Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Can becoming more intentional in your relationship-building strategies help your organization retain more donors? It’s the intentional process of nurturing potential donors, educating them about your mission, demonstrating your impact, and developing a genuine connection.

Fundraising

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

To determine these target metrics, review past event results. Let’s say your auction will fund increased educational opportunities for students in need. 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 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% Overall, the low 18.1%

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

NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

Related story: Why Do Nonprofits Struggle to Retain Fundraising Staff? This marks a shift from last year’s findings, when 55% of respondents anticipated leaving their current position. The 2025 data suggests improved job satisfaction and organizational loyalty. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

How do they hire, train, and retain people? He received his doctorate degree from West Virginia University with an emphasis on education administration plus a dissertation on donor characteristics. Professional development. Appreciation days and casual dress codes. Small gestures, like snacks or Friday half-days. rail-container).hide();

Retail

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

After the donor passes away, the nonprofit retains the remaining value. Educate Donors on Planned Giving Many donors are unaware of planned giving. You can create a series of resources that will educate your current and prospective donors. Charitable gift annuities (CGAs): CGAs are contracts between a donor and a nonprofit.

CRM

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. This simplifies automation and personalization of outreach based on supporter interactions and characteristics. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

AI

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, over 90% of public schools rely on fundraising to supplement their budgets. Students collect pledges based on the number of pages they read, making it an educational and engagingevent. Volunteer Burnout Recruiting and retaining volunteers can be tough.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JUNE 11, 2025

The expansion of school choice programs The data on this is still uncertain—with many states reporting the majority of usage by families already enrolled in private schools—but the promotion of these programs has kept non-public education top of mind and made it accessible to more families.

Applicant

NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2025

Why Do Nonprofits Struggle to Retain Fundraisers? The views expressed within may not directly reflect the thoughts or opinions of the staff of NonProfit PRO. window.dfp_npp_ros_inline = googletag.defineSlot("/124057991/npp_ros_inline", [fluid], "napco-ad-npp_ros_inline").addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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. Offering patient education resources. Empower your patients to educate themselves about their health conditions and healthy lifestyles.

Insurance

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 4, 2024

For many years, the overarching narrative for annual giving in higher education fundraising has been the same: We’re getting bigger gifts from fewer donors. Here’s what we suggest: We need to start rethinking annual giving metrics to create a new storyline about fundraising for higher education. Here are two explanations.

Metrics

Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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. To evaluate your segments, your nonprofit should: Review engagement metrics. between 2022 and 2023.

Demographics

amplifi

AUGUST 8, 2024

You’re working to give underserved children a better education. LEARN MORE: The next step to thank and retain year-end donors. But it’s important to know what metrics to look for ahead of time. LEARN MORE: Key metrics to evaluate your year-end results. The easy answer is to raise money, but that’s just a means to an end.

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

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

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

amplifi

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Multi-channel donors give more on average and are retained at a rate two times higher than online or offline-only donors, according to the Blackbaud Institute. You already know there are several metrics that can help you track and measure your success, like click rates, online conversion rates, and your average gift size.

Goals

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. It uses content as a way to engage, educate, and fundraise. 5) Fundraising Metrics. The most straightforward performance metric is the dollar amount raised. The second metric is the impact created by donors as part of the campaign.

Fundraising

Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

A prolific writer and speaker, he curates Bloomerang’s sector-leading educational content and hosts their weekly webinar series. All three metrics dropped slightly from 2019 to 2020. Steven Shattuck is Chief Engagement Officer at Bloomerang. He’s also a co-author of Fundraising Principles and Practice: Second Edition.

Fundraising

Qgiv

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Box Tops for Education Remember collecting the Box Tops off of cereals and snacks to bring into school? Box Tops for Education was started by General Mills as a way to provide extra support to teachers and schools that experience inequity. There are many metrics you can use to qualify how successful your campaign is.

Metrics

GiveSmart

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This is also a great time to educate your supporters about this global day of giving, and why their participation and donations on this day are so crucial to your organization. Don’t forget to include donation impact metrics to help supporters easily visualize how their money is going to be used.

Media

iGrantWriters

JANUARY 25, 2022

associated with educational or research activities. share experience on sustaining and retaining CI Professionals; 3. The RCN:CIP will engage CI Professionals from across the NSF research and education community and will also include representatives from university leadership (e.g., The RCN:CIP projects are intended to: 1.

Subaward

Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

If you retain a major for many years, you’ll need to cycle between steps three and four repeatedly to continue securing donations and building the relationship. Newer donor relationships, however, benefit from more educational content about the history of your organization and its work. Keep in mind that this process is rarely linear.

Retainer

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

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 12, 2025

To win over new donors and retain current supporters, nonprofits must fully engage their stakeholders and prove why their causes are worth supporting. Lastly, back up your story with relevant metrics. Did you know that total giving declined by 2.1% when adjusted for inflation in 2023?

Fundraising

Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

This approach leads to marketing campaigns that are aimed to educate, enlighten, and inspire your audience to participate in your mission instead of simply buying a product. Determining metrics to track Without knowing what metrics to track, it’s hard for you to determine how effective your marketing efforts truly are.

Nonprofit

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 1, 2024

While communication metrics and donor feedback are good places to start stewarding donors, your nonprofit may overlook a valuable resource for enhancing donor stewardship: your bookkeeping data. This information is a powerful tool for communicating donor impact and establishing a plan to further their involvement over time.

Nonprofit

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Navigating the Challenges of Fundraising for Private Schools Learn how effective fundraising builds a thriving educational environment. In this sphere, the stakes are high, as the success of these initiatives directly impacts the quality of education and the range of opportunities available to students.

Fundraising

Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

What we love about OnceHub OnceHub’s comprehensive analytics provide insights into your scheduling metrics. Doubleknot | Best software for educational events Doubleknot is an event registration software that provides easy registration and admission solutions for educational events. Thank your donors.

Software

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Analyze donor behavior, campaign performance, and operational metrics to make data-backed decisions and optimize your fundraising. It offers a range of tools to help organizations recruit, manage, and retain volunteers while also facilitating the planning and execution of events. Analyze data for informed decisions.

Software

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For example, you can encourage donors to: Volunteer Attend free events Explore corporate giving programs Informing donors of how to stay in contact with your nonprofit helps retain your supporters. Track email metrics like open and click-through rates to assess their effectiveness. Leverage segmentation to personalize communications.

Template

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 5, 2021

Perhaps you’ve even noticed your engagement metrics decrease across your platforms due to supporters’ screen fatigue. . These are only a handful of marketing channels that your nonprofit can use to educate people on your cause and drive more fundraising revenue.

Fundraising

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

For decades, Adrian has been espousing the values of focusing on donor retention as a top-line metric of the health of an organization. Additionally, you can capture all of that data and giving history in Bloomerang through a robust integration to further retain and cultivate that relationship for years to come! Stay tuned!

Software

Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

To determine these target metrics, look to past events and other similar experiences from competitive organizations. Let’s say your auction is dedicated to increasing educational opportunities for students in need. Make sure you use multiple channels and take insight from past data and metrics for guidance.

Fundraising