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Luckily, a healthy mix of targeted communications, appreciation tactics, and relationship fundraising can help increase that first-time donor retention rate number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this webinar, Jennifer Palan, Senior Director of Channel Management at Bloomerang, shares how to cultivate connection between your audience and your mission to help you raise more money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Takeaways to improve donor retention<\/li><li>Tips and tactics to steward, appreciate, and ultimately upgrade your first-time donors<\/li><li>Donor discovery questions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/qgiv-bloomerang-11-01-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to download the slides<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Cultivate First-Time Year-End Givers to be Repeat Givers\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pgYBpZN1Z00?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the Speaker:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Jennifer Palan, Senior Director of Channel Management<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer has over 17 years of nonprofit development and major gift experience from her time working in higher education at Boston College, Harvard University, and MIT. 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