NetWits

JANUARY 3, 2011

Direct mail may use different friendly URLs to test response rates. Email may test different “Donate” calls to action to improve click-through rates. Now that they’re one step closer to becoming a donor, event participant, or email subscriber, do you stop testing? What Other Content Should You Test?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

Mail stats. Direct mail response rate (to house): 4% Postage per letter: $0.49. Mail stats. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.47. Mail stats. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.49. Mail stats. Mail stats.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

This change would leave many of our donors (without email addresses) in the dark when it comes to news and feel-good stories about the organization. We continue to solicit donors using direct mail and emails. Here’s why: Donor retention continues to be the biggest problem in nonprofit fundraising.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

For-profit companies have relied on these strategies for years to serve up relevant content and personalized experiences to deepen engagement with their brand, and donors now expect that in their interactions with nonprofits. . What is Data Intelligence? When it comes to improving fundraising performance, knowledge is power.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

ADD VALUE Value doesn’t have to be a giveaway or a freebie offer for donors, according to the Forbes Nonprofit Council , “but rather information that they can utilize on a daily basis to help benefit and stimulate their lives.” When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors. Newsletters.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company, has released the third edition of it’s groundbreaking research into multichannel giving trends among nonprofit organizations. Key Findings: The majority of giving still comes from offline channels, but online continues to be a significant source of giving and new donors.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Constituent relationship management (CRM) refers to the various processes that nonprofits use to steward and build relationships with donors, volunteers, advocates, members, and other constituents to secure ongoing support. Donor management. Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT. Overview of CRM for Nonprofits.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

You’d probably agree that, along with looking to increase the lifetime value of donors, many nonprofits (possibly yours) are striving to do more with less while also looking for new ways to secure consistent funding. Donors commit to a donation amount that is paid regularly—most often monthly. Incredible, I know!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

This guest post was authored by Dennis McCarthy, director of enterprise sales at Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company. A tool to influence elected officials’ opinions has been the petition, initially door to door, then in direct mail packages, and now online. Convert to Donor. It originally appeared on npENGAGE.com.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2017

Relationship building with donors is an art. But we also know that there is a science to donor segmentation and the use of analytics. As it turned out, sales of strawberry Pop-Tarts increased seven times their normal sales rate ahead of a hurricane. Perhaps it’s what makes some donors more generous than others.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 15, 2017

In the second installment of the Blackbaud Institute’s Sustainers in Focus series —research-backed best practices for marketing, promoting, soliciting, and fulfilling a sustained giving program— Best Practice # 1 was to ask new donors to give on a monthly basis. 4 Ways to Improve Donor Retention Rates with Monthly Giving.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A recent survey by The Nonprofit Alliance found that nearly half of direct response consultants said their clients lowered expectations from 2022 to 2023, while less than 10% said they expected their clients to do more direct mail fundraising this year compared to last year. Vary your frequency. Anything is better than nothing.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 4, 2018

With their support, the medical center is now rated 5 stars by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services or CMS (a hospital rating agency) and the foundation is continuing its incredible work to build a living center and meet the needs of their local community. What are some of your strategies for acquiring new donors?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2014

In his prior career he managed direct response programs for a variety of nonprofits, resulting in countless donors and dollars going to fund some incredible missions. . Peer to peer donors are a good group of warm prospects, but the question remains will peer to peer donors become organizations’ donors?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2018

Do you know why your donors give? Unless you ask your donors directly, your gut instincts are merely opinions. A well-crafted donor survey delivered in a savvy way can provide the facts you need to make smarter fundraising and marketing decisions going forward. You know all those small and mid-level donors on your list?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Ensuring fundraising success is more important than ever and our team at Blackbaud is monitoring the latest trends coming out of our Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management community to help our customers stay relevant and innovative. . Recent data shows that total commitments and donor retention are both down in 2020.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 12, 2017

Consider this—7 out of every 10 donors only donate once. 77 percent of donors leave due to a lack of communication. Now, we’ll walk through our favorite donor management tools to help you find one that can organize and centralize all the donor data you’re collecting! Donor Databases for Medium-Sized Nonprofits.

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Care2

MAY 24, 2013

Last month we reported that online fundraising response rates declined 27% between 2011-2012, according to the eNonprofit Benchmark study. The latest Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits that analyzed data from 500 organizations using the Luminate platform also indicated a steep decline in fundraising response rates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The exact opposite is more likely especially for wealthier donors. The potential for tax code changes are more likely to encourage these donors to give now instead of waiting. The data shows a troubling trend in the nonprofit sector: Donor populations have been shrinking for the past five years and revenue per donor has been flat.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In general, the open rate for nonprofit emails ranges from 15-18%. While we know that it’s significantly more beneficial to retain a donor than acquire a new one, we also know that the first-time donor retention rate is less than 20%. Donor retention is an ongoing challenge for nonprofit professionals.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

In my experience, the biggest difference in the varying payback on a Care2 multi-channel donor acquisition campaign (or any online acquisition) tends to be the total number of fundraising appeals that an organization sends to its supporters. In short, more good emails = more revenue. Email marketing is mainly a numbers game.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Blackbaud has just released the 2010 State of the Not-for-Profit Industry Survey results for the Asia Pacific. The top driver of online donations to email to current donors, followed by direct mail promotion of online giving.&#. 43% rated their website as very effective in meeting their strategic internet goals.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Online fundraising has also proven to be an extremely effective donors acquisition vehicle. Let’s take a look at some fundraising ideas – the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Expert Tip : Brand your donation form like @BFAS so donors know it’s you!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2019

From hosting special member events to fulfilling membership cards to all related marketing, mailings, and collateral, everything adds up fast! Traditional membership programs issue paper/plastic cards and use a combination of direct mail and email marketing to reach their constituents. Source: Blackbaud. Source: LaPlaca Cohen.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Blackbaud just released it’s 2013 Charitable Giving Report, showing steady growth for all nonprofits. Blackbaud reported more than one-third of all charitable giving happens in the last three months of the year. Set shorter-term goals for online engagement, email open and click rates, and conversion rates. Build systems.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

For 5 years the Blackbaud Institute has brought together experts in the nonprofit sector to speak on a wide variety of topics. From donor retention to nonprofit marketing to organizational leadership, every ebook is an invaluable resource. Here’s how silos negatively impact donors. Again, put yourself in the donors’ place.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 14, 2015

While it can be mind numbing, it is a good way to prevent some of the most common complaints, and you may end up saving money on large direct mailings if you are not sending 2 or 3 mailings to the same households. It’s nonproductive to send mail to donors who are deceased, and doing so is a great way to upset surviving spouses.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). 2) Educate.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 24, 2013

Online fundraising has also proven to be an extremely effective donors acquisition vehicle. Let’s take a look at the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Doing this helps potential donors feel secure and understand that they are in the right place. 1) Go Mobile, Now!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

6 Tactics for Increasing Donor Retention by Rachel Clemens, Mighty Citizen . Donor retention rates haven’t snuck north of 50% in more than a decade. If so, you won’t want to miss Rachel’s tips on how you can help improve your nonprofit’s retention rate. . . Is Your Online Donation Form Turning Off Donors?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2019

Did you know that nearly eight out of ten new alumni donors don’t give again the following year? To do that, let’s examine some key findings from the most recent Alumni Annual Giving report, a comprehensive analysis produced each year by Blackbaud Target Analytics. Or that it’s even lower if they are graduating seniors?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

Blackbaud eTapestry is web-based donor contact management and fundraising software. Of course Blackbaud is the big name fundraising software. It allows you to track donors, prospects, members, while managing gifts, pledges, and payments. Bloomerang is also cloud-based donor management software. Mobile Beacon.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

One of m y favorite Blackbaud experience s is bbcon. Blackbaud ups the ante in terms of the environment, the offerings, the sessions, the people.” – Jayne O’Leary from Salem State University . Stewardship is no longer about sending a thank-you note or acknowledgment in the mail within 48 hours of receiving a gift. .

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The 2017 Luminate Online Benchmark Report , just released by Blackbaud, shows donation and email trends based on online fundraising and email campaigns by 707 Luminate Online customers. We saw fundraising email open rates go down 3.8%% and click rates plunge by 15.5%. Email still works really well. With a caveat.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

In 1999, Blackbaud pioneered the nonprofit technology market by introducing reliable, secure, and donor-friendly online donation forms. Let’s continue to focus on delivering multichannel giving experiences for donors. Donor behavior is keeping pace with consumer behavior. Hint: Donor behavior is consumer behavior.).

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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.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 25, 2012

Below, you’ll find all of the renewable product donations and services at TechSoup broken up into four categories: those that renew automatically, those renewed through TechSoup, those renewed through TechSoup with special conditions, and those renewed through our donor partners directly. Yearly Renewals through Our Donor Partners.

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