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. Can Tech Tools Solve Donor Retention? Donor retention is, at its heart, about building relationships. It doesn’t mean you have to individually know each and every person in your donor database—that isn’t practical.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Here are six best practices for creating an effective digital impact report that truly reflects your organization’s mission and accomplishments, with a goal of increasing donor engagement. This will help build trust between your organization and your stakeholders, promoting donor retention.

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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. An organizations retention rate is typically determined year over year. Want to dig deeper?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

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. Set Clear Goals and Metrics : Define what success looks like in terms of member engagement, satisfaction, and retention.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 17, 2024

By tailoring content and interactions, associations can enhance member satisfaction, increase retention, and boost event participation, leading to a more vibrant and active membership. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) like member retention rates, event participation, and engagement levels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 13, 2025

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

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

This indicates room for improvement in using online and print communication to share stories of positive impact and improve donor retention. Next came print mail at 9%, text messaging at 6%, TV ads at 2%, phone calls at 2%, radio ads at 1%, and finally, billboards at 1%.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Best Practices for Donor Acquisition and Retention Through Direct Mail. Here are four best practices to follow when reaching out to your prospects and donors via direct mail. The post Best Practices for Donor Acquisition and Retention Through Direct Mail appeared first on Bloomerang. Refer to the data.

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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. Steps to Establish Metrics: Identify KPIs for Each Goal: Define measurable indicators such as member retention rates, engagement metrics, or operational efficiencies.

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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

AUGUST 7, 2024

Discover best practices for motivating today’s donors to stay involved in your mission. Our free guide explores four new models that deepen your relationships to drive engagement, retention, and donations.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Verify the systems you uselike your fundraising and fund accounting softwareadhere to industry standards for security and you have systems in place to follow data retention best practices. The post Best Practices for Mitigating Fraud in Not-for-Profit Organizations first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

supports their involvement by reducing barriers to participation for those closest to the issue—a practice that’s easy to overlook.  Strengthening research and evaluation to create better outcomes means centering the perspectives and interests of the people a program or practice is designed to benefit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

In business, customer retention is “big business.” ” High customer retention rates can help a company spend less on marketing, improve the overall lifetime value of a customer, and earn more referrals. We’ve borrowed basic business principles to help you steward your partners like a boss !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2020

Nonprofits that embrace flexible work movement experience many benefits , such as increased productivity and retention and decreased expenses and pollution contribution. The economy will eventually bounce back and a record number of new employment opportunities will be available and many of these future jobs will be remote.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2020

GivingLoop focuses solely on offering monthly giving donation pages and recurring donor retention tools to nonprofits. Currently, GiveTrack is only available to 501c3 nonprofit organizations in the United States. 4) GivingLoop :: givingloop.org. 5) RallyUp :: rallyup.com.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2021

The post Best Practices for Creating a Member Engagement Scoring Model appeared first on Association Analytics.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

One of the best methods to increase your donor retention is to leverage your overall communication strategies. But first, let’s compare how the major communication channels of direct mail versus digital communications play a role in donor retention. This is why focusing on impact is one of the best ways to increase donor retention.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This free resource includes: A simple 3-step process for creating an actionable measurement plan The top 4 metrics crucial for nonprofit digital success Practical tips for aligning KPIs with organizational goals Whether you’re looking to boost engagement, increase conversions, improve retention, or demonstrate real-world impact, this guide provides (..)

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) : Define and track KPIs that align with your strategic goals, such as member engagement, retention, and satisfaction metrics. Encourage Data Literacy Across Teams : Provide training on data interpretation so that all teams feel comfortable using insights to guide their work.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 19, 2024

Practice Good Stewardship Even if your digital resources are in order, a data governance policy is an important piece of responsible stewardship. Every person on your staff should understand best practices. Build communities where data experts share knowledge, best practices, and challenges. It belongs to your members.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 19, 2022

The Volunteer Generation Fund focuses on investments in volunteer management practices that increase both volunteer recruitment and retention. The 2023 grant competition will fund programs that address the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on students.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 26, 2024

The post 5 Practical Ways to Segment Your Association Audiences appeared first on Association Analytics.

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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. More Loyal Donors While new donor retention rates average less than 20% , monthly giving programs typically enjoy retention rates of over 80% after the first year and over 95% after year five.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

It’s easy to focus on fundraising success and forget about donor retention. GivingTuesday Donor Retention Makes Financial Sense… While you work on your plan to attract new donors on GivingTuesday, spend some time thinking about how you’ll retain them after the big day. It’s one of the most high-profile fundraising days of the year.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Here are a few tips and best practices for hosting a successful peer-to-peer event. It all comes down to your donor retention strategies. Another way to increase your retention rate is by asking the donor to turn their one-time donation into a recurring donation. Come up with an exciting fundraising event idea.

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. 3 practical donor engagement strategies Here are three lessons learned from our transformative journey rethinking donor engagement strategies: 1. Donors are an important part of any nonprofit’s mission.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Practicing good data habits grants your staff access to important member information and eliminates unnecessary roadblocks. Likewise, your association can leverage data hygiene for member recruitment, engagement, retention, and e-commerce personalization. How do you practice good data hygiene at your association?

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Charity Village

AUGUST 31, 2023

This article is a short excerpt from our recent webinar, Three things every leader should know: Practical insights to overcome the COVID retention crisis, presented by Rob Luke of Allen Leigh Consulting. You can watch the full recording here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2019

They also stick around longer with most programs enjoying donor retention rates north of 85%. Finally, the webinar will recommend practical suggestions for designing more effective outreach, engagement and retention strategies to ensure your monthly giving program can take your NPO to the next level. <<

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

While you may have a formal accounting and internal controls manual , documenting how processes should work, what happens in practice may be very different—accommodating workarounds for new technology, staff access, and enhanced compliance reporting.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Read our blog for more pricing discount best practices your association should adopt today. Are you looking to increase membership numbers, improve retention, or grow non-dues revenue? Why should associations use pricing discounts? The key is to align your associations goals with your pricing discount strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 15, 2024

Thousands of companies around the world have been evaluating the four-day workweek because of burnout, productivity, worker retention, concerns about commuting, and even to address sustainability and climate change. Then, after your decision (and possibly pilot) it’s time to adopt the practice. Enter the four-day workweek.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Related Resources: Social Media best Practices for Nonprofits. This is one of the reasons that nonprofits who create a monthly giving program with DonorPerfect see a whopping 90% retention rate. Tips, Templates, and Best Practices for Your Giving Tuesday Campaign. Transformative Multichannel Online Fundraising Ideas.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2025

While my manager and I would both recommend discontinuing the practice, this feels more like a judgment call than a best practices thing. Especially if it opens up that time for more high-yielding fundraising and donor retention activities. And I have only gotten one complaint about it in two years. What should you do?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Types and examples of nonprofit emails Best practices for nonprofit email marketing What are the best email marketing platforms for nonprofits? Donation thank-you emails Expressing gratitude after donors give is widely accepted as one of the most effective ways to increase donor retention. Adopt a consistent communication cadence.

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