Center for Major Gifts

MARCH 22, 2025

In this article, well discuss how making thank-you calls a key part of your donor stewardship routine can boost donor retention and fundraising results and show you how to make effective calls for your organization. Over time, measuring key metrics like retention rates and average gift size helps demonstrate the value of personal outreach.

CRM

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Many organizations are experts at driving traffic to their online donation forms, but plenty struggle to actually secure donations and reach their fundraising goals. Retaining donors is equally challengingthe average nonprofit donor retention rate is consistently around 45%. Personalize the thank-you process.

Donation

CauseVox

JULY 1, 2025

That’s when it hit us: they didn’t need just a fundraising platform, they needed CRM software for nonprofits. While a fundraising platform helps you raise money by hosting donation pages, peer-to-peer campaigns, events, and more, a CRM software for nonprofits helps you manage donor relationships. What Is a Fundraising Platform?

CRM

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

But if they get a call within 24 hours from a real person — you, the frontline fundraiser — thanking them by name and connecting their gift to the impact it will make, you’re telling them something different entirely: “You matter. This is relationship fundraising, and relationships thrive on connection.

Retail

Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 13, 2025

Measure and Communicate Success Effectively To earn and retain grant funding, organizations must provide clear evidence of their impact. This begins with defining your metrics of success before the project even starts. Invest in Relationships with Funders At the core of successful fundraising is trust and connection.

Grants

NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

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Retail

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

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AI

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

These unrestricted gifts are necessary to pay fundraisers’ salaries, overhead, bills, and the supplies for your tried-and-true programs. How Is Annual Giving Different from Other Fundraising Types? Let’s take a look at annual giving compared to other fundraising types like major gifts or planned gifts.

Donation

NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

Inadequate Revenue Sources Relying primarily or solely on state or federal grants , or on money raised through your fundraising gala, will not provide sufficient financial support for your organization. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

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. Determining the auction budget.

Procurement

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. Why this matters (especially for small teams) Small nonprofits often don’t have the luxury of a dedicated fundraiser, let alone a data analyst. Want to see how DonorDock can take the guesswork out of your fundraising?

Burnout

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

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Blackbaud

APRIL 22, 2025

But between fundraising, engaging volunteers , and delivering services to your community, dedicated recruitment efforts can fall by the wayside. Over time, youll start to develop the optimal recruitment solutions for your nonprofit and build (and retain ) a team of passionate advocates.

Nonprofit

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();

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Gail Perry Group

JULY 17, 2025

The Most Common Major Gift Fundraising Challenges We See in the Field Major gift fundraising should be one of the most energizing and rewarding parts of any development program. These are more than just operational hiccups—they're signs of deeper issues in how organizations support their fundraising teams.

Burnout

Gail Perry Group

JANUARY 22, 2025

What do you think the #1 thing we hear is when we talk to fundraisers? The huge financial goals and the pressure on fundraisers and organizational leadership can be intense. We have a challenge retaining some of our most generous supporters." "We How can we get more major gift donors? We bet its on your mind, too.

Fundraising

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. But fundraising isnt just about meeting monetary goals.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

How do they hire, train, and retain people? As part of my volunteer work chairing a local Association of Fundraising Professionals committee, I spoke at a regional conference. Replacing key staff—especially high-performing fundraisers—is costly. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. rail-container).hide();

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

This collaboration will embed Constant Contacts AI-driven digital marketing platform within Blackbaud Raisers Edge NXT fundraising software. Raisers Edge NXT delivers unmatched fundraising capabilities, starting with a data model thats purpose-built for our social impact users and supercharged with our own fundraising-optimized AI tools.

AI

Get Fully Funded

JULY 17, 2025

In this guide, we’ll explore four strategies for retaining your volunteers and cultivating loyal support for your mission. For example, during your opening address at a fundraising event, you might read out the names of volunteers who helped with the program your event is funding. Create a structured onboarding process.

Training

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

While establishing relationships that can lead to planned gifts can take time, there are ways nonprofits can effectively raise more funds through this type of fundraising. After the donor passes away, the nonprofit retains the remaining value. Incorporate planned giving into fundraising appeals. Measure and refine the program.

CRM

NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2025

Why Do Nonprofits Struggle to Retain Fundraisers? The Truth About Fractional Fundraising Is a Fractional Fundraiser the Solution? 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",

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

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. With my co-host, Brian Kish, we pour over data from Blackbaud’s donorCentrics® and Fundraiser Performance Management. Maybe we need to focus our attention on narrower metrics.

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. Then, you can more easily identify major donor prospects and reach out to them with relevant fundraising appeals. Newsletters.

Demographics

Joe Garecht Fundraising

MARCH 7, 2022

It’s not enough to know that your fundraising strategies are successful. These insights can only be gained by calculating fundraising Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This article will unpack 10 essential KPIs for measuring fundraising success. This article will unpack 10 essential KPIs for measuring fundraising success.

Fundraising

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Whether you’re future-proofing your fundraisers by focusing on future giving initiatives or leveraging low-cost digital channels to acquire donors , your nonprofit can still inspire enough support to keep its operations going strong. However, make sure you have the right tools and technology in place to capture these metrics.

Ethics

Candid

JUNE 28, 2022

You can calculate this metric for your organization by dividing the number of donors who gave again this year by the total number of donors who gave last year. . Sharing your fundraising results. Invite donors to participate in peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives , volunteer opportunities, advocacy campaigns, and other activities.

Retainer

The NonProfit Times

JULY 30, 2024

It was the same story, different day, for fundraising during the first quarter of 2024. Those are some of the numbers reported today by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) and presented by the Foundation for Philanthropy at the Association of Fundraising Professionals and by GivingTuesday. and 3% respectively.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

MARCH 13, 2024

This report compares peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising data from 2020, 2021, and 2022. As peer-to-peer fundraisers are all too aware, those were particularly disruptive years for the industry given the impact of COVID-19 on in-person events. What does the future of peer-to-peer fundraising look like?

Fundraising

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Why is fundraising important for nonprofits? Focus on Acquiring and Retaining Donors. Let’s begin.

Fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 15, 2021

Most fundraising professionals know that having good information is the secret to increased revenue, stronger relationships, and more successful appeals. By analyzing the donor data you have available, you can learn volumes about donor motivation and behavior, then use this information to guide your fundraising approach.

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

CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Fundraising during Covid has been disruptive for everyone – every single sector has been impacted but particularly those that work in event fundraising. Due to social isolation policies, many nonprofits have had to cancel or reimagine their future fundraising events (depending on their location). Crowdfunding.

Fundraising

amplifi

AUGUST 8, 2024

The summer is almost behind us, and fundraisers like yourself are spinning their wheels and starting to think ahead about the 2024 year-end campaign season. GivingTuesday has quickly become one of the biggest days in fundraising. LEARN MORE: The next step to thank and retain year-end donors. So don’t just burn rubber!

Metrics

Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

GivingTuesday is quickly approaching, meaning a big day of fundraising for nonprofits like yours. Many organizations use GivingTuesday as a social media campaign to increase fundraising and spread awareness for their cause. It’s that time of year to start your 2023 GivingTuesday prep!

ChatGPT

amplifi

JUNE 27, 2024

If you’re like other fundraisers, most of your nonprofit’s strategy is probably focused on acquiring new donors and locking in high-level contributors for the long haul. READ MORE: Direct mail fundraising can help you go surround sound. There are two key metrics to examine when determining the success of your mid-level donor program.

Retainer