{"id":33381,"date":"2023-03-29T15:40:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T19:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=33381"},"modified":"2023-08-01T16:41:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:41:12","slug":"cultivating-donor-retention-to-grow-your-giving-garden","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/cultivating-donor-retention-to-grow-your-giving-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultivating Donor Retention to Grow Your Giving Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.qgiv.com\/donor-retention-ebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-SIS-GrowingYourGarden-400x400-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-SIS-GrowingYourGarden-400x400-1.png 400w, https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-SIS-GrowingYourGarden-400x400-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-SIS-GrowingYourGarden-400x400-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The cost of acquiring new donors can be 50-100% more than their initial donation to your organization. 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