Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Many nonprofits struggle with low donor retention rates, yet the reasons supporters lapse arent always obvious. We surveyed 1,000+ donors and 380+ fundraisers to uncover the hidden challenges impacting donor retention and the small but powerful changes that can make a difference. Their connection to the cause weakens.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Understanding AI and Its Capabilities Think of AI as a smart assistant that can learn from data and make helpful suggestions, much like how Netflix recommends shows based on what you’ve watched before. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) like member retention rates, event participation, and engagement levels.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Here are five areas nonprofits should focus their efforts to help retain staff. Across industries, companies are having trouble filling jobs.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 21, 2024

Here are five tips to help you acquire and retain sustainers. As donor count continues to decline, it’s important to find loyal supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

Stellar stewardship can deepen your relationship with your partners and help build trust in your area of expertise that in turn translates to positive funds for your mission. We’ve borrowed basic business principles to help you steward your partners like a boss ! In business, customer retention is “big business.”

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Association Analytics

MAY 17, 2021

If you’re responsible for member retention, you have your renewal rate committed to memory, right? You are most likely doing everything you should -- calculating your retention rate on a regular basis, being consistent in your retention formula and sharing results with key stakeholders. Retention rates aren’t one dimensional.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

There is strength in numbers, and that means your association needs to do everything it can to increase member retention. This is where establishing strong member retention strategies comes into play. Here are some member retention best practices to help you hold onto your members.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

If youre wondering if corporate matching gifts can boost donor retention levels, the answer is yes. Matching gifts and donor retention share a positive correlation, with each variable increasing alongside the other. In this article, well help you understand how to make this magic relationship work for you.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

5 Effective Donor Retention Strategies for Small Nonprofits Its tempting for small nonprofits to focus heavily on donor acquisition. Therefore, your nonprofit must first master the art of effective donor retention. With these benefits in mind, weve compiled a list of strategies to help your nonprofit increase donor retention.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

If you’re responsible for member retention, you have your renewal rate committed to memory, right? You are most likely doing everything you should — calculating your retention rate on a regular basis, being consistent in your retention formula and sharing results with key stakeholders.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 9, 2024

Retaining your membership base saves money on recruitment and helps build a lasting community. Get inspired by these 15 member retention strategies!

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As nonprofits struggle with acquisition and retention, and as donor engagement wanes, it’s more important than ever to have those passionate people in your organization’s corner. Here are a few ways Movember built its community around men’s health over its two-decade existence.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 21, 2025

At.orgSource, we specialize in helping associations turn vision into action by creating practical, future-ready roadmaps that empower organizations to thrive. How.orgSource Can Help: Our expertise helps associations pinpoint areas for growth and prioritize actions that align capabilities with your vision.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 2, 2025

Donor retention isnt just a numberits the pulse of a nonprofits long-term impact. Whats driving this retention gap? The message is clear: Retention grows when fundraisers focus on connection, consistency, and systems that ease their workload. More importantly, how can nonprofits close it?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 6, 2025

The retention metrics that matter Retention is your single most important metricthe easiest, fastest, and most affordable way to raise more money. Use this handy retention calculator to get started. Measure your retention in three ways: 1. Then, you can dig a bit deeper.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

At.orgSource, we specialize in helping organizations like yours leverage these strategies and prepare for the future. This blog explores practical steps that will help associations align their strategy, culture, and technology to become future-ready and resilient in 2025 and beyond.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Thats why we specialize in helping associations build digital strategies that address inefficiencies, improve member engagement, and leverage data for growth. How.orgSource Can Help: We assist associations in identifying and implementing automation tools tailored to their unique needs. At.orgSource, we understand these challenges.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 13, 2025

Donor retention rates are low. Fundraising can feel like a never-ending series of evolving challenges. Individual engagement is down. Keeping up with the constantly changing landscape of best practices and donor expectations is overwhelming. How can you adapt? The key is to understand that generosity comes in many forms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

But how do fundraisers know where to invest and what strategies will help them raise more for their causes? In this free webinar , you’ll learn two strategies that will allow you to maximize donor retention and raise more: With Social Impact Solutions, you’ll learn how to leverage storytelling to advance your cause.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 30, 2023

While anecdotal observations can be helpful, there’s often an unseen gap between what members say and their actual behavior (like when you tell your friends you mostly watch documentaries on Netflix but you’re actually watching reality TV). Data analytics helps you to uncover insights that are otherwise hard to see or understand.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Continue reading to learn how AOSSM is leveraging Nimble AMS, AI, and predictive analytics tools to boost membership retention and exceed its goals. Using Nimble AMS, predictive analytics, and AI tools, AOSSM staff worked to improve its membership retention and engagement rates. What did you miss at 2024 Solutions Day?

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 11, 2024

These three low-cost, proven tools can help nonprofits compete. While nonprofits have a powerful draw for talent, they often fail to properly compensate employees.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

Employee retention is critical for the health of any organization, particularly for nonprofits. High retention leads to better outcomes all around as the organization saves money and develops stronger performers internally. Plus, as a manager in a nonprofit, retention is a key component of your job.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 18, 2022

Donor management software that focuses on retention and engagement should be easy. Our free eBook, A Buyer’s Guide to Fundraising Software, will help you identify tools to help simplify your fundraising. Bloomerang can help. Is your database easy? Software decisions don’t need to be difficult.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

When you combine this higher annual giving level with the fact that monthly donors have much higher retention rates, you can begin to see why monthly donations are important. Building a predictable revenue stream helps to reduce this imbalance and provide much needed support during your organization’s fallow periods. About the Sponsor.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Nonprofits who care about donor retention employ numerous strategies to keep their donors coming back year after year. Personal acknowledgments, impact reporting, and a strong monthly giving program are some of the cornerstones to a high donor retention rate. Savvy fundraisers have always kept donor retention top of mind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

Every nonprofit has the goal of extending their impact as far as they can by helping as many people as possible. While there are many things vying for your attention, when it comes to digital growth there are only five critical metrics you should look at to help you get the most out of your budget and drive long-term sustainable growth.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Taking that first step is the toughest, but even that can help. It’s not even about becoming an expert, just being able to speak the language a bit can help open doors to analytics. ” Data helps associations tie seemingly separate aspects of the organization together, and paint a broader picture of where it stands. .

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

jobs, [the] majority of them have considered how that position or that job can help them with their student loan debt, says the reports author and MissionSquares head of research, Zhikun Liu. It not only impacts people’s day-to-day financials, but also their morale at work, job acceptance, as well as their retention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 27, 2023

These consistent gifts, known as recurring donations, help your organization’s long-term fundraising success and retention goals. A smart monthly giving program will help you reach new segments of your audience by showing donors how to fit giving into their monthly budgets. 4 Ways to Frame Your Monthly Ask Donations.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 26, 2021

The importance of converting those one-time donors to give monthly in 2021 is crucial for your overall retention. That will really help you grow your fundraising revenue. .

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Candid

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

These questions can help design research and evaluations that are more inclusive when determining what is studied, how it is studied, and how the findings are used within nonprofit organizations and beyond. The Guiding Questions resource is structured to help the user examine both the big picture and the small details.

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. These exercises helped build our confidence, enabling us to approach fundraising conversations with authenticity and enthusiasm. Donors are an important part of any nonprofit’s mission.

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Association Analytics

MAY 4, 2023

Having this knowledge not only makes you better in your current role, but it will also help significantly when advancement opportunities arise. Having strong knowledge of analytics can help you better understand what drives membership engagement , retention , and growth. Membership?

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Candid

JANUARY 23, 2025

A report by Independent Sector highlighted that nonprofits emphasizing community engagement achieved greater financial stability and volunteer retention, proving the power of connection. Research shows the impact of prioritizing grassroots engagement and localized impact on nonprofit sustainability.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

The following tax credits range from employee retention to healthcare credits, all of which are designed to give small business owners a leg up come tax season. Small Business Health Care Tax Credit The Small Business Health Care Tax Credit was created to help small businesses put in place health insurance programs for their employees.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

And yet I can’t help feeling as if the internet has imprisoned us with shackles that look like computers, tablets, and phone screens. of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. 2025 Will Be a Bumpy Ride…Heres Help! A chilling notion. Only 13.8%

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