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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Benchmark Digital Trend Report 62

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll look at three important steps to take as you start planning your year-end fundraising campaign, including: Setting your year-end fundraising goals Identifying your campaign’s story Planning for donor retention Let’s take a look! You can read more about how to build a donor retention strategy over here.

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Campaign Fundraising Retention Template 98

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A statement can also aid in recruitment and retention of board members. An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals. Examine current goals and objectives around board diversity and create benchmarks. Invest in training.

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Help Strategy San Diego Iowa 96

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Retention saves money by reducing recruiting and training costs and increases income by eliminating relationship disruptions, thus shortening the time between first solicitation and first gift. Be clear in how you measure job performance so everyone on your team understands their duties and the expectations around their role.

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Develop Management Gift Proposal 80

Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2013

Blackbaud’s 2013 Peer to Peer Fundraising Benchmark report provides information that you can use to not only measure your success but to learn about trends and best practices in event fundraising. What is your retention plan and how is it different than your recruitment plan?

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Measure Fundraising Benchmark Stats 40

NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2014

But what if taking the time to focus on other things, like measurement and new staff orientation, would provide better retention rates and a happier staff? Why Measurement is Important: “We use Gallup tools to help measure employee engagement. But we’re also a place where we support each other.

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Measure Roles Culture Training 53

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. Under this framework, your nonprofit would create goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Determine your objectives. Next, specify exactly how you will achieve the goal (e.g.,

Analytics 52

Analytics Data Giving Metrics 52

Givinga

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Corporate responsibility can be incredibly impactful for business performance and profits, but unfortunately, many CR efforts, especially when it comes to workplace giving, are still broad and poorly measured with little or no direct connection to business performance. Employee retention? But not every platform will make an impact.

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Profit Software Benchmark Student 45

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Your goals should be SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. 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. When it comes to volunteer retention, appreciation is the golden ticket.

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Volunteer Program Roles Training 94

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Craft personalized thank-you messages and updates to strengthen relationships with donors and enhance donor retention. Monitor progress: Continuously track the performance of your fundraising efforts and measure them against insights detailed in the report. As a result, staff retention is one of the top issues facing nonprofit leaders.

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 76

DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Because of this, it’s important to carefully measure major gifts key performance indicators (KPIs) to understand the success of your program as a whole and specific strategies individually. What are the major gift metrics that matter when measuring success? Why is it important to track fundraising benchmarks? Communications.

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Metrics Gift Track Tech 52

Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. That’s because all nonprofits have similar goals, including connecting with more donors, boosting their donor retention rates, and developing strategic, sustainable partnerships with other organizations. Major gifts.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Benchmarks let us know how we perform compared to our event fundraising peers. Metrics and benchmarks can be our guides to whether your efforts at creating a great experience for participants are paying off. Retention rate (of participants, team captains, team members). Team involvement is linked to higher retention rates.

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Metrics Benchmark Fundraising Stats 42

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Before even getting started, be clear on what you want to achieve, starting with specific goals and KPIs in mind will help you measure whether or not your campaign has been a success and will give you a benchmark for the next year. What’s Your Goal? What will your Giving Tuesday highlight look like this year?

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Giving Tips Press Netherlands 59

Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2018 to some (hint: it’s not ), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2017 has taken you. Gail Perry’s insightful blog post and scorecard will give you a realistic measurement into the organization and productivity of your programs. . Want some quick donor retention advice?

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Resource Blackbaud Chart Retention 48

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

These could be supporters that have a measured history with your organization, or it could be entirely new candidates that you want to steward for the first time. Note that the goal for these prospects should be quantitative and measurable. Benchmarks that determine what the next steps would be.

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Effective Management Guide Fundraising 98

Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2013

Similarly, the results or value of efforts we make in our fundraising can accurately be measured in numbers. Over time, we’ve isolated certain benchmarks that provide clues to the health of an event. Common peer-to-peer benchmarks include the following: Repeat attendance. Start by using benchmark reports as a guide.

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Analytics Benchmark Fundraising Metrics 40

Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

should all come to understand your organization’s chief goals, such as donor retention or prospect stewardship, as well as how your development director plans to achieve them. For example, setting a goal for obtaining a certain number of major donors can be paired with an increase in donor retention percentage.

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Develop Calendar Chart Nonprofit 98

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Robust CSR software helps alleviate the struggles of managing your company’s philanthropic initiatives and measuring impact, so you can focus on driving employee participation and making bigger waves with your efforts. They track employee participation and measure the impact of these programs.

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Software Business Guide Companies 52

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2016

It’s understandable why Retention Fundraising author Roger Craver chose Burnett to write the forward for this book. Unfortunately, many fundraisers accept low donor retention as a fact of life. We asked Craver about how to make a case for retention activities if you need to enlist your colleagues and leadership in the process.

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Track Donor Retention Metrics 28

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations. A recent meeting of the donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking Group reviewed online and offline giving between 2005 and 2009. The recession certainly had an impact across the entire nonprofit sector.

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Trend Online Fundraising Offline 86

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. Be sure to look for a text-to-donate provider that offers measures like: PCI compliance Fraud detection Data encryption These aspects will make your text fundraising transactions as secure as possible and build donor trust.

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Mobile Guide Giving Fundraising 59

Connection Cafe

MARCH 19, 2018

Employee Retention and Acquisition. Investors are taking notice of the power of a CSR program as well, with a majority acknowledging that a lack of a CSR program could equate to measurable future risk. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs and their role in organizational strategy across departments has grown in recent years.

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Roles Social Influence Survey 23

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. However, we’ve seen that when it comes to free fundraising software, you often get what you pay for.

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Software Free Tools Adobe 90

Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2019

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2020 to some (hint: it’s not), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2019 has taken you. Gail Perry’s insightful blog post and scorecard will give you a realistic measurement into the organization and productivity of your programs. Use this checklist to check in.

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Blackbaud Nonprofit Hints eBook 37

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Volunteer Retention Programs need to focus on why Volunteers offer up their time to identify what may be driving them away. That’s a lot of value that nonprofits can receive pro bono from their volunteers, which is why volunteer retention needs to be a priority. Then, multiple that total by 100 to convert it into a percentage rate.

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Retention Volunteer Program Work 40

Connection Cafe

JULY 17, 2018

donor retention rate in 2017. This unimpressive donor retention rate—one that hasn’t snuck north of 50% in more than a decade—hounds most nonprofits. A weak donor retention rate is an alarm bell, suggesting that your mission isn’t finding enough passionate supporters. Do You Know Your Donor Retention Rate?

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Retention Donor Rate Gift 34

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2009

I just finished reading the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarks Analysis , put out by Blackbaud company Target Analytics. By many measures, online fundraising had a red letter year in 2008: Online donors are younger and have higher incomes than traditional, primarily direct mail donors. Get the report and read it.

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Attention Metrics Online Fundraising 36

Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Understanding the Donor Journey Donor Acquisition Donor Retention Donor Stewardship How to Communicate With Your Donors Donor Data Management 1. And by building stronger relationships with donors, you will increase donor retention and loyalty, creating a stable foundation for your mission to continue. Sound good?

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Management Donor Guide Retention 52

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

How can I measure and track our overall fundraising program? . Fifteen years ago, I worked for a healthcare consulting firm with the motto: “you can’t move it if you don’t measure it.” However, much can be learned from analyzing even a single year and comparing yourself to industry benchmarks. Donor Retention Rate.

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Metrics Fundraising Retention ROI 87

Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

Organizations that invest in PCI-compliant online fundraising solutions can take proper cybersecurity measures to ensure that their online donation process is secure. Recurring donations are important for your nonprofit’s donor retention strategy. Increasing your retention rate boosts your fundraising revenue over time.

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Ideas Guide Online Fundraising 100

Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

Establishing a baseline rooted in past successes and failures allows you to set measurable, realistic goals. What were our donor retention and new donor acquisition rates? The best goals are SMART goals: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. Benchmarks to hit along the way. Define goals.

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Guide Fundraising Social Media Channel 129

Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Organizations that invest in PCI-compliant online fundraising solutions can take proper cybersecurity measures to ensure that their online donation process is secure. Recurring donations are important for your nonprofit’s donor retention strategy. Increasing your retention rate boosts your fundraising revenue over time.

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Ideas Online Fundraising Tips 79

Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

For example, simply saying “we prioritize major gifts” or “we focus on donor retention” isn’t helpful without understanding specifically how you’re doing so and then tracking and measuring your results so you can improve. . Take a look at the M+R 2021 Benchmarks report and s hare some data and examples with your “powers that be.”

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Digital Marketing Fundraising Strategy 99

Care2

JULY 10, 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) The best measure a lot (but not too much).

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Social Media Trend Advocacy Online 34

Givinga

JANUARY 22, 2019

The surge in consumer and employee influence is also taking effect, making it easier to measure business impact. We can now clearly measure the market demand for corporate responsibility initiatives, but many companies still struggle to define how CR programs impact their business. That’s a priority for the majority of organizations.

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Platform Business Giving Charity 45

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2011

Ready to dive into how to convey messages using specific marketing channels, and ultimately, how to measure the results of your work? This 1, 3, 5 year plan will serve as your road map, illustrating your course and outlining goals and benchmarks to hit. Evaluation: Measure outputs and outcomes. Keep reading. everything.

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Communication Effective Impact Benchmark 93