Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2013

Over time, we’ve isolated certain benchmarks that provide clues to the health of an event. Efforts that improve these metrics often lead to growth in revenue and vitality of an event or event series. Common peer-to-peer benchmarks include the following: Repeat attendance. How Do I Use Metrics with My Event?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. One of the things we wished for as we navigated the campaign: benchmarks. " Is email going out with 2011? " Would love to hear what your experience and perception of email use is!

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NTEN

JANUARY 23, 2012

You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. One of the things we wished for as we navigated the campaign: benchmarks. We'll share some more of the "how-to" type advice in the coming days, but for now, here are some of NTEN's benchmarks.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2013

Each time a participant uses online tools to send an email, post a link to their Facebook page or update their fundraising page, your organization has an opportunity to connect with them about their efforts, your mission and the impact they are making. Sending emails? Sharing their fundraising page on their social media sites ?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Getting the Most Out of Your Email Communications. Whether your email marketing program is just getting started or already mature, you need to keep track of key metrics to make sure your email program is performing to its full potential. Lara Franklin. " Local Community Organizers Affinity Group. Claire Sale.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

To put that in perspective, the year before the first #GivingTuesday in 2012, there were just $6.6 I’ve seen Giving Tuesday campaigns as simple as an email letting supporters know that ‘today is the day’ to strategic campaigns that mobilized an entire city or generated 1K donations in the first 49 minutes. Email sends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

Establishing metrics for this campaign was difficult in that we didn’t have anything to use as a benchmark. Our digital engagement success is evolving based on our experience and it is difficult to outline what metrics of success might look like. What does success look like? But the recent full breakdown uses the 1337 number).

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NTEN

APRIL 9, 2014

Published today, M+R and NTEN’s 2014 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study returns for the eighth year. Even though response rates for nonprofit emails continued to slide in 2013, online giving was up as email and social media audiences and web traffic kept climbing. Nonprofit organization email lists grew significantly – up 14% in 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

Some struggle to find an attainable number. Benchmarking comparing your organization’s past performance to itself or doing a formal or informal analysis of peer organizations can help. It also helps to break down your goal into monthly or quarterly benchmarks. Acquire 100 new donors through Facebook Causes by June 30, 2012.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Back by popular demand was Steve MacLaughlin’s analysis of the 200 email subject lines sent to him from nonprofits between December 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. Here are some interesting findings, best practices, and the complete list of email subject lines, 200 Email Subject Lines from End of Year Fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 3, 2013

billion dollars in 2012. According to the Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits [ Download Now !] Double-digit growth for four years in a row is a pretty amazing fact, but how could it be when nonprofit website traffic and email appeal response rates are on the decline? Those are numbers to get excited about!

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