NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

By Liz Ertner, Senior Consultant, Sarah DiJulio, Executive Vice President, Jeff Regen, Senior Vice President, Integrated Services, and Steve Peretz, Senior Analyst, M+R Strategic Service s. For this Benchmarks Extra , we separated the data for one-time giving and monthly giving. Download the PDF. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?

Benchmark 52

Benchmark Giving International PDF 52

sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

In a three-year comparison, the 2022 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Benchmark Report found that organizations hosted 15% fewer events in 2022 than they did in 2020. Shifting to more personalized and varied activities means your fundraising events will resonate more deeply with the people who care most about your mission.

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Track Activities Active Activism 94

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Recurring donations are gifts to a nonprofit organization made by a donor on an ongoing basis, typically monthly. The trend leans heavily toward a monthly gift cadence, with 94% of recurring donors preferring to give monthly. Nonprofits should promote the message that making a recurring gift is easy and it creates a lasting impact.

Donation 52

Donation Blackbaud Retention Gift 52

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

As you enter the buying process, you’ll know which features and integrations to prioritize, helping you select a platform that drives participation and grows your company’s impact. Ensure your software offers integrations with other solutions to simplify usage and employee participation.

Software 52

Software Business Guide Companies 52

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Securing major gifts is an incredibly strategic effort. Each step you take with a prospect, from the first communication to receiving a gift, needs to be carefully tracked and planned for. You can raise more funding and avoid rebuilding processes from scratch each time you want to secure a major gift. Making major gift asks.

Effective 98

Effective Management Guide Fundraising 98

Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

After all, organizations can raise up to 31% of online revenue in December , as reported by M+R Benchmarks. Equipped with a list of new and returning donors who recently made a gift, you know that these donors already have the intent to give—or they wouldn’t have given to your nonprofit in the first place!

Retention 52

Retention Difference Donor Strategy 52

NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Because key industry benchmarks and trends show that engagement online through advocacy is an effective springboard for raising money because advocates are 7X more likely to give (full report), compared to non-advocates. Integrate a fundraising appeal. Integrate Actions and Appeals.

Giving 235

Giving Advocacy Rate Action 235

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

That means that the vast majority of your nonprofit’s fundraising success is dependent on having a successful major gifts program. However, it’s also true that over 60% of the best prospects for individual, major gifts aren’t even on a nonprofit’s radar. The ideal moves management path for a major gift prospect to follow.

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. Supporters either send a donation amount to be charged to their mobile carrier (text-to-give) or are sent a link to your online donation form (text-to-donate) where they can submit a gift. Donor stewardship challenges.

Mobile 57

Mobile Guide Giving Fundraising 57

NTEN

MAY 15, 2009

We just released the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study with our fantastic friends at M+R Strategic Services. Get the recording to see how Children's Defense Fund and HRC use benchmarks to increase the performance of their online campaigns. Size of donation is down, but number of gifts is up. Integrated campaigns matter.

Benchmark 50

Benchmark Studies Advocacy Case Study 50

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2021

There are already a plethora of peer-to-peer platforms to choose from with varying features and integrations. 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.

Platform 95

Platform Facebook Tips Social Media 95

Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. Major gifts. Your fundraising strategy should focus heavily on cultivating major gifts. Matching gift database. A matching gift database helps you identify donors who are eligible for corporate matching gifts.

Strategy 105

Strategy Develop Fundraising Nonprofit 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

According to M+R Benchmarks , half of nonprofit website traffic comes from mobile and tablet users. What happens after someone makes a gift? Looking at pages per session and bounce rate (ideally less than 70%), how engaged are our website visitors? 2) It doesn’t display well on phones or tablets. healthsolutions.org/donate.

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Websites Nonprofit Guidelines Phone 245

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Funder assessments and donor feasibility studies are critical at this point, especially when advanced prospect research is integrated into the fundraising process. Digital fundraising is about using all the channels at your disposal in an integrated way to reach and expand your audience, spark engagement, and grow your giving opportunities.Be

Action 75

Action Report Practice Fundraising 75

Givinga

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Custom corporate philanthropy software is particularly useful here because it lets you define your KPIs and processes, integrating business strategy with giving initiatives. Business Strategy Integration. Use Benchmarks to Determine How Effective Your Corporate Responsibility Software Is. How a Custom Platform Affects Profits.

Profit 45

Profit Software Benchmark Student 45

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

TAG: As a full-service consultancy, we offer partnership in strategic planning, all things fundraising (feasibility studies, campaigns, development assessments, planned giving, major gift initiatives, donor data analytics and more), board and leadership development, executive coaching, interim staffing and corporate partnership strategy.

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Group Chicago Tag Consultant 52

NetWits

JUNE 13, 2011

Although the findings of the recently released 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report haven’t changed much since the last edition three years ago, its release has (re)fueled the conversation fire in the #nptech community. But they tend to make that second donation online only about half the time.”.

Channel 118

Channel News Mail Blogger 118

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

That means you likely won’t see the results—increased fundraising revenue, increased donor retention rate, increased average gift size—that you would likely see when using a paid solution. The platform contains a donation page builder, nonprofit CRM, recurring gift functionality, and more. transaction fee.

Software 88

Software Free Tools Adobe 88

DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Lastly, many robust CRMs include integrations with the systems already in your technology lineup– such as your marketing software, website, or online donation tool. Fundraising features such as tools to plan and launch campaigns, manage a variety of gift types (e.g., recurring gifts, planned gifts, and tributes), and process donations.

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Nonprofit Summary Comparison 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2013

As my colleague, Farra Trompeter from Big Duck points out , there is huge potential: This move by Facebook builds on its Gifts program from last year, which never really seemed to take off beyond the initial nonprofit partners, and its more recent push to encourage Facebook users to support the Red Cross’ Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts.

Facebook 122

Facebook Donation Grant Nonprofit 122

Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

If you look at the latest M+R Benchmark study , the number of donation appeals sent per year to nonprofit supporters averages about twenty-four. It’s based on net cost per email address, average projected email response rate, and average projected gift. In short, more good emails = more revenue.

email 77

email Fundraising Rate ROI 77

Everyaction

JUNE 11, 2018

M+R Benchmarks Report , 40% of nonprofit website visitors in the year 2017 were using a mobile phone - a 9% increase from the year prior. Optimize website and donation pages In M+R’s study, researchers found that after visiting a nonprofit’s donation page, desktop users completed a gift 20% of the time.

Mobile 65

Mobile Technology Social Media Phone 65

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) Donors hate feeling like cash machines.

Convio 31

Convio Benchmark Studies Social Media 31

Care2

JUNE 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) Here’s how it works.

Social Media 37

Social Media Gift Advocacy Support 37

Care2

MAY 14, 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) What does all of this data mean for nonprofits?

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Social Media Studies Advocacy 28

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The average online gift for the month of December increased to $248.82 Target Analytics noted in the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking Analysis study that as much as 16% of new donors and 27% of new revenue came from online sources in 2008. Online donors also give much larger gifts than traditional donors.

Online 90

Online Fundraising Offline Blackbaud 90

Care2

MARCH 28, 2008

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) Check out the full study here.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Convio Social Media Online 28

Care2

JUNE 2, 2011

Blackbaud just released the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. Online-acquired donors tend to give much larger gifts and to give more in total revenue. This may mean enhancing cross-department communication and dealing with database integration issues. Here are some key findings.

Results 68

Results Fundraising Case Study Mail 68

Care2

APRIL 24, 2008

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) More benchmark articles can be found here.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Studies Social Media NTEN 28

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2016

M+R surveyed organizations about their onboarding strategies for its 2016 Benchmarks Report and found that "Sixty-four percent of respondents send at least one dedicated welcome message to new subscribers. Integrate New Subscribers into Your Regular Email Communications. Craft a Series of Email Messages.

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email Support Online Template 36

Care2

APRIL 15, 2008

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) Check out the full study here.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Convio Social Media Advocacy 28

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Will there be matching gifts? Once you understand what actions you want to drive on the day, set milestones and benchmarks for success. You can include this goal in your communication to supporters and explain to them the integral role they play in helping to achieve this goal. Matching Gifts. Your Gift Today Gives More.

Campaign 48

Campaign Create Giving Org 48

Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2013

This will be similar to the Facebook Gifts button that they have been testing with about a dozen nonprofit partners for the past year. BTW, you should check out the Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , which historically shows that the majority of nonprofits have not raised a dime on Facebook.

Facebook 78

Facebook Donation Disaster Social Network 78

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

You can insert personalized content that: Cultivates (thank recent donors/volunteers; report how gifts were used). Helps data integrity (verify mailing address; find out interests). #3 I cover more —mobile, channel integration, messaging, structure—in a recent AFP webinar, which you can watch here.

email 48

email Campaign Test Benchmark 48

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2018

Loop in board members, major gift contributors, volunteers, and essential prospects during the planning process. Without established or dependable prospects aligned for your capital campaign, there’s no way to count on having the right prospects to provide the necessary gifts you’ll need. Can you raise your fundraising benchmark?

Campaign 27

Campaign Chart Consultant Gift 27

Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

In their gigantic 2011 email benchmark report, Marketing Sherpa indicated the most effective way to improve email message relevancy was to automatically send email based on triggers.What's a triggered email campaign? As long as your email tool integrates with your CRM, the emails will go out on their own. The work is done upfront.

email 55

email Marketing Registration Nonprofit 55

Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2011

Guest blog alert: Donna from Charity Dynamics (a Convio Solution Provider ) is sharing an real-life example of how integrated marketing and fundraising helped a nonprofit increase online revenue by more than 100%. A couple of weeks ago I shared some insights on integrating online and offline fundraising channels for strong results.

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America Results Volunteer Offline 24