sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

Set a Goal, Then Raise It For individual P2P fundraisers, having something to aim for always helps. Use the Most Effective Online Fundraising Tools If you haven’t explored the apps, online tools, and upgrades now available to help your organization raise more money, more effectively, now is the time. Stories help us pay attention.

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Effective Tips Fundraising Blackbaud 76

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

According to the 2020 Benchmarks Data from M+R , overall online giving revenue increased by 10% in 2019, and revenue from monthly gifts increased by 22%. The average RoundUp App user donates $15 – $20 a month and has an 80% retention rate. RoundUp App is the nation’s largest tool for rounded up donations.

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Effective Fundraising Nonprofit Channel 281

sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

The smallest company size considered in this report, 0 – 1,000 employees, had the highest overall giving and volunteering engagement rates. The overall engagement rate for companies of this size was more than 2x higher than the overall engagement rate of the largest company size, 100,000+ employees.

Disaster 95

Disaster Social North America Companies 95

NetWits

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Check out some of the info and screenshots I shared last week on the Blackbaud webinar Year-End Fundraising Campaigns that Rock with Frank Barry from Blackbaud and Kai MacMahon from Autism Speaks. Online fundraising grew 34% and raised over $20 billion dollars in 2010 – Blackbaud. eNonprofit Benchmark study.

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Fundraising Blackbaud Benchmark Charity 234

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Blackbaud’s annual Online Benchmark report was released earlier this month at #bbcon and the results speak largely to a positive outlook for nonprofit fundraising. . Open rates are flat. For last several years we’ve seen a precipitous drop in email open rate. Frankly, they’ve been falling off a cliff. But it didn’t.

Benchmark 55

Benchmark Metrics Report Online 55

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

At Blackbaud, we believe this future – the future of the nonprofit sector – will be supported by Data Intelligence. . This helps make it possible for you to nurture fruitful, intentional relationships with your constituents. Examples of performance tools include performance analysis and benchmarking. .

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Data Houston Classes Analytics 97

Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2013

Nicole McGougan is a public relations associate at Blackbaud. The 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study. Don't miss our most popular webinar series of the year, where we'll reveal the results of the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study. To get where you want to be, you need to know where you are today.

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Benchmark Studies Marketing Online 40

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Blackbaud hosted its annual conference for nonprofits from September 29 through October 1 in National Harbor, MD. It’s easy to host a benchmarking session and just present data. The goal of this session was to provide the data but also provide analysis and insight that would help organizations take action when needed.

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Benchmark Data Washington Arts 35

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

This webinar was presented on December 19 to more than 1,900 nonprofit staff worldwide and focused on what’s new and next in online communications and fundraising to help nonprofits prepare for the future and embrace being an early adopter. billion by 2021 – a growth rate of 22%. Apple Pay [ Blackbaud ]. The Revival of Email.

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Trend Communication United States Online 272

Socialbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As noted in the 2021 M+R Benchmarks Study , nonprofits enjoyed a 32% bump in revenue from online sources from 2019 to 2020. According to The Blackbaud Institute , 28% of all nonprofit donations in 2021 came from a mobile device. Organizations that moved to online and text campaigns via social networks seemed to fare especially well.

Fundraising 69

Fundraising Statistics Paypal Retention 69

sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Especially when they help reveal a lot of information in a visual format.

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Blackbaud Benchmark Nonprofit Chart 90

NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2011

So significant that organizations who run effective online advocacy campaigns followed by timely and relevant fundraising appeals are seeing double the fundraising response rates. Our success depends on help from people like you. Download the full report ). Connecting Online Advocacy and Fundraising: The 1 Key to Success. Great news!

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Giving Advocacy Rate Action 235

DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

CRM software equips nonprofits with a plethora of tools to help them better connect with supporters of all kinds. Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT. The first of three Blackbaud solutions on this list, Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT (RE NXT), is a robust fundraising and CRM system for mid-sized to large nonprofit organizations.

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Blackbaud Nonprofit Summary Comparison 52

Care2

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Check out some of the info and screenshots I shared last week on the Blackbaud webinar Year-End Fundraising Campaigns that Rock with Frank Barry from Blackbaud and Kai MacMahon from Autism Speaks. Online fundraising grew 34% and raised over $20 billion dollars in 2010 – Blackbaud. – eNonprofit Benchmark study.

Fundraising 73

Fundraising Blackbaud Benchmark Info 73

Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

Donors are looking for a way to help. Every organization will now have 2020 swings to navigate, so benchmarking important metrics like donor retention or variances by fundraising channel pre-2020 and post-2020 will be critical to understanding long-term donor impact. Donors in the past have adjusted giving via downgrades.

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Environment Teach Fundraising Lesson 46

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

To help keep this in focus, sometimes it’s helpful to dig beneath emotion and conjecture to look at numbers to understand whether it is “so good” or “time to despair” There’s a lot to be optimistic about! . We saw fundraising email open rates go down 3.8%% and click rates plunge by 15.5%.

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Time Fundraising Benchmark Trend 33

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. It’s based on net cost per email address, average projected email response rate, and average projected gift.

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email Fundraising Rate ROI 77

NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. That said, here are 5 tips to help ensure your participants are as successful as possible. 2) Educate. 4) Activate.

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Raise Relationship Tips Fundraising 208

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. Retention rate (of participants, team captains, team members). Team involvement is linked to higher retention rates.

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Metrics Benchmark Fundraising Stats 42

NetWits

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Blackbaud has just released the 2010 State of the Not-for-Profit Industry Survey results for the Asia Pacific. I’ve just completed a quick review of this, and I believe there are some interesting statistics that can help give us a picture of what online priorities Asia-Pacific organisations have. Picture of feedback form.

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Asia Activities Active Activism 109

NTEN

JULY 22, 2013

This edition of Member Round Up shows folks busy doing research, releasing reports, and unveiling a new community platform to help nptechies connect and learn. Blackbaud is partnering with CMI to conduct the first content marketing research for nonprofits to help better understand how it is being used in the sector.

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Registration Research Report Free 57

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud. With more than half of 2010 now over, it might be helpful to review some updated statistics. . The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations. Online Giving Remains Positive. Through June 2010, online giving was up 11.7%

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Trend Online Fundraising Offline 86

Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Blackbaud’s just-released Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits found nonprofit website traffic was down 14 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. It should be noted, like other benchmark reports, nonprofits within the study vary from year-to-year.). (It Benchmarks are helpful, but your data is what matters most.

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Websites Comparison Analytics Search 44

Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2015

Statistical data help us understand how our programs are performing and highlight opportunities for improvement. In my chapter of the new Blackbaud ebook, Drab to Fab: Peer-to-Peer Event Makeover , I explore the important “clues” to look for in your “archaeological” data. Individual participant and team captain retention rates.

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Benchmark eBook Registration Indiana 20

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

At the same time, it’s clear that the nonprofit sector has a long way to go with only thirty-five percent (up from twenty-six percent last year) rating themselves effective at content marketing. Here are a few of our second year benchmarks. But before we get too far into the report details, let’s start with a simple definition.

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Content Storytelling Marketing Chart 45

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2016

To help, I thought I’d share my top picks for BBCON 2016. Back in January, I launched a new podcast at Blackbaud with the goal of providing you with unfiltered and honest nonprofit best practices. And if you can’t be there, no problem, we’ll be live tweeting, posting wrap-up blogs and this year , Blackbaud will be on Facebook live.

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Podcast Benchmark Blackbaud DC 20

Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Best of all, there are professional Google Grants managers out there to help you navigate the program and make the most compelling ads possible. That’s why a lot of nonprofits turn to expert Google Grants managers for help. Do Google Ad Grants work? What is a Google Grants agency?

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Grant Google Management Guide 52

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 6, 2013

I spent the first few days of this week at Blackbaud’s Annual Conference for Nonprofits (#bbcon), and was granted the invaluable privilege of meeting and speaking with many of you : the forces that keep this industry thriving. And I hope the compilation below does just that- helps you help others.

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Profile Blackbaud Stats Nonprofit 38

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

At this year’s bbcon, the Blackbaud Institute was thrilled to welcome Tim Kachuriak to give a presentation on what he knows best: how to optimize your team with data. Among those employees that had been with an organization for less than five years, the turnover rate was 70%. Emphasize benchmarking within each job description.

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Team Data Retention Nonprofit 27

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

How can we use our data during our fundraising event or campaign to identify opportunities that help us achieve our goals? Consider the following tips to offer encouragement to this specific group: Provide a series of coaching emails offering fundraising tips that will help them reach their goal. Email/social media conversion rate.

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Metrics Action Create Benchmark 34

Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2013

There are some easy things that can be accomplished to coach your fundraisers , therefore making sure they have the information they need to enhance their fundraising experience: Email Helpful Tips. Enhance your communication plan with helpful tips on how to use those fundraising tools you are providing them. Offer Helpful Guides.

Online 38

Online Fundraising Metrics Benchmark 38

NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Offensive measurements like open, click, and conversion rates are useful for understanding how to improve your performance, while watching unsubscribe and hard bounce rates help to defend against bad emailing habits and an inadequate email sign-up process. Open Rate : The percentage of recipients who opened your email.

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Metrics email Campaign Rate 53

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If your social impact organization is still trying to cobble together a reliable payments solution with an expensive credit-card processing provider, an end-to-end payment platform could help you increase revenue and streamline donations so funds can be put to good use swiftly and efficiently. 

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Process Donation Blackbaud System 89

Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2014

Everything from your dollars raised and campaigns run to email open rates and growth on social media. Happy employees are productive employees and investing in the team will help you find lasting success. Like a GPS, you need to know where you’re starting to determine where you’re going next. Invest in people.

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Change Analysis Social Media Canada 37

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

bbcon 2020 is just around the corner, and I’m excited to be presenting on the critical role of benchmarking and analytics in shaping your fundraising strategy. Average gifts, retention rates, channel giving, big data, small data…the sheer volume of information involved with fundraising can be daunting.

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Benchmark Analytics Strategy Fundraising 43

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2016

Because it helps them make more money. I’m guessing not everyone would, because we know that nonprofit organizations experience sustainer attrition at a rate of about 20-30% per year. As the 2015 Luminate Online Benchmark Report showed us, growth in online fundraising these days is driven by recurring giving.

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Program Blackbaud Money Service 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Four tips to help you get started. Help people connect with others. According to the “ eNonprofit Benchmarks Study ” done by NTEN (shout out to Holly Ross ) email is still the “killer app” that reaches the most people. Open rates and click-throughs are holding steady. Create a Page not a Group or Cause. Be active daily.

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Facebook Stats Los Angeles Tips 97