The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 13, 2025

Nonprofit executives Jordan Shenker and Keena Friday share tips on how to recruit and keep great staff members.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 29, 2025

Every week, I receive an email or a DM from someone whos decided to walk away from nonprofit fundraising. Meanwhile, smaller nonprofits, grappling with declining revenue, are responding by laying off fundraising staff. That nonprofit professionals shouldnt earn competitive wages. Not because they werent successful. Khadijah M.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Diverse revenue streams provide a sustainable financial foundation for nonprofits. Explore revenue streams your nonprofit should pursue in this guide. This is a great way for nonprofits of all sizes to bring in a steady stream of revenue. Its important for you to diversify your revenue sources. The good news?

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Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

Nonprofits are crucial for communities, but they face significant hurdles. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community “What do nonprofits struggle with the most? When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community “What do nonprofits struggle with the most?”

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

The second piece of the equation is that many nonprofits struggle with donor retention. I know its tough to hear, but the average nonprofit loses 60% of its donors each year. Most nonprofits and charities measure donor retention year over year. From these stats, you would have retained 40% of your donors, and lost 60%.

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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. Sometimes people want to support a local nonprofit, but they dont know where to start. Share the finished product with volunteers.

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Candid

JULY 21, 2025

So, what else can nonprofits do to ensure they can go on serving their communities? Position your organization for visibility Even with a strong case for support, funders and donors can only support your nonprofit if they’re aware of the work you do. What else can nonprofits do to diversify funding streams?

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Matching Grants for Children’s Music Programs Grants to USA nonprofit organizations and K-12 schools to equip music programs with musical instruments. Matching grants of up to $75,000 and in-kind services to eligible nonprofits for utility expenses and to build capacity. Matching Grants for Utility Costs and to Build capacity!

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Candid

MARCH 24, 2025

Based on my 25 years experience working in global development, here are five tips to help nonprofits be ready to respond to unforeseen challenges. Leaders are accountable for bringing resilient and imaginative colleagues into their organizationsand retaining them. ” In the nonprofit context, this means strong partnerships.

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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. million was retained by the fundraising firm. The number of campaigns in which the telemarketer retained more than 50 percent of the collected dollars dropped from 129 in 2022 to 120 in 2023.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

The kind of large, clean data sets AI systems require has historically been a point of weakness for nonprofit organizations. Free Resource Enterprise Nonprofit CRM Evaluation Guide Download now 4. But for most nonprofit enterprises, data continues to be fragmented or siloed.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As fundraisers, you’re also in charge of putting together end-of-year giving campaigns for your nonprofit. Mobilize Your Closest Friends We often forget to ask our nonprofit or charity’s most loyal friends for help before a fundraiser begins. Secure A Matching Gift Matching gifts are nonprofit gold.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 2, 2025

Demonstrating to donors that you see and appreciate their commitment to your organization can reinforce their confidence in their decision to support your nonprofit. 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.

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OneCause

APRIL 28, 2025

Peer-to-peer fundraising is a powerful approach for nonprofits. For inspiration, take a look at examples of creative and successful peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns from other nonprofits. Retaining participants : Build an ongoing relationship with participants to keep them coming back year after year.

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Blackbaud

JULY 22, 2025

Donor retention is a nonprofit’s ability to keep its existing donors engaged and encourage them to continue giving over time. Building strong relationships with donors is fundamental for nonprofit success. Cost-Effectiveness Acquiring new donors can prove significantly more expensive than retaining existing ones.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 15, 2025

It takes more than thank-you letters to retain donors for your nonprofit long-term. To effectively steward donor relationships and inspire higher levels of giving, you must strategically engage donors in various ways that deepen their connections to your nonprofit. The answer is a donor stewardship matrix.

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Critical Fundraising

JULY 28, 2025

Hannah concludes: “While the role of fundraiser is unique in the nonprofit and commercial sectors, fundraisers are nonetheless just like members of every other profession in that they want autonomy over, and ownership of, the work they do, and to exercise a full range of skills in carrying out this work.

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Candid

MAY 5, 2025

From nonprofit service providers to system designers In the field of financial technology, nonprofits historically have been viewed as intermediariesfocused on financial education or service delivery. It also helps retain liquidity within the local economy and reduces reliance on intermediaries that charge high fees.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 14, 2025

Quality, dedicated nonprofit volunteers and skilled staff are the key to any successful mission. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is your biggest challenge in recruiting and retaining skilled staff or volunteers?” ” , once again, nonprofit leaders came through!

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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.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Employer matching gifts offer key advantages to nonprofit organizations, including increased individual donations, opportunities for additional corporate funding, improved supporter engagement, and more. Ultimately, this would result in a $200 (or doubled) donation value for the nonprofit.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofits have a conversion problem. The data speaks for itselfaccording to the M+R Benchmarks 2024 report : Of desktop users who made their way to a nonprofits main donation page, only 16% completed a gift. Retaining donors is equally challengingthe average nonprofit donor retention rate is consistently around 45%.

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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. By leveraging these straightforward yet impactful approaches, nonprofits can better understand their strengths, address weaknesses, seize opportunities, enhance supporter engagement, and grow their impact.

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Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

A nonprofit can make better budget decisions for grant writing services by knowing these payment models. Monthly retainers Organizations that need ongoing grant support benefit from monthly retainers. Monthly retainer costs range widely. Most retainer agreements last 6-12 months.

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Center for Major Gifts

MARCH 22, 2025

Imagine a nonprofit that calls every donorregardless of gift sizewithin a day or two of receiving their contribution. Nonprofits have reported that donors who receive prompt, personal phone calls often give again more readily than those who receive only automated messages or standard form letters. Donor Thank You Calls Work!

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

of new donors retained year-to-date. This underscores the persistent challenge of engaging and retaining first-time donors, he said. Both the Micro organizations (less than $100,000) and medium-sized nonprofits ($250,000-$1 million) had improved fundraising performance compared to 2023. Dollars declined by 10.3%

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 1, 2025

While general operating, unrestricted (GO) grants are ideal for nonprofits, project-restricted grants continue to be funded more successfully. Author Bio: Claire Honsinger, GPC is founder and principal consultant of Good Horse Grants, nonprofit funding advocacy and professional grant consulting.

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Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

More and more nonprofits are monthly giving societies, clubs, and programs. by nonprofit organizations, it’s important to do whatever you can to retain existing donors. There are several reasons why. Let’s take a look at why a monthly giving program might be right for your organization. Monthly giving becomes a positive habit.

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Blue Avocado

JUNE 10, 2025

In the five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits have faced new challenges and, in many cases, changed the way they operate. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community “Post-pandemic, what has changed for the better (or worse) in your nonprofit?” Submissions may be edited for length and clarity.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Whether youre running a household, business, or nonprofit, finding ways to do more with limited resources remains a challenge. For nonprofits, this means prioritizing activities like prospect research, donor appeals, meetings with major donors, and grant writing. Strong donor relations are the key to retention.

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CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

Picture this: a sunny day, a beautifully manicured golf course, and a group of enthusiastic golfers ready to tee offall while raising funds to support your nonprofit’s mission. Whether you run a small community organization or a large nonprofit, hosting a successful golf tournament fundraiser is entirely within your reach.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

As a nonprofit finance leader, you are constantly aware of the many different pulls on your funding availability. The Benefits of Budgeting by Program for Nonprofit Organizations As a nonprofit, you have to manage which funds are restricted and which aren’t. One program could use more headcount to serve more people.

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Bonterra

JUNE 19, 2025

of new donors are retained after their first gift. The first gift isn’t the goal. It’s just the beginning. Acquiring donors is hard. Keeping them is even harder. According to Bonterra’s 2025 Impact Report , only 19.4% That means more than 80% never come back. The key to improving that stat is not more asks. It is better engagement.

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Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Major gift fundraising is a cornerstone of nonprofit financial health, providing the resources needed for transformational impact. To streamline their search for donors, nonprofits can utilize wealth screening tools, donor data analysis, and in-depth prospect research.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

As the end of the year approaches, nonprofits of all sizes gear up for their most critical fundraising period. Join nonprofit social media expert Julia Campbell in this engaging webinar, where she’ll reveal proven strategies to maximize your year-end fundraising through social media.

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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. provides grant writing training and discounted services to underserved 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with budgets of less than $3 million. About Shavonn V. Let's chat here. Get.Grants.Better.

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