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9 Essential Nonprofit Management Skills & Development Tips

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

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. That makes it a critical investment for any nonprofit looking to achieve long-term success.

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How Does Your Nonprofit’s Donor Retention Rate Stack Up?

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

In today’s post,we dive into the Individual Donor Benchmark Report by Third Space Studio and focus on donor retention numbers. Do you ever wonder how you stack up against other nonprofits? This year’s report also dug into one of the most important data points for individual donor fundraising – your retention rate.

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The Rest Of The Retention Story – Part 4

The Agitator

Mastering ‘retention’ requires hard work: research, organization-wide involvement across departments, and a willingness to swim against the conventional currents in the Sea of Sameness that is drowning our sector. charities Don''t Miss these Posts donor retention DonorVoice fundraising loyalty nonprofit management nonprofits premium'

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At Last! A CRM System Designed For Retention

The Agitator

Overall donor attrition in 2010 was 59% — that is, 59% of 2009 donors did not give again to participating nonprofits in 2010. Last year new donor retention was only 27%! If you’re interested in a low-cost, easy-to-use CRM that is built for fundraising results based on engagement and retention, I predict you’ll love Bloomerang.

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Retention Rates Are Sick … Is It Terminal?

The Agitator

Yesterday Roger delivered the latest gloomy news about donor retention rates. Gloomiest of all is the fact that overall retention rates have fallen from 50% to 39% over the past seven years, as reported by the AFP/Urban Institute’s 2013 Fundraising Effectiveness Project Survey.

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Ingredients of Retention Success

The Agitator

Last week, Roger and I asked for retention superstars to tell us their stories. We loosely set the superstar benchmark at an overall 70% retention rate. Given that we have thousands of readers, who generally respond with enthusiasm, we hoped to have dozens of retention success stories to share with you.

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Super Retention Program – Cerebral Palsy Alliance

The Agitator

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.