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. This cost includes marketing and recruiting for the position, the extra time it takes for other staff to adopt and complete the tasks to stay on target, and training the new employee.

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Ann Green

MARCH 10, 2025

However, recruiting and retaining these essential team members is not always easy. Lets walk through five best practices to boost morale, productivity, and retention through your employee onboarding process. Use these onboarding best practices to set your new hires up for lasting success. Use a learning management system.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the face of challenges in employee recruitment and retention in the nonprofit sector, here are ways you can attain career success.

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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. This year’s report also dug into one of the most important data points for individual donor fundraising – your retention rate. Key Takeaways for Greater Retention. Heather Yandow.

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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. And the more you raise, recruit, and retain, the more good you can do. We’d give teachers non-apples and fly non-cars. Ridiculous, right? Truth is you’re for -purpose.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 7, 2023

The eigth annual survey, conducted in late 2022, examines membership trends, including recruiting, retention, and engagement. ASI has released the results of its global 2023 Membership Performance Benchmark Survey.

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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. Promote your benefits.

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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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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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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.

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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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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Need for a Systemic Alternative Despite the prevalence of gig work, workforce agencies’ training, support, recruitment, and data-gathering efforts remain focused on traditional, standard employment. In the pilot, recruitment ended when we reached 1,200 more work seekers than immediately available employment opportunities.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 6, 2025

One powerful tactic to consider is recruiting member ambassadors. There are many ways ambassadors can benefit your nonprofit, such as: Recruiting new members. Improving member retention. The same applies to recruiting people for your member ambassador program. The answer varies from organization to organization.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JUNE 17, 2024

Effective Strategies for Attracting Nonprofit Professionals Mission-Driven Recruitment A great starting point to attract top talent is to ensure your organizational messaging clearly articulates your mission. Professional Development Another way to increase staff retention is to invest in the growth of your employees.

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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? First, the basics.

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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.” But what is donor retention? Quite simply, donor retention is a measure of how many donors continue to donate to your organization.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

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. Fortunately, it isnt difficult or expensive to launchor improvea dedicated recruitment program. How effective are they?

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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. 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.

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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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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.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

AUGUST 6, 2024

However, you can only cultivate a diverse and skilled team by making the recruitment process accessible to all, regardless of their abilities or background. In this guide, we’ll provide you with expert tips to transcend traditional recruitment practices and standards by adopting universally inclusive interview tactics.

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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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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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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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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Recruit a match from a single donor or group of donors. What was our retention rate year over year? Assess your performance to your goals: recruiting new donors, upgrades, average gift size, and total gifts. September Create a campaign theme and offer, logo, and tagline. Filter by date. What number of donors gave at end of year?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 13, 2024

But at a time when most of our HR teams are knee-deep in the struggle to recruit and retain talent, we’ve got to remember that our marketing efforts are also a powerful tool for employer branding and staff engagement. Sharing success stories and achievements can motivate and inspire staff to keep up the great work.

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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.

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Ann Green

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Perhaps you’ve recruited other staff or volunteers to help you. Be ready to thank your donors as soon as you receive a donation Every single donor, no matter how much they’ve given or whether they donated online, gets a thank you card/letter mailed to them or receives a phone call. You need to do the same thing when you thank your donors.

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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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The Volunteer Hub

JULY 15, 2022

Strategically matching volunteers with assignments that allow them to excel can increase retention, improve engagement, and help your organization achieve its mission. Effectively utilizing your volunteer workforce can increase retention, improve engagement, and help your organization reach its mission.

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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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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

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. Kick it up a notch with a handwritten note or phone call. This will mean so much more to your donors than the usual generic letter. Get everyone involved.

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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.

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Ann Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Start recruiting board members, staff, and other volunteers to help you with this. Retention rates are still shaky, so you want to make an effort to keep your donors. Retention rates for first-time donors are awful. Make your donor’s day by sending a handwritten note or making a phone call. Make your new donors feel welcome.

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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%. That is an attrition rate of 59%.

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Ann Green

DECEMBER 4, 2014

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