NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

While some skills are innate, many nonprofit management skills can be taught. Before diving into vital nonprofit management skills, let’s explore how developing these skills enhances careers and strengthens the sector as a whole. Nonprofit Management Skill #3: Public Speaking An astounding 75% of people fear public speaking.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 31, 2022

The beauty of using a customer relationship management (CRM) tool is that it gives you a place to house your donor information and creates automated processes and background information to guide you in continuous engagement.

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The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In a recent episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Greg Miller, President and CEO of Penn-Mar Human Services, to discuss the critical issues of recruitment, retention, and strategic partnerships in the nonprofit sector. He stated, “When we get retention correct, recruitment becomes less of an issue.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2025

Donor retention can feel like a never-ending cycle. Measuring the effectiveness of your efforts against broader nonprofit sector benchmarks can further refine your donor retention strategy , helping ensure your approach remains effective and informed. Ready to transform your approach to donor retention?

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 18, 2025

In 2024, donor retention continued to drop. Now that 2025 is in full swing, let's consider why this is and what fundraisers can do.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

GiveSmart Donor CRM is a new, modern, user-friendly tool to make donor management efficient and easy for nonprofits like yours.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 10, 2023

Employee retention has always been an issue for nonprofit leaders, but it is currently at an all-time high. So, What is the Solution to Employee Retention? Psychological contracts are the unwritten expectations and obligations between employers and employees. Celebrate achievements publicly to foster a culture of appreciation.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 21, 2024

As donor count continues to decline, it’s important to find loyal supporters. Here are five tips to help you acquire and retain sustainers.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 2, 2024

So, don’t miss out on this opportunity even if all you can manage is a couple of emails to your list. Donor retention presents another challenge. New donor retention has dropped 9 percent to 11.1 Data shows that it’s worth it.” 2024 So Far The core of a nonprofit’s long-term stability is usually its smaller, individual donors.

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Affnetz

APRIL 15, 2024

Donor Management Software for Small Nonprofits | Affnetz / By Bala Guntipalli Introduction: Donor management is the cornerstone of success for any nonprofit organization, and for small nonprofits, efficient management of donor relationships can make all the difference in achieving their missions.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2025

A well-thought-out plan to diversify your revenue streams puts you in the drivers seat, helping your organization manage challenges with confidence. Why it matters: Donors who cut back dont always stop givingthey may just prefer smaller, manageable gifts. The data: Recurring donors have the highest retention ratesup to 90%.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 3, 2022

The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade. Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. A prompt, personal, powerful thank you is the bare minimum. What do you do to keep donors close?

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Bloomerang

MAY 20, 2024

In the dynamic world of nonprofits, managing supporters effectively often feels like juggling too many tasks at once. Imagine harnessing the power of unified data to streamline operations, boost engagement, and drive retention. Why not let Bloomerang Membership Management handle these tedious tasks for you?

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 18, 2022

Donor management software that focuses on retention and engagement should be easy. Is your database easy? Our free eBook, A Buyer’s Guide to Fundraising Software, will help you identify tools to help simplify your fundraising. Software decisions don’t need to be difficult. Bloomerang can help.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Best Practices for Donor Acquisition and Retention Through Direct Mail. Wondering how you can manage all of the things you need to do in order to send effective direct mail appeals? Your donor management software should also include key features needed for mailings like constituent history, smart reports, and letter editing.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Nonprofits who care about donor retention employ numerous strategies to keep their donors coming back year after year. Personal acknowledgments, impact reporting, and a strong monthly giving program are some of the cornerstones to a high donor retention rate. Savvy fundraisers have always kept donor retention top of mind.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Donor retention on steroids – Make it monthly I implore you to make soliciting recurring donations a priority. Maybe in the past you weren’t set up to manage monthly giving effectively. Retention is a phenomenal 80 – 90% compared with under 20% for new one-time donors and just 45% when ongoing donors are added to the mix.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Moving forward, organizations should steward new relationships virtually and bring moves management strategies into their digital fundraising programs.

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Affnetz

AUGUST 22, 2023

Exploring Donor Management Software: A Go-To Guide for Small Nonprofits Exploring Donor Management Software: A Go-To Guide for Small Nonprofits / By Mike Crum In today’s digital age, technology has transformed the way Nonprofit organizations operate and connect with their supporters.

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Ann Green

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Let’s take a look at three areas where nonprofits can drive increased fundraising efficiency: staff retention, donor qualification, and campaign planning. If fundraiser retention has been a challenge for your nonprofit, work to improve it before diving deeper into other fundraising efficiency improvements. Cutting expenses?

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 10, 2024

According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , a drop in gifts from major donors and a decrease in donor retention have led to fundraising challenges for nonprofits this year. That means that building a reliable, sustainable major gift moves management process is more important now than ever.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Effective volunteer management vital to an organization’s day-to-day operations, meaning nonprofits need to invest in smart volunteer management practices to reduce administrative overhead and increase volunteer retention. Here’s what to expect: What is volunteer management? What is volunteer management?

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We do not need any further proof of this than the lousy retention rates that nonprofit organizations suffer year after year. The motivation that gets someone to take the first step to support an organization (donating or volunteering) is quite different from their motivation to continue to be engaged.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 5, 2025

A great partnership newsletter makes retention easier and acquisition smarterand thats a winning formula. Senior New Partnership Development Manager, American Lung Association , Boston ($90k - $100k) 4. And unlike direct sales pitches, a newsletter provides value-driven content that builds trust over time. Bottom line?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2025

While my manager and I would both recommend discontinuing the practice, this feels more like a judgment call than a best practices thing. The time and care required to develop our listings is manageable/not manageable. Especially if it opens up that time for more high-yielding fundraising and donor retention activities.

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Anedot

MARCH 6, 2025

Specifically, this role will manage the grants calendar, develop grant strategies, and research, write and prepare foundation and government grant applications and funder reports. Grant Research, Proposal Development and Grant Writing 3 or more years of grant writing, management, fundraising and/or relevant experience.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This simple act is the key to retaining supporters, and retention is crucial to the financial health of charitable organizations. Getting good at saying “thank you,” and doing so regularly and meaningfully is something every nonprofit must do.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 24, 2025

Despite the solitary nature of most giving, there are lots of ways to create a feeling of community for your donors. Here are some ideas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

By Abby Jarvise , writer, marketer, and speaker at Neon One – software built for small and midsize nonprofits to help them manage fundraising, communications, events, volunteers, and more. Donor retention is important. All that is true, but the fact remains that donor retention is a struggle. The short answer is “no.”

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Leveraging Technology For Recruitment and Retention Technology can simplify hiring and keep teams connected. Use recruiting tools to streamline the hiring process and employee management platforms to boost productivity. Remote work is here to stay, so make sure your tech setup supports seamless collaboration.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 16, 2021

A meeting started out negatively with the finance person saying that a personal relationship with a donor doesn’t really count – it doesn’t positively affect the retention or contribution of that donor. Now, to be fair, he didn’t exactly say it that way.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JUNE 17, 2024

Retention Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations Creating a Positive Work Culture One of the most critical components to retaining your top talent is creating and fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture. Professional Development Another way to increase staff retention is to invest in the growth of your employees.

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Clairification

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

If you dont build trust, or if you somehow manage to destroy it, youre going to lose your donor. By now youre likely familiar with the stats on donor retention from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. If you want to improve on these retention rates (and you definitely can!), The most recent report revealed only 13.8%

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Dear Rhea, Im a middle-manager at a nonprofit with about 30 employees. In my role as a program manager, Im very involved in writing grant applications. Its potentially an educational experience and could help them if they want to be in a management or development position in the future. Thats why donor retention is so crucial.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 19, 2022

The Volunteer Generation Fund focuses on investments in volunteer management practices that increase both volunteer recruitment and retention. The 2023 grant competition will fund programs that address the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on students.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

However, successful volunteer recruitment, engagement, and retention are no easy feat. That’s where volunteer management software comes in. Volunteer management software is a tool that nonprofits can use to better organize their volunteers by handling everything from scheduling to ongoing communication. Let’s dive in!

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NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 29, 2022

From fundraising strategies and emotional intelligence to diversity, equity and inclusion and management, classes span every area of expertise and experience level. From a Certificate in Grant Writing or Board Governance to Nonprofit Financial Management or Leadership, there is something for every leader and every experience level.

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