NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 10, 2023

Written by: Michael Ash, Ma, CNP, PCM, PMP Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofit organizations face unprecedented challenges, from transitioning to remote work models to addressing economic hardships, new challenges in fundraising, and community struggles.

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Ann Green

MARCH 14, 2023

Donor retention continues to be a problem for nonprofit organizations. Acquiring new donors is more expensive than keeping the ones you already have, so it’s important for you to keep track of your retention rate. Pay attention to your first-time donors The retention rate for first-time donors is around 20%.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

ByJackie Sue Griffin The nonprofit world isnt what it used to be. To thrive during 2025, nonprofits must create workplaces where employees feel connected to the mission and see clear opportunities for growth. Your nonprofits brand isnt just about marketing; its about showing potential hires what makes your organization special.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 26, 2025

In this guide, well explore top tips for recruiting a robust volunteer community, as well as suggestions to help you manage and retain your volunteers. Most businesses know that its easier to retain existing customers than to attract new ones, and the same logic applies to recruiting volunteers. Lets get started!

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 19, 2025

Donor retention is more than just a fundraising metricits the key to nonprofit sustainability. Yet, retention rates remain stubbornly low. So why is your world-changing organization called a “nonprofit”? And the more you raise, recruit, and retain, the more good you can do. Ridiculous, right?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

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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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 4, 2023

Recruiting top talent is crucial for any nonprofit organization, and your website is often the first point of contact between potential candidates and your organization. However, many nonprofits struggle to use their website effectively for recruitment. Nonprofit organizations are often driven by their mission and values.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JUNE 17, 2024

Although nonprofit jobs comprise about 10% of the American workforce, nonprofits are experiencing a workforce crisis. So how can nonprofits compete for top talent? Your nonprofit should emphasize the opportunity potential employees have to create impact in available roles. Sulzer, Inc.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 5, 2024

In the diverse tapestry of nonprofit organizations, one challenge that often arises is the generational and knowledge divide among employees. With multi-generational staff and varying levels of experience, nonprofits must navigate these divides to foster collaboration, innovation, and shared success.

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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. But don’t stop at day one.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

AUGUST 6, 2024

As an organization that impacts many lives and communities, your nonprofit has a responsibility to form a team that can efficiently and effectively serve its beneficiaries and stakeholders. Incorporating inclusive language into your interview materials can help you connect with more candidates and make them feel valued by your nonprofit.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 16, 2023

While many nonprofit employees go into the sector because they feel strongly about certain causes, those charitable efforts aren’t enough to keep them at your organization long term. The best way to keep employees around is to foster a positive nonprofit work environment. Let’s get started! Did you enjoy this article?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

What if I told you that how you recruit peer-to-peer fundraisers and donors could be more efficient and result in more donations over time? . When you’re recruiting, are you considering how to get people who participated and gave to you the year before to come back and support you again? Luckily, you can change course.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 6, 2025

Your nonprofits membership program provides a sustainable revenue stream that you can rely on year-round. One powerful tactic to consider is recruiting member ambassadors. A member ambassador program allows your nonprofit to amplify its reach and connect with more members in an authentic way. Improving member retention.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 10, 2023

Nonprofit events are the perfect opportunity to bring your community together to celebrate and support your cause, but they also require a lot of work. However, volunteers can quickly become another challenge for your event team if you don’t know how to effectively recruit and manage them. Let’s begin!

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I have been involved for many years, running a pioneering program for Great Britain’s government and then advising US agencies through a nonprofit. In the pilot, recruitment ended when we reached 1,200 more work seekers than immediately available employment opportunities. This is an evolving field of research and experimentation.

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CNPE

JANUARY 27, 2025

From recruitment to retention: how to build a stronger board Strengthening Nonprofit Boards: Two-Part Series Recruitment and Engagement - Wednesday, May 7 Engaging and Retaining - Wednesday, June 4 Building and maintaining an effective board of directors is critical to the success of any nonprofit organization.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Established nonprofit organizations play a vital role in addressing social issues, driving positive change, and enriching communities. In this article, we explore the seven stages of development that established nonprofits often navigate as they strive for excellence in advancing their mission and serving their constituents.

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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?

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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.” ” It’s one of the hottest topics of discussion in the nonprofit sector. But what is donor retention?

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As we enter a new year, your nonprofit is likely in the thick of goal-setting for fundraising, marketing , and more. However, achieving goals like increasing your capacity or improving team effectiveness is only possible with talented employees and the best way to source the most ideal additions to your team is through recruitment.

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Ann Green

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This is appropriate since thanking your donors is part of the fundraising equation, even though many nonprofits don’t always realize this. A lot of nonprofits already do this. Perhaps you’ve recruited other staff or volunteers to help you. and the December holidays. If you’re not one of them, make this the year you start.

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Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In today’s episode, Rob Harter is joined by Mariya Yurukova, founder of Charity Search Group (CSG), to discuss the essential connection between recruitment and retention in the nonprofit sector.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2021

Do you know your organization’s donor retention rate? A chorus of voices have been beating the drum about the importance of donor retention through their research, in blogs, and in webinars—with stagnant results. . The Donor Retention Crisis—and Why It Matters. whereas the new donor retention rate was 19.3%.

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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. It’s no secret that a dedicated group of volunteers is an important cornerstone of many nonprofit organization. And what causes volunteers to leave? Personal Growth.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Recruit a match from a single donor or group of donors. What was our retention rate year over year? Design and test your year-end donation page and web overlay for the homepage to spotlight the campaign, incorporating year-end fundraising for nonprofits. September Create a campaign theme and offer, logo, and tagline.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 13, 2024

In the nonprofit sector, our conversations often revolve around reaching and engaging our external audience – the people we serve and our donors. A strong public image of the organization can be a helpful aspect in our retention toolbox providing support in keeping staff committed to the brand and organization less likely to leave.

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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.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

As a nonprofit professional, you understand that investing in your staff is the best way to develop your organization. While some skills are innate, many nonprofit management skills can be taught. Getting certified in the nonprofit sector makes nonprofit professionals seven times more likely to reach the director level or higher.

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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.

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Getting Attention

MAY 10, 2012

Their new guide (free), 101 Volunteer Recruitment Secrets , showcases the insights of dozens of volunteer recruiters to share what works. Part One: 101 Secrets to Great Volunteer Recruitment. Great communications is at the heart of many of the secrets of the most effective volunteer recruiters. Why not check out the rest?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

While all nonprofits recognize the value of cultivating donors over the long-term, they feel an incredible amount of pressure to implement short-term strategies that will raise money today. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, the commercial business customer retention rate is 94%. That is an attrition rate of 59%.

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Nonprofit organizations tend to treat thanking their donors as an afterthought. 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. Thanksgiving is a time when we show gratitude to the special people in our lives.

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Ann Green

JULY 30, 2024

Donor motivations are the “why” that drives their support of your nonprofit. By Ryan Carpenter For the last several years, nonprofits have struggled to make ends meet due to falling revenue, rising inflation, and an increase in community needs. Learn how to uncover those motivations and inspire more support in this guide.

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Ann Green

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Donor retention continues to lag. One reason is people feel they only hear from the nonprofits they support when the organizations are asking for money. Fundraising and recruitment. If your organization has specific times it needs to recruit volunteers, add that to your calendar, as well. Thank your donors.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

in 2022-23 , its worth asking: What are the drivers behind Americans volunteering less, and how can we boost volunteer retention? According to AmeriCorps, the average annual volunteer retention rate under normal circumstances is only 65%, and volunteers typically stay with an organization for fewer than three years.

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Candid

JULY 22, 2024

As we highlight the skill, talent, and resilience of people with disabilities—through Disability Awareness Month in July, the Invictus Games and Paralympics this summer, and National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October—it’s fitting to examine what Candid data suggests about their representation and visibility in the nonprofit sector.

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