Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

When it comes to donor data, there’s a lot to keep track of. A nonprofit CRM (also referred to as a donor management system ) is a software platform that allows nonprofits to store, update, and report on supporter data. This type of stewardship helps boost donor retention. What is a nonprofit CRM?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

When you see increasing donor attrition rates or decreasing event participants, try walking in their shoes. Peace Arch Hospital Foundation was losing more donors than it was gaining. For example, a fall in renewal rates or average gift size. Apply analytics to all your channels and uncover problems to be mapped.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

ADD VALUE Value doesn’t have to be a giveaway or a freebie offer for donors, according to the Forbes Nonprofit Council , “but rather information that they can utilize on a daily basis to help benefit and stimulate their lives.” When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors. Newsletters.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Constituent relationship management (CRM) refers to the various processes that nonprofits use to steward and build relationships with donors, volunteers, advocates, members, and other constituents to secure ongoing support. Donor management. Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT. Overview of CRM for Nonprofits.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

To thrive in today’s philanthropic environment, nonprofits must demonstrate to donors and community stakeholders that their dollars are being put to good use. For a recent webinar, Blackbaud experts invited panelists from nonprofit consulting firm Cause and Solution, Inc. Nonprofits operate on trust. Nonprofits must earn their trust.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 21, 2023

Raiser’s Edge NXT is one of Blackbaud’s most popular platforms, providing nonprofits with flexible, out-of-the-box fundraising and donor management tools. Blackbaud partners familiar with Raiser’s Edge NXT can help nonprofits configure their platform, receive comprehensive training , and develop custom software and integrations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Artificial intelligence is providing enormous labor-saving help to fundraisers, helping them research prospects, talk to donors, and increase retention rates. Take for example, the mundane and time-consuming task of culling the donor database to create a prospect list. AI can increase online donor conversion and retention rates.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company, has released the third edition of it’s groundbreaking research into multichannel giving trends among nonprofit organizations. Key Findings: The majority of giving still comes from offline channels, but online continues to be a significant source of giving and new donors.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2017

Relationship building with donors is an art. But we also know that there is a science to donor segmentation and the use of analytics. As it turned out, sales of strawberry Pop-Tarts increased seven times their normal sales rate ahead of a hurricane. Perhaps it’s what makes some donors more generous than others.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

The Analytics team at Blackbaud has been playing around with ChatGPT over the past few months and we thought it might be helpful to share our observations. In the previous 15 seasons, the interception rate in that situation was about 2%. We’ve seen this a ton in the Analytics space (major giving predictions, for example).

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Donor acquisition is all the rage, but did you know nearly 3 out of 4 new donors leave and never come back. Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. The average donor retention rates for first-year online-only donors is 22%.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Founded: 2014 Give Lively builds tech for peak fundraising experiences on both the donor and nonprofit side. This means a bit of a lift for donors, who will need to download the app and sync it with their bank account. Online revenue is up for nonprofits. So what’s the best donation platform? Click To Tweet. For a Budget. Give Lively.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

According to Blackbaud data , the perfect fundraising portfolio is 120 prospects or less. If you have access to analytics , this is the time to reexamine the results! But if not, your fundraising solution should include some type of data insights, like wealth ratings, next ask amounts, or giving trends. Dig into the data. .

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

GiveCampus is a fundraising and volunteer management platform designed to help educational institutions to raise more money from more donors. GiveCampus boasts impressive resources, such as: Tailored and easy-to-use giving forms that reduce friction and increase donor conversion. UC Innovation. Salesforce. Wilson-Bennett Technology.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

This guest post was authored by Dennis McCarthy, director of enterprise sales at Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company. There are three channels that work well for converting advocates to donors: email, direct mail, and telemarketing. Convert to Donor. It originally appeared on npENGAGE.com. You need both!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The exact opposite is more likely especially for wealthier donors. The potential for tax code changes are more likely to encourage these donors to give now instead of waiting. The data shows a troubling trend in the nonprofit sector: Donor populations have been shrinking for the past five years and revenue per donor has been flat.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2014

John Wilburn is currently a marketing manager for Target Analytics. In his prior career he managed direct response programs for a variety of nonprofits, resulting in countless donors and dollars going to fund some incredible missions. . Not all donors to a peer to peer event are going to give again. That’s normal.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Nonprofits collect and generate vast amounts of data, ranging from individual donors’ contact information to program outcomes, but they often struggle with organizing and utilizing the information effectively. This empowers fundraisers to more easily identify high-value donors, understand their preferences, and personalize outreach efforts.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Even so, direct-response fundraising remains critically important—both as a source of sustainable annual revenue and as a funnel for the cultivation of higher-level donors. Below are four simple yet highly effective ways that data can help you increase response rates. Vary your frequency. Anything is better than nothing.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

Donor acquisition is all the rage, but did you know nearly 3 out of 4 new donors leave and never come back. In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. If the ten-year trend continues, we’ll eventually end up with donor retention rates under 20%.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2018

Do you know why your donors give? Unless you ask your donors directly, your gut instincts are merely opinions. A well-crafted donor survey delivered in a savvy way can provide the facts you need to make smarter fundraising and marketing decisions going forward. You know all those small and mid-level donors on your list?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The session topics covered, like learning about the innovations being delivered in Blackbaud CRM, are invaluable to Clemson and enrich our strategy throughout the year.” . – Larissa Riggins Kelly, S enior D irector of A dvancement S ervices, Clemson University . donor stewardship. Implementing digital transformation .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2019

Did you know that nearly eight out of ten new alumni donors don’t give again the following year? To do that, let’s examine some key findings from the most recent Alumni Annual Giving report, a comprehensive analysis produced each year by Blackbaud Target Analytics. Or that it’s even lower if they are graduating seniors?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Online fundraising has also proven to be an extremely effective donors acquisition vehicle. Let’s take a look at some fundraising ideas – the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Expert Tip : Brand your donation form like @BFAS so donors know it’s you!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving found that large organizations (more than $10 million in revenue) are up 14.9% Online Giving Remains Positive.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Today, around 54% of donors worldwide prefer to give online with a credit or debit card, and online revenue has consistently grown each year over the past several years. Using Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, they’ll keep you in the loop on performance by creating live dashboards and reports that you can reference at any time.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

6 Tactics for Increasing Donor Retention by Rachel Clemens, Mighty Citizen . Donor retention rates haven’t snuck north of 50% in more than a decade. If so, you won’t want to miss Rachel’s tips on how you can help improve your nonprofit’s retention rate. . . Is Your Online Donation Form Turning Off Donors?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 24, 2013

Online fundraising has also proven to be an extremely effective donors acquisition vehicle. Let’s take a look at the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Doing this helps potential donors feel secure and understand that they are in the right place. 1) Go Mobile, Now!

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2022

The eighth annual Blackbaud Target Analytics donorCentrics Sustainer Summit brought together 36 of the nation’s large national fundraising organizations to share results and discuss sustainer growth and retention strategies against the backdrop of the pandemic and other significant events that impacted donors and giving in 2020 and 2021. .

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 14, 2015

Another benefit may be that you notice a decrease in opt-out rates for email appeals, as you won’t be sending someone the same email 3 times. Additionally, services provided by Blackbaud can be very helpful in keeping your data clean and your donors happy , specifically Deceased Record Finder.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The 2017 Luminate Online Benchmark Report , just released by Blackbaud, shows donation and email trends based on online fundraising and email campaigns by 707 Luminate Online customers. We saw fundraising email open rates go down 3.8%% and click rates plunge by 15.5%. Email still works really well. With a caveat. billion emails.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2016

The same trends that are changing the world around us at a rapidly accelerating rate are impacting the fundraising profession in new and exciting ways. Exceed Donor Expectations. Too often, they then watch as 60%, 70% or even 80% of those new donors fail to support them in year two. Fight for every donor. Focus on Impact.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2019

Here are 4 ways AI can help museums and nonprofits deepen member engagement, increase attendance, more effectively communicate with donors, and drive revenue: Boost Your Staff’s Productivity. This being the case, building relationships with donors and prospects is vital to ensure their longevity and success. Source: Blackbaud.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

At bbcon 2018, Blackbaud announced the cloud solution for each of our main audiences, including the Cloud Solution for Companies and the Cloud Solution for Foundations. That means marketing, finance, analytics, grants management, and more. Then, lock in your ticket to bbcon 2019 in Nashville now with discounted rates !

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2013

So July and August can be a great time to clean-up your fundraising system to make sure your data is as accurate and robust as possible, in particular when you start thinking of embarking on a data analytics and/or prospect screening project in the coming months, let’s say maybe later in the 3 rd and 4 th quarters.

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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.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

There are a lot of different ways to calculate your engagement rate, the tried-and-true formula I regularly use is: Engagement Rate % = Likes + Comments + Shares / Total Followers X 100 . 416% Engagement Rate . See what I mean about engagement rate being more significant than followers?! Blackbaud TeamRaiser.).

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