Category Archives: Donor Retention
[PODCAST] It’s All About You, and Not About You at All
Getting Started with Donor Cultivation + Conversations Whether you’re just starting a nonprofit or looking to take your organization to the next level, you’re going to need supporters. Knowing how to begin and how to build relationships is the name
Things Donors Want to Know, but Won’t Ask
Ever wonder if there are things donors want to know but won’t ask? In the midst of a fundraising campaign, you get accustomed to hearing the same questions over and over. It’s as if the same training protocols for buying
Good Finds For Nonprofits: Bonjoro
Each week we’ll bring you a new resource that we think could revolutionize the nonprofit sector—or at least your workweek. It may be an app, platform, podcast, or product that will help you do more good. This time, we’re looking
3 Ways to Build Trust with Donors in a Virtual World
How do you build trust with donors? These days, it can be easier to get the attention of thousands of little fish online than a few big fish right in your own pond. It’s the law of large numbers. With
How to Build Trust Online as a Nonprofit
With over 1.5 million charitable organizations in the US alone, NGO founders have a tough challenge presented to them. Not only do they need to launch an effective marketing campaign to attract charitable givers, but they also need to work
Build Donor Engagement Before You Start A Campaign
When a nonprofit organization decides to undertake a capital campaign, it has most likely identified a need and developed a project to address that need. Usually, the campaign is designed to resource the project. For many organizations, information about the
Best Donation Form Practices to Actually Boost Fundraising
You finished designing your website. Great job! Now you are ready to share it with the world and see the donations pour in, right Not so fast. What’s the donation experience that you’re offering? How does your donation form work? You
Romancing Your Donors: Showing the Love to Donors of all Levels
Ask successful couples what their secret is and you’ll often year that effective communication and attention play an important role. One of the basic tenants of successful fundraising is donor stewardship. Donors who have shown your organization some love through
How to Boost Online Donor Retention
Your nonprofit’s donor retention rate is the percentage of donors who give from year to year, or over any other specific time period. It’s probably one of the most critical metrics you should be studying in 2021. Your ability to
Influencer Interview: Lisa Chimola
This week, our very own Randy Hawthorne got to sit down with Lisa Chimola, a fablanthropy expert, who specializes in working with nonprofits to hone their gift planning skills. Lisa is the chief fablanthropist for Fablanthropy, helping nonprofits reach the
