OneCause

APRIL 28, 2025

Of course, there are a lot of effective ways to communicate with your peer-to-peer fundraising participants, including social media, apps, text messaging, and direct mail. Retaining participants : Build an ongoing relationship with participants to keep them coming back year after year. Level up your emails.

Fundraising

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.

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

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Retaining donors is equally challengingthe average nonprofit donor retention rate is consistently around 45%. Your potential donors also spend their time on social media, and youll benefit from meeting them there! Make your online giving form easily accessible on social media by including links in your bio and posts.

Donation

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

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. The student whose apparel receives the most votes wins!

Fundraising

CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

Securing Sponsorships When reaching out to potential sponsors, offer sponsorship packages that highlight their brand on your event site, signage, scorecards, and social media. Use social media to create excitement, tap into your email list , find ways to share your event with the local golfing community, and reach out to local press.

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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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

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

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AI

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. Nurturing relationships with these donors involves regular communication, acknowledging their contributions, and keeping them updated on the impact of their donations.

Funding

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

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

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.

Procurement

NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

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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. Recognize your donors : Ask your donors about their desire for recognition.

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();

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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. Share your crowdfunding page on social media and email to spread the word.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

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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. Retaining First Time Donors This GivingTuesday : More than 60% of spontaneous donors who give without prior planning intend to give again.

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.

Award

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

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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 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. Providing public recognition.

Training

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

Social Media : Create a dedicated event page on platforms like Facebook or Instagram. Social Media Challenges Create a social media challenge tied to your fundraiser, such as a dance challenge or a photo contest. Volunteer Burnout Recruiting and retaining volunteers can be tough.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Families pay for admission, and your school retains some ticketsales. Marketing tip: Provide updates on social media, showing the runners training progress or the students practicelaps. Community-Wide Attention Record-Breaking Attempts Why it works: Aiming for a world record draws media and social mediabuzz.

Fundraising

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Effective audience research is essential for nonprofits looking to expand or retain their audiences. Two big takeaways for nonprofit sponsorships: Sponsors and nonprofits might start playing it safer with their messaging to avoid scrutiny, which could also shake things up for other nonprofit media outlets.

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. We do very well with bequests and that has been keeping us going well with our bigger financial picture. That is key.

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. As searches are less about typing to get the 10 blue links, we must adapt. You can use AI to assist in content creation.

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. Her email is Jackie Sue Griffin72@gmail.com The post Your Nonprofit Team: Attracting, Retaining Talent appeared first on The NonProfit Times. Its a proven way to keep employees engaged.

Retainer

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.

Management

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. You should be looking at the data you already have to proactively retain students. Ready to transform your admissions process?

Applicant

NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2025

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