Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

The Goal of an Annual Giving Campaign: Secure the Foundation The primary goal of an annual giving campaign is to raise unrestricted funds to support your nonprofit’s ongoing operational costs and core programs throughout the year. This data demonstrates that organizations should be focusing on quality over quantity.

Donation

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Blog Summary: Post-school fundraiser reviews are essential for ensuring long-term success and continuous improvement. Fundraisers are vital to supporting school programs, but their impact can extend far beyond immediate monetary goals if post-event reviews are conducted effectively. Why Conduct a Post-Fundraiser Review?

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Can becoming more intentional in your relationship-building strategies help your organization retain more donors? Cultivation Strategies to Strengthen Donor Relationships With cultivation, your goal is to educate donors about your organization’s cause and help them foster a connection to the organization.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2024

A thoughtful thank you may inspire supporters to give once more, helping you reach your annual revenue goal before the clock strikes midnight on New Years. Charity marketing research emphasizes that viewers who watch a video retain 95% of the information they see, compared to 10% retention when reading that information as only text.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Fundraising Manager Your nonprofit’s fundraising manager or director will oversee all fundraising activities, develop high-level strategies, and ensure that fundraising efforts align with organizational goals. The post Must-Have Members of Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Team appeared first on Greater Giving Blog.

Fundraising

Community Boost

JUNE 27, 2025

In this blog, we’ll break down: The difference between reporting and actionable insight How to make donor data more usable (without needing a data analyst) And how the right tools can guide you to real action Data vs. You see a recurring donor’s payment failed → You follow up before it becomes a long-term lapse. You need clarity.

Burnout

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This committee will be responsible for: Setting goals for the auction. Set both revenue and performance goals. In fact, with the help of Qgiv + Bloomerang, one organization raised 130% of its gala fundraising goal after switching from Greater Giving! Contact local blogs or even the Chamber of Commerce to promote your event.

Procurement

Blackbaud

APRIL 28, 2025

Higher education institutions today face mounting pressures to attract and retain students in an increasingly competitive landscape. With shrinking budgets and growing demands for accountability, schools must find innovative ways to support their students while achieving institutional goals.

Award

Blackbaud

AUGUST 4, 2025

The metrics you emphasize will depend on your funding sources, financial situation, and strategic goals. How to Calculate: (Number of Repeat Donors ÷ Total Donors from Previous Year) × 100 How to Use: Acquiring new donors is harder—and more expensive—than retaining or re-engaging your current donors.

Metrics

Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

Winning Online Fundraising Strategies for High School Basketball Teams Blog Summary: The article highlights online fundraising strategies for high school basketball teams, focusing on social media campaigns, crowdfunding, virtual events, and selling digital products. Start by setting a clear and achievable fundraising goal.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

When you receive a patient’s first annual fund gift, it often becomes important to do deeper prospect research, with the goal of assigning and cultivating the grateful patient for an appropriate major or transformational gift. Best practices for data management include: Minimization : Collect and retain only the necessary data.

Ethics

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Recognize Grantee Well-Being as Central to Mission Success Funders see grantee well-being not as a secondary or optional concern but as essential to the success of their mission and broader social change goals.

Burnout

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Primary School Fundraising Ideas: A Seasonal and Year-Round Guide Blog Summary: Looking for fun ways to raise money for your primary school throughout the year? Youll find practical tips on planning, organizing, and engaging the community, all designed to help your school meet its goals while keeping the excitement high.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

Beyond Fundraising: Building Community Through SchoolEvents Blog Summary: School fundraising is more than just collecting donations-its an opportunity to bring together students, parents, teachers, and local businesses to create lasting memories and a sense of belonging. But fundraising isnt just about meeting monetary goals.

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I have taken several of your courses and read your blog. My goal in taking your classes was to be a better fundraiser for sure. We do really well at retaining donors. Here, I’ll let you read it… “I don’t expect you to remember me. I am the co-founder of an animal and nature sanctuary in upstate NY.

Donation

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Retain more volunteers over time. Volunteer lifecycle stage The goal of this stage Strategies to use at this stage Recruitment Introduce your volunteer opportunities to new audience members and inspire them to sign up. Start with these blogs: The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies.

Management

Blackbaud

JUNE 11, 2025

This trend is small, and many private schools still struggle to reach their enrollment goals, but it does create an environment ripe for admissions teams. You should be looking at the data you already have to proactively retain students. crucial for schools looking to attract the right applicants.

Application

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more important, retain volunteers by valuing their time, effort, and skills. If you’re ready to make a plan to retain your volunteers, start with these six tips. Document this important role and codify the goals for both the volunteer and the organization.

Retainer

Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

Here are five tips for thanking your year-end donors that will increase the likelihood of them being retained in the following year: 1. If your Giving Tuesday campaign was raising money for a specific fund or project, this also gives you the opportunity to update the donor on any progress made or goals reached. About Bloomerang.

Retainer

OneCause

AUGUST 2, 2023

So, let’s look at some proven tips to help your nonprofit recruit and retain more peer-to-peer participants. For example, the OneCause peer-to-peer solution offers leaderboards for top fundraisers and recruiters or badges for when participants meet half their fundraising goal, raise 100 dollars, exceed their fundraising goal, etc.

Retainer

Qgiv

JULY 12, 2022

How do you recruit, coach, and retain your board members? This blog post will explain how to do just that! Before worrying about how to coach and retain board members, you first need a full board. A board member orientation is a great way to get new board members working toward the same goal as your other board members.

Retainer

Qgiv

MAY 10, 2022

Ensure that you’re able to do your best work by setting up a donor pipeline: a structured way to attract, cultivate, and retain your donors. The goal of every nonprofit should be to convert one-time donors into repeat donors. The post How a Donor Pipeline Can Help Attract and Retain Donors appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

Retainer

Greater Giving

APRIL 17, 2023

Nonprofit organizations rely heavily on the support and dedication of volunteers to achieve their goals. Recruiting and retaining nonprofit volunteers can be a challenge, especially in today’s busy and competitive world. In this article, we’ll explore some best practices for recruiting and retaining nonprofit volunteers.

Retainer

Booster

JUNE 4, 2024

As a PTA/PTO leader, you probably have lots of ambitious goals for the year. And if you haven't yet clarified your organization’s goals, check out our blog post on the topic ). But in order to get things done, you’ll need the help of some committed volunteers. And let’s be honest, being a volunteer coordinator can be tough.

Retainer

Qgiv

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Make sure your form incorporates recurring giving nudges in order to encourage these kinds of donations that can help you hit your income goals. Retaining loyal supporters should always be a focus since those donors tend to stay involved with your organization longer and give more. What’s Next? Request a Demo.

Goals

GiveSmart

OCTOBER 27, 2023

After all, connecting with donors and bringing attention to your campaign are some of the most important elements of meeting your donation goals. Choose a Theme and a Goal The first step to creating a campaign is choosing your theme and overall goal. How will it impact your mission? How does it impact the individuals you serve?

Goals

Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Have a year-end fundraising goal and plan to set yourself up for success. you can use these insights to inform your year-end giving plan and create a goal for each tactic. While acquiring new donors is important, consider focusing more attention on retaining the ones you already have. Check this blog out.

Fundraising

Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Free nonprofit resources offer your organization knowledge, strategic planning, and valuable data to help you accomplish your goals more efficiently. The goal of these free resources is to provide ways for your team to streamline day-to-day operations so you can spend more time fundraising. Qgiv Fundraising Blog.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

Before November rolls around, you need to prepare your organization for the big day and set your GivingTuesday goals. Offer recurring giving plans While acquiring new donors is important, GivingTuesday can help you retain donors as well. Stewardship helps you retain your first-time donors and helps motivate them to give again.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In the same way, the pressure of alumni participation goals in the past filled our data with a bunch of “in the moment” donors, not the “staples.” As a result, they are now lapsed donors on many organizations’ lists, but they are higher-level (and retained) donors on the chosen few. And that one gets a bigger gift.

Metrics

Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Learn more about how volunteer management and retention can help your organization: What is volunteer management How to manage volunteers Why is volunteer retention important How to retain volunteers What is volunteer management? Here are seven tips to help you retain your volunteers: Communication.

Management

Blackbaud

MAY 30, 2024

Retaining top performers is likely a measure of your effectiveness and success in your role. Assess your goals and incentive structures. Effective goal-setting can be a powerful retention tactic by building feedback, development, and engagement into day-to-day work, both at the team-wide and individual levels.

Management

Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2024

Convert More Donors with a Better Donation Form The goal for nonprofit organizations and higher education advancement teams is always to raise more money online. Motivate Donors with Personalized Communications Once donors give, create an email marketing plan to keep them engaged and retained.

CRM

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Creating a sustainable, scalable fundraising campaign that will help you grow your future impact is just as important as reaching your fundraising goal. Focus on Acquiring and Retaining Donors. All fundraisers know that their main goal is to raise money, but not all of them think about sustainability or scalability. Let’s begin.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2024

One of my primary goals over the past three years has been creating a donor appeal process to generate revenue for our annual fund, using Blackbaud fundraising software to help us accomplish our goals. Attracting and retaining new donors is a goal of every nonprofit since unrestricted funds are essential to our operations.

Funding

Grant Writer Team

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Quota: A goal; most likely a goal required in order to retain some or all of the grant award. Value Proposition: Successful grants embody the mission statement goal and grant benefit to provide value over other proposals. They will coach you throughout the entire process and curate the project to fit your needs.

Grant

Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

As we wrote in The Smart Nonprofit , the goal of using AI-powered technology is to augment human efforts, not replace them. The next step is to outline exactly what tasks and decision-making people will retain; what tasks AI will do or what will be automated and requires human oversight to prevent harm.

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