Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2013

The 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study. Find out how your organization compares to its peers in online fundraising, if your organization is doing everything it should online, and if your fundraising programs are performing as well as they should. July 1, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. August 1, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2013

The much-anticipated 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark study was released last week. Nonprofits often use this study to benchmark their own online activities and fundraising ideas. The study advises that “addressing email engagement should be a top priority for anyone involved in raising money and driving advocacy online in 2013.”.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Next Thursday, we''re holding a webinar that will dive into the key findings from the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study – to indicate where your organization''s performance stacks up in relation to your peers, as well as what you can be doing better to speed your journey to online success.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

GrantStation is a set of tools and resources to help organizations identify and secure grant dollars.) The Spring 2013 State of Grantseeking Survey includes these five new questions chosen by participants: What is the household income in your service area? Is your organization well known in your service area?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Have you downloaded the 2014 Luminate Online Benchmark Report yet? Throwing back to the 2013 Benchmark Study , we witnessed an explosion of growth of sustainer giving – a 27% increase over the previous year. Organizations’ median count of sustaining donors grew 16.17% year-over-year. Hungry for more? Register here!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2013

It’s easy to host a benchmarking session and just present data. The audience is able to take notes on numbers and try and gauge their organization’s success, but it’s more difficult to make those data points actionable or to provide insight that people can leverage. Why benchmark? So what data was discussed? Membership Data.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The latest 2013 Charitable Giving Report by Blackbaud analyzed data from more than 4,000 nonprofits to provide the largest analysis in online giving data. in 2013 compared to 2012. of all charitable giving in 2013. of all charitable giving in 2013. Online giving on #GivingTuesday in 2013 was up 90%, compared to 2012.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). The annual report informs how organizations measure impact relative to their peers. However, the benchmark study is a tool, and like any tool, it depends on how it’s used.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Nonprofit statistics covering fundraising, charitable giving, online giving, social media, mobile, donor retention, email marketing, stewardship, donor research, charitable organizations, donor trends, direct mail, giving, and other key not-for-profit charitable giving metrics and benchmarks.

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Care2

APRIL 11, 2013

A few days ago, I reported some of the juicy details from the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study that was just released showing data from 2012. For every 1,000 email subscribers, groups in the Benchmarks Study have 149 Facebook Fans, 53 Twitter Followers, and 29 Mobile Subscribers.

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Care2

APRIL 9, 2014

It''s no secret that the nonprofit community has seen a steady decline in email open rates, click-through rates, and email page completion rates, which was also confirmed by the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. Monthly giving revenue grew 25% in 2013, and accounted for 16% of total online giving. billion email messages, 5.6

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. Online giving increased 14% in 2013, mainly due to email communications. Monthly giving revenue grew 25% in 2013. Email raises money.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. Online giving increased 14% in 2013, mainly due to email communications. Monthly giving revenue grew 25% in 2013. Email raises money.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

It seems that a new survey pops up every day, sent to you by organizations, businesses, advertisers, pollsters, and opinion analysts. Before the advent of simple survey software, which leveled the playing field, surveys were run by businesses and organizations large enough to have a statistical department or a partnership with a university.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

As you refine your fundraising strategy and explore new ways of connecting with donors, check out Blackbaud ''s 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits to compare your organization to others and gather new ideas. who was recently named a "Top 100 Workplace 2013" by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

It's mind boggling how something like this could be harnessed for digital inclusion and social sector organizations. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. Ginny's Pick: Environmental Mobile App of the Month in Honor of Earth Day 2013. Accessibility.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2013

These events create new and exciting opportunities for organizations to not only raise more money, but engage constituents in deeper, more meaningful relationships. During the webinar will I will be presenting the key findings in the report and explore trends that will define the P2P industry this coming year.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2014

A great place to start if you are reviewing your data at the conclusion of your event 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study Blackbaud released this month which (like my little fitness device) will provide you with data to allow you to compare yourself with some of your event fundraising peers. Team Captains.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

In some organizations, measurement is this thing done at the end to justify or validate social media. At SXSW, I did a workshop with Carie Lewis and David Neff who assessed their organization’s measurement practices along the Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly continuum. Click to See Larger Version.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2013

To kick things off I want to focus on learning outside of your organization. Speaking of learning what your peers are doing, my colleagues at Blackbaud and I will be hosting a variety of opportunities for you to learn and network in 2013. If you are reading this blog, you already have a head start.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Need some inspiration to get your organization''s website updated?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

Last week Blackbaud along with partners HJC, Sea Change Strategies, and Edge Research released findings from the 2013 Next Generation of Canadian Giving study. While multichannel communications has become standard these days, your organizations needs to find the right mix when you target different generations.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Need some inspiration to get your organization''s website updated?

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

According to the 2014 M+R Benchmarks Study, the average transaction-completion rate for donation pages is 22%. According to the latest data, about 16% of monthly donations came from online giving in 2013, but imagine what that percentage would be if the other 78% of site visitors actually completed their transactions.As

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 12, 2014

In 2013, internet users donated more than any previous year, with online giving up 14% since 2012. millions total gifts and nearly $325 million were raised, making 2013 a huge year for nonprofits working to optimize their online presence. Download the full 2014 M+R Benchmarks Study. More than 5.5

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

The best fundraising strategic plan tells a complete, organized, and analytics-based story that your team can actually use to help your campaign be more successful. By doing so, you’ll avoid the extra time and energy required to redo this work and ensure your forward-facing messaging about your organization is consistent.

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Capital campaigns are among the biggest fundraising undertakings that nonprofit organizations tackle, and they only come around roughly once a decade. What are the key pitfalls to avoid when planning a capital campaign , especially if it’s your organization’s first? You’ll assess six key areas of your organization.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 27, 2013

[INFOGRAPHIC] : M R Strategic Services, a public relations and communications firm working with leading non-profits, and the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), a membership organization of non-profit professionals using technology for good causes, will release their 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study on Wednesday, examining what has worked in online (..)

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The state of social media in associations and what to do about it – XYZ University : We hear over and over again that associations are struggling to recruit, retain and engage young members in their organizations.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Given the rapid growth in grassroots advocacy initiatives at organizations large and small, we’ve been talking a lot in our office about the opportunities nonprofits have to drive new types of engagement through advocacy and what makes an organization effective. Since 2013, NPCA has experienced…. 124% growth in sustainer donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

Note from Beth: What if your organization embarked on its first ever crowd funding campaign with a goal of raising $50,000 and only raised $10,000? LCF inspires philanthropy from the Latino community and invests in community driven solution lead by Latino-based organizations. What was the goal of your campaign in 2013?

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2013

Wild Apricot shares highlights from the recently released fifth edition of MGI''s Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , including findings on membership growth, renewal rates, top challenges to growing membership, top membership goals, reasons members join, reasons members don''t renew, and top communications methods. Anything we missed?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2014

And there’s certainly truth with that statement – the 2013 Benchmark Report is broken up by not only NTEE verticals but by revenue band and email tier – but the sheer size of an organization’s email file is starting to mean a lot less. For the last seven years, the Benchmark Report measured total and usable email housefile size.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Luckily, there are plenty of opportunities to do so: you can nominate local unsung heroes or become a speed catcher for young leaders (read on to learn what that means), or find resources to help your organization have a successful fundraising season! Visit iamoregon.org to make a nomination or go to mmt.org to learn more about MMT's work.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Their 2015 Walk Registration Benchmark Study evaluated seven organizations, 6,000 local walk events, and 700,000 potential participants over the summer of 2015. We should be looking for strategies to get the 59% of people who start registration to come back and register, or take some other action for the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Observation is not just scanning or browsing, but looking at another organization’s practice with a critical thinking lens and gaining insights. Along with benchmarking – that is comparing your organization’s numbers with an industry average or simply another similar organization or two is great.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

All April long, we’ll provide your organization with training and resources to tell its story digitally. For the past few years, TechSoup for Libraries has been part of the Edge Initiative , an effort to create benchmarks and tools that support continuous improvement and drive investment toward public access technology.

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