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Tag: Donor Cultivation

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Donor Cultivation

The Top 9 Nonprofit Marketing Tips and Trends for the Future

While attending SXSW Interactive, I had the pleasure of sitting in on the Future of Nonprofits session and gleaned insight from experts, such as David Neff, Beth Kanter, Corey Pudhorodsky, Rob Wu, and Mark Horvath, into tech's impact in the nonprofit space.

March 27, 2014 | 2 min Read

Donor Retention

Donor Cultivation

3 Fundraising Experts Sound off on Donor Retention from the Donors Perspective

Long time fundraising experts - Rachel Muir, Shanon Doolittle and Pamela Grow - Share valuable insights on how to improve nonprofit donor retention rates.

March 23, 2014 | 4 min Read

Donor Cultivation

Making Your First Donor Retention Calendar, Step by Step

Donors staying loyal is the exception, not the rule. According to Chuck Longfield, ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. Today it’s 27%.

March 17, 2014 | 3 min Read

Donor Cultivation

Fundraising Basics:[Part 2] Provide Great Donor Service

In part one of the Fundraising Basics series, we began exploring the core principles of fundraising and how your organization can harness [...]

March 12, 2014 | 3 min Read

Donor Cultivation

From Year 1 to Year 2: The Importance of Retaining First Gifts

How can we develop stronger relationships with these new donors when resources are so limited? [...]

January 16, 2014 | 2 min Read

Donor Cultivation

The 3 Principles to Acquire, Retain, and Upgrade Your Donors

This is a guest blogpost by Jeff Haguewood on the basic principles of successful fundraising.

January 13, 2014 | 4 min Read

Alumni Engagement

Engaged Young Alumni = Future Dollars!

Your young alumni are your future major gift and planned giving donors, but only if you engage with them early [...]

May 21, 2013 | 2 min Read

Data Insights

Rules of Engagement: The Chicken or the Egg?

Does engagement at your organization begin with the “chicken”, or in development parlance, the donor; or the “egg”-- the prospect? What does it matter? For optimal results, find ways to "touch" as many major gift prospects as you can, whether they have self identified through giving or whether you have identified them through other strategies. [...]

April 2, 2013 | 2 min Read

Donor Cultivation

Get in Touch With Your Event Donors

Bringing event donors into your fundraising mix can be a bit tricky. But does that mean you give up on them? Absolutely not.

April 1, 2013 | 2 min Read

Donor Cultivation

Acquisition Trends and New Donor Stewardship

Nonprofits need resources to accomplish their mission and can’t just watch their donor file shrink. Well, there are a number of steps that fundraisers should take.

January 28, 2013 | 3 min Read

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