congratulate and thank fundraisers who are exceeding their goals. It all comes down to your donor retention strategies. Engage your fundraisers.

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Retention is the New Acquisition

Connection Cafe

While organizations focus on their development goal and raising money through major gifts, events, direct mail, grants and online, we continue to see a lack of focus on stewardship and retention. Every organization needs to increase their investment in stewardship and retention. This article was originally published on Hilborne.