Ann Green

AUGUST 6, 2024

If you’re doing a year-end fundraising campaign, the time to start planning it is now, hopefully in an air-conditioned space. You can also use this for fundraising campaigns at other times of the year. Be sure your donation page is user-friendly and consistent with your other fundraising materials. Do you have a campaign plan?

Fundraising 268

Fundraising Fundraising Food Recruitment 268

Ann Green

AUGUST 2, 2023

Even though it might be sweltering outside, now is a good time to start planning your year-end fundraising campaign, hopefully in an air-conditioned space. You can also use this for fundraising campaigns at other times of the year. Be sure your donation page is user-friendly and consistent with your other fundraising materials.

Fundraising 246

Fundraising Fundraising Food Recruitment 246

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 5, 2024

He completed his DBA in Organizational Leadership and Development researching Appalachian nonprofits, psychological contracts, and retention. His expertise includes public relations, advertising, fundraising, social media, recruitment, retention, event development, leadership development, and community engagement.

Collaborations 210

Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Leadership 210

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

We all know why nonprofits want monthly donors — fantastic ROI, high retention rates and higher lifetime value. You must recruit donors. Some orgs like setting a public goal of the number of new sustainers they would like to recruit in a campaign. Photo Credit: https://flic.kr/p/aVmeYp. So, how do we get them? First, the basics.

Recruitment 222

Recruitment Retention Values Nonprofits 222

Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2021

Do you know your organization’s donor retention rate? According to the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ 2020 Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), only 43.6% As important as it is to pay attention to donor retention, it’s equally important to know how to “move the needle”—and we do. I’d bet not. .

Retention 113

Retention Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 113

Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Peter Drucker stressed the importance of strategic recruitment, emphasizing the need to select individuals based on their competencies, character, and dedication. Tailoring your recruitment efforts to find individuals whose skills and expertise align with your organization’s mission is fundamental.

Recruitment 87

Recruitment Race and Ethnicity Collaborations Retention 87

The Volunteer Hub

MARCH 7, 2022

With the value of a volunteer hour approaching $29 in 2022, now is the time to focus on retention and better utilize your existing volunteer contacts. Simply put, to reduce turnover and increase retention, volunteers must be pleased with the environment in which they work and motivated by the tasks to which they are assigned.

Retention 92

Retention Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Activism 92

Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

A Guide to Donor Retention. What is Donor Retention? If you’re a fundraiser or nonprofit development professional, you’ve likely heard the term “donor retention.” But what is donor retention? Nonprofits with a high donor retention rate have long-term supporters who come back year after year.

Retention 90

Retention Philanthropy Associations Communication 90

Ann Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

But you need to spend just as much time thanking your donors as you do on fundraising. If this sounds impossible, find other staff or recruit volunteers to help you. It’s often a welcome surprise and can raise retention rates among first-time donors. donor relations fundraising writing thank you' Get everyone involved.

Recruitment 245

Recruitment Retention Communication Fundraising 245

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Much like you focus on donor retention, you also have to develop a plan for employee retention to ensure your team feels satisfied coming to work each day and upholding your mission. In this article, we’ll go over five tips to help your nonprofit nurture a flourishing work environment to keep employee engagement and retention high.

Leadership 228

Leadership Retention Nonprofits Nonprofit Leadership 228

The Agitator

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Yesterday I complained … only ONE retention superstar had responded from our Agitator audience — Colorado Public Radio. Jonathon Grapsas at Flat Earth Direct in Australia has been working on retention amongst clients who do much of their donor acquisition via face-to-face solicitation. Average year.

Retention 76

Retention Recruitment Nonprofit Management Management 76

Ann Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

Pandemic or not, we still have seasons and fall is traditionally fundraising season for nonprofit organizations. You can also use this for fundraising campaigns at other times of the year. You may have already set a goal for your year-end campaign in your 2020 fundraising plan and most likely that has changed.

Fundraising 185

Fundraising Fundraising Recruitment Retention 185

Ann Green

AUGUST 11, 2022

Despite all this, now is a good time to start planning your year-end fundraising campaign. You can also use this for fundraising campaigns at other times of the year. You may have already set a goal for your year-end campaign in your 2022 fundraising plan (at least I hope you did) and maybe that has changed. Do you have a plan?

Fundraising 189

Fundraising Fundraising Food Recruitment 189

Ann Green

JULY 30, 2024

Whether you’re future-proofing your fundraisers by focusing on future giving initiatives or leveraging low-cost digital channels to acquire donors , your nonprofit can still inspire enough support to keep its operations going strong. The donor promotes these programs online and even recruits like-minded friends and family to join in.

Ethics 283

Ethics Donor Motivation Environmental Communication 283

Ann Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Year-end fundraising season is underway and many of you may be working on your appeal letters. Thanking donors often takes a back seat in fundraising campaigns, but it’s a crucial component that you need to start planning now. Start recruiting board members, staff, and other volunteers to help you with this. Keep it up.

Non-Profits 225

Non-Profits Retention Food Recruitment 225

Ann Green

APRIL 27, 2015

Some organizations do fundraising appeals or hold events in the spring. Donor relations is an important, but often overlooked, component of fundraising. Retention rates are getting better, but we still have a long way to go. Find ways to build relationships in your spring fundraising campaign. Others don’t.

Recruitment 194

Recruitment Retention Communication Fundraising 194

Ann Green

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Donor retention continues to lag. You’ll often use a number of different channels when you send out a fundraising appeal or promote an event. Fundraising and recruitment. Be sure to add your fundraising appeals to your communications calendar. You need to communicate with your donors throughout the year.

Communication 177

Communication Recruitment Homelessness Retention 177

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 10, 2023

However, volunteers can quickly become another challenge for your event team if you don’t know how to effectively recruit and manage them. To recruit a team of energetic and helpful volunteers for your next event, you need to actively promote volunteering opportunities to your community of supporters. Let’s begin! Contact information.

Recruitment 195

Recruitment Nonprofits Management Activism 195

Care2

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Unfortunately, many nonprofits don't feel like they have the luxury of focusing on fundraising strategies that will bring in long-term results, which has led to low donor retention rates. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, the commercial business customer retention rate is 94%.

Retention 76

Retention Nonprofits Recruitment Communication 76

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 28, 2024

Since you focus the majority of your nonprofit’s outreach on acquiring funding for your cause, volunteer recruitment can naturally fall by the wayside. However, a focused volunteer recruitment strategy can help your nonprofit tap into the over 60 million people who volunteer each year and harness their passion for your progress.

Recruitment 59

Recruitment Retention Collaborations Nonprofits 59

Care2

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

All nonprofits struggle with donor retention. We''re reaching the fundraising season where asks are being tailored and success stories are being drafted. Engaging your board members in the retention process is critical. They can also reach out to their personal networks to recruit new donors. Online Fundraising'

Retention 70

Retention Recruitment Communication Fundraising 70

Top Nonprofits

JULY 25, 2024

Whether you’re selling flower bulbs , popcorn, cookie dough, candles, or something else entirely, a product fundraiser is a great way to engage your supporters and earn money for your cause. In this guide, we’ll provide tips for how you can create a comprehensive volunteer recruitment strategy to make your product fundraiser a success.

Recruitment 52

Recruitment Production Volunteerism Volunteerism 52

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

He completed his DBA in Organizational Leadership and Development researching Appalachian nonprofits, psychological contracts, and retention. His expertise includes public relations, advertising, fundraising, social media, recruitment, retention, event development, leadership development, and community engagement.

Public and Social Policy 204

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 204

Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

Nonprofits with written fundraising plans consistently outperform organizations without them. One study found that 37% of organizations with budgets under $1 million and 22% of organizations with budgets over $1 million don’t have a fundraising plan in place. 6 steps to creating a fundraising plan. Assess past performance.

Fundraising 133

Fundraising Fundraising Retention Recruitment 133

Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2021

In part one of this series, I outlined my top six fundraising strategies for 2021: . Investing in digital-first fundraising and marketing communications. Embrace this fundamental fundraising truth. With that in mind, fundraising should be framed as a revenue center, not a cost center. Mastering relevant content marketing.

Culture 138

Culture Philanthropy Fundraising Fundraising 138

Ann Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By Logan Lewis In 2023, donor retention was down significantly from the previous year. This involves practices like frequently recognizing and showing gratitude to donors, creating multichannel fundraising and marketing campaigns , and improving the overall donor experience. Learn how digital waivers improve donor experiences.

Retention 170

Retention Recruitment Communication Marketing 170

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Over the years, as we’ve spent more time on our phones and computers, peer-to-peer fundraising has become one of the core avenues through which individuals donate to and advocate for the nonprofits they love. What is peer-to-peer fundraising? . Types of peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Benefits of peer-to-peer fundraising.

Fundraising 105

Fundraising Fundraising Participation and motivation Recruitment 105

Ann Green

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Donor retention continues to be a problem and one of the reasons is poor communication. You’ll often use a number of different channels when you send a fundraising appeal or promote an event. Fundraising and recruitment. Be sure to add your fundraising appeals to your communications calendar.

Communication 148

Communication Recruitment Homelessness Retention 148

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

Until recently the nonprofit pioneers of the Social Web had to mostly rely on their intuition that their social media campaigns were resulting in more dollars raised online, an increase in brand and cause awareness, and higher rates of volunteer recruitment and retention. Using Twitter during fundraising events can result in 10X more.

Advertising 107

Advertising Fundraising Fundraising Recruitment 107

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

While ChatGPT may be all the buzz, have you considered how it and other artificial intelligence tools could enhance your fundraising efforts ? For nonprofits, it’s proving to be a valuable resource for writing communications, deepening engagement with supporters, and fundraising.

Fundraising 141

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Technology 141

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 20, 2024

Strategies for Recruiting Developers For Start-ups In the competitive start-up market, it’s a great deal to hire developers who are skilled and align with the company’s vision. Utilizing Recruitment Agencies and Headhunters Specialized Agencies Engage recruitment agencies that specialize in tech roles.

Recruitment 52

Recruitment Insurance Retention Culture 52

The Agitator

MARCH 20, 2011

I’ve been fiddling around with a list of favorite fundraising metrics … the fewest numbers I would most like to know about my/your donors to judge my/your direct marketing fundraising performance. First-year retention rate for new donors, by acquisition media (The linchpin of future value).

Fundraising 89

Fundraising Fundraising Retention Recruitment 89

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

End of year is the most lucrative, high-stakes fundraising there is. A solid year-end fundraising plan can help! I’m here with an end-of-year timeline and fundraising communications calendar to make end-of-year fundraising as easy as pie. Just follow my timeline below to create your year-end fundraising plan!

Fundraising 91

Fundraising Fundraising Recruitment Retention 91

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

If your nonprofit is anything like the 8,000+ organizations that participated in the 2015 Fundraising Effectiveness Project Survey , the answer is….not Retention rates are pretty abysmal in the nonprofit sector, hovering at 43 percent for the past two years. So, how can nonprofits improve retention? not enough.

Participation and motivation 108

Participation and motivation Retention Recruitment Fundraising 108

Ann Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Fundraising consultant Pamela Grow gives an example of being told to weed out donor data because the database the organization had was only free if it held less than 500 donor records. A better database can help you with retention. Recruit volunteers to help, too. But there are some areas where you can’t skimp.

Non-Profits 154

Non-Profits Recruitment Retention Communication 154

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

By Wendy Mercurio , Content & Education Specialist at Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. December is an important month for nonprofit fundraisers. Fundraisers can receive helpful cues from these intelligent tools.

Fundraising 110

Fundraising Fundraising Retention Homelessness 110

The Agitator

MARCH 27, 2012

YET… day in day out thousands of nonprofits pour the bulk of their marketing and fundraising dollars into a leaky retention bucket, seemingly oblivious to this gigantic waste that endangers their very future. Truth be told, the real reason is: “Because we really don’t know how to improve retention and fix the leaky bucket.”.

Retention 75

Retention Fundraising Fundraising Recruitment 75