M+R

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Read time: 4 minutes Are you done running reports for your 2023 year-end fundraising? For a more robust data set and many, many, many charts, stay tuned for the upcoming 2024 M+R Benchmarks Study! Sign up here to be the first to know when the latest Benchmarks is released.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

According to the 2019 Blackbaud Charitable Giving Report , online giving grew 6.8% It’s also worth noting that according to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 10% of donors worldwide prefer to give directly through their bank account. per month – or $425 a year, according to the Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmarks Report.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

Social media analytics report Have your intern review the past year of posts and data from your major platforms. They should answer questions the staff has about performance, give a 30k foot view of what happened, and generate insights about what’s working in a report. With the right oversight, interns can help categorize these files.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

[This is part three of a series taking a closer look at the key benchmarks from our 6th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report , conducted with The NonProfit Times. You can download the complete report for free here.] The above chart represents the responses from survey participants.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Start with benchmark data. Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. These are some places to begin: M+R Benchmarks ; Fundraising Effectiveness Project Reports ; Fundraising Report Card Benchmarks. . Track your own data.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And last year the AFL-CIO reported CEO-to-median-worker pay ratios ranged from 6:1 to over 6,000:1 for the largest, publicly traded companies (i.e., The Council on Foundations ’ annual survey and report on staff salaries and benefits at U.S. The median for all reported CEO salaries in 2022 was $200,000. How do U.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

Two recent reports share data about the actual role celebrity connection plays in nonprofit fundraising and both say the same thing: forget celebrities. The 2011 Millennial Donor report , the second in an annual series, focuses on engaging Millennials in fundraising. But, on the top of the chart: a compelling cause.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

But before we get too far into the report details, let’s start with a simple definition. Let’s take a look at a few of the key findings from the second nonprofit content marketing benchmark report – produced by Content Marketing Institute and Blackbaud – Nonprofit Content Marketing 2015: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends—North America.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

" 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report – "Five years into the research, it is clear that direct mail giving is still the overwhelming majority of fundraising revenue, and organizations must find ways to optimize multichannel giving versus hyper-focusing on internet giving alone.

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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? Read the entire report to learn more about global trends.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to a National Council of Nonprofits report , the vast majority of nonprofits operate at the grassroots level, and 88% have budgets less than $500,000. Top Free Fundraising Software Solutions Fundraising software solutions are tools nonprofits can use to accept online donations and report on giving trends.

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Care2

OCTOBER 30, 2013

According to the Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report by Blackbaud, only 2% of nonprofits raised between $10K and $25K on Facebook in a 12 month time period. Take a look at the chart below. According to the reports survey participants: 59% of nonprofits say they have not developed a social media strategy.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2017

You've found the time to download the latest State of Grantseeking reports. Well, that's an awful lot of pages of data and words, and you want some quick-fix guidelines and benchmarks. Let's look at how to get the most valuable and applicable data from the State of Grantseeking reports in the least amount of time.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The report either gave a big "F" or a mediocre rating to most of the nonprofits in the report. The report is troubling because the nonprofit community has been doing online fundraising for years and there are established best practices for optimizing conversions. Out of 151 nonprofits, only 24 of them scored 76% or above.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2018 to some (hint: it’s not ), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2017 has taken you. Charitable Giving Report Quiz : The Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic released the 5 th annual Charitable Giving Report at the beginning of the year.

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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. Just getting started using metrics and benchmarks to improve performance? Pick Two or Three Metrics to Focus On.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Therefore, it’s crucial that you update your GuideStar “Nonprofit Report” at least once a year. Donors also appreciate simple pie charts that show how much is spent on programs vs. operations—as long the chart reflects that at least 75 percent of your budget goes directly to programs.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

” TechSoup’s Coleridge likens analytics to a roadmap that guides where an organization wants to go with benchmarks that mark the progression to a goal. Tools that incorporate a dashboard can help organizations visualize and more easily analyze their data by taking that information and turning it into charts and graphs.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2019

You ascertain averages, browse benchmarks , and create charts. Sometimes we all get so caught up in reporting that it’s easy to forget about the people behind those numbers. You are using diagnostic analytics if you have dashboards or established benchmarks for your campaigns. We’re very serious about our data in P2P!

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Once again, it’s time for annual reporting! Are you ready to level up your annual report to highlight the true value of your association? Learn how to refine your annual report to reflect your staff’s hard work and your organization’s accomplishments. A call to action. For example, did membership increase this year?

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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. The study reported traffic decreased across 18 of 19 nonprofit verticals , with Canadian organizations being the exception. (It What can nonprofits do? Was it search engine visits?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

But without the right systems in place, administrative tasks like pulling grant reporting can be time-intensive and error-prone. You can establish benchmarks for when additional fundraising appeals need to go out and adjust your goals based on where you are compared to those scenarios. Modern APIs mean you don’t need to compromise.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

To whet your appetite for the full report, here's a great peek at the charts regarding Facebook page churn: You need to think about quality of your Facebook posts to make sure you're not driving folks away – just like you already think about tone, topic, and frequency with your email messaging to avoid unsubscribes!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Benchmarks - Taking raw data and reporting in a comparable way. Begin making a master report that serves as the central repository for all social metrics. Broaden benchmark metrics once you feel comfortable with reporting, ongoing activity and preliminary success. Have any tips yourself for measuring social ROI?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 17, 2013

I’m happy to report that I’ve a shift here. Below is a chart which shows percent of participants with one or more online gifts over the last 5 years. I know it’s tough to read the numbers and my chart is a little more dramatic than it should be because of double numbers in the vertical axis. Seriously… we’re not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

The chart above is a small example of how GRIST tracked its results on a campaign against staff investment. They want to gather benchmarks for social media use of all partners and do interviews to learn about best practices for integrated campaigns.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

To establish benchmarks for measuring success of our design efforts. Once we get access to a client’s Google Analytics data, we first establish a timeframe for reporting. Once we’ve set the timeframe, we then start digging into the data to answer some key questions: What are some benchmark stats for improvement? Methodology.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. Oversees all Accounting and Financial Reporting, SOX, Tax, and Controller Operations. Ami McReynolds. Chief Equity and Programs Officer. Feeding America. Leah Koontz. Vice President Controller. Southwest Airlines.

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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. Get the report and read it. Well, this report has some pretty telling data. It's enough to report on and start people thinking about the issues, but the field is pretty darn new.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

It is a flow chart that calculates business performance taking into account not only whether the company had a profit, but whether that profit was good enough relative to the assets it took to generate it. Over those 80 years, the chart has been polished, refined and so deeply embedded in business thinking. Secondary research reports.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

If you have lots of events to report on, you’re doing too many events! Use graphics, charts, photos, and video to break up the text and give the reader some eye candy. ” Measuring success While there may be some national benchmarks for some of these numbers, the smartest thing you can do is measure against yourself.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking It’s the Seating Chart, Stupid Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 18th, 2010 Where should the Internet team be on the organization chart? Focus on the seating chart. Who should own the Internet at our nonprofit?

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

While there is no industry standard for what qualifies as a major gift—a global organization might target $1 million, whereas a startup nonprofit might shoot for $500—the 2020 Major Gift Benchmark Study reported the median level for a major gift at $5,000-$9,999. Has this donor made multiple gifts over the course of a year or two?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

However, much can be learned from analyzing even a single year and comparing yourself to industry benchmarks. Luckily, I am happy to report that there are several resources available to help calculate the metrics you need to guide your fundraising plan: Free Do More Good Member Resource. Your current CRM.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 1, 2017

I want to observe trends and benchmark what’s happening in the annual fund space. It included a letter, gift form and a stapled two-page report with metrics and numerical results of their programs over the last five years. We’re talking full-color charts and graphs. I read all of them. No narrative. No images aside from graphs.

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