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Donor Retention Strategies: 6 Next-Level Practices

2023-03-17T13:34:11-04:00

When it comes to nonprofit fundraising, it takes more time and money to acquire new donors than it does to keep current donors. That’s why donor retention is so important. Your organization has probably implemented some strategies to retain donors, but you may be looking for additional ways to improve donor retention and grow your audience. Here are six suggestions for taking your retention strategies to the next level: Offer creative giving options to excite your donors. Make your donors' first giving experience a good one. Create a donor membership program. Host stewardship events. Offer volunteer options that target donors’ interests [...]

Donor Retention Strategies: 6 Next-Level Practices2023-03-17T13:34:11-04:00

Nonprofit Industry Conferences + Professional Development Opportunities in 2021

2023-05-18T23:57:51-04:00

‘Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.’ –Socrates Continued learning opportunities in the nonprofit sector are key to ensuring that its professionals are well-equipped to manage the day-to-day of organizations, hire and train (and, when necessary, fire) staff, and connect with and steward donors and other stakeholders. Whether you are new to the industry or have a long history of working for, or with, nonprofits there is always something you can learn from others. With the pandemic, came a lot of changes to the standing conferences that we relied on for learning and networking. [...]

Nonprofit Industry Conferences + Professional Development Opportunities in 20212023-05-18T23:57:51-04:00

How Do Consumers and Brands Feel about Check Out Campaigns?

2023-05-18T23:57:48-04:00

This post was originally published on Third Sector Today, and is being shared here with permission. If you’ve been through a check out lane in the US in the past couple of years, you have probably been asked if you’d like to donate to some cause or other. And you may have noticed, that the frequency and the locations of these have increased. All for very good reason: Check Out Campaigns have been a big help to charities by raising funds and awareness. But how are they perceived by consumers? By Brands? And are they a realistic option for smaller nonprofits? Our [...]

How Do Consumers and Brands Feel about Check Out Campaigns?2023-05-18T23:57:48-04:00

3 Keys to Setting Up Your Fundraising Calendar for Success

2023-05-18T23:57:43-04:00

your fundraising calendar for 2016. We invited special guest Brad Davies, Fundraising Expert from NextAfter to share his experience and talk through a specific strategy on how to grow your organization this year and turn your 2016 fundraising goals into a reality. Brad Davies is an online fundraising expert who was the project director of the “Online Fundraising Scorecard” which looked at the online giving habits of 250 charities, 100 of which are on the Chronical of Philanthropy’s 400 list. Brad has consulted with hundreds of organizations around the world, some of which are the largest charities in America, on [...]

3 Keys to Setting Up Your Fundraising Calendar for Success2023-05-18T23:57:43-04:00

Are You Giving Tuesday 2019-Ready?

2023-05-18T23:57:41-04:00

It’s hard to believe, but this year’s Giving Tuesday (on Dec. 3, 2019) is just around the corner. For many, it provides a big boost for fundraising. But, as they say, “You gotta be in it to win it!” Are you ready? Even if you have participated in Giving Tuesday in years past, are you ready for Giving Tuesday 2019? Think about the changes in social media and donor behavior that have taken place over the past several years. Now, think about this: If you are approaching Giving Tuesday 2019 as you have Giving Tuesday in years past, you are [...]

Are You Giving Tuesday 2019-Ready?2023-05-18T23:57:41-04:00

How to Structure a Partnership with a For-Profit

2023-05-18T23:57:40-04:00

Ever feel like you’re too busy searching for good fundraising ideas to consider the bigger picture and architect a partnership that will bring much greater financial and social impact to your organization? This webinar has been held. Watch it here: You owe it to yourself – and your organization – to join us as Bruce Burtch, one of the nation’s leading experts in the field of cross-sector partnerships and cause marketing, presents the keys to successful cross-sector partnerships. Bruce Burtch has helped for-profit and nonprofit organizations develop win-win partnerships which maximize their strategic marketing and fund development success. A nationally-recognized cause marketing expert, [...]

How to Structure a Partnership with a For-Profit2023-05-18T23:57:40-04:00

Giving Tuesday: Why It’s Only Mediumly Important

2023-05-18T23:57:37-04:00

This post was originally published on Third Sector Today, which has since merged with TopNonprofits. Controversial, I know. Let’s start with the basics: #GivingTuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  It is a great way to include nonprofit giving in the post Thanksgiving consumerist rush. This year, it falls on November 29, 2016. #GivingTuesday is an important part of any nonprofit’s end of year fundraising strategy…  but it is not the centerpiece for one main reason: everyone else is doing it, too. Nonprofit organizations are competing for inbox and newsfeed space with the majority of all other [...]

Giving Tuesday: Why It’s Only Mediumly Important2023-05-18T23:57:37-04:00

Best Practices for Nonprofit Storytelling

2023-05-18T23:57:30-04:00

Believe it or not, but the pressure on you to report on your nonprofit organization’s impact may actually be keeping you from getting more people to get involved. Reporting numbers is not the same as storytelling. It is great storytelling that gets people to care about your organization… and fund it. So, close out those spreadsheets for a few minutes and listen to this sage advice from two women who have spent their careers helping organizations grow and prosper. In this podcast, you’ll learn: WHY telling a story is important- the emotional aspect HOW to tell a story- [...]

Best Practices for Nonprofit Storytelling2023-05-18T23:57:30-04:00

Building a Successful Recurring Giving Program Using Behavioral Economics

2023-05-18T23:57:22-04:00

How nonprofits can leverage behavioral economics to move people toward monthly recurring giving Did you know that recurring donors can be up to 4x more valuable than one-time donors? Online retention rates for recurring donors are north of 85% with the average recurring donor giving 42% more over the course of a year than a one-time donors. The evidence is clear - a successful monthly giving program can create a sustainable and scalable funding stream for your nonprofit. But the strategy on how to implement a successful monthly giving program is still unclear. Our understanding of the engagement, conversion and [...]

Building a Successful Recurring Giving Program Using Behavioral Economics2023-05-18T23:57:22-04:00

Nonprofit To-Do List for the “New Normal”

2023-05-18T23:57:22-04:00

Strategies to help manage and improve your organization's operations during COVID-19 COURSE COST: FREE Enroll In Course About Author Colleen Duerr Ms. Duerr is the President of Shifting Gears Consulting, an independent consulting firm that focuses on training, communications, writing, and sales/fundraising support for both for-profit and not-for-profit entities. She gained her experience in financial services as a Vice President with CoreStates Bank in Philadelphia, PA where she sold treasury management services to the large corporate market. She also served on many internal product development teams and conducted training sessions in the areas of Trade Show Management, Certified Cash [...]

Nonprofit To-Do List for the “New Normal”2023-05-18T23:57:22-04:00

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