Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

This year’s summit included 35 large nonprofit organizations that participate in our sustainer program benchmarking to review aggregate program performance, trends and challenges affecting sustainer giving. Data, drawn directly from participant CRMs and standardized to allow for consistent comparisons, included 17.7

Trend 30

Trend Giving Retention Rate 30

Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We decided to develop a shared definition is for benchmarking only. We have conducted grantee profile analyses as well as cross-sectional comparisons by geography and issue area. Our first task was to develop a shared definition for “people of color-led and people of color-serving” organizations.

Data 59

Data Support Demographics Evaluation 59

Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2014

GrantStation polls organizations on the status of their grantseeking in order to provide the nonprofit sector with a vivid, up-to-date snapshot of grantseeking today, and you can help the grantseeking community stay on top of trends through your participation. You can click here to see past reports.

Survey 50

Survey Benchmark Comparison Poll 50

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.

Blackbaud 87

Blackbaud Benchmark Nonprofit Chart 87

M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

We also use the median for our comparisons, so that one outlier doesn’t skew the whole set. This follows the broader trend we see in the e-commerce world: you might also remember that promos started so early that Black Friday seemed more like Black Friday Month. . And boy, were there some outliers this year. On to the goods! .

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Gift Rate email 98

sgEngage

APRIL 29, 2021

This year’s summit included data from a variety of sectors, drawn directly from participant CRMs and standardized to allow for consistent comparisons. After such a tumultuous year, with many drivers for both potential increases and declines in giving, it was no surprise to see mixed trends among sectors and organizational sizes.

Retention 47

Retention Gift Rate Conversation 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’d like to try to benchmark it against other disruptive pinterest campaigns but we’re not sure there is a good comparison case study. Having specialists in-house means we’re always monitoring trends and looking for opportunities. Please tell us if you know of one! UNICEF has a history of innovation.

Sierra Leone 126

Sierra Leone Case Study Benchmark Comparison 126

NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

You can download the complete report here , and don''t forget the companion online benchmarking tool , where you can compare some of your organization''s data against your peers in our research. When we look at the YOY data above, we see quite a bit of variance in this ratio over the three years, and no distinguishible pattern (trend).

Ratio 85

Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Nonprofit Research Collaborative Releases First Report Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 29th, 2010 The Nonprofit Research Collaborative released its first report today. sectional studies.

Collaboration 75

Collaboration Research Report Indiana 75

Connection Cafe

JULY 6, 2017

These organizations participate in a donorCentrics Internet Benchmarking Group. By comparison, only 29% of online only donors were 65 or older while 58% of offline only donors are represented in these age brackets. This tends to skew income comparisons with older donors across giving channels. million donors.

Offline 35

Offline Donor Online Retention 35

Connection Cafe

APRIL 15, 2020

Benchmarking d ata, drawn directly from participant CRMs and standardized to allow for consistent comparisons, included 16 million donors who gave 56 million gifts for a total of $2.3 This year’s summit included staff from 33 large, primarily direct marketing focused nonprofit organizations representing a variety of sectors.

Retention 27

Retention Paypal Gift Channel 27

Care2

JULY 16, 2012

There are a ton of smart people writing about nonprofit technology and communications to help nonprofit communicators keep up on the latest online trends and developments. The guide includes a comparison of 29 different systems and offers detailed reviews of 10 of the most popular.

Report 78

Report Guidelines Ratio Policy 78

Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

To establish benchmarks for measuring success of our design efforts. If a client hasn’t had Analytics for a year, 3 months would be the shortest timeframe we’d want to evaluate to ensure we get a clear enough picture of trends over time. To understand how visitors interact with the site. Methodology. Research Questions.

Analytics 37

Analytics Design Research Process 37

Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2017

Another benchmark to consider when making applications is organizational age. Organizational collaboration may be another way to increase grantseeking success; it is a trending topic and is encouraged by many funders. In comparison, in the fall 2016 report, the entry point was $1 million.

Grant 47

Grant Money Award Collaboration 47

Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Fundraising Donor Management Software Comparison: What’s Right for Your Nonprofit? The silver lining of what (at first glance) seems like a very negative trend is that nonprofits have lots of room to make a positive impression on new donors. 7 min read Read Now 2.

Donor 52

Donor Management Guide Retention 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Key Insights from the 2010 Global State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on October 27th, 2010 Blackbaud has conducted its North American State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey annually for six of the past seven years.

Global 48

Global Netherlands New Zealand Germany 48

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2016

Multiple Year Retention Rate : Same as above, but by tracking these year-by-year you can spot trends, problems and opportunities. Because year-over-year comparisons of this metric will trigger additional questions and answers for improving your program. Fail to answer them, and it’s more of the same.

Track 28

Track Donor Retention Metrics 28

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Through participation in multiple benchmarking opportunities with Blackbaud, I had the necessary context from which I could evaluate my fundraising program across a range of very specific metrics. Data is used for trend analysis or point-in-time analysis—identifying and resolving issues.

Analytics 33

Analytics Data Analysis Metrics 33

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

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. By understanding your activity and performance, fan response, trends and comparisons, you are better equipped to improve your presence on Facebook. Why is this important?

Facebook 97

Facebook Stats Los Angeles Tips 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

About a year ago, I decided to benchmark my blog using some tips suggested by Avinash Kaushik. Kaushik suggested these metrics for benchmarking blogs: Raw Author Contribution (posts & words in post). So, here's a comparison between last year and this year and another opportunity to consider improvements. Technorati ???Authority???

Reflection 50

Reflection Measure Technorati ROI 50

Care2

JUNE 13, 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)

Vlog 28

Vlog Video Social Media Resource 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Financial calculations: net gain, opportunity cost, or comparison to other method. Above all you must pick the right metrics to measure what your doing and look for trends that can tell you what works and what doesn't. Benchmark studies. Clearly articulated benefits statement that looks at tangible and intangible. Task Analysis.

ROI 50

ROI Social Media Slides NTEN 50

Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 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)

Consultant 31

Consultant Myspace Social Media Advocacy 31

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

to care a whole lot about how many hits they got in comparison to similar (or different) organizations. What are the trends on all of the above? Looking at them in isolation without all the other data and the trends and information they entail makes no sense. And, I actually hope that doesn’t change.

Stats 100

Stats Web Statistics NTEN 100

Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

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)

Consultant 31

Consultant Social Media Myspace Advocacy 31

Candid

AUGUST 3, 2021

For over a decade, our annual Advancing Human Rights research has mapped trends in funding for human rights, breaking down funding into three major categories: issues, strategies, and populations. Looking across years and areas illuminates trends, uncovers gaps, and provides comparisons within the field.

Map 98

Map Fund Taxonomy Analysis 98

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Was there anything helpful about that comparison between service engagement and impact? Marie: The number one trend, and I don’t have the numbers in front of me but Mandy just taught this webinar through our 2021 development series, it’s on our website. Does that make sense? And I’m looking over.

Report 79

Report Measure Impact Process 79