NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

of new donors retained year-to-date. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. window.dfp_npp_interstitial = googletag.defineSlot("/124057991/npp_interstitial", [[640,480]], "napco-ad-npp_interstitial").addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic", addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

AI

NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

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Retail

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

As it’s estimated that the cost of acquiring a new donor is five times that of retaining a current donor, it’s essential to have a dedicated staff member planning how to engage donors and keep them interested in your nonprofit’s mission and activities. Doing so will boost revenue for your mission, securing a sustainable, impactful future.

Fundraising

Community Boost

JUNE 27, 2025

You don’t need 100 metrics, just the 5–10 that truly drive relationships and retention for your organization 2. That’s what leads to more retained donors , more giving, and less burnout for your team. Your nonprofit doesn’t need another dashboard. You need clarity. You need direction. And, most of all, you need time back.

Burnout

Blackbaud

APRIL 22, 2025

Over time, youll start to develop the optimal recruitment solutions for your nonprofit and build (and retain ) a team of passionate advocates. The post Recruitment for Nonprofits 101: A Guide to Getting Started first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Retention rates: In the first quarter of 2024, the Fundraising Effectiveness Survey found retention increases as gift size increases; 23% of small donors ($101-$500) are retained compared to only 10% of micro-donors ($1-$100). This data demonstrates that organizations should be focusing on quality over quantity.

Donation

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

Nonprofits Struggle to Obtain Second Gifts and Bring Back Lapsed Donors Donor acquisition remains soft with new donors having dropped 10.9%, and new-retained donors (first-time donors in 2024 who gave again) having fallen 11.4%. Meanwhile, loyal repeat-retained donors had a less severe drop of 6.1% addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JULY 21, 2025

This opens the door to competitive differentiation for those who are willing to invest in a proactive approach to retaining individual donors. With the average cost of acquiring a new donor five times greater than retaining an existing one, organizations would be remiss to ignore this key aspect of their strategy. rail-container).hide();

Retail

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Can becoming more intentional in your relationship-building strategies help your organization retain more donors? Qualify : Blackbaud’s CRM tools provide a 360-degree view of constituents, allowing you to easily track engagement, giving history, and other key metrics to determine who is truly ready for cultivation.

Fundraising

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

To determine these target metrics, review past event results. Contact local blogs or even the Chamber of Commerce to promote your event. Use multiple channels and take insight from past data and metrics for guidance. One of the best (and easiest) ways to retain new donors is to follow up after the campaign.

Procurement

NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

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Retail

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Funding Operations: Increasing general operating funding support is another approach that goes a long way toward reducing the administrative burden on grantees and enabling organizations to provide competitive compensation and attract and retain talented staff.

Burnout

NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

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Retail

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

Blackbaud customers can easily import constituent lists, update subscription preferences to comply with supporter consent, and retain selected fields from Raisers Edge NXT in their Constant Contact accounts. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

AI

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. Volunteer Burnout Recruiting and retaining volunteers can be tough.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JUNE 11, 2025

Baseline Admissions Metrics Let’s start with the basics and then look beyond typical admission metrics to capitalize on this growth potential. Leveling Up Your Analysis Those are the basic metrics for all admissions officers. You should be looking at the data you already have to proactively retain students.

Application

NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2025

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Retail

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Practices may lose income due to small inefficiencies, outdated systems, or missed opportunities to engage and retain patients, even while sticking to an existing budget. Monitor key metrics like denial rates, clean claim rates, and payer response times. Standardize coding and claim submission protocols to reduce errors.

Insurance

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Here’s what we suggest: We need to start rethinking annual giving metrics to create a new storyline about fundraising for higher education. Maybe we need to focus our attention on narrower metrics. News & World Report metric of alumni participation , the impact of this ranking indicator is going to show in our data for years.

Metrics

Blackbaud

MARCH 8, 2024

When looking at online benchmarks and digital revenue, we saw that any growth or ground held was due to increases in sustainer metrics. The annual and lifetime value of a sustainer is usually higher than the average one-time giver because one-time givers are only retained at around 20%, according to Giving USA.

Metrics

Blackbaud

MARCH 13, 2024

This metric is one to watch for the future. The post Insights from the 12th Annual Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Report first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Conversely, walks/5Ks with registration fees declined year over year in total number, participation, and revenue.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

This metric provides insight into their true tuition-based earnings. This metric includes adjustments for: Need-based financial aid awards Merit-based scholarships State-funded scholarships and vouchers Other tuition reduction programs, such as sibling or employee discounts Table of Contents How is Net Tuition Revenue Calculated?

Metrics

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Focus on Acquiring and Retaining Donors. So, if you know you want to attract high-impact donors and retain them, turn to the data in your CRM. Measure all fundraising metrics. No matter how extensive your software features are, the most important thing is that all of these metrics are stored in your centralized CRM system.

Fundraising

Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Research consistently shows that it almost always costs more to acquire a new donor than it does to retain an existing donor, making your donor retention rate a very important metric to track. It’s vital to nurture your relationships with existing donors with an eye toward retaining them as donors. What Is Donor Retention Rate?

Retainer

Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

Because of the increase in donations, GivingTuesday is a great opportunity for your organization to boost your acquisition metrics. Offer recurring giving plans While acquiring new donors is important, GivingTuesday can help you retain donors as well. higher than the rest of the year and leads to higher donor retention as well.

ChatGPT

Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

Donor Retention Donor retention as a metric has gained traction since 2001 when Adrian Sargeant published the first academic research on the financial impact of increased donor retention. The organizations that can do the best job of retaining donors in 2023 will be most successful—not just in this year, but for years to come.

Nonprofit

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It’s the amount of money you expect a donor to contribute over the course of their life with you, and it’s an important metric to keep track of because it helps you understand how to keep your donors engaged and how to get them to give more. It isn’t easy to retain donors, but it is possible!

Donation

Blackbaud

MAY 30, 2024

Retaining top performers is likely a measure of your effectiveness and success in your role. For example, organizations might still use in-person meetings as a key metric for gift officers despite communication preferences and habits changing so dramatically post-2020. Double-check that your KPIs are as relevant and useful as possible.

Management

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

When you find ways to personalize these types of outreach, you can more effectively capture donors’ attention and retain their support. Sharing major donors’ impact is crucial to retaining their long-term support. Report on the metrics that matter most to major donors. Encourage engagement beyond donating.

CRM

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This structured approach helps you effectively engage and retain supporters over time. Use donor data, such as past giving patterns, engagement metrics, and demographic information, to create your strategies and make informed decisions about how to engage with your audience. Use these 6 steps to steward donors into lifelong supporters!

Demographics

CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Content marketing is an excellent strategy for cultivating and retaining donors. With content marketing, you and your supporters can create and upload content (blog posts, photos, testimonials, etc.) 5) Fundraising Metrics. The most straightforward performance metric is the dollar amount raised. 3) Content Marketing.

Fundraising

NextAfter

MAY 17, 2023

Metric Unlike dimensions, metrics are things you can count. Here you can retain the data as long as you need and analyze it using SQL. Life Cycle Reports Life Cycle reporting mirrors the process of acquiring, engaging, monetizing, and retaining donors. it’s not there. What are your top-performing campaigns?

Metrics

Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

All three metrics dropped slightly from 2019 to 2020. Be sure to download Retaining Your P2Peeps – Qgiv Success Center to see much more insights, and to compare the results to your own organization’s metrics. The overall 2020 donor retention rate was 43.6%, a 4.1% to an average of 19.2%.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 5, 2021

Perhaps you’ve even noticed your engagement metrics decrease across your platforms due to supporters’ screen fatigue. . Website: Post a thank-you message on your website homepage or blog highlighting the features of your recent campaign and providing updates on what’s next for your organization. Website blog. Additional trends.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The latest metrics from Fundraising Report Card’s Benchmarks show that: 19% of first-time donors are retained on average. 53% of repeat donors are retained on average. appeared first on Greater Giving Blog. Use your donor database to assess your retention rates for new and repeat supporters.

Retainer

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Donor management software consolidates these time-consuming processes to make it easier for organizations to utilize donor metrics. Your data can deliver valuable metrics on donors, volunteers, and your team’s performance, allowing you to spot opportunities to adjust or optimize the donor life cycle.

Donation

CauseVox

JULY 31, 2024

It’s all about using the content you produce—like blog posts, photos, and testimonials—to attract attention, educate your audience, and encourage donations. Impact Created The second metric is the impact created by donors as part of the campaign. To create an impact metric, think about what the impact is per donation unit.

Fundraising