NTEN

MARCH 19, 2009

I just finished reading the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarks Analysis , put out by Blackbaud company Target Analytics. By many measures, online fundraising had a red letter year in 2008: Online donors are younger and have higher incomes than traditional, primarily direct mail donors. Get the report and read it.

Attention 36

Attention Metrics Online Fundraising 36

Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

For example, 12 of the groups in the study had a median increase in online donors of 39% from 2007 to 2008, while their offline donors decreased a median -3% over the same period. Direct Mail response rates continue to decline. Direct Mail response rates continue to decline.

Channel 28

Channel Fundraising Case Study Offline 28

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

We're tracking open rates, web site hits, blog comments, people served, high-dollar donations, staff productivity, and thousands of other things across our organizations. 16% retention rate . They (whoever "they" are), were spot-on when they named this the Information Age. 129 have donated again in 2010. Birds Saved.

Data 82

Data San Francisco Problem Gift 82

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

In 2008, Vermont became the first state to permit the creation of the L3C (Powell, Jackson-Zapata, & Kammerling, 2014), an entity that allows companies to achieve modest profits while operating under a business model that emphasizes impact over profits.

Model 53

Model Fund Social United States 53

Care2

JULY 10, 2008

One bit of evidence that this is working well is that our client retention rate is about 99%.and Philip King: Ask about their client retention rate: I think this is key. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com and thats not because weve locked up our clients in a complicated contract thats expensive to break!

Social Media 34

Social Media Trend Advocacy Online 34

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2011

Team captains also help to lift the retention rates of their team members compared to individuals. Across the group, retained participants account for about 53% of the current year revenue. Multi-year team captains raise two to three times more than new team captains and retain about 86% of their prior year revenue.

Trend 72

Trend Blackbaud Fundraising Benchmark 72

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Conversation Rate (measuring success in a social medium). For example, in April 2007 I wrote 52 posts, but in April 2008 I wrote 61. I believe it has also helped with increased reader numbers and possibly reader retention. In early 2008 it was slightly lower for several reasons. In June 2008, it has more than doubled.

Reflection 50

Reflection Measure Technorati Metrics 50

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 25, 2012

That means that company with three hundred employees, an average employee salary of $35,000, and a voluntary turnover rate of 15 a year is losing $1,575,000 per year in turnover costs alone. Leverage exit and turnover data (often from exit interviews) to increase employee retention. Build an environment of mutual trust and confidence.

Interview 45

Interview Authoring Survey Mail 45

sgEngage

MAY 31, 2011

Retention rates for online donors continue to lag offline donor trends. This is offset by larger long-term value trends for online donors, but retention rates are a serious issue that nonprofits need to focus on improving. Retention rates for both new online and offline donors are bad.

Benchmark 73

Benchmark Internet Giving Offline 73

sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2010

First Year Donor Retention is 29.3% Fundraising Email Response Rate is 0.13% The 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study reports this gem. Only 26% of Nonprofits Rated their Websites Very Effective This is from the 2010 State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey. As often as possible I try to talk about positive trends that are happening.

Statistics 81

Statistics Trend Benchmark Blackbaud 81

Care2

JUNE 29, 2009

According to the latest Target Analytics Index of National Fundraising Performance , the number of new donors dropped by almost 13%, as compared to 2008. However, things rapidly changed from Q4 in 2008 to Q1 in 2009. Retention rates decreased by a median 1%. Reactivation rates fell by 6.5% compared to Q1 2008.

Social Media 31

Social Media Advocacy Fundraising Online 31