Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks Study , monthly giving increased by 11% in 2022, making up 28% of all online revenue. For example, let’s say you want to increase the total number of supporters enrolled in your monthly giving program. When laying out your goal, consider following the SMART model for goal setting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. They also get a tax write-off, so it’s a win-win for both.

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Socialbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Donors are still eager to support the organizations and causes they care about, yet they expect to be engaged differently — often through digital channels. As noted in the 2021 M+R Benchmarks Study , nonprofits enjoyed a 32% bump in revenue from online sources from 2019 to 2020.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Giving Tuesday — now a primarily digital-first giving movement — is a great opportunity for nonprofits to engage with current and new supporters using a multi-channel digital marketing mix. Giving Tuesday is a great opportunity for nonprofits to engage with current and new supporters using a multi-channel digital marketing mix.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Well, I’ve got some eye-opening stats that might make you reconsider where to channel your communication efforts. According to a recent study by Campaign Monitor , email marketing has an astonishing ROI of 4400%! A study by Edgerank Checker found that Facebook posts from nonprofit Pages only reached an average of 7.7%

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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. The study looked at the following: What are the preferred giving channels for Generation Y (18-32); Generation X (33-48); Baby Boomers (49-67); and Civics (68+) ?

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Care2

MARCH 26, 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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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. For example: Fundraising messaging response rates were down 11% from 2012 levels to 0.07%. billion email messages, 5.6

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2011

Blackbaud just released the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. The study confirms much of what we already know (and why you should care!) It also highlights the interesting opportunities and challenges posed by multi-channel giving. Online donors become multi-channel donors.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

According to the donorCentric study published by Target Analytics, which gathered data from 25 large nonprofit organizations ranging from CARE to Amnesty International, many nonprofits have mastered raising money from Direct Mail campaigns, but haven’t quite figured out how to replicate their fundraising success online.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

For example, the report highlights the growing importance of digital fundraising, so investing more resources in online campaigns and social media outreach would be a smart move. Diversify fundraising channel s: The report documents shifts in donor behavior and preferences. Determine the capacity to give of your donors and funders.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Over 450 people joined us for the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook webinar we co-hosted with NTEN and the Ad Council last week. Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time! Q: My sector isn’t in the study.

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

Think beyond “your website” Your digital ecosystem —which encompasses all of your digital properties, including your website(s), engagement channels, and technical support platforms—is the entry point through which your target audiences experience your organization. You can look at things like past behavior, interests, demographics, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

.” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Internet Director. Web Producer.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

For example, fundraising platform Fundly projects that the global crowdfunding market will almost triple by 2025. Beyond the power of building community and reaching most of your supporters, email has the highest return on investment of any marketing channel. Random but interesting facts Whole Whale Benchmarks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

.&# The organization worked with an agency that helped them developed a robust communications strategy that included best practices in branding and messaging, measurable objectives, identified audiences based on research and social media scanning, a marketing funnel/model, and best practices in multiple channels. Case study is here ).

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Care2

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Looking for some good data and examples for your fundraising team? While a large majority of donations are still made by check (79 percent), online fundraising is the fastest growing donation channel. – eNonprofit Benchmark study. 13% - eNonprofit Benchmark Study. ?Three – AFP.

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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%. Choose a day and actively encourage donations and sharing through all your social media channels, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Snapchat.

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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. Studies show that 88% of total dollars raised come from only 12% of donors —these are your major donors. For example, you might recruit some of your board members to meet with current or prospective major donors.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

According to the donorCentric study published by Target Analytics, which gathered data from 25 large nonprofit organizations ranging from CARE to Amnesty International, many nonprofits have mastered raising money from Direct Mail campaigns, but haven’t quite figured out how to replicate their fundraising success online.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2019

The FY2018 analysis features median metrics from the over 200 institutions that participate in the annual donorCentrics Collaborative Benchmarking service. . For example, what are the trends of first-time donors who made their initial first gift at the $25 level? If you find that less than 20% of these donors returned (i.e.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

They have deemed email a dying communications channel, which is absurd. 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. You have the most control of how you engage your audience.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Your digital ecosystem , which encompasses all of your digital properties, including your website(s), engagement channels, and technical support platforms, allows for a number of entry points through which your target audiences think and feel about your organization. Think beyond the website. Creating a personalization plan.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

They have deemed email a dying communications channel, which is absurd. 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. You have the most control of how you engage your audience.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

In my experience, the biggest difference in the varying payback on a Care2 multi-channel donor acquisition campaign (or any online acquisition) tends to be the total number of fundraising appeals that an organization sends to its supporters. In short, more good emails = more revenue. If you break that down, it''s two per month, on average.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Multi-channel marketing is the practice of communicating and marketing across many channels. By leveraging multiple communication channels—email, mobile, direct mail, websites, social media, paid and earned media, SEO, and more, you expand your reach to engage new donors and supporters. Why is it important for nonprofits?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

For example, if you know I’m interested in lung cancer issues, send me a lung cancer project or research to fund. Note: The 10 percent/10 percent/80 percent example works best for 10,000+ email lists. I cover more —mobile, channel integration, messaging, structure—in a recent AFP webinar, which you can watch here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Step 4: Define your benchmarks. It is a generic list of results and examples of Key Performance Indicators. The example above comes from Momsrising , a “flyer” when it comes to measurement practice. How do your efforts connect with those audiences to achieve the goal. Step 3: Define your investments.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2015

While a 2014 IBM study on organizational change found that 88 percent of respondents believed leveraging new technologies would be the biggest change they would encounter in the next five years, 74 percent also admitted that their organizations were not fully prepared to adapt to an increasingly digital world. Case Study: Power Poetry.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Studies have shown that “Donate Now” buttons that stand out from your website’s overall color scheme result in more online dollars raised because online donors can’t help but notice them. For example, if your website and your logo use two colors, pick a third color that coordinates well with them for your “Donate Now” button.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 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 Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

For example, the Community Food Bank of Arizona : 3) Invest in Facebook Ads. In fact, one of the most in-demand job skills for digital marketers and fundraisers is knowing how to effectively use social media advertising channels and Google Ads. 3) Upload visual content that tells the story of your organization.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

According to the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , online revenue grew by 21% over 2011 totals, presenting nonprofits even more reasons to pull out the heavy gear and start online fundraising. With these experiments you can establish your own benchmarks. Thus, it’s an area requiring a fresh perspective.

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Care2

MAY 15, 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) Email is a critical channel.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 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) LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

I was curious about what I could learn if I did an informal benchmark study of a few nonprofit Pinterest users. This was a lot data to deal with and I wasn’t after a comprehensive field study. For example these boards scored high: UNICEF’s Sound the Alarm Crisis in the Shael and UNICEF Mothers , NWF’s Fun.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 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) LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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