Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2022

Proving to your nonprofit’s stakeholders that your organization is “worthy” of their financial support is an ongoing responsibility for nonprofit management. . Those who commit to the organization’s mission – clients, donors, board members, and staff – all have opinions about the optimal spending levels to execute the mission.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

At DNL OmniMedia, we help nonprofit organizations use their technology for more effective fundraising and donor stewardship. One critical element of this area involves refining the nonprofit’s tech stack for more effective moves management. Effective moves management is built on the donor and gift lifecycle.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Now in its fourth edition, the 2019 Global NGO Technology Report provides 100+ technology benchmarks NGOs, NPOs, and charities worldwide. The data reveals how organizations use web and email communications, online fundraising, social media, productivity software, and emerging technology. Australia and New Zealand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2017

One important part of effective digital measurement is being able to benchmark your performance relative to your organization’s past performance or compared to peer organizations. One excellent resource to use for benchmarking nonprofit digital results (in the US) is the annual M&R Benchmarks study of nonprofit digital advocacy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 29, 2020

The data can be used to help your organization craft your next online fundraising and digital marketing strategy. Benchmarks Study 2020 :: Download. 2019 Email Deliverability Benchmarks Study :: Download. 2019 Fundraising Effectiveness Project :: Download. Published by the Lily Family School of Philanthropy.

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

How can leaders prepare themselves and their employees to develop effective systems for culling unproductive activities and managing the constant volatility? Share your vision for the organization broadly and identify how staffers contribute individually to those goals. Many initiatives can, and should, continue to grow.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Whether your nonprofit organization has used an omni-channel donor engagement strategy for years or you’re just getting started, busy fundraising seasons are the most important opportunities to communicate cohesively across mediums with your supporters.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Email fundraising has become increasingly difficult, but many of the organizations in our sample of 24 nonprofits saw strong results this December. Even with this total holding steady, these organizations still sent a median of 15 appeals. We love to make the most of our canvas, and those tactics can be effective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Attendees will also gain insight by learning benchmarks for success as revealed in the 2019 Global NGO Technology Report. Which online fundraising tools are the most effective for NGOs, such as peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding, and tribute giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

The number of new retained donors dropped 14.9% ( Fundraising Effectiveness Project ). 53% of nonprofit staff who are extremely or somewhat satisfied in their current roles donate to the organization where they work ( World-Changing Work Report ). Email messaging drives 13% of all online revenue ( M+R Benchmarks Report ).

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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. Online revenue growth has plateaued. Retaining mid-level donors yields huge dividends.

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EveryAction

MAY 30, 2023

If you’re planning a virtual lobby day , you’re probably already thinking about the best ways to make it effective and engaging for your attendees. Here’s how to strategically use your organization’s channels before, during, and after the event to market and maximize your virtual lobby day to move your mission forward.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 5, 2024

By identifying potential partners, ensuring compliance, and measuring impact, nonprofits can maximize the effectiveness of their digital advertising efforts. Competitive Analysis By exploring ads from similar organizations or causes, nonprofits can gain insights into their competitors’ messaging, targeting, and creative strategies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 9, 2020

International organizations planning their fundraising strategies for the new decade and looking for new funding sources may be wondering how to maximize their success in attracting U.S. Presented here is a roadmap for differentiating your international organization – in a competitive U.S. Establishment of a 501(c) 3 organization.

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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. Putting Benchmarks into Action So, what does all this mean for nonprofit P2P marketers and fundraisers?

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

No matter how your nonprofit organization is making change in the world, it’s impacted by others’ decisions, whether those decisions come from local and national legislators, corporations, institutions, or others who hold power and shape the way we live our lives. Either way, we think activating your supporters should be easy and effective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

By Jen Frazier , President at Firefly Partners – a women-owned, LGBTQ+ certified, and minority-owned digital marketing agency that develops accessible online experiences that empower progressive organizations to thrive. A/B testing can help determine the most effective sending days and times for an organization’s unique supporter base.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

That’s probably why more organizations don’t have a process for evaluating the board of directors, or if they do, that assessment is not continuous. BoardSource found that non-profit boards that conduct self-assessments are more likely to have a clear mission and vision, and they are more likely to be effective in achieving their goals.

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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? Number of followers has become a benchmark stat like the number of hits on our web pages used to be.

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Care2

JULY 6, 2023

Many charitable organizations experienced a worrying trend in 2022: A 10% dip in individual donations and a declining donor retention rate. The Fundraising Effectiveness Project documented just how many donors in 2021 didn’t return to give again in 2022! Read on for new research from M+R Benchmarks, Care2, NEON One, Tatango, and more!

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Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Nonprofit organizations are always looking for ways to increase the impact of their work. One way to serve your clients more effectively is to gather feedback from participants, then use what you learn to improve services and support organizational change initiatives. At Listen4Good (L4G), we call this process a “client feedback loop.”

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

from our friends at Double the Donation Major giving strategies play a major role in many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising success. And the larger your organization, the larger the gifts you can expect to receive⁠—that is, of course, when your team has a plan to cultivate and steward key donors.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

per month – or $425 a year, according to the Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmarks Report. According to NextAfter , only 14% of organizations prompt one-time donors to upgrade to a monthly gift (also known as a recurring gift) during the donation process. Monthly donors give $35.46 4) Experiment with default donation amounts.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Through the lens of behavioral economics, this webinar will examine the efficacy of fundraising strategies commonly used by nonprofits and makes concrete recommendations about how to make your monthly donor program more efficient and effective. << Register Now >> Please Note: This webinar will be recorded. . <<

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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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Hands on Fundraising

JUNE 29, 2021

M+R Benchmarks report a 32% increase in online giving in 2020. The Fundraising Effectiveness Project reports a 10.6% Organizations who were ready – or able to get ready, fast – were successful in the midst of the Covid pandemic. increase in giving compared to 2019. And that’s fantastic news!

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NTEN

JUNE 14, 2012

Last summer, we pulled together data from some of the country’s leading nonprofits to bring you the 2011 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook report, laying out basic benchmarks for nonprofit pages on Facebook. To download the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook, simply “like” M+R's page on Facebook.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

However, without a comprehensive baseline of the diversity represented within organizations, philanthropy can’t make good on these promises. Candid saw an opportunity to relieve this data-request burden while also providing a standardized benchmark measurement for the entire sector: enter Demographics via Candid.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

This year's survey is streamlined in order to provide a better experience for survey participants and to focus the results on providing you and the nonprofit technology community with valuable and actionable benchmark data. We're going to provide you with benchmarks about things like: Amount of technology budget per organizational staff.

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Achieve

MAY 19, 2022

In this quick guide, we’re going to cover four tips to help your team stay organized when. meetings throughout the process, maintaining an overall planning calendar, and setting benchmarks to make sure everyone’s hitting their goals. Handbid accomplished all of those goals, effectively doubling revenue in its debut. Jeff Porter.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2012

[This is part two 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. Another benchmark we think is importmant for nonprofits to consider is the ratio of organizational staff to their tech-responsible staff.

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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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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. of small organizations indicating that they are at that level. You can download the complete report for free here.] What is Tech Adoption? "We

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Next Thursday, we''re holding a webinar that will dive into the key findings from the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study – to indicate where your organization''s performance stacks up in relation to your peers, as well as what you can be doing better to speed your journey to online success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Donors, especially millennial donors, are motivated by specific issues and causes and typically do not have allegiance to specific organizations. This means that nonprofits have to compete with each other for donors’ attention and resources as they gravitate towards causes rather than organizations.

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