Donor Retention
Donor Retention

Author: Roger M. Craver

Publisher:

Published: 2014-08

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 9781889102535

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There are eight main reasons why donors stop supporting organizations. Do you know them? You will after reading Retention Fundraising: The New Art and Science of Keeping Your Donors for Life. For three years, pioneering fundraiser Roger Craver immersed himself in a study of nonprofits in the U.S. and the U.K. His singular aim was to uncover why donors quit an organization and what can be done to make them stay. Some quick figures show why Craver's book on donor retention is timely: -If yours is a typical organization, you have a 60 to 70 percent chance of obtaining an additional gift from an existing donor. -You have a 20 to 40 percent chance of obtaining an additional gift from a recently lapsed donor. -But you have less than a 2 percent chance of obtaining a gift from a prospect. That bears repeating: The average organization has less than a 2 percent chance of securing a gift from a prospect. So one thing is glaringly obvious. The bulk of an organization's fundraising expenditures should be aimed at strengthening relationships with existing donors, not in acquiring new givers (though there's still a role for that, of course). Through painstaking research, Craver has singled out the exact ways an organization can deepen donor commitment. There are, he learned, seven key "drivers" that matter most to donors. These "drivers" - ranging from meaningful appreciation to opportunities for authentic involvement - have a direct cause-and- effect relationship. Move your donors from low to high commitment, and their giving will increase dramatically. Best of all, responding to what your donors want isn't costly, as Craver shows in real-life examples. There's gold in your current donors waiting to be mined. And in Retention Fundraising, Roger Craver has drawn a detailed map to those riches.

Donor Care
Donor Care

Author: John Haydon

Publisher:

Published: 2020-03-02

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780578641829

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The most important word in all of fundraising has just four letters: CARE. Not give, not help, not work. CARE is the emotional, rational superglue that attracts donors and keeps them close. John Haydon's legacy with this book is telling nonprofits that they must care about the donors they have and have had in the past. He explains how to care for donors with simplicity as well as urgency. Anyone who likes your organization enough to give to it, to help, to work for you - they care most about your cause. Care back or you will lose them.

Simple Development Systems
Simple Development Systems

Author: Pamela Grow

Publisher:

Published: 2019-12-07

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 9781671296947

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How do smart nonprofit solo-fundraisers find their focus, lose the overwhelm, create a strategy, and -- most importantly -- fund the mission? Simple Development Systems to the rescue! Lose the "fits-and-starts" fundraising model so prevalent in our sector and get on a plan. Discover how to create the donor-focused fundraising systems that move your organization forward -- in any economy! Covering: *Nonprofit Storytelling *Foundation Grants *Fundraising Planning *Multichannel Fundraising Appeals *Donor Newsletters *Nonprofit Annual Reports *Selecting Your CRM, and more Written by an in-the-trenches fundraiser with nearly two decades of experience, Pamela Grow knows what it's like to face limited resources and overwhelming need. She guides you surely and safely through Bright Shiny Object Syndrome on to a roadmap of what really works. You'll learn how to systematize your fundraising and grow your individual donor base exponentially. Loaded with tools, templates, and even recorded webinars, Simple Development Systems will get you off the fundraising hamster wheel once and for all - GROWing your sustainable funding. Guaranteed. The essential guide for fundraising executive directors, new development directors, and board members who want to know the real secrets to fundraising success. About the Author Pamela Grow is the founder of Basics & More Fundraising online training, offering the time and budget-strapped nonprofit professional classes in the systems that build their fundraising. Pamela was named one of the 50 Most Influential Fundraisers by UK's Civil Society magazine, and in 2016 she was named one of the Top 25 Fundraising Experts by the Michael Chatman Giving Show. She's been featured by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the Foundation Center and Small Shop Savior, a weekly column of NonprofitPRO Magazine. Her weekly newsletter, The Grow Report, reaches over 40,000 nonprofit professionals. Pamela can help you take your donors from first-time gift...to lifetime!

Donor-centered Fundraising
Donor-centered Fundraising

Author: Penelope Burk

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 9780968797853

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"Supported by dozens of studies over twenty years involving tens of thousands of donors, 'Donor-Centered Fundraising' paints a candid picture of why donors stop giving, and what it will take to preserve their ongoing loyalty in the future. In clear language and backed by statistical evidence, the book explores the pitfalls of the fundraising industry's traditional approaches to donor communication and recognition and clarifies what donors want but seldom get from the charities they support."--Publisher description.

The 4 Pillars of Donor Relations
The 4 Pillars of Donor Relations

Author: Lynne M. Wester

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13:

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"Fundraising has a major problem facing its sustainability, and it has nothing to do with the charitable tax deduction, with the transfer of wealth, or with the new generation of donors -- the millennials. It has everything to do with donor retention. Average donor retention rates for first time donors hover at a dismal less than 30% rate. Yet a focus on acquisition cannot be the whole solution -- not when studies reveal that donor acquisition costs seven times as much as retention. It's more cost effective to keep the donors an organization has than to chase new ones. A well-executed, strategic donor relations program is key to successful fundraising. In this book, Lynne Wester of Donor Relations Guru® helps you rethink donor relations practices and offers specific tips for more powerful acknowledgements, stewardship and impact reporting, recognition, and donor engagement."--Publisher's website.

Fundraising Principles and Practice
Fundraising Principles and Practice

Author: Adrian Sargeant

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-03-06

Total Pages: 757

ISBN-13: 1119196493

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The complete guide to fundraising planning, tools, methods, and more Fundraising Principles and Practice provides a unique resource for students and professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of fundraising in the current nonprofit environment. Based on emerging research drawn from economics, psychology, social psychology, and sociology, this book provides comprehensive analysis of the nonprofit sector. The discussion delves into donor behavior, decision making, social influences, and models, then uses that context to describe today's fundraising methods, tools, and practices. A robust planning framework helps you set objectives, formulate strategies, create a budget, schedule, and monitor activities, with in-depth guidance toward assessing and fine-tuning your approach. Coverage includes online fundraising, major gifts, planned giving, direct response, grants, corporate fundraising, and donor retention, with an integrated pedagogical approach that facilitates active learning. Case studies and examples illustrate the theory and principles presented, and the companion website offers additional opportunity to deepen your learning and assess your knowledge. Fundraising has become a career specialty, and those who are successful at it are among the most in-demand in the nonprofit world. Great fundraisers make an organization's mission possible, and this book covers the essential information you need to help your organization succeed. Adopt an organized approach to fundraising planning Learn the common behaviors and motivations of donors Master the tools and practices of nonprofit fundraising Manage volunteers, monitor progress, evaluate events, and more Fundraising is the the nonprofit's powerhouse. It's the critical component that supports and maintains all activities, and forms the foundation of the organization itself. Steady management, clear organization, effective methods, and the most up-to-date tools are vital to the role, and familiarity with donor psychology is essential for using these tools to their utmost capability. Fundraising Principles and Practice provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the field, with in-depth coverage of today's most effective approaches.

The Donor Lifecycle Map
The Donor Lifecycle Map

Author: Deborah Kaplan Polivy

Publisher: Charitychannel LLC

Published: 2017-01-07

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9781938077890

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Until now, the accepted wisdom in the nonprofit fundraising world was that everything you need to know about fundraising strategy is embodied in the venerable Donor Pyramid. Learn how to retool your fundraising program by employing a much more powerful model-the Donor Lifecycle Map-in conjunction with the Donor Pyramid.

Keep Your Donors
Keep Your Donors

Author: Tom Ahern

Publisher: Wiley + ORM

Published: 2011-01-04

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 111804486X

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Written by fundraising experts Tom Ahern and Simone Joyaux, Keep Your Donors is a new, winning guide to making disappointing donor retention rates a thing of the past. This practical and provocative book will show you how to master the strategies and tactics that make fundraising communications profitable. Filled with case studies and based in part on the CFRE and AFP job analyses, Keep Your Donors is your definitive guide to getting new donorsand keeping themfor many years to come.