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

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

According to Lynn Margherio, founder and CEO of Cradles to Crayons, volunteerism is the backbone of many successful nonprofits, even though attracting and retaining volunteers can be challenging. Think about how to get kids involved in your organization, even if you sponsor one kids day event a year. Elevate top volunteers.

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OneCause

AUGUST 2, 2023

One of the most important components of a strong peer-to-peer fundraising event or campaign is your participants, or volunteer fundraisers. So, let’s look at some proven tips to help your nonprofit recruit and retain more peer-to-peer participants. Peer-to-peer fundraising offers big benefits for your nonprofit.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Knowing how much time and effort you spend planning events and campaigns inspired us to create this resource to inspire you with these successful ideas for end-of-year giving campaigns. Since you probably raise a good percentage of your fundraising goal during the month of December, you have to make the time count!

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

In this guide, we explore the importance of school fundraising events in building community, providing actionable strategies to organize inclusive, memorable events. In the USA, school events are a cornerstone of community-building, uniting students, parents, teachers, and residents in a shared purpose.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Decision: The supporter subscribes to the nonprofit’s newsletter and registers for a beach clean-up and recycling event. At the event, the donor asks staff about the specific ways your organization prioritizes sustainability before ultimately making a donation. Charitable giving saw a 2.1% Perform a deep data analysis.

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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. Get the eBook: Retaining Your P2Peeps. The post How to Thank and Retain Year-End Donors appeared first on Qgiv Blog. Know who your year-end donors are. Why are they passionate about your cause?

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GiveSmart

JANUARY 23, 2025

What can you and your team expect in the fundraising event, donor relationship, and nonprofit marketing landscapes? The right narrative can transform your campaigns, events, and marketing materials. Improving your nonprofits storytelling can help your organization retain donors and grow funding, grants, and corporate interest in 2025.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The number of new retained donors, or those who gave the previous year but never before, dropped by 18.7%. Your nonprofit may use waivers for its volunteer opportunities or before fundraising events. This means supporters can access the waiver online through any device and complete it before the event.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

This guide covers the following tips and school fundraising ideas to plan memorable and productive events and campaigns: Why host a school fundraiser? Plus, you can network with potential corporate partners interested in sponsoring events and campaigns. Bake sales A bake sale is a classic fundraiser for a reason.

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Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2025

In essence, compelling stories not only attract and retain supporters but also build a strong foundation of trust and long-term commitment. In essence, compelling stories not only attract and retain supporters but also build a strong foundation of trust and long-term commitment. In fact, your SWOT analysis should evolve with you.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. Retain staff. Donation Sources: Individuals: Donated $374.4 billion, a 1.6% increase from 2022, but a 2.4% decline when adjusted for inflation. Foundations: Contributed $103.53 billion, making up 19% of total giving.

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Strategic Grants

JANUARY 29, 2025

Over the course of three days, I was struck by how much thought and strategy went into every aspect of the event, from the logistics to the games and the audience experience. For-Purpose approach: When planning any events such as fundraisers, tours of facilities, or workshops, ensure a seamless experience for your attendees.

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Future Fundraising Now

JANUARY 8, 2025

Hold a donor recognition event at least once each year. Consider whether you can make your appeal mailing unique to you and different from the rest, while retaining their effectiveness. Back in the 90s, Relationship Fundraising was a sort of meme for a fundraising revolution that was growing in our industry. And asking. And asking.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 12, 2021

Sponsors at live fundraising events are accustomed to certain benefits—banners in a ballroom, a table and dinner for their guests, sometimes on-stage recognition. Selling sponsorships in the era of virtual and hybrid events present fundraisers with a challenge when those traditional benefits don’t look quite the same.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Truly, every donor deserves a heartfelt thank-you message for their contributions and gifts, but you can take it to the next level and make a lasting impression with an appreciation event or customized outreach. Fun, memorable donor appreciation events and initiatives function to build a sustainable support network for your small nonprofit.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Imagine this: you set what you think is an ambitious fundraising goal for your virtual event and then watch as you double, triple, quadruple that goal in the days leading up to the event. Like most nonprofits, Mentor New York had to pivot during the pandemic to virtual events and engagement for its supporters.

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CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

A golf tournament fundraiser is not only a fantastic day out but also a powerful fundraising event that can drive significant donations, strengthen community connections, and build long-lasting partnerships with local businesses. Download the Free Complete Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising Events : 1. And the best part?

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

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CauseVox

JANUARY 2, 2025

For example, if you sold 1,000 tickets at $5 each ($5,000 jackpot), your organization retains half of the proceeds ($2,500) and the winner takes home the other half ($2,500). They can be held at any time during the year as a standalone event or in conjunction with a larger, planned event. What Is A 50/50 Raffle?

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CauseVox

JANUARY 12, 2022

We’re focused on recruiting them, retaining, engaging, and so on. But donors aren’t the only people who make your fundraising events and campaigns successful, and they aren’t the only people whose needs you should be considering. Usually you’ll want to make this agreement in advance of the event or campaign together with your sponsor.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 8, 2024

How do systems of expressing gratitude work and why do they matter for retaining donors ? Why does retaining donors matter? If your nonprofit is continuously attracting new donors, does it really matter if you retain them after their initial gift? Donor events. Let’s find out. Elevate your email thank you’s with eCards.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 19, 2023

Though giving tends to rise around these events, nonprofits often are unable to retain these often one-time donors. Nonprofits react to crises. If your organization doesn’t have a plan to steward these reactionary donations to make them become more commonplace, it should.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

Whether your donors are transactional or high value (including mid-level and recurring donors) or participatory (like event participants and volunteers), building healthy relationships with them today—and retaining them—recognizes the responsibility we all have to our constituents, our communities, and, ultimately, to ourselves.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 24, 2021

Throughout 2020, planners were forced to go online to hold their annual fundraising events virtually when large gatherings were prohibited due to the pandemic. The results were surprisingly good for many nonprofits, which has brought us to the next generation of fundraising—the hybrid event. The Hybrid Event. The Move to Hybrid.

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Qgiv

APRIL 19, 2023

An event communication plan is crucial to the success of your fundraising event. A good event communication plan can elevate your event and help you make the most of your fundraising efforts. This blog post will cover how to create your event communication plan. What is an event communication plan?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

7 Must-Have Members of Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Team With a dedicated nonprofit fundraising team, you’ll execute more effective strategies, plan impactful events, and attain more funding for your mission. The key to building a winning team is understanding the team members you should select and the vital responsibilities they’ll handle.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

This article offers suggestions to help churches like yours grow giving with church fundraising events. Fundraising events. Church fundraising events can work wonders. These are 24-hour fundraising events that encourages supporters to give over a 24-hour period. Tithing has been decreasing in the U.S. Bake sales.

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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. They arrive at your website or your info booth at an event with the intention to learn more. The post How a Donor Pipeline Can Help Attract and Retain Donors appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 25, 2024

Alternatively, you may use location data to send specialized newsletters highlighting relevant events and opportunities in people’s local areas. Then compile events hosted by your organization and similar nonprofits that your supporters might be interested in attending. Check out these donor segmentation strategies.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Host a year-end event. A year-end event brings your community together to celebrate the accomplishments their support made possible. At the event, acknowledge major donors, dedicated volunteers, or corporate sponsors by name to add a personal touch and inspire others to step up their support. Impactful visuals.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 17, 2025

In addition, see how GrantWatch provides the tools you need to locate funding to strengthen your organizational culture in 2025! Five Organizational Culture Myths Myth #1: Organizational Culture is an abstract concept. It does not change profit margins or a nonprofit’s mission impact. Myth #4 : Organizational Culture is the same as perks.

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Blue Avocado

JUNE 10, 2025

This overall has been a positive since it reduces long commutes and lets us recruit and retain staff that might otherwise not apply. This push toward digital inclusion is something we are working to maintain as in-person events return. Having intentional team-building opportunities has been essential.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 17, 2023

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. Volunteer Management Effective volunteer management is key to attracting and retaining volunteers.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Silent auctions are a classic go-to fundraising event, and for good reason. From large in-person events to casual virtual gatherings, fundraising silent auctions can generate much-needed revenue and strengthen donor relationships. To determine these target metrics, review past event results.

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Gail Perry Group

JUNE 5, 2025

Retaining current donors is one of the biggest challenges in fundraising. These are donors whove attended events, opened emails, volunteered, or responded to past outreach. If you have the right focus in this last month of the fiscal year, your team can not only meet your goal you may even exceed it. And its right before your eyes!

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 3, 2024

51% volunteer their time (the second highest of any generation), 56% are willing to be peer-to-peer fundraisers, and they’re the generation most interested in fundraising events. How do you retain Gen Z donors and supporters? Invite Gen Z to fundraising events. This generation is eager and excited to gather in person!

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