Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Before you send out invites to your next member event, try putting these tips into action: Give choices: Instead of telling members what you’re planning, ask them what they’d like to see planned. Build anticipation: Plan some email reminders leading to the event, so everyone has a chance to mark their calendars.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. per month – or $425 a year, according to the Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmarks Report. According to MobileCause , 90% of text messages are read within three minutes of being sent while only 24% of emails are being read at all.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

One of the best ways to stay in touch with your donors on a consistent basis is through a nonprofit email newsletter. When done well, email newsletters can be fast and cheap for you and heartwarming for your donor, basically meeting everyone’s needs. Your newsletter’s audience Who you should sent your newsletter to?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

I shared results from the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from NTEN and M+R Strategic Services. Below are my slides and a round-up of tips for getting started with a more engaged membership responding to your emails! Email Campaigns: Know Your Audience and Get Results. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Likely a sign of best practices to come, their donation pages simply ask for credit card information and an email address (not a mailing address) and have an extensive offering of different ways to donate.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2010

If your nonprofit is not developing yearly benchmarks for its fundraising program, website visits, email and e-newsletter open and click-through rates, start now. Convio just released their latest benchmark report that examined over 500 nonprofit metrics in 15 sectors. Tags: Nonprofit Benchmark Studies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Stories are a great way to inspire action, get thousands of “likes” and online followers, further spreading your message across social networks. Once your donors are moved or inspired by your stories of impact, an effective way to capture their attention is to have a call-to-action. And this is where storytelling comes in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 27% of online donors say that email is the tool that most inspires them to give (social media 29%, 18% website, 12% print). Email messaging raised 28% of all online revenue in 2017.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Email Strategy Only 68% of nonprofits utilize email marketing. Of those, 41% send newsletters monthly, 27% quarterly, 17% twice monthly, 10% weekly, 3% twice weekly, and 2% send daily. Of those, 41% send newsletters monthly, 27% quarterly, 17% twice monthly, 10% weekly, 3% twice weekly, and 2% send daily.

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Media Cause

MAY 8, 2023

One of the best ways to plan your overall budget and budget by channel is by looking at specific KPI benchmarks for each channel, your industry, etc., There are tons of online resources that share benchmarks for specific channels and industries—like Wordstream and TechSoup.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

After working on over 400 nonprofit email recruitment campaigns, and helping clients plan successful recruitment strategies, I’ve realized that most nonprofits don''t send nearly enough standalone fundraising appeals. In short, more good emails = more revenue. Email marketing is mainly a numbers game.

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Forum One

MAY 4, 2010

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. They also pointed to specific testing done on their email campaigns, to determine the best copy to send to their constituents.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

This article was originally posted in AFP’s weekly eWire newsletter. Nonprofits can learn from email campaigns corporate marketers are sending. Corporate email programs have focused on delivering value—they test offers, messaging and more. They send relevant content based on subscriber interests, preferences and actions.

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Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Do you know the average click-through and open rates on action alerts and fundraising appeals across the nonprofit sector? Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Online Advocacy and Email.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

After all, organizations can raise up to 31% of online revenue in December , as reported by M+R Benchmarks. Here’s an example of a welcome series to help get you started: Get to know us: Send first-time donors an email explaining the history behind your organization, what your mission and values are, and how you’re making a difference.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Inspiring donors to take action in their community and advance your mission ultimately increases donor satisfaction and improves retention rate and donor life cycle. Utilize email marketing to reach potential donors and convert one-time donors into recurring contributors. Show donors why their contribution matters to your mission.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Even if you don’t reach it this year, you’ll have set an important benchmark you can use to inform next year’s goals. You may need to set your year-end goal slightly higher than normal and adjust your appeal to provide some background while making a slightly more urgent call for action.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. We’ll introduce those elements here, then provide actionable steps for incorporating each of these aspects into your fundraising strategy. Email marketing software. Offers accountability. Donor stewardship.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

How did your last email fundraising appeal perform? Did your new email template work? Email marketing is the foundation for most nonprofits' education, advocacy, volunteering, and fundraising efforts online. Offensive Email Metrics. Open Rate : The percentage of recipients who opened your email.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

When the donor clicks through to the donation page, a call to action should be prominent like “Your gift helps us feed the homeless!” Here’s an excellent example of a thank-you page from Clowns Without Borders : Second, make sure the automatically-generated email receipt is warm, sincere, and easy to read. Offer an easy opt-in.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

There’s your benchmark for figuring out how YOUR monthly giving program is doing. They find that a lot of their monthly donors give $24 to pay for 2 days of care (and that’s right in line with Erica’s benchmarks). Who emails you regularly to ask if you’ve seen a news article about your organization’s area of interest?

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

M&R and NTEN just released an impressive benchmarks study that analyzed 32 nonprofits online advocacy and online fundraising programs in 2007 and 2008. The Nonprofit eBenchmarks study also analyzed specific list segments, such as donors vs. non-donors, geographically targeted audiences, surveys and tell-a-friend emails.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks study , online giving increased 10% in 2019 and has been steadily on the rise, while monthly online giving has increased by 22%. In fact, 1 in 4 solicitation emails from peer-to-peer fundraisers result in donations, compared with 1 in 1,250 emails from a nonprofit. “1

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Features: You’ll likely need to invest in other software solutions to send emails, collect online donations, etc., Their free tool is Adobe Express , which allows users to develop everything from newsletters and presentations to videos and annual reports. which will make it harder to organize and sync your data.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2010

Since the release of the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , we know many of you have been hard at work looking at how your programs measure up against industry benchmarks. But the Benchmarks Study is really meant to help you think (or rethink!) Let's say you want to track your email fundraising open rate.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Here are the highlights. messages per month.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Bonus: some helpful examples and templates to put this into action now. ). It should contain purposeful actions that aim to achieve specific fundraising goals from a diversified group of sources, and be data-driven from start to finish. Just a heads-up: this is a long read. Let's get started! Making your case. Ready, set, goals!

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 25, 2016

For instance, some common Goals to track are: Email newsletter signup. You want to drive traffic that actually converts into action. For example, email newsletter subscriptions might be a good goal to track. Define the exact page that indicates a successful conversion for newsletter registrations.

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Care2

AUGUST 14, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Its worth it!

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Care2

JULY 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Your ideas and feedback will make a real impact.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 12, 2014

The average one-time donation went up as well, from $60 to $68 ($57 via email only), and overall nonprofit website traffic grew 16%. Frame the button in a compelling way with a strong persuasive message above the call to action. Download the full 2014 M+R Benchmarks Study. More than 5.5 Use it to persuade donors on the fence.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2014

Start by offering a call to action, an option for people to engage with your organization. Calls to Action. A call to action is a specific action you want someone to take. Traditionally, a call to action has been to donate in response to a direct mailing or a phone call. Welcoming them back.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Your ideas and feedback will make a real impact.

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Care2

AUGUST 8, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) But it’s not always easy. All rights reserved.

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Care2

AUGUST 26, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) But its not always easy. com , Inc.

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