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Organizations that don't focus on thank-yous lose, on average, 81% of all first-time donors and 54% of all ongoing donors.

The most valuable thing you can do to ensure longterm sustainability is to focus on boosting your donor retention rates, and the most important factor in retention is THANKING YOUR DONORS! Let's take a closer look.

Peer-to-Peer fundraising season is fast approaching. From yesterday's webinar,Peer-to-Peer 101: Launching Your First Campaign, here is our list of key metrics every P2P campaign should track.

In the nonprofit fundraising world, spring is peer-to-peer event season. From Relay for Life to March for Babies, communities around the country will be participating in walks, runs, and dance-a-thons. As you plan your event, it's important to consider which version of P2P fundraising will work best for your organization. 

At a high level, P2P can be divided into three major categories. Terminology can differ, but for our purposes we refer to them as traditional “athon” fundraising, crowdfunding, and do‐it‐yourself (DIY) fundraising. 

We've reached our final peer-to-peer campaign option - DIY fundraising. Let's take a closer look.

For organizations with membership programs, finding a way to consistently engage members on a long-term basis often feels easier said than done.

On average, donations made through branded donation pages are 38% larger than contributions through generic pages.

To increase the online fundraising revenue opportunities through your donation forms, you need the flexibility to publish them anywhere on your site, and the freedom to customize them for different campaigns, funds, and appeals.

In the nonprofit fundraising world, spring is peer-to-peer event season. From Relay for Life to March for Babies, communities around the country will be participating in walks, runs, and dance-a-thons. As you plan your event, it's important to consider which version of P2P fundraising will work best for your organization. 

At a high level, P2P can be divided into three major categories. Terminology can differ, but for our purposes we refer to them as traditional “A-thon” fundraising, crowdfunding, and do‐it‐yourself (DIY) fundraising. 

Let's explore crowdfunding.

We just released a brand new video highlighting peer to peer fundraising in the Salsa Engage platform! From event sites, to individual and team pages, to coaching and administrative tools, you'll get the full overview in 90 seconds.

Supporter donations fuel your mission and online gifts are crucial to multi-channel fundraising success.

Increasing your share of online donations should be more than just a #GivingTuesday initiative. It should play a key role in your digital strategy throughout the entire year. 

Planning a DIY Fundraiser requires you to think ahead about how to reach supporters, which options you’ll offer them, and the resources you can provide to help them reach their peer-to-peer campaign goal. In order to do so, make sure you follow these four simple steps: set reasonable expectations, choose a focus and campaign type, and decide what resources you’ll provide.

Building a beautiful email or crafting the perfect welcome series is a great start, but you can't just 'publish and pray!' You have to analyze and optimize. That's where Salsa's email marketing analytics come in handy.

As you continually analyze your nonprofit's email marketing campaigns, Salsa's intuitive built-in reports deliver the "at a glance" dashboard insights you need.

Guess work is over. With A/B testing in Salsa, you can compare two versions of an email to determine effectiveness and continually fine tune your messages over time.

Launch your A/B test by sending multiple variations of emails to samples of your chosen audience. Analyze the results of each message and pick a winner manually, or automate the process and let the system determine the winner based on criteria you set. Either way, after selection the winning message can be sent to the balance of the list.