Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

According to school fundraising studies , only 64% of parents, teachers, and administrators believe their school is well-funded. As a result, choosing the right school fundraising ideas to excite your school community is essential. Implementing a well-organized and engaging fundraiser can yield numerous benefits for your school.

Fundraising

Bonterra

JUNE 19, 2025

Fundraising is no longer just about transactions. At Bonterra, we believe strong relationships lead to stronger fundraising. Our fundraising and engagement solutions are designed to help organizations create high-impact, personalized supporter experiences across every touchpoint. The first gift isn’t the goal.

Fundraising

Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

So, what can organizations do to better engage and retain volunteers in 2025? Beyond fundraising: How building community strengthens nonprofit sustainability. So, what can nonprofits do to recruit these essential volunteersand retain them? Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers. Fundraisers need to adapt.

Retainer

Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2025

Nonprofits work tirelessly to make a difference in their communities, and fundraising is often a vital yet challenging part of this work. In this article, youll learn eight simple tools and tactics you should consider incorporating into your fundraising efforts. Authenticity and resonance are key.

Fundraising

Critical Fundraising

JULY 28, 2025

Read more : NEWS: Give fundraisers ownership of their tasks and targets if you don’t want them to leave Fundraisers need to be given more ownership of their roles and the professional autonomy to carry them out if charities are to tackle the retention crisis bedevilling the fundraising profession.

Fundraising

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Professional fundraising firms retained 17% of donations raised in New York State during 2023, the lowest amount during the past five years. According to data in the new “Pennies For Charity” report from New York Attorney General Letitia James, 581 fundraising campaigns brought in $1.23 billion with fees hitting $261.5

Donation

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

But heres the good news: 2025 can be the perfect year to strengthen your donor retention with clear goals , a well-thought-out fundraising calendar , a killer fundraising campaign and a refined donor retention strategy to help you keep your supporters year-round. Thats tons of money that is being missed out on. Lets make this happen.

Retainer

CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As fundraisers, you’re also in charge of putting together end-of-year giving campaigns for your nonprofit. Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. Early preparation is key in ensuring a successful campaign.

Goals

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.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

While you may be aware on a general level that your CRM platform is becoming a headwind to your organization achieving its fundraising goals, the prospect of migrating vast amounts of data, retraining staff, and committing the money and resources required for a successful upgrade can make it tempting to say, Lets make do for another year.

CRM

Future Fundraising Now

MARCH 27, 2025

I thought it would be a useful list for future fundraisers who know what still have a lot to learn, so I’ve added my own comments to the advice from Leonardo’s life. Retained a childlike sense of wonder. When you know fundraising and charitable giving are in the domain of the miraculous, you’ll do much better work.

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

JULY 2, 2025

For example, imagine that you are a school hosting a popcorn fundraiser. These messages are particularly vital for retaining monthly donors, who want to see that their ongoing support is still valuable and that it makes a difference. Provide additional involvement opportunities. Attending events.

Donation

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The less than good fundraising news continues to roll in. These are among the data release by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. The data is contributed by 10 of the most active fundraising platforms. The number of Supersize donors, those fundraisers crave, dropped 4.9% of new donors retained year-to-date.

Fundraising

Future Fundraising Now

JANUARY 8, 2025

Relationship Fundraising: A Donor-Based Approach to the Business of Raising Money (3rd Edition) by Ken Burnett Ive been a fan of this book almost since the first edition came out in 1992. Just thinking about the title can be a catalyst for great fundraising. Fundraising can be a relationship? And asking. And asking.

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Major gift fundraising is a cornerstone of nonprofit financial health, providing the resources needed for transformational impact. Here are the top ten essential strategies for major gift fundraising success. Understanding this distinction is crucial in developing an effective fundraising strategy.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 22, 2025

In a fundraising landscape where donor acquisition often takes center stage, donor retention offers powerful benefits that can transform an organization’s financial stability and impact. Cost-Effectiveness Acquiring new donors can prove significantly more expensive than retaining existing ones. Donor retention is declining by 4.6%

Retainer

Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2025

A recent Blackbaud Institute survey of nonprofit and education fundraisers found that over 80% of them were using AI in their daily work, and most organizations are using AI tools at a higher rate than they had in the year prior. This increasing adoption is expected to continue, changing the way fundraisers do their jobs.

AI

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

What Are the Best Practices for Conducting a Post-School Fundraiser Review? Blog Summary: Post-school fundraiser reviews are essential for ensuring long-term success and continuous improvement. Why Conduct a Post-Fundraiser Review? A well-structured review goes beyond numbers and focuses on the overall experience.

Fundraising

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Learn how to create a message that attracts and retains recurring donors, transforming your year-end and year-round marketing for lasting impact. Year-end is responsible for the vast majority of your fundraising, and because of that every nonprofit wants to stand out. With many worthy causes seeking attention and support.

Retainer

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , only 8% of first-time donors make a repeat gift. Can becoming more intentional in your relationship-building strategies help your organization retain more donors? The relationship between an organization and a donor can take weeks, months, or even years to foster.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Though the specifics can vary from company to company (and nonprofit to nonprofit), heres how the matching gift fundraising process typically works: A donor makes an initial donation to a nonprofit organization. However, the retention level jumps to approximately 60% for donors retained annually on a multiyear level.

Retainer

Blackbaud

JANUARY 15, 2025

It takes more than thank-you letters to retain donors for your nonprofit long-term. You might use existing segments from your fundraising database or create new ones based on your unique donor base. But what types of outreach should you use, and how do you outline a cohesive strategy?

Donation

Candid

JULY 21, 2025

Check out our free fundraising planning resources for practical tools to help you diversify your funding streams and plan ahead. You can also use this tool to help assess your fundraising strategies and look for new revenue from individual donors and earned income.

Funding

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Mobile Giving Campaigns The future of fundraising is mobile, with a growing number of donors using their smartphones to find new nonprofits, complete transactions, and tell their friends about their experiences. Thats what makes mobile giving campaigns so successfulthese fundraisers make contributing convenient for donors.

Nonprofit

GiveSmart

JANUARY 23, 2025

There are pockets of opportunity to better engage donors, invest in technology, and better strategize fundraising efforts. What can you and your team expect in the fundraising event, donor relationship, and nonprofit marketing landscapes? However, its important to remember: AI is not a replacement for a qualified fundraiser.

Fundraising

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. That’s where this guide comes in—we’ll discuss the must-have members of your nonprofit’s fundraising team.

Fundraising

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

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Master key strategies to elevate your GivingTuesday and year-end fundraising with social media, including profile optimization, engaging content, and video storytelling. As the end of the year approaches, nonprofits of all sizes gear up for their most critical fundraising period.

Media

Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

Individual giving, corporate partnerships, earned income strategies, and online fundraising campaigns offer opportunities for financial stability and growth. The key is to approach fundraising with the same creativity and strategy that nonprofits bring to their programs.

Nonprofit

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Monthly retainers Organizations that need ongoing grant support benefit from monthly retainers. Monthly retainer costs range widely. Most retainer agreements last 6-12 months. Many consultants set minimum retainer amounts between $1,500 and $3,000 per month. This prohibition exists for several key reasons.

Grant

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

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. A quick, heartfelt phone call can be a game-changer when it comes to retaining donors and inspiring future giving.

CRM

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 1, 2025

Acknowledging that other fundraising efforts may affect which needs remain relevant, the proposal requests flexibility in how funds are ultimately spent. Specificity is critical. Listing real examples helps funders feel more comfortable with unrestricted support by demonstrating thoughtful planning and clear need.

Funding

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. Nonprofit organizations will need to be a whole lot more serious about fundraising particularly donor retention in 2025. Fundraising isnt wrong. Only 13.8%

AI

Candid

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

How could the underrepresentation of BIPOC and women on nonprofit boards affect organizations leadership, work, and fundraising? Overcome these board excuses for not fundraising. Board members need to shift their thinking about fundraising: Asking for money is not asking for a favor, it is not rude, and there is no quid pro quo.

Government

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 14, 2025

When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is your biggest challenge in recruiting and retaining skilled staff or volunteers?” It has been increasingly difficult to not only recruit and retain skilled staff, but just to get them to the interview process! ” , once again, nonprofit leaders came through!

Retainer

Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

by nonprofit organizations, it’s important to do whatever you can to retain existing donors. Monthly giving becomes a positive habit. And with the most recent Giving USA 2022 reporting an average donor attrition rate of -6.2% A monthly giving programs can increase your matching gifts.

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