Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Nonprofit professionals are constantly being challenged to be more “data-driven” in their work. This is where the increasing amount of nonprofit sector research reports can help. Being able to benchmark performance against what other nonprofits are doing is an important starting point to understanding your own data.

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Kindful

MARCH 25, 2021

No matter the strategy, the best way to optimize your donor communication processes is to leverage donor data. Your donor data should play a key role in your communication strategy, helping you create targeted content and personal experiences for recipients. You’ll be exploring: What type of donor data should you collect?

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to measuring performance, but every successful fundraising team should have the ability to assess and refine its data. The goal is then to turn those data insights into actionable tasks. Your team can decide which data points and KPIs matter most to your strategy and your mission.

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Volunteer Hub

APRIL 21, 2022

Without cybersecurity policies and protocols in place, your nonprofit is more vulnerable to data breaches. It is crucial to protect your data and the constituents that provide it. This metric is concerning considering that hackers attack every 39 seconds , on average 2,244 times per day. Common Nonprofit Cybersecurity Threats.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Your major gift officers conduct extensive prospect research, spend months carefully stewarding these prospects, and eventually approach the prospect with a large gift ask that’s been hand-tailored based on the relationship. You’ll explore major gift metrics through the following guide: Overview of Major Gift Fundraising Data.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

On March 13, 2022, Meme Styles, president and founder of MEASURE , joined Candid CEO Ann Mei on the stage at SXSW for their talk: Using Data to Advance Racial Equity ( available to watch now on YouTube ). Meme: MEASURE works to use data and education to mobilize communities to fight structural racism and eliminate social disparities.

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Candid

JUNE 12, 2023

tax-exempt organizations are requested to file Forms 990 with the IRS annually, sharing information about their organization’s size, location, revenue, grantmaking, etc. Candid uses 990 data as a starting place for our nonprofit profiles and grantmaking databases. For those unfamiliar with the world of 990s : U.S.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Meaningful data is a tremendous asset to advocates, policymakers, and mission-driven organizations. Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2024

According to the latest Community Brands research, 52% of association professionals use an online member community but only 14% rate their use of the platform as excellent. Security By using a private online community, you’ll have increased security for your member data.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Before we dive in, we want you to start thinking of data as one of your most important assets. Of course, they are valuable assets, but data is, too. Let’s build your business case to make data analytics a top priority: 1. Start by assessing and documenting the current state of your data. What do you think about our data?

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

You’d likely decide to visit websites to do some research, which means you probably now have some ads following you around. updates were expected to have on the amount of granular data available from digital ad clicks, nonprofits that adapt metrics and goals to meet the moment may find ads are still a useful part of omni-channel campaigns.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The reality for many organizations, whether a smaller nonprofit, a large international advocacy organization or a government agency, is that their data lives in separate silos. Tools and channels that house data often do not make it easy to navigate. Not sure how to compare or connect data sources. Does this sound familiar?

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here are a few statistics that we shared: 27% of Americans say they have not too much or no confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interest ( Pew Research ) 39% of Americans, a record-high, say they don’t trust the media at all. One association conducts an annual brand tracker; trust in the association is one of the metrics.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Fundraising metrics are the key to unlocking your most effective, generosity-encouraging strategies. That’s why it’s important for fundraisers to stay up to date on nonprofit organization statistics and use metrics to inform their fundraising strategies and decisions. Here are 10 fundraising statistics worth noting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2011

The panel featured some previews from a recent research study “ How Strong Is Your Social Net? And the nuts and bolts questions like, “Given all the Facebook changes , what do I need to understand about the new Facebook metrics and the Insights analytics program?” Social media is evolving at an incredible pace.

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Forum One

JANUARY 30, 2024

This innovative project offers comprehensive data on 36 metrics for all 435 U.S. congressional districts, empowering policymakers to make informed decisions. With indexed and transcribed data already available, this collection is set to expand to an impressive 1.7 Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

Jude Children’s Research Hospital have already been using AI solutions to streamline their workflows and increase efficiency, and AI usage will only grow moving forward. Some of the most helpful solutions for fundraising are data processors like IBM Watson or Google Cloud AI. In reality, many nonprofits like St.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

You can create a research-based fundraising strategy. . When you start GivingTuesday planning early, you can devote time to crafting a data-driven, evidence-based fundraising strategy with a better chance of success. Key fundraising metrics like donor retention rate, donation frequency, and fundraising return on investment (ROI).

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

New research conducted using data from Candid suggests that understanding this relationship can boost your nonprofit’s fundraising success. I was familiar with using data from Candid to evaluate a nonprofit as a prospective employee or when considering giving a donation—I love digging into a 990 !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If you’re just dipping your toes into automation, the options can seem overwhelming at first, but the more research you can do upfront, the more likely you are to get exactly what you need. Data capabilities: Learn what metrics the tool can track, along with reporting functionality.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This innovative online portal allows historians, scholars, and family researchers to search and explore data on slavery, Reconstruction, and the individuals impacted by these historical events. The portal features indexed and transcribed data, with plans to expand the collection to over 1.7 million records.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This should come as no surprise: Research I recently conducted suggests that it does. Even without this research, you’ve likely intuited that an effective mission statement draws supporters and donors in and gets them excited about helping you achieve that mission. . Below I’ll share what that research involved and what we learned. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2014

I first put a fitbit, a digital pedometer that tracks steps, calories burned, food intake, and other personal analytics data, on my wrist back in October. As a data nerd, I couldn’t resist the fitbit and its ability to track my every move during this glorious science experiment. Otherwise, I would need to go on statins.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

When you manage constituent relationships, interactions, and outcomes through a case management process, understanding the key data points at play will allow you to analyze the bigger picture of your performance over time. Funders may also explicitly ask for impact assessment data as part of their grant application and reporting processes.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

From a steep learning curve to having to interpret new metrics, the frustration is real. The data isn’t apples-to-apples We knew this going in, but organizations are still having to adjust to learning and setting up new metrics, while data like unique pageviews and bounce rate are gone. Key issues of concern (i.e.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2014

This is a graph of aggregate data from Jawbone,a wristband that people wear that tracks their steps throughout the day and their sleep patterns during the night. (h/t h/t Robert Scoble ) This aggregate data shows exactly when and how many people in the San Francisco were bolted awake by the recent Napa Valley earthquake.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your marketing plan allows you to connect with a wider audience and inform them of involvement opportunities. Also, review your fundraising metrics and data from previous campaigns. This information can give you a clearer picture of how your fundraising efforts have grown or changed over the years.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Thanksgiving holiday each year, meaning that nonprofits have almost an entire year to analyze their data from this past Giving Tuesday and start planning for 2023. To help you get started, this article will explore four ways you can plan ahead now, including: Create a research-based fundraising strategy. Your social media pages.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

Trust-Based Philanthropy puts relationships at the center of a donor’s giving and encourages the donor to do the research instead of having the nonprofit jump through hoops for funding. You don’t know what you’ve accomplished, and you don’t have the information you need to get better at what you do.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be Informed. Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. Be aware of key accomplishments, metrics, testimonials, and milestones. Offer to help write short updates to keep donors informed. Is the donor renewal rate low? your neighbors.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Research how comparably-sized nonprofits or neighbor organizations successfully use technology—especially technology you’d like to use at your own organization. Emphasize increased data access and transparency Demonstrate how the new technology can help you see a 360-degree view of supporters regardless of where they are in their lifecycle.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Let’s say you’ve been tasked with researching potential nonprofits to partner with on an upcoming funding initiative by doing some online research, using Google, Candid’s nonprofit profiles , or the like. HubSpot’s recent research helps to answer this question: branded video content is the most memorable.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A great listener An experienced fundraiser Excells at setting and tracking metrics/ goals So, while your personal preferences may vary, the top qualities of a major gifts officer are pretty consistent. Candidates don’t necessarily have to have a great deal of experience – but understanding the role of data within major gifts is important.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

Support Children’s Colorado Foundation Gold – Website Established in 1978, Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation is dedicated to advancing the mission of Children’s Hospital Colorado through family-centered care and cutting-edge research and treatment.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2020

Across all sectors, there’s a push to become “data-driven” and “digitally-savvy.” Just last year, MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research released a study that showed exactly how much companies in the commercial sector benefit from having a tech-savvy board. There’s no point in focusing on data just for the sake of it.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

A lack of standardized demographic data not only hinders our collective work to create a more equitable sector; it also requires nonprofits to take time away from their mission-driven work to respond to disparate requests by funders for this information. However, this power extends far beyond the walls of corporations.

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Neon CRM

MAY 22, 2023

Send In the First 24 Hours Post Donation According to recent email marketing research , the timing with which an email is sent is one of the most essential criteria regarding its likelihood of success. The less research they have to do on their own to find out, the better! Let’s get started!

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