sgEngage

MARCH 13, 2024

The 12th edition of the Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Benchmark Report is here! So, organizations did a more effective job of driving participation and fundraising rather than creating more events. This metric is one to watch for the future. Download the full Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Benchmark Report today.

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Blackbaud Report Fundraising Benchmark 76

Classy

JUNE 30, 2021

While Classy’s annual report always seeks to explore the latest in donor behavior and offer insights that help organizations grow and scale , this edition focused on the strategies that not only proved effective but served as a means of strategic safeguarding into the future. . Benchmark Your Fundraising Performance. .

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Fundraising Benchmark Stats Metrics 98

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Everyone running a membership organization wants to recruit some shiny new members. We’ll also be sharing the important metrics you need to keep an eye on to measure your performance. That’s a little over two workdays a week—plenty of time to interact with your organization. What is a Membership Engagement Strategy?

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Strategy Measure Social Media Metrics 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2011

I remember thinking to myself at the time, well if one networked nonprofit can do this, couldn’t a network of networked nonprofits use real-time collaborative benchmarking data sharing for learning? I shared a link to the site on my Facebook Page with a question about its usefulness (perhaps minus one of the bogus metrics).

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Benchmark Network Learning API 95

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

MAY 15, 2019

Every year, nonprofit consultants M+R release their annual Benchmarks report , which provides an overview of digital trends in the sector. The big sound bite from this year’s Benchmarks Report is that total online revenue grew by only 1% in 2018. Most individual email metrics have continued to decline.

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Benchmark Digital Report Learning 81

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Start with benchmark data. Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. Once you know the benchmarks, you can compare your data to them and evaluate how successful your efforts are.

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 122

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2013

The report, “I nto Focus: Benchmarks for Video and A Guide for Creators ,” is based on a survey of 500 nonprofits and interviews with experts (including me). Nearly 2/3 of organizations say their video budgets will stay the same or decline! Is your organization using video and getting results?

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Benchmark Video Practice Measure 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants. Sometimes benchmarking studies can be more rigorous and survey an entire field. Take for example, the NTEN Social Network 2011 Benchmarking Study or the Digital IQ Study of Government Sites.

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Benchmark Social Media Measure Results 96

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

By Brent Merritt , a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. Facebook Fundraisers are a relatively new fundraising tool, but they’re already driving a major boost in revenue for some nonprofit organizations. His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA ’s unique premise is that business leaders in any industry, any function, and at any level need the same core knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effectively manage and lead. For our book, forming a reading group with professional peers would be especially helpful, inside or outside the organization in which you work.

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Skills Learning Knowledge Leadership 92

Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Being able to benchmark performance against what other nonprofits are doing is an important starting point to understanding your own data. Nonprofit sector reports can be an invaluable way to keep on top of important trends, and they can have a tremendous effect on your own nonprofit’s strategies and tactics.

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Hype Research Marketing Benchmark 52

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! Once again, you’ve amazed us! A: Of course!

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Metrics Facebook Question Benchmark 64

NTEN

JULY 3, 2012

[This is part one 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. The graphic above shows the average number overall (3.5), as well as the average number reported by Small ( $10M) organizations, respectively.

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Benchmark Technology Nonprofit Survey 85

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. Even as overall giving slumps, this increase is significant because it means that more organizations are receiving reliable funding on a monthly basis. Organize them into groups based on their gift sizes.

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Analytics Data Giving Metrics 52

sgEngage

AUGUST 8, 2022

Return on investment is a metric that measures the profitability of an investment, giving you a way to compare the yields of investments and make more effective financial decisions. Dataro has written a clear and effective post on calculating ROI for fundraising campaigns. Or how about your capital campaign?

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ROI Campaign Gift Metrics 69

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Recurring donations are gifts to a nonprofit organization made by a donor on an ongoing basis, typically monthly. Nonprofit organizations benefit from recurring donations because they provide consistent revenue streams and help organizations maintain long-term relationships with supporters. And donors like it.

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Donation Blackbaud Retention Gift 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Before you follow any account, ensure that your profile is complete with (1) a well-designed profile photo and header image; (2) a bio that expresses clearly your organization’s mission; and (3) a link to your website. Like all social media today, organic reach is very low. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either!

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Twitter Practice Social Media Nonprofit 355

NTEN

JUNE 22, 2010

Since the release of the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , we know many of you have been hard at work looking at how your programs measure up against industry benchmarks. But the Benchmarks Study is really meant to help you think (or rethink!) Source Everything ! Let's say you want to track your email fundraising open rate.

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Metrics Benchmark Rate Newsletter 55

Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Focus on Event Fundraising Analytics , we looked at how peer-to-peer event metrics let us know if our event planning and execution efforts are paying off in fundraising results. Benchmarks let us know how we perform compared to our event fundraising peers. Obvious event metrics to follow are the basics, like these: Total amount raised.

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Metrics Benchmark Fundraising Stats 42

NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). The annual report informs how organizations measure impact relative to their peers. However, the benchmark study is a tool, and like any tool, it depends on how it’s used.

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Rate San Diego Open Benchmark 139

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

On average, we know that over 80% of a nonprofit’s total donations come from the top 12 donors to the organization. That might be why a giving officer’s average span to stay at a nonprofit organization is less than three years. They’ve been applying science to major gifts fundraising to help nonprofits raise funds more effectively.

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Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your fundraising strategy will build on your past successes and opportunities to help your organization grow year after year. A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. Corporate partnerships are an effective, but often underutilized source of support for nonprofits.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This means that a donor may have two or even three different people from the same organization soliciting them before they finally make a gift. All officers should have similar experiences across the organization and be aligned on how the work gets done. A fundraiser’s job is to raise money for the organization.

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Develop Management Gift Proposal 73

Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

A national panel of judges was engaged in reviewing all entries based on creativity, quality, message effectiveness, consumer appeal, graphic design, and overall impact. This year, Forum One took home three gold, two silver, two bronze, and one merit award in the website, apps, and interactive, and annual report categories.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. It is important to consider the long-term goals of your fundraising team, as well as the long-term goals of the organization. Step 7: Track and Review Your Metrics.

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Database Track Donor Management 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. We all want to know whether our work makes a difference.

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

NTEN

APRIL 21, 2013

When looking at the Per-Staff budgets, we see that Very Large organizations may be spending the same– or even less —than Small organizations. When looking at the Per-Staff budgets, we see that Very Large organizations may be spending the same– or even less —than Small organizations. Download the complete report here.

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Report Technology Benchmark NTEN 64

Classy

JULY 28, 2021

You’ll learn effective re-engagement paths for segmented stewardship tracks. You’ll want to make sure to market your match opportunity effectively on your campaign pages and in your email marketing. If you get inspired to switch up fundraising to meet your year-end goals, take our free Benchmark Assessment.

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Experiment Donation Ideas Create 93

NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Let's take a quick tour of the most important metrics, and take the first step to improving your email campaign performance through evaluation and optimization. You can divide the key metrics into offensive and defensive variables. Offensive Email Metrics. This is useful as a measure of the effectiveness of your subject line.

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Metrics email Campaign Rate 53

Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Q2 2022 Fundraising Effectiveness Project paints a concerning picture. in 2020 , according to nonprofit organizations surveyed by the Association for Fundraising Professionals. We recommend you start with these 7 Key Database Metrics. Who else serves the same (or similar) cause that your organization does?

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Mail Donor Strategy Files 52

Givinga

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In cases where companies foster strong relationships with external stakeholders, the effect is even stronger: brands that are active with corporate responsibility initiatives see 40-80 percent more market value growth. Use Benchmarks to Determine How Effective Your Corporate Responsibility Software Is.

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Profit Software Benchmark Student 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Many nonprofits often address measurement at the end of a project or program or fiscal year, but by putting it first it enables organizations to build a thoughtful strategy. Meaning, if you are a senior-serving organization and you have 1000+ friends, 80% of whom are under 30, well, enough said… &#. Measurement Challenges.

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Summary Social Media Measure Media 94

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2016

The release of the 9th Luminate Online Benchmark Report is an opportunity for nonprofits to take stock of how the nonprofit sector is performing online, and what recent trends tell us about donor and giving behavior. The Report dedicates an entire section to housefile size and effectiveness this year. in 2014-2015)! Housefile size.

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Benchmark Report Online Guidelines 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

My colleagues, all experts, practitioners, and instigators share a passion for inspiring others to build great organizations for greater societal impact and increasing the expectation and adoption of high performance in the field. Because effectiveness requires learning. Is your organization ready to join them?

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Measure Metrics Nonprofit Ratio 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Many nonprofits often address measurement at the end of a project or program or fiscal year, but by putting it first it enables organizations to build a thoughtful strategy. Meaning, if you are a senior-serving organization and you have 1000+ friends, 80% of whom are under 30, well, enough said… &#.

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Measure Social Media Media Benchmark 101

Media Cause

AUGUST 15, 2022

Effectively, everyone at your organization should be and is (even if indirectly) on the fundraising team. What I will challenge you on is whether you truly NEED your supporters and communicate that effectively. I’ve seen plenty of “Year in Review” reports that make it seem like the organization leads the change.

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Support Advocacy Policy Hints 52

Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

In contrast, social media algorithms will always limit your organic reach. According to the Nonprofit Email Engagement Benchmark Study by M+R , the average email open rate for nonprofits is around 25%, while the click-through rate hovers at 2.5%. Your open rate is, of course, one of the most important metrics you’ll want to track.

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email Rate ROI Social Media 52