The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

In announcing the release of Bloomerang Membership Management , the firm cited a study by Dynamic Benchmarking and Kaiser Insights that found implementing a member engagement plan led to a between 6 and 12% increase in membership renewals.

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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. Same as above.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There is undeniable momentum in online fundraising as highlighted by data in the Blackbaud Luminate Online® Benchmark Report 2020. There are a few data points from the Benchmark Report that offer a glimpse into the future of online fundraising: 42.4% Are there 2020 trends that we will continue to see in 2022? Boost Email Engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

2) Registration and ticketing tools for events of all sizes. Whether a simple RSVP for a backyard BBQ fundraiser, a large multi-team endurance event, or gala, people can manage the registration and ticketing components of a fundraising event — from any device, any time, with all the data in one place. 3) Advanced data reporting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

A benchmarking process can be as simple as finding a handful of similar nonprofit organizations and comparing your key performance metrics. Take this example comparing nonprofits performance in pinerest. Or you may use a sector wide benchmarking study such as the NTEN Social Networking Benchmarking Study. By: Rebecca Shore.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

If your goal is to create more engaging online spaces for your members, here are some social media tips to try out: Plan Online Only Events: Social media events can be planned, promoted, and executed all at little to no cost. How to Measure Your Success Live events are only successful if your members show up.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

Mobile optimization —M+R’s Benchmarks for the year 2022 found that “users on mobile devices (including both phones and tablets) accounted for 57% of nonprofit website traffic.” Whether in-person or virtual , like any other type of event, numbers make a difference.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

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Association Analytics

MAY 20, 2024

The traditional landscape of non-revenue includes royalty and affinity programs, advertising and sponsorships, education and events and products and services but there’s a new world of buying habits that offer associations new options and opportunities for non-dues revenue.

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

The annual M+R Benchmarks Report has arrived again, shining a light on trends that are shaping nonprofits’ digital programs. Having shared and discussed this year’s Benchmarks Report with many of our partners, here’s twelve key trends that have resonated strongly within the EveryAction community. boost in their conversion rates.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cast a Wider Net For individual fundraisers participating in a peer-to-peer (P2P) event, high-volume outreach is the most effective approach. Fundraisers who show up for (or host) dinner parties, game nights, family reunions, community festivals, and athletic events, naturally build more solid relationships.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

1,000 – $4,999) Recognition in annual report or website Invitation to exclusive events Subscription to a donor impact newsletter Silver level (e.g., 10,000 – $24,999): All benefits of Silver, and: Special recognition at events Private meetings with organizational leadership Platinum level (e.g.,

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

UA has been a reliable benchmarking tool for more than a decade, and many organizations have comfortably adopted strategies and reports that deliver data to inform their broader digital strategy. GA4’s focus on user “events” as data is a major switch away from more straightforward, or simple actions.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

Meeting these three milestones before the end of the month will get your grassroots team back on track just in time to launch your 2023 campaigns. Pro tip: you might need to use a benchmark lower than four actions if your action opportunities were sparse over the past six months. Rest assured: it’s not too late to catch up!

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 25, 2021

Benchmark Report: How Associations Can Prepare for Future Growth. With one system provider, you can significantly reduce operational expenses and track your costs more efficiently. What does this mean for associations? Getting to Know Your Lapsed Members: Why Members Leave and How to Win Them Back. Visibility.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Use hashtags strategically to mention important causes, campaigns, and events, but hashtag spamming to try to increase your reach doesn’t work and has a negative effect on engagement. People who are active on Twitter tend to be plugged into current events and trending news. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either!

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NTEN

APRIL 29, 2010

The new 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from NTEN and M+R was just released today! The new report might look slim and slick, but this scrappy guide is thick with valuable insights and key industry benchmarks for online messaging, fundraising and advocacy, based on a full year's worth of results from 31 of your nonprofit peers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Look for features like: Event pages that can be fully customized to your campaign. Registration pages and forms that are accessible through the event page. A donation thermometer to help keep track of how much has been raised so far. Step 6: You track participant performance and reap the rewards. . Tips & Tricks.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2014

The device syncs with my apps that help me track my miles and meals while the FitBit itself tracks my activity level, steps, and my sleeping patterns. So why not think of your event metrics as your own personal P2P FitBit? So what metrics should you check out to monitor the health of your peer-to-peer fundraising event?

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Fundraising Benchmark Metrics Blackbaud 37

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Or could your next event benefit from a bigger team? However, if your goal is SMART—specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound—you’ll have a clear benchmark to work toward and measure progress. A scheduling tool that allows you to track attendance and send shift confirmations and notifications.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 28, 2023

According to tracking for 20,000 top podcasts, the listeners have tripled in monthly podcast listeners over the past 5 years to 75 million (RawVoice). Once this file is downloaded by a user’s device, your ability to track what they do with that file falls off of a cliff. Trying to track podcasts is pretty similar.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Are you looking to manage relationships with donors, volunteers , members, or event attendees? What kind of information do you want to track? Without knowing what information you want to track, it will be like brining a dump truck of sand to fill a sandbox. When are you looking to start using your CRM?

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Classy

JULY 28, 2021

Track Top Donor Acquisition Days. By tracking your results year over year, you can explore opportunities for further acquisition and conversion optimization. By tracking your results year over year, you can explore opportunities for further acquisition and conversion optimization. Optimize My Donation Page.

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M+R

JUNE 22, 2021

June 24, 2–3:30pm ET: “2021 M+R Benchmarks: A Deep Dive” with The Nonprofit Alliance. This year’s annual M+R Benchmarks Study includes front-page news, long-form analysis, mild-mannered reporting, and even a crossword puzzle all about the newest news and topical trends affecting nonprofit digital marketing, advocacy, and fundraising. .

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since shifting to the virtual event space, event planners have had to come up with creative ways to continue hosting profitable events. If your nonprofit organization or charity would normally host a holiday fundraiser in-person, then you might consider moving to a virtual fundraising event online. . But there is hope.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

These solutions power workplace giving programs by helping to match contributions to nonprofits, track volunteer hours, and manage other company-wide philanthropic efforts. They use CSR software to streamline data collection, track progress, and ensure compliance with CSR goals and standards.

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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. Your fundraising strategy should address how you will connect with supporters online, including your digital marketing strategy, virtual event plans, and personalized online communications. Event planning software.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. Provide peer-to-peer fundraisers with easy access to information and resources they can use to fundraiser for your event. 2) Educate. 3) Involve.

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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. Investing the time and resources necessary not only to track but act on donor retention rates should be one of your organization’s top priorities.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Nonprofit organizations invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in driving potential fundraising event participants to register online and use sophisticated tracking to measure which efforts produce the best results. Benchmarks & Stats Event Fundraising Traditional Events' Roadblock #2 – Losing the Magic.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Event metrics can be great guides as we plan. In earlier posts, npENGAGE has discussed how to focus on our event fundraising analytics and how to use these metrics for success. How can we use our data during our fundraising event or campaign to identify opportunities that help us achieve our goals? Warm Bodies.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The rise in virtual fundraising during the pandemic also fueled an increase in Facebook challenges, increasing from 13% of fundraisers in 2019 to 33% in 2020 according to a Facebook Fundraising Benchmark Report from givepanel.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. Text-to-donate is a great way to engage participants in real-time, such as throughout an event. You can reach a wider audience, track your campaign progress, and save your team plenty of time. Link to any form.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2023

Especially in the beginning of their employment, many benchmarks beyond gift income must be mutually agreed upon. Unless the CEO or Executive Director has risen through a development career track, development professionals will know far more about challenges and opportunities in developing resources.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

They focus your nonprofit on tracking and reporting impact which is essential for fundraising success. M+R Benchmarks Report. Every Saturday or Sunday send a one-topic re-engagement email (event, blog post, fundraising campaign, etc.) Why Quarterly Impact Reports? How to Publish Quarterly Impact Reports. Email #3 ?

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

America’s Checkout Charity Champions is a benchmark study conducted by Cause Marketing Forum. It tracks 77, million-dollar-plus charity checkout campaigns. Anyone who is involved with fundraising, cause marketing, corporate social responsibility, marketing and communications, should absolutely watch this on-demand webinar.

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