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Category: Donor Retention

10JunOctober 6, 2026
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

How to Write a Donor Impact Letter

What is an Impact Letter and Why Should You Send One? An impact letter is a powerful communication tool used by nonprofits to show donors the tang

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Posted in Donor Retention
29NovOctober 8, 2026
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

How to Reactivate Lapsed Donors with One Simple Letter

Donors lapse.  It happens.  No matter how optimized our appeals and communication strategies are, donors will still lapse. In order to r

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Posted in Donor Retention, Fundraising Appeals
Quit Sending Long, Boring Annual Reports … Do This Instead
24JanJanuary 25, 2022
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Quit Sending Long, Boring Annual Reports … Do This Instead

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Posted in Donor Retention
The Amazing Fundraising Power of the Simple Paper Clip
10JanOctober 6, 2026
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

The Amazing Fundraising Power of the Simple Paper Clip

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Posted in Donor Retention, Fundraising Appeals
10NovNovember 10, 2020
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

What Do Donors Think About Giving NOW? (Mark Phillips)

There's a ton of information out there already on the impact of the pandemic on philanthropic giving ... and more will certainly come. But once piec

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Posted in Donor Retention, Fundraising Appeals, Prospect Identification
How to Pull Off Live Streaming Video (Julia Campbell)
18AugAugust 18, 2020
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

How to Pull Off Live Streaming Video (Julia Campbell)

All the talk of taking events virtual and engaging donors digitally in recent months typically boils down to one solution … live streaming

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Posted in Donor Retention, Social Media
11NovNovember 11, 2019
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Thank You Letter Checklist [free download]

So your year end appeal is written and off to the mail house...You've setup some pre-holiday visits with your key donors. Lapsed donor lists are

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Posted in Donor Retention, Free Resources
23SepSeptember 23, 2019
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Survey Your Donors to Boost Retention

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yEYjamHTFw What's one of the easiest ways to boost donor retention? That's simple... survey your donors. T

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Posted in Donor Retention
10SepJanuary 22, 2024
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Donor Relations Guru Library: A Treasure Trove of Fundraising Communication Samples

Okay, so here's one of my secrets that really shouldn't be a secret ... The other day one of my clients said "Chad, you have a sample for ever

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Posted in Donor Retention, Free Resources, Fundraising Appeals, Fundraising Events
29AugNovember 24, 2019
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Why You Need an Editorial Calendar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwkNet7Ynyc What is an editorial calendar? It is a document used to map out every communication for a set time

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Posted in Donor Retention, Fundraising Planning, Social Media

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