Nimble AMS

MAY 10, 2022

A study conducted by Edelman and Linkedin reported 65% of those surveyed said thought leadership content improved their perception of an organization. Consider surveying your members, non-members, or a sample of leaders in your industry to gain valuable qualitative and quantitative data. .

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

Like many funders, the Surdna Foundation once had its own demographics survey designed to meet its singular needs and for internal use only. Soon after this effort began in 2021, the foundation started hearing from grantees that they were facing survey fatigue from similar surveys from multiple funders.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

If you’re asking members to fill out a survey, provide an incentive for them. This blog post provides additional recommendations for creating key metrics that align with your strategic objectives. Dive deeper into creating a lightweight data governance policy in this blog or download the Ultimate Guide to Data Governance.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 15, 2022

Survey a larger group of members. To further identify industry issues and trends, survey your members. Based on the initial results, you can plan additional surveys for more focused data. Identify industry issues with survey results. Help your members feel heard. Let member insight steer thought leadership content.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 16, 2024

This blog post will guide you through the essential factors to consider when choosing an event caterer, ensuring your guests are well-fed and happy. Budget and Event Catering Cost According to a recent Greater Giving survey, cost was the number one factor respondents considered when choosing an event caterer. – Girls Rock St.

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Candid

MAY 1, 2024

In addition, our user experience team conducts extensive research—surveys, interviews, usability tests, and data analysis on specific areas where we know there is a need. So, we’re exploring whether we need to improve our presentation, or whether users will always back up their research with a copy of the 990.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The webinar content below was presented by Heather Mansfield on September 19, 2017 to 1,175 nonprofit staff. It was the final presentation of the social media excellence webinar. Social media is integrated into your website and blog. Small NGOs should blog or publish news stories at least twice monthly.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In this blog post, I share general findings I’ve gleaned from talking to about 100 donors and nonprofits, a decent sample size of participants spread throughout the U.S. Also, if you’re using a crowdfunding platform to raise funds, incorporate a survey mechanism to learn how your donors experience the platform.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You can encourage participation in surveys or interactive polls to learn further about their interests. Listen Actively and Respond Proactively Be present and actively listen to your guests. The post Make Your Charity Gala Event a Donor Cultivation Powerhouse appeared first on Greater Giving Blog.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 28, 2021

Nonprofits were presented with a choice: no events at all, or figure out how to hold one virtually so guests could participate from any device, anywhere they were. More than half (58%) of nonprofits surveyed for The State of Nonprofit Fundraising reported virtual events were an important fundraising activity for them in 2020.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 31, 2017

A few weeks ago, we talked about why feedback surveys are a helpful tool to help towards success. This got our wheels turning and made us prompted us to talk about specifically what you can do to get the most back from feedback surveys. If you’re asking questions willy-nilly, then your survey’s going to turn out pretty useless.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Sustainable Giving Report shares the impact inflation and unsustainable fundraising practices have had on the nonprofit sector by analyzing responses from a nationwide survey of donors and nonprofits. Cuts to charitable giving were ranked as the first area of spending someone would cut among only 7% of surveyed donors.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

Some examples: Employee retention rate Absenteeism rate Employee satisfaction, quantified on a questionnaire or survey Free Guide Development Plan Toolkit Download Now Utilizing Effective Data Tools Many nonprofits started out as a grassroots group with a dream and some bootstraps. How do you present nonprofit outcomes?

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Greater Giving

APRIL 30, 2024

TIP: While post-event surveys rarely return a lot of results, surveying donors for their feedback during the event can be much more helpful! Utilize cameras to create content Joey presented an awesome idea for a red carpet video interview! Study your guest list thoroughly.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

When we surveyed NGOs and libraries around the world this year about where they are in regard to using and needing cloud based IT services, we didn’t know how far things have gone toward cloud adoption. The survey was fielded in February and March 2012. to conduct our survey in 21 languages. What Surprised Me.

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M+R

AUGUST 14, 2023

Focused on audience and message research, M+R’s Gwen McGarry will moderate a panel featuring smart colleagues Nehal Mahmoud, Amanda Person, and Laurin Gonzalez as they share super interesting and useful findings from all kinds of usability, creative, survey, and focus group research over the last year or so! We’ll present the results.

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Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this blog, we’ll dive into why social media sharing is useful on GivingTuesday and a great way to encourage generosity. A few months ago, we surveyed a group of people from Generation Z (Gen Z) to get their thoughts on nonprofit social media. The goal isn’t to present this as something to do instead of donating but as an add on.

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sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

Today, data collection comes from a myriad sources: survey platforms, program apps, web forms, and even social media engagement. The sheer volume of data, in its diverse and often incompatible formats, presents a significant challenge. This blog post only scratches the surface of effective data management in grantmaking.

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Candid

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Recent data from LinkedIn for Nonprofits reveals that 64% of surveyed nonprofit professionals agree the people they want to connect with to raise money for their organization are on LinkedIn. The post Connecting with decision makers on LinkedIn: three tips for fundraisers appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Social Impact Nonprofit Social Media Survey View more presentations from Weber Shandwick Social Impact. Here's the topline results: There is extensive experimentation with social media in the nonprofit sector, but only half (51%) surveyed are active users. To be fair, that evidence is limited.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Presented on September 27 via webinar, below are the notes and deck. Write an article or blog post summarizing the success of your giving day and then: 1. If you work at a NGO, nonprofit, or charity, please volunteer 4-7 minutes of your time to take the survey. Best Practice #1: Start Promotion by October 28.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

What about donor surveys? Julianne tells us there’s a way to get feedback from donors without sending a survey. Rather than presenting your plan to them all at once, try socializing with them individually to see how they respond to your fundraising data and the conclusions you’ve drawn. Who was soliciting during those years?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Using their own experience as a case study, they will show their process for collecting and managing the information, including how they created and distributed the survey through Blackbaud Grantmaking. The post bbcon 2023: The Must-Attend Grantmaking Sessions for Leaders first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 3, 2023

School Fundraising Insights: A Recap of Greater Giving’s Infographic We’re excited to share some fascinating insights from our recent survey on school fundraising. Greater Giving is proud to present these insights from our Q3 Infographic on School Fundraising.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Today, I bring back one of my most-read blog posts from 2017. It read as follows: At the end of each year, I select my choice for the best new leadership book for that year, and then highlight that book on my blog. And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Focus on the person in front of you.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

We’ll go over important factors to consider when you rebrand your nonprofit throughout this blog. As such, part of the research process should include conducting a survey to understand how connected your audience feels to your nonprofit’s brand right now. The scope of your nonprofit’s rebrand will depend on your goals.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Last month, Farra Trompeter of Big Duck and Danielle Bridgida of National Wildlife Federation presented at the Bridge Conference last week about personal and professional branding. In preparation for their presentation, they circulated a survey to over 200 nonprofit professionals, asking how they use various social platforms.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

In July 2020, Candid published a blog post examining the many surveys inquiring about social sector organizations’ needs in light of COVID-19. In the year since the outbreak, we have continued to track surveys from around the globe. This blog presents several common insights generated through these surveys.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We suggest that you have a conversation and not send a survey. Analytics is a strategic directive for many associations but there are many short-term returns that present themselves fairly quickly. Check out our blog on overcoming your fear of dirty data. Read our blog on Creating a Data Culture for Your Association.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

Use blog posts or fundraising landing pages to highlight the positive impact that donations have on your ability to achieve your mission. Instead, try asking supporters to complete a survey after they’ve hit “submit.” Allow donors to turn a one-time gift into a recurring donation with just the click of a button.

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M+R

AUGUST 7, 2023

As we close out summer and head into fall, M+R is presenting a full slate of webinars that are designed to jump-start your fundraising plans. This webinar will present the latest tests in landing page optimization, email, fundraising asks, ad creative, copywriting, and much MUCH more in a guaranteed-not-to-bore session.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

A recent Salesforce survey found that more than a quarter of respondents are using AI tools at work, more than half of whom are using AI that is not approved by their organizations, including in the social sector. Large language models such as ChatGPT can make up facts and present them as true.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

Caity and Gary Carr , co-founder of Third Sector Labs, co-presented. You may also download a copy of the presentation. How are committed, casual and episodic donors (reference terms in your presentation) defined? What you saw in this presentation, we calculate lifetime value based on the gross, not the net.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Highlights from Microsoft’s Nonprofit Sector Research on AI Devi kicked off by sharing a sentiment analysis from a recent survey of nonprofit leaders that fall into one of two different perceptions: comfort and concern. AI presents an opportunity to redefine nonprofit impact, making our efforts more effective and far-reaching.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Tailored for social media managers, this webinar below was presented on October 9 highlighted which skills are necessary for live reporting, which online tools work the best, and outlined a 6-week plan that includes pre-event planning and post-event follow-up. Create at least three quote graphics in advance. org , bsr17.org org , bsr18.org.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Over 500 organizations responded to our survey, offering insights into how Salesforce helps create digital transformation, the?trends?and In this blog, we’ll dissect our report and pull out the most pertinent findings related to online giving and? and where they’re looking to continue their innovation.? for our nonprofit clients.?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 5, 2021

Today, I bring back one of my most-read blog posts from 2017. It read as follows: At the end of each year, I select my choice for the best new leadership book for that year, and then highlight that book on my blog. And, to be an inspiring leader , Hedges explains that you must: Be Present. Focus on the person in front of you.

People 52

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