Retention rates have been down for non-profits since 2008 and are not improving at 46%.
8 out of 10 New Donors now only give one gift and are gone!
Here are strategies and tactics to reverse that retention rate now!
Category: Dazzling Donor Communications
Donors communications must communicate your story and your true gratitude for their loyalty and support.
10 Secrets to Donation Page Perfection
Is Your Donation Page perfection right now? Is it ready to receive some Valentines Love?
Since it’s February, are you getting ready to send out some love in a donors Valentines direct mail piece or email?
Certainly hope you’re not passing up this wonderful loving storytelling opportunity to spread your goodwill and good deeds.
Takeaway from this video, make sure your DONATION PAGE IS ready to receive some Valentine love!
NextAfter had a great webinar today that inspired me to immediately share some ideas with you right now for thanking your donors!
The bar has been set by one non-profit that sent 9 thank you’s in the first 90 days for one gift! Wow!
Wonder how and what they did? Watch and see.
Your new thank you ‘best-practice’ should be 3 thank you’s for each gift! Your new continuum of thanking! www.nextafter.com
How One Donor Thank You Note Raised $450,000
Would you believe that a single thank you note to a group of donors brought in an extra $450,000 to FOOD FOR THE POOR?
Watch now and see how Executive Director, Angel Aloma, did it!
Blockbuster Fundraising offers this as the first great 2017 Fundraising Tip for YOU! Watch this video and then read 20 QUESTIONS, THE DONOR COMMUNICATIONS TEST for more great tips and “AHA” moments!
http://www.aherncomm.com/20-questions-free-downloadable-test-re-best-practices-donor-communications/
Review of an Exemplary Donor Year-End Email
Dec 30th! Today we review an exemplary 2016 year-end email and remind ourselves that a call to donors about the last chance IRA 2016 deduction could be important! Hope your emails are year-end asks are having fabulous results! Join us tomorrow for a live New Years Eve celebration with resolutions and trends for 2017.
POST POST POST
Last three fundraising days are the largest giving days of the entire year! This calls for repurposing your great content on social media! Post, post, and post again on Facebook using your Donation Page link throughout the post, not just at the end! Make sure your Call To Action button is set to Donate and works seamlessly with your donation page!
Surefire Success Tips for Largest 2016 Giving Days
With these Blockbuster Fundraising Tips plus bonus tips borrowed from John Haydon, you’re ready for 3 biggest days for fundraising! http://www.johnhaydon.com/thank-you-page-best-practices-nonprofit/
Dazzle Them Now For Largest Giving Days of 2016
Just gotta love The NONPROFIT MARKETING BLOG and their “7 Musts for Last-MInute Fundraising Appeals”. These 7 tips are dazzling best-practices that will give you “striking and spiking” power for 2016 year-end!
Keep It going For Year-End Fundraising Success
3 tips you can use for your last 4 days of 2016 emails! Important Tips for 2016 year-end success!
Send More Than One Email Last Fundraising Days
After viewing this Daily Tip and reading John Haydon’s blog (http://www.johnhaydon.com/email-subject-line-examples/) you will be thinking about sending out more than one email on Dec 31st as well as revamping your subject lines! Keep It going because these last 9 days of 2016 fundraising are tremendously important and you can tweak your emails for super success! No Kidding!
Down to the Year-End Fundraising Wire Tips
We’re down to the wire now, only 10 days left for 2016 fundraising. Joy has 10 tips for you now to make each of these 10 days super successful! Keep it going! You’re headed for blockbuster fundraising results!
How to Say Thank You Now
Every thank you note now can be of strategic importance to your year-end fundraising!
Don’t get lazy or behind and follow these 20 Thank You to-do’s from Penelope Burk, BurksBlog: http://www.cygresearch.com/burksblog/donor-centered-fundraising/donor-centered-thank-you-letters-your-first-step-to-the-next-gift-542/