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7 Signs Your Organization Is Ready for an Enterprise-Scale CRM

Blackbaud

As a tech leader at a growing social impact organization, you know that migrating to an enterprise-scale constituent relationship management (CRM) system can be a daunting proposition. So, what are the specific signs that your organization has reached a tipping point and needs to consider moving to an enterprise-scale CRM ?

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Fundraising CRM vs. Fundraising Platform: What’s the difference?

Qgiv

And what’s the difference between a fundraising CRM and a fundraising platform? This blog post will break down what a fundraising CRM is, what a fundraising platform is, and the key differences between them. What is a fundraising CRM? There are for-profit and nonprofit CRMs out there. What is a fundraising platform?

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6 Tips to Retain Volunteers

Blackbaud

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. million people volunteered for a nonprofit organization in 2021, contributing $122.9 billion in economic value.

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4 Top Donor Retention Strategies to Keep Your Year-End Donors

CauseVox

From these stats, you would have retained 40% of your donors, and lost 60%. The Art Of The Thank You The first piece in any donor retention strategy (especially one for retaining year-end donors) is the thank you. Use your donation software such as a CRM or even a spreadsheet to track and monitor this essential donor data.

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There’s a Crisis in Nonprofit Fundraising — And It’s Time We Faced It Head-On

Pamela Grow

Weve all seen it: mid-level roles that expect CDO-level strategy, major gifts portfolios, team management, event planning, marketing knowledge, and oh, can you also design a new CRM integration before Friday? The Real Cost of Burnout This isn’t just about poor retention. Loved and embraced their donors.

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4 Tips for Uncovering Your Donors’ Giving Motivations

Ann Green's Nonprofit

No matter what technology you’re using to collect data, make sure all of these findings are routed to your constituent relationship management (CRM) system so the information is consolidated in one unified platform. If current trends continue, stewarding and retaining a loyal donor base will only become more important.

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Reach Your Target Audience: 5 Effective Segmentation Tips

Pamela Grow

To keep donors around and retain their support, organizations have to grab supporters’ attention and make their communications stand out from the thousands of messages their audience receives each day. Recent nonprofit trends show that giving is on the decline, decreasing by 2.1% between 2022 and 2023. Demographics.