Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

Additionally, it can connect with other systems , such as accounting software, email marketing platforms, and social media tools, ensuring your data is uniform and accessible, providing a holistic view of your operations. But your growing pains cant be ignored much longer. ” If left unrefined, its effectively useless.

CRM

Blackbaud

JULY 22, 2025

Cost-Effectiveness Acquiring new donors can prove significantly more expensive than retaining existing ones. to acquire a new donor , while existing donors only cost about 20 cents to retain. Retained donors are more likely to respond to annual giving campaigns, major fundraising events, and emergency appeals.

Retainer

Candid

JULY 21, 2025

Building visibility requires a multi-pronged approach, including keeping your website up to date, communicating regularly with your supporters via social media or newsletters, and building your network and showing up at events. Meanwhile, don’t neglect your Candid profile !

Funding

Blackbaud

JANUARY 15, 2025

It takes more than thank-you letters to retain donors for your nonprofit long-term. Include basic donor recognition strategies like sending small gifts of branded merchandise or shouting out donors on social media, then consider ways you can take recognition further for major and planned gift donors.

Donation

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Retaining donors is equally challengingthe average nonprofit donor retention rate is consistently around 45%. For mobile users, the primary donation page conversion rate was just 10%. Well show you how to do that through the following tips: Customize your donation process to your organizations needs. Make the donation process mobile-friendly.

Donation

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Post students photos on social media or your schools website and allow community members to vote for their favorite looks by contributing donations. Use social media, email, direct mail, and flyers to request donations to be dropped off at your schools front office. Bake sales A bake sale is a classic fundraiser for a reason.

Fundraising

CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

Whether you run a small community organization or a large nonprofit, hosting a successful golf tournament fundraiser is entirely within your reach. And the best part? Online platforms like CauseVox make it easier than ever to organize, manage, and maximize your events fundraising potential. How much do we hope to secure from sponsorships?

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

MARCH 22, 2025

Although email, printed letters, and social media acknowledgments have their place, they rarely match the impact of a live conversation. A quick, heartfelt phone call can be a game-changer when it comes to retaining donors and inspiring future giving. Why a Phone Call Over Other Methods? Put This Strategy into Practice Today!

CRM

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

There are multiple reasons nonprofits should always be aiming for high levels of retention, not the least of which is that its significantly more cost-effective over time to retain than to acquire donors. However, the retention level jumps to approximately 60% for donors retained annually on a multiyear level.

Retainer

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

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Retail

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. My predictions and recommendations for fundraising in 2025: Predictions AI and Social Media AI In last years predictions post I wrote As AI writing apps proliferate, donor communications will become even worse than they already are.

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Because organizations are trying to reach large audiences, channels like email, SMS, social media, and direct mail are more commonly used than one-on-one phone calls or in-person meetings. This generation donates via digital channels like social media (23%). For example, less than 8% of Gen Z has donated via phone, mail, or email.

Donation

GiveSmart

JUNE 20, 2025

You should also incorporate language about DAFs into your existing marketing tactics, such as emails, social media, and direct snail mail. Discover more about DAFs and how your organization can tap into these billion-dollar entities to secure donations. Most DAF grants are unrestricted, which could limit interest from donors.

Funding

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

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AI

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Marketing and OutreachSuccess Evaluate the effectiveness of your marketing and outreach strategies to understand how well your fundraiser was promoted: Reach and impressions: Analyze metrics from promotional efforts, including email open rates, social media impressions, and flyer distribution.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

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Retail

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Plus, you can use these photos in your social media posts to promote the event and entice your followers to get involved. Social media is a particularly effective platform for spreading event awareness because it can connect you to current supporters and potential new audience members. However, there are always exceptions to the rule.

Procurement

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Can becoming more intentional in your relationship-building strategies help your organization retain more donors? Look for volunteer service, social media interactions, and other forms of engagement. The relationship between an organization and a donor can take weeks, months, or even years to foster.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

In other words, the very constituents most nonprofits court through email acquisition, social media campaigns and peer-to-peer events departed in large numbers during the first quarter — an issue that researchers noted is common at the onset of each calendar year. Meanwhile, loyal repeat-retained donors had a less severe drop of 6.1%

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

Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

Winning Online Fundraising Strategies for High School Basketball Teams Blog Summary: The article highlights online fundraising strategies for high school basketball teams, focusing on social media campaigns, crowdfunding, virtual events, and selling digital products.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JUNE 18, 2025

Social media amplification helps donors see the real-time impact of their gifts and encourages them to share their giving with friends and family, often inspiring others to participate as well. When is GivingTuesday? The numbers show its incredible growth. In the United States alone, donations jumped from $400 million in 2018 to over $3.6

Software

NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

How do they hire, train, and retain people? Leverage Your Internal Team in the Hiring Process Use social media, professional networks and brand storytelling to attract attention. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic", setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Blackbaud

APRIL 28, 2025

Higher education institutions today face mounting pressures to attract and retain students in an increasingly competitive landscape. Highlight financial aid and scholarship opportunities prominently across your website, social media, and marketing materials. Customizing applicant scoring is not just about improving efficiency.

Award

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This guide offers various creative ideas tailored to each season, from spring fairs to festive holiday activities. Youll find practical tips on planning, organizing, and engaging the community, all designed to help your school meet its goals while keeping the excitement high. Raising money for a primary school is a balancing act.

Fundraising

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 volunteers who appreciate public recognition, shout them out on social media, in your newsletter, and through spotlights on your website. Create a structured onboarding process. Maintain open communication.

Training

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

Social Media : Create a dedicated event page on platforms like Facebook or Instagram. In this guide, we explore the importance of school fundraising events in building community, providing actionable strategies to organize inclusive, memorable events. But fundraising isnt just about meeting monetary goals.

Fundraising

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

But what happened SCARED THE out of people - and rightfully so. People have asked: What can partnership teams do? Here's my three-point strategy. Ask companies to step up and support you NOW. Its the smart way to stay ahead of future challenges. You have a compelling case to make; chances are, the right people are ready to listen.

Funding

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We do really well at retaining donors. She has expanded our outreach in social media and in our local communities bringing our organization out there to more people but also bringing people into our organization. That’s how I was feeling the other day. Then Dawn’s email arrived. I have taken several of your courses and read your blog.

Donation

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Act across media. For example, you say people experiencing homelessness rather than the homeless to make sure people retain their personhood and arent defined by an often temporary condition. These results push down both paid ads and organic search engine listings on the site. In short, there was a time before Google. Nor is it now.

Engineering

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Public recognition through newsletters or social media can also boost morale and show prospective hires that your organization values its people. ByJackie Sue Griffin The nonprofit world isnt what it used to be. It takes strategy. When candidates see the real-world impact of your work, theyll want to be part of it.

Retainer

Blackbaud

JUNE 11, 2025

Inquiry source analysis allows schools to pinpoint effective channels—such as social media, websites, referrals, or events—and allocate resources to the most influential areas. According to EdWeek’s evaluation of U.S. Census data: from 2019 to 2020, the share of students attending private schools grew by 3.4

Applicant

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Retain more volunteers over time. Social media marketing, targeted email outreach, word-of-mouth marketing from current volunteers Engagement Keep volunteers engaged in your mission and provide a fulfilling experience. Improve volunteer satisfaction. Appreciation Recognize volunteers for a job well done. Train volunteers effectively.

Management

NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2025

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Retail

Pamela Grow

APRIL 30, 2025

Social media posts: Keep it visual, scannable, and benefit-based. These benefits enable your nonprofit to forecast more accurately and determine how to allocate incoming revenue to support various programseven in the midst of shifting economic conditions. Help donors visualize how powerfuland easyrecurring giving can be!

Donation

Selfish Giving

APRIL 9, 2025

This webinar will be bursting with practical ideas on celebrating, retaining, and expanding your corporate partnerships. Share how many employees volunteered last year, how much media coverage your campaigns generated, or how many companies are already in your partner network. Anheuser-Busch ends 30+ years of support for St.

IT

amplifi

JANUARY 4, 2024

And you can do even more if you make it a priority to retain year-end donors! And saying thank you the right way after someone gives is crucial if you want to retain year-end donors! You need to be timely with your thank you’s if you want to retain year-end donors. And the same is true if you want to retain year-end donors.

Retainer