3 / 22 / 2013
Innovation: The Fuel That Drives Our World Forward
Justin Korda and Seth Cohen emerge from South By Southwest (SXSW), the annual music, film and interactive showcase th...
Justin Korda and Seth Cohen emerge from South By Southwest (SXSW), the annual music, film and interactive showcase that draws tens of thousands of the best and brightest minds in the industry, energized with great ideas about fostering innovation to ejewish philanthropyensure a vibrant Jewish future. Indeed, the SXSW experience validated for them the need to provide young Jewish innovators with more opportunities to learn from those leading change initiatives in a variety of sectors outside of the Jewish community. Bringing in external ideas and resources will allow us to leverage the best of what we create within our community, combined with what we learn from others to create meaningful connection and impact inside and outside of the Jewish world.
Read more, including Lee Sherman's comment noting AJFCA member agencies' collaborations within their own communities.
3 / 22 / 2013
Strategies to Increase Nonprofit Donor Retention Rates
While all nonprofits recognize the value of cultivating donors over the long-term, they feel an incredible amount of ...
While all nonprofits recognize the value of cultivating donors over the long-term, they feel an incredible amount of pressure to implement short-term strategies that will raise money today. Unfortunately, many nonprofits don't feel like they have the luxury of focusing on fundraising strategies that will bring in long-term results, which has led to low donor retention rates. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, the commercial business customer retention rate is 94%. Guess what the nonprofit donor retention rate is? 49%. That is an attrition rate of 59%. Continue reading here.
3 / 22 / 2013
Top Things to Consider Before Converting Your Nonprofit's Data into a New System
Recently, Laura Bibbo wrote a helpful post on 7 Things to Think About Before You Implement a Fundraising System. Now,...
Recently, Laura Bibbo wrote a helpful post on 7 Things to Think About Before You Implement a Fundraising System. Now, here are some things to consider before you move any data into a new system, and a few tips on how to get the conversion process started off right.
- Data Mapping
- Code Structure
- Storage
- Historical Data
- Think it Through
