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Which First-Time Donors Should You Make Thank You Phone Calls To?

The short answer is all of them. But that’s not always possible, especially if you have a high gift volume. Few doubt the power of thank you phone calls. McConkey International UK found that first-time donors who get a personal thank you within 48 hours are 4x more likely to give a second gift. Penelope […]

3 Ways to retain first time donors

  According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, most first-time donors never come back to make a second gift. Nonprofits as a whole are losing 57% of their donors every single year. And 71% of first-time donors never return! Any fundraising professional will tell you that retaining existing donors costs less than acquiring new donors. The quickest and surest way to […]