CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Instead, give yourself a solid 4-6 week time frame (pre-December) to hammer down your year-end fundraising details so you’re ready to go on kickoff day. Thanking your donors is an essential step in retaining your year-end donors. End-of-Year Giving Campaigns FAQs What is a year-end giving campaign?

Goals

Planned Giving

MAY 19, 2025

Retained Life Estate Situation: My home is valuable, but I still want to live in it. RETAINED LIFE ESTATE Give your home, but live in it for life. The post The Elevator Opens: Are You Ready to Talk Planned Giving? Bargain Sale Situation: Id sell this property, but I also want to give part of it to charity. Its a win-win.

Readiness

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. Enhancing the Golfer Experience One of the best ways to have a successful event and retain participants is ensuring you put the fun in fundraising!

Fundraising

Future Fundraising Now

JANUARY 8, 2025

So we were ready to re-think it, and Relationship Fundraising came along at just the right time. Consider whether you can make your appeal mailing unique to you and different from the rest, while retaining their effectiveness. Standard fundraising back then was all about getting good at asking. And asking. And asking.

Fundraising

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.

Grant

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Retaining donors is equally challengingthe average nonprofit donor retention rate is consistently around 45%. With these tips to guide you, youll be ready to create (or revamp) your donation process, from the placement of your logo to the wording on your thank-you receipt.

Donation

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Can becoming more intentional in your relationship-building strategies help your organization retain more donors? Engagement tracking : Monitor how prospects interact with your communications, post comments, attend events, volunteer their time, and engage with your website to gauge their interest and readiness for cultivation.

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. When your organization hasnt yet built a base of individual giving, and youre simply not ready. Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. Only 13.8% Things like focusing solely on growing your major donor program.

AI

CauseVox

JULY 1, 2025

In short: CRM software for nonprofits helps you remember, recognize, and retain your donors (and that’s where the real magic happens!). From the moment a donor gives, their information flows directly into your CRM, ready to be tracked, segmented, and followed up with, all without you lifting a finger. Ready to see it in action?

CRM

Blue Avocado

JUNE 10, 2025

This overall has been a positive since it reduces long commutes and lets us recruit and retain staff that might otherwise not apply. We are ready to continue our work in advocating for equal rights, promoting mental and physical wellness, and fostering a sense of belonging for all LGBTQ+ individuals.

Nonprofit

amplifi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It gets them excited to engage with your organization and helps you retain them long-term. If you’re ready to take it to the next level, use the following tips to create better thank you’s to follow up your next appeal! A donor might not be ready to write another check. Repetitive – When communications flow, relationships grow.

Nonprofit

Candid

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

He outlines questions nonprofit boards should ask to successfully recruit and retain members of color: how board diversity will affect the organizations work, whether theyre expanding their network of potential board candidates, and whether theyre building an inclusive and welcoming board culture. Ready to learn more?

Government

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

One of the best (and easiest) ways to retain new donors is to follow up after the campaign. This gives guests more time to familiarize themselves with your items, learn how to use your auction tools, and get ready to bid once the auction starts. Once the event is over, send thank-you emails to each of your participants.

Procurement

Gail Perry Group

JULY 17, 2025

This is often a sign that the donor isn’t ready, is not interested or was never properly qualified. Leadership often applies pressure to make asks based on what the organization needs right now versus knowing donors are truly ready. This hesitation stalls gifts that might otherwise be ready to close.

Burnout

Blackbaud

JUNE 18, 2025

GivingTuesday allows nonprofits, schools, and community groups to tap into a wave of generosity and connect with people ready to support causes they care about. Retaining First Time Donors This GivingTuesday : More than 60% of spontaneous donors who give without prior planning intend to give again. When is GivingTuesday?

Software

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

After the donor passes away, the nonprofit retains the remaining value. Start by assessing your internal readiness, identifying prospects using your CRM, and crafting personalized outreach strategies that align with your donors’ values. Charitable gift annuities (CGAs): CGAs are contracts between a donor and a nonprofit.

CRM

Candid

MARCH 12, 2025

Organizations that currently fit the definition of acceptable can leverage their relative safety to help shelter others: Be ready to extend fiscal sponsorship status to an organization that has its 501(c)(3) status revoked; this may put the sponsoring organization under scrutiny, but it will also help others survive when they have no alternative.

Nonprofit

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Winter Fundraising (January and February) Why it works: After the indulgences of the holidays, many people are ready for healthier habits. Families pay for admission, and your school retains some ticketsales. Caution: These challenges can fade quickly, so be ready to launch during the peak of popularity.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

Volunteer Burnout Recruiting and retaining volunteers can be tough. Ready to start planning? Overcoming Common Fundraising Challenges Even the best-planned fundraisers face hurdles. Heres how to address common challenges while keeping community-building at the forefront: 1.

Fundraising

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

You have a compelling case to make; chances are, the right people are ready to listen. Effective audience research is essential for nonprofits looking to expand or retain their audiences. 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.

Funding

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Education and Teacher Development : Professional development, curriculum innovation, and efforts to retain educators are stalling. Operational Disruptions Affecting Grant Readiness In addition to funding losses, nonprofits are experiencing widespread administrative breakdowns in the federal grant system.

Federal Grants

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

By creating an inclusive, supportive environment and investing in peoples growth, your organization will be ready to face new challenges and expand its impact. ** Jackie Sue Griffin is owner and executive director of Jackie Sue Griffin Associates in Tampa, Florida.

Retainer

Blackbaud

JUNE 11, 2025

You should be looking at the data you already have to proactively retain students. By embracing data analysis, admissions directors can ensure their institution remains ahead of the curve, attracting and retaining the best-fit students. Ready to transform your admissions process?

Application

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. Staff members at medical practices focus on delivering quality care and patient experiences, but this can lead to them neglecting revenue.

Insurance

Clairification

JANUARY 4, 2024

Now… you should be devoting at least as much time to thanking the donors who responded to your appeals, with the goal of retaining and upgrading them over time. To Retain Donors, Stand Out from the ‘Get Go’ Believe me, most donors aren’t sticking around. I’ll bet you devoted a lot of time to this endeavor.

Retainer

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more important, retain volunteers by valuing their time, effort, and skills. If you’re ready to make a plan to retain your volunteers, start with these six tips. million people volunteered for a nonprofit organization in 2021, contributing $122.9

Retainer

Clairification

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

To Retain Donors, Stand Out from the ‘Get Go’ Believe me, most donors aren’t sticking around. Most thank you letters are simply boring. This could come from almost any nonprofit. They’re generic, not specific.They look like a form letters. You can do a lot better, and it’s not hard. They’re simple and foolproof.

Template

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

NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Find out how you can use Keela's software to retain donors, save time, and raise more for your cause! Keela’s complete fundraising and donor management software helps nonprofits build donor relationships, organize data, and shows you where to focus to bring in more donations.

Readiness

Clairification

JUNE 5, 2023

Today’s article will help you learn both: how to keep more fundraisers, and how to satisfy, inspire and retain more donors. The real reason fundraisers leave their jobs, and the sector, is very similar to why donors leave you. I gave you a hint in the title. It’s what Aretha Franklin famously sang about: R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

Fundraising

Candid

JULY 7, 2022

If you’re ready to fully leverage social media for any giving day, whether July 15, Giving Tuesday, or some other day, here’s four tips to get you started. . This is a great time to remind people of the impact that a donation has, an important part of retaining donors , by showcasing what past donations have allowed you to accomplish.

Media

Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

Retain staff. Important: If yours is a small, community-based nonprofit AND is grant-ready, consider outsourcing. One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. Important: Invest in donor stewardship and reliable data. Include new donor acquisition in your plan.

Letter Of Inquiry

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 8, 2024

How do systems of expressing gratitude work and why do they matter for retaining donors ? Why does retaining donors matter? If your nonprofit is continuously attracting new donors, does it really matter if you retain them after their initial gift? Prepare a script and be ready to answer common questions donors may have.

Retainer

Qgiv

MAY 10, 2022

Ensure that you’re able to do your best work by setting up a donor pipeline: a structured way to attract, cultivate, and retain your donors. In this stage, the donor has decided your nonprofit is a worthy cause and they’re ready to contribute to the work that you do. Not sure what your donor pipeline should look like? Give Qgiv a try.

Retainer

CauseVox

JUNE 26, 2023

Get ready to level up your supporter engagement game with the most sought-after workshop of the summer! Proven methods to engage and retain new donors, ensuring their continued support year after year. Now is the perfect time to strategize and revolutionize your engagement approach, so register today for the free workshop.

Retainer

Candid

AUGUST 15, 2024

These articles explain, for example, how to overcome fundraising challenges during an election year, how to make sure your nonprofit is “grant-ready,” and how even the smallest nonprofits can get noticed by potential donors and build those relationships. Is your nonprofit organization ‘grant-ready’?

Fundraising

Booster

JUNE 4, 2024

This will give you a realistic picture on whether you have a super-crew ready to change the world, or you still need to find a few more parents to keep your school a well-oiled machine. Check out even more tips and tricks on how to manage and retain your volunteers here. Host a little gathering on or off-campus to say 1) thank you!

Retainer