Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Council on Foundations ’ annual survey and report on staff salaries and benefits at U.S. Unlike sources such as the IRS form 990-PF , the survey goes beyond the top-paid employees by collecting salaries for any full-time staff, which match the descriptions in a predefined list of common 35 roles among grantmaking foundations.

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Ratio Survey Sample Report 106

Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2014

Because we survey organizations involved in the grantseeking universe twice a year, the information contained in the survey analysis reports (which are free) is current, and catches the tide changes and zeitgeist of grantseeking as they happen. Can you help us make the Spring 2014 State of Grantseeking survey a success?

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

According to Marketing General Incorporated’s 2021 Marketing Benchmarking Report, 50% of associations surveyed believe lack of engagement is the top reason members didn’t renew. Because engagement is critical to retaining members, many associations are using a member engagement score to track and build loyalty.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Do you suffer from survey fatigue? It seems that a new survey pops up every day, sent to you by organizations, businesses, advertisers, pollsters, and opinion analysts. Surveys are often an advertising gimmick, a marketing ploy, or a general nuisance. So when, and why, should you invest your time in survey participation?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

advertising, surveys, reporting, and business analysis. One of the most exciting projects I’ve been involved with is GrantStation’s State of Grantseeking Survey. Here’s how: Recency: We survey grantseekers, grant writers, and those involved in the grantseeking universe twice a year (spring and fall).

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Survey Grant Comparison Analysis 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Measuring this requires some surveys of fans as well as counting the number of insights gleaned from posts and discussions from Fans. The M&R social media benchmarks study is a good start, although the benchmarks are based on a small sample size. I have not done this yet. This would be useful to help identify influencers.

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Metrics Benchmark Facebook Experiment 97

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

QUESTION: Where can I get benchmarks for retention by sector? Gary talked about a survey of fundraising advice, commenting that a high percentage of advice focuses on content and messaging, at the expense of data and infrastructure. Can you share that survey? Here’s a link to a post about the survey.

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Retention Donor Data Advice 148

NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Survey questions sought to understand understand individuals’ preferences regarding traditional and digital media for donating, volunteering, and engaging with nonprofits. > Nearly half of the survey respondents (47%) indicated that they give a majority of their annual total donation amount to their top charity.

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Studies Donor Benchmark Charity 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

She advises using various parts of the Grunig instrument which you can be done for free using Survey Monkey or Zoomerang or a poll on a blog. The way to do that is with statistical factor and ANOVA analysis which definitely requires an advanced level of practice and enough data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Photo by lecercle. ” You can see that smaller fan bases had higher percentages – but of course that is meaningless. I wonder if impressions and feedback percentages will continue to be included in Insights?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d love to see a survey of nonprofit measurement practice that quantifies this. I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Benchmarks let us know how we perform compared to our event fundraising peers. Metrics and benchmarks can be our guides to whether your efforts at creating a great experience for participants are paying off. Post event surveys revealed the number one reason participants didn’t fundraise in 2012 was “No one asked me to”.

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Metrics Benchmark Fundraising Stats 42

Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2017

Well, that's an awful lot of pages of data and words, and you want some quick-fix guidelines and benchmarks. Based on years of biannual report analysis, I find that annual budget, mission focus, and service area, in that order, have the most impact on an organization's grantseeking experience. So Now What? Mission Focus.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Blackbaud's analysis of online giving in 2008 found that December accounted for about 21% of the year's transaction volume, but 48% of the total dollars raised. for Blackbaud customers in the entire analysis. Blackbaud's analysis of approximately 2,000 nonprofit clients found an average online gift of $152.12

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Online Fundraising Offline Blackbaud 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation draws from a 2012 survey of the “ Always On Generation ” that provides insights from experts on the benefits and drawbacks of a hyperconnected life and how it is rewiring the young people’s brains. More than half of those in that age cohort have smartphones and 23% own tablet computers like iPads.

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Network Work System Teen 110

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University has been doing biannual survey of nonprofit technology benchmarks for its regional nonprofits (Southwestern Pennsylvania) for the past ten years. The survey incorporates and expands nonprofit technology assessment/benchmarks used by practitioners in the field.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 11, 2014

The stats and analysis give us some interesting insights into different types of fundraising events. By studying the benchmarks, we can get insights into achieving greater fundraising success – and the solutions definitely vary depending on the type of event. 47% of those surveyed responded “no one asked me to”. Register today!

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Raise Money Stats Benchmark 37

Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

in 2020 , according to nonprofit organizations surveyed by the Association for Fundraising Professionals. A deep-dive analysis of your current donor database is the first step you’ll need to take. From January to June 2022, the number of donors declined by 7%, and overall donor retention decreased by 4.2% year over year.

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Mail Donor Strategy Files 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2008

.  She break out the components of relationships: Trust, Commitment, Satisfaction, control mutuality, exchange/control She then showed how you might construct a survey to measure these aspects.    Someone in the audience asked if there was a tool to automate the gathering and analysis of this data. 

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Social Media Relationship Media Georgia 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

"   I've been trying think through a benchmarking process that would identify metrics to track, how to track, and how to reflect on the data to make improvements in your blog. The areas of the blogging ROI analysis included:  author contribution, readership growth, reader engagement, authority, cost, and value. 

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Metrics Bookmarking Analysis Feeds 71

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Each type dictates a different process and therefore requires different measurement and analysis methods. Knowing what work you need done and the quality of work you’d like to receive and set benchmarks to measure outcomes. There are three main types of crowdsourcing: Work, Input and Action. Measuring Work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. ROI analysis requires documenting, collecting data, and internal discussion and cooperation. Staff Surveys. Client surveys. Task Analysis. Times Sheet Analysis. Benchmark studies. Investment.

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ROI Social Media Slides NTEN 50

Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

It also involves careful analysis and upkeep of your donors’ data. Your nonprofit can use a variety of tools and techniques to track donors’ progress through the donor journey, including donor management software , surveys, and analytics. This could include volunteering, attending events, or joining a donor community.

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Donor Management Guide Retention 52

Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

We’ll draw from recent experiences in setting up an active advisory group made up of NGO partners from all corners of the globe; our network-wide campaign to survey NGO technology trends in 24 languages; and, our own technology solution to communicating with these partners to deliver services in 37 countries. Susan Tenby. Claire Sale.

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Conference Technology San Francisco Disaster 44

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2014

This simple technique conflicts with the majority of fundraising advice you’ll find, but the meta-analysis of over 22,000 (42 studies) suggests that giving the option of NOT donating can actually boost your fundraising results. And it’s stacked with useful data derived from the 2,135 nonprofits surveyed.

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Communication Retention Childhood Statistics 32

NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

A whopping 86% of nonprofits say they have a presence on Facebook or another social media site according to the 2010 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. . Balance ease of reporting and analysis with campaign effectiveness; sometimes getting the answers all in one place merits a minor reduction in results. .

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Social Media Site Media Social 67

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We had surveyed an alternative high school and half the kids had said, “There’s no adult that I can talk to but I need to talk to somebody.” And by the end of your planning process, you should be able to have on paper and with stakeholders bought in on shared goals, strategies, benchmarks and timeline.

Community 76

Community Video Slides Survey 76

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. SMART objectives can be revised along the way.

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Social Media Media Social Chart 129

M+R

JANUARY 31, 2023

We surveyed our nonprofit clients to dig into the trending hits and surprise breakout stars when it came to 2022’s year-end fundraising playlist, with detailed results from 21 organizations. 71% of the nonprofits surveyed saw a small decline in year-over-year revenue, and 60% saw a decline in the number of gifts. You’re in luck!

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Fundraising Gift Digital Trend 108

Care2

MAY 31, 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) What is the answer?

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Activities Active 28

Care2

MAY 29, 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) What is the answer?

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Activities Active 28

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

What do they say in surveys that we conduct? at 11:31 am Web stats are intended to be an internal control and analysis tool. On a related note, I think a benchmarking study might be a useful exercise for nonprofits. Where do they come from and what messages and services do they connect to? 10 Cindy Leonard 09.26.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

One of my favorite sections of the site includes the benchmarking data for foundation use of social media by channel which makes it very easy to do research. 2014 Nonprofit Content Marketing: Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends—North America. According to the study, 92% of the nonprofit professionals we surveyed are using content marketing.

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Studies Research Trend Fund 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2014

The only way to do that is to benchmark against your organization’s performance or peer organizations. Set Goals by Katie Eickhoff, Social Media Manager/Senior Media Analyst for CARMA International talks that critical first step of the process – goal setting. Select Your Tools.

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Measure Learning Case Study Metrics 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2011

Idealware looked into this question about nonprofits and Facebook as well as other questions in its recent research study, Using Facebook to Meet Your Mission: Results of a Survey , available for free download with registration and discussed at free webinar on June 16 at 1 PM PST. Creating is more appealing then analysis to most.

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Measure Organization Metrics Analytics 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2013

2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. This year’s study – the seventh Benchmarks report – analyzes 1.6 The report provides benchmarks for FB and Twitter, including engagement rates and fan growth rate. RESEARCH STUDIES. billion email messages sent to 45 million list subscribers, 7.3 Retweet Lab. Hubspot just launched Retweet Lab.

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Studies Research Attention Data 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2009

Inspiration for How To Think Like A Social Media Marketing Genius Presentation by Beth Kanter For the past two years, I've been doing an annual Blog benchmarking process that attempts to do a ROI analysis. The most valuable part of the blog benchmarking process is the reflection process and linking insights to making improvements.

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