Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Can becoming more intentional in your relationship-building strategies help your organization retain more donors? Also consider giving patterns at all levels—recurring monthly gifts, participation in fundraising events, or smaller but consistent donations. Every donation, regardless of size, can be a meaningful indicator of commitment.

Fundraising

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

GiveSmart

JANUARY 23, 2025

This on-demand webinar reviews what 2024 was like for nonprofits and offers fundraising, donor, and marketing strategies for 2025. Watch Webinar On-Demand Shifting Donor Preferences Donor expectations are changing; Communication needs to be tailored. It ties donations to outcomes.

Fundraising

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

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

And of course I wanted to increase our donations. But we do need to raise $350 – 400,000 in donations each year. We do really well at retaining donors. Now, every single donation letter gets a personalized, hand written note by me on them. And already, many of them have donated a second time already.

Donation

NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

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Retail

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Your first outreach should be an email welcome series , sent to everyone: Share information and updates about your institution Offer ways for grateful patients to thank their care providers Ask for feedback Grateful patients who have donated to the annual fund have a much higher likelihood of moving up the pyramid.

Ethics

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

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

When your nonprofit aims to maximize donor outreach , you’re likely hoping to reach new supporters or secure recurring donations. Understanding Planned Gifts Let’s begin by understanding precisely what planned gifts are and how they differ from other types of donations. And always point out the tax and financial benefits to donors!

CRM

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Second, thanks to everyone who joined us last Thursday for our 2025 Social Impact & Partnership Trends webinar. In last week's trends webinar , I discussed the importance of "finding your people"identifying companies that share your values and outlook. For every shake sold, McDonalds will donate 25 cents to RMHC.

Funding

NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2025

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Retail

Pamela Grow

APRIL 30, 2025

Recurring donations are the cornerstone of a sustainable nonprofit. In this guide, well cover three solid tips that will help any nonprofit increase recurring donations and shore up its programs. In other words, smaller monthly donations add up to more than larger one-time giftsand donors often dont realize this!

Donation

CauseVox

MARCH 6, 2023

You can take your donation forms to the next level with our key insights. Join us for an exclusive webinar and live critique to learn the most effective donation form trends to help your nonprofit convert and retain more donors online. You’ll come away with tangible takeaways to take online donations to the next level.

Donation

CauseVox

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In the most successful nonprofits, the marketing and fundraising efforts work hand-in-hand because leadership understands that marketing is vital to growing and retaining donors and donations. In this 60-minute live webinar, you’ll learn: How to start integrating your marketing and fundraising efforts.

IT

Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

A prolific writer and speaker, he curates Bloomerang’s sector-leading educational content and hosts their weekly webinar series. Here are five tips for thanking your year-end donors that will increase the likelihood of them being retained in the following year: 1. Get the eBook: Retaining Your P2Peeps. About Bloomerang.

Retainer

CauseVox

JUNE 26, 2023

Proven methods to engage and retain new donors, ensuring their continued support year after year. At this workshop (12–3pm ET), you’ll walk away with: Actionable strategies to inspire volunteers and turn them into passionate, long-term supporters. by Julie Edwards

Retainer

Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

It’s easy to get started—simply add a recurring giving option to your donation form, create a new web page and other materials that explain why repeat gifts are so impactful for your mission, and begin promoting the option. Cryptocurrency donations. What steps does your nonprofit currently take to steward and retain these donors?

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

MAY 24, 2024

Join us on June 6th at 2pm for an exclusive webinar designed for nonprofits leaders like you, featuring Chris Miele, President of Golden Retriever Foundation. Learn how to create engaging, donor-centric websites that captivate and retain supporters. Register now!

Retainer

Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2015

This month we added webinars from the Nonprofit Marketing Guide to the list. Webinars and Other Online Events on Nonprofit Technology. Make It Rain: Using Google AdWords to Drive Impact Techsoup / Webinar / Fee: Free. How to Launch a Social Media and Content Strategy for Your NGO OnGood / Webinar / Fee: Free.

Education

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

You might invite donors to an exclusive reception the day or evening before the tournament, complete with refreshments, tee times, access to the driving range, and branded merchandise as a thank you for their donations. Wrapping Up Thanking donors is crucial to retaining them over time. Consider these ideas: Giving Tiers.

Nonprofit

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Studies have shown volunteers are some of your best donor prospects and volunteering also retains existing donors. Engaging volunteers during “peak moments” Building targeted donation campaigns from volunteer data. Join us and unlock the transformative power of volunteer-donor engagement.

Retainer

Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Because nonprofits depend on donations, they’re often stretched thin for resources. These resources come in various forms, ranging from educational webinars and podcasts to newsletters and fundraising software. Webinars Engagement is key in the world of fundraising. Enriched knowledge. Optimized fundraising.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2024

It should encompass friction-free and on-brand donation forms, personalized and automated communications, and integration of internal systems. 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.

CRM

CauseVox

JUNE 23, 2022

In a recent webinar , Nathan gave us some tips for effective communication with donors. The pattern will probably sound familiar: a large group of email recipients results in a smaller group of website visitors, resulting in an even smaller number of donations. An Example Of A Value Proposition On An Organization’s Donation Page.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

MAY 29, 2024

Join us on Thursday, June 6th at 2pm ET for an exclusive webinar designed for nonprofits leaders like you, featuring Chris Miele, President of Golden Retriever Foundation. Learn how to create engaging, donor-centric websites that captivate and retain supporters. Register now!

Retainer

Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As nonprofit professionals, we wait and hope all day that this is the year our campaign will go viral and bring in millions of dollars in donations. And then the following day, many small, new, or unknown (due to lack of social capital) nonprofits feel defeated because they didn’t get the donations they’d hoped for. Sound familiar?

Fundraising

Candid

APRIL 14, 2021

Adding personal stewardship to your major gifts program is one of the most effective ways to retain donors and engage fundraising allies from outside the development team. The nonprofit sector, especially human services organizations, need more people to do the work and more donations to keep pace with growing community needs.

CRM

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Earning these one-time donations helps you reach your year-end campaign goals, which is great. If not, it’s time to strategize how you’ll retain year-end donors for the long term. 6 strategies to retain first-time year-end donors. 6 strategies to retain first-time year-end donors. What’s your next move?

Retainer

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Learn the nuts and bolts of effective nonprofit management through First Things First - a series of free webinars from TechSoup's donor partner GiftWorks. Listen to the recorded webinar. How to Effectively Engage and Retain Your Volunteers. The GiftWorks Donation Program at TechSoup. October 18, 2011 2:00 p.m.

Management

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In the session, “5 Essential Stories to Drive Donations At Year-End” Nonprofit Marketing Expert Julia Campbell explained the value of stories for engaging donors. This approach makes relationships, not donations, the priority. Maximize your donations at year-end by getting ready to fundraise online.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2015

That's why TechSoup offers product donations that can help you with desktop publishing, presentations, sketches, graphs, charts, and more! You can save entire PDF files or just selected portions of them as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Excel documents, retaining layout, fonts, formatting, and tables. The admin fee is $45.

Publishing

GiveSmart

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Watch How to Attract and Retain Committed Donors , a webinar with GiveSmart and our partner Beeline Marketing , to l earn how to stand out in this competitive giving environment for greater year-round success. Share who or what was saved or improved because of the donations. Don’t pretend the differences don’t exist.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

With the slowing down of things such as mail, this might be a good opportunity to push more of your supporters online to donate and a crowdfunding appeal can help do that. After NTEN had to cancel their annual conference, they set up a crowdfunding page where people could still donate to help cover lost revenue from the conference.

Fundraising

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This structured approach helps you effectively engage and retain supporters over time. Solicit Solicitation is the donor cycle stage where you formally ask for a donation. The key is to make a compelling case for support and clearly communicate the benefits of donating.

Demographics

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Track donations and build targeted lists of supporters with GiftWorks 2012 (admin fee: $25). It features multiple, matching, and honoraria donation tracking, SmartLists, mail merging, and QuickBooks compatibility. Fall Webinar Series: Effective Nonprofit Management. Listen to recorded webinar. Listen to recorded webinar.

Management

Qgiv

DECEMBER 19, 2022

What they did: Embed a Donation Form with Recurring Giving Options. To make it easy to support their mission and help with year-round giving efforts, Veterans Heritage Project embedded a donation form right on their website. The large, blue “Donate” button directs visitors to a form with one-time and recurring giving options.

Goals