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CP_TopNonprofits_X Strategies to Retain the Modern Donor_Feature.jpg Perhaps the most frustrating part of running a nonprofit organization is seeing short term growth in your donor pool disappear from one fundraising campaign to the next. If you want your nonprofit to be successful in the longrun, retaining your donors is a must. Historically, donor retention has been a difficult endeavor. Without the right tools to manage your donor pool, it’s impossible to adequately strategize retention. Luckily, it’s never been easier to convert one-time givers into recurring donors. Check out these 3 modern techniques to retain donors and make your nonprofit successful for [...]

How I Knew It Was Time To Move On… Just a little over a year ago, I left my very first communications job. I adored this job. I had a lot of really great projects that not only validated my skillset, but challenged it each and every day. I loved my coworkers and I loved being able to be a part of nonprofit side of the corporation through different projects, but also through the engagement of others in the business to do something bigger than themselves. An organization I worked with, outside of my day job, had a need for a [...]

We catch a bad rap as Millennials. We’re flaky. Not loyal. Lazy. Always on our cell phones. But the truth is, we’ve changed the world already. And we’ve only been relevant for a few years. As I started compiling points for this article, I realized that we Millennials are concerned with one thing: comfort. In a world of constant chaos and connectivity, we strive to find those bright spots in the world. And if we can’t…well…we just make it ourselves. Here’s a list of reasons you should be thankful for the Millennials in your life: We made the “athleisure” trend a [...]

It’s a shame when two of your friends get you the same birthday present. Like, hello, what does a grown person need with two Hot Wheels racing sets? You want different gifts from everyone or at least receipts so you can get what you want. While matching gifts might ruin your birthday, they’re exactly what your nonprofit wants. Gifts to nonprofits usually come in monetary form, which is why it’s never bad to receive two of the same gift. However, depending on the nonprofit, if a person donates two Hot Wheels sets then the donor might disappoint a few folks. What [...]