Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “thanking donors”
No matter what time of year, it’s always the perfect time to show your donors some love! If you wait until year-end to communicate with and thank your donors, it may be too late. The harsh reality is that the recent numbers on donor attrition are abysmal – currently, new donor retention is at 17.6%, the worst it’s been in …
As you probably know Giving Tuesday is right around the corner. This year it’s on November 27th. I have seen nonprofits spend so much time this year working on their campaigns, creating buzz and excitement, thinking of ways to bring in new donors and get supporters excited before year-end. But what happens after the donation comes in? What’s the plan …
No matter what time of year, it’s always the perfect time to show your donors some love. If you wait until year-end when thanking donors, or right before you are asking for another gift, it may be too late. The numbers on donor attrition are abysmal – currently, new donor retention is at 17.6%, the worst it’s been in 5 …
Donor attrition continues at a startling rate. Some nonprofits are losing as many as 90% of their first-time donors on an annual basis! The average across all types of donors isn’t much better, with about 59% of annual givers dropping off the radar each year. Let’s discuss why this may be happening, and what we can do better. Join …
We’ve all seen it – a nonprofit website or Facebook Page filled up with pixelated, cut-off corporate logos, often accompanied by a generic caption such as “Thank you so much to Great Local Business for sponsoring our gala.” That is how so so many nonprofits end up thanking event sponsors they worked so hard to acquire! Eye-catching? Nope. Interesting? Nah. …
On my Facebook News Feed the other day, I saw a post from a friend of mine. In the post, she uploaded a photo of the wonderful thank you note that was sent to her son from the Jimmy Fund Clinic. Think about that – she received a paper thank you letter from a nonprofit, and instead of filing it away, …