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Take Thanking Your Donors to the Next Level

Ann Green

Calling first-time donors is known to improve retention rates. Your gift will help us purchase winter coats for homeless children. The retention rate for first-time donors is abysmal. You can help boost your retention rate by making your new donors feel special. Phone calls will impress your donors, too.

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The Purpose of a Thank You Letter is to Thank Your Donors

Ann Green

Calling first-time donors is known to improve retention rates. Your gift will help us purchase winter coats for homeless children. With fundraising revenue and retention rates down, you can’t afford to not do a good job of thanking your donors. This will help us serve more families at the Parkside Community Food Bank.

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Thank You 101

Ann Green

Calling first-time donors is known to improve retention rates. Your gift will help us purchase winter coats for homeless children. We’re so happy you’ve been a donor these past three years. Phone calls make a difference, too. Another more personal way to thank your donors is with a phone call. Write an awesome letter.

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5 Tips on Writing Compelling Posts on Social Media for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

It could be a GlobalOwls campaign for homeless people or a “Feed the Hungry” Facebook ad. According to Twitter research, videos that have people in the first couple of frames have higher retention than other videos. Check out these 5 tips on writing compelling updates. Read posts from other nonprofits.

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Join UK Donor Commitment Study

The Agitator

This work will provides a national benchmark, computing Donor Commitment ratings for fifty top UK charities and NGOs across the health, human services, international aid & development, youth & children, environment & conservation, animal welfare, and armed services sectors ( see full list here ).

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How Showing Donors the ROI Will Boost Your Fundraising

NonProfit Hub

In another study, researchers tested two versions of a brochure for the Save the Children charity organization. One of them featured statistics on the plight of African children and one was a story of Rokia, a seven-year-old from Mali, Africa. The story-based version outperformed the infographic version by $2.38

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Resiliency Strategies for Nonprofits in Times of Political and Financial Instability

NonProfit Quarterly

billion in backlogged bills, 90 percent reduced homelessness services, and the denial of support to more than 3,600 adults and 4,200 children seeking refuge in domestic violence shelters. Research shows these formatsincrease stakeholder participation, improve message retention, and encourage broader public engagement.