Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

There are key components of advancement support missing in the current software (one of the two areas above, or Events management, or Volunteer management, or on-line fundraising, or Campaign Reporting, or…). Even in the situations above, a ROI calculation may be appropriate. This is an area of new or expanded emphasis for us.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

Event marketing strategies to leverage Hybrid events are the need of the modern marketer of today. With the rise in virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more businesses are seeing that virtual platforms can produce high-quality events. We know that attending a virtual event isn’t always the most fun.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

Event marketing strategies to leverage Hybrid events are the need of the modern marketer of today. With the rise in virtual events, more businesses are seeing that virtual platforms can produce high-quality events. And now that things are starting to open back up, expect more hybrid events, or p artially in-person events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

To question Facebook and it’s integrity, longevity and ROI [Return on Investment]. Nonprofits throughout the world have sent millions upon millions of e-mails, Tweets, bulletins, updates, etc. Nonprofits throughout the world have sent millions upon millions of e-mails, Tweets, bulletins, updates, etc. on Facebook.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

How’d your last peer-to-peer event go? If you want to attract more participants to your peer-to-peer fundraising event, consider how you’re marketing it! Where will your audience see your event advertised? Read on for Qgiv’s peer-to-peer fundraising best practices for event marketing. Start with a Facebook event page.

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Kindful

MAY 21, 2021

When it comes to event donors, 2020 has taught us a lot. We learned that: People will attend virtual events. Event donors still want to give, even when they aren’t attending the event in person. In some ways, virtual events make it much easier to convert these once-a-year event donors into powerful monthly donors.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 24, 2021

Few roles have changed more dramatically since the pandemic than that of the event marketer. With events shifting from in-person to virtual and now to hybrid formats, the way attendees experience and interact with event content has also changed. . The Shift in Events. The Changing Role of the Event Marketer.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 16, 2022

Nonprofit budgets are often tight, and each of your campaigns should aim to hit as high a return on investment (ROI) as possible. To better analyze your campaigns, you’ll need to understand a few fundamental metrics, including ROI, cost per dollar raised (CPDR), and cost per acquisition (CPA). ROI = (Output / Input) X 100.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

To succeed, it’s important to grasp the basics of three strategies: email fundraising, direct mail fundraising, and fundraising events. Direct mail, emails, and events will make up the foundation of your fundraising campaigns. One, Michelle, attends many of your events to raise funds for research.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

A common misconception among newer nonprofit professionals is that every campaign or event is meant to attract new donors and donations. But first, let’s compare how the major communication channels of direct mail versus digital communications play a role in donor retention. Direct Mail versus Digital Communications .

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Organizations relying on event-driven fundraising suffered. And one of the biggest event-driven fundraising models shuttered their doors. Direct Mail is essential Direct mail is essential to nonprofit fundraising for the small to mid-sized primarily community-based nonprofits I work with. You get the drift.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

According to a recent study by Campaign Monitor , email marketing has an astonishing ROI of 4400%! Social media, on the other hand, lags behind with an average ROI of 94%. When it comes to reaching your fundraising goals, email reigns supreme (after direct mail and face-to-face, of course). Event announcement? Engagement?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Adding a golf tournament to your fundraising event roster is a win-win for your nonprofit and your donors—your nonprofit adds a reliable income stream and your donors get to support your mission through a fun activity. Use an event website. Using an event website for your charity golf tournament makes promotion simpler and easier.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Or, if you rent a list of names and addresses and send a direct mail piece to everyone on that list, you probably won’t recoup enough in donations to make that a worthwhile expense. This is a WHOLE other issue – how to succeed at direct mail fundraising.). Expenses related to events. Fundraising training.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

For those 79% of nonprofits out there, I have listed 10 social media metrics below that can be easily tracked and plotted on a Social Media Return on Investment (ROI) Spreadsheet ( Download ). If you don’t already, get access to your website’s traffic logs and track and plot unique visitors on the Social Media ROI Spreadsheet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Reports and predictions of the death of e-mail fluctuate seemingly on a quarterly basis. However, one thing that is certain is that the ROI (Return on Investment) from e-newsletters is still relatively high compared to other Web-based channels. For me, that ROI translates into webinar attendees and speaking engagements.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2010

ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition. ROI = (gain from investment - cost of investment)/(cost of investment). Coming soon - I'm working on an overall online ROI assessment calculator. link] or [link] if you want to tweet it. (Ha! The irony).

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2019

Events are an important part of your organization’s yearly calendar. Your events are a crucial part of your supporter engagement strategy, and they help your organization build community and move forward together. However, long before the event even happens, your team has to be on the move. START WITH A KILLER SUBJECT LINE.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Likely a sign of best practices to come, their donation pages simply ask for credit card information and an email address (not a mailing address) and have an extensive offering of different ways to donate. Facebook has the highest ROI and it is worth investing $100-500 in a test advertising campaign for your monthly giving program.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In years past their annual Duradash fundraiser raised about $5000 when through their event. Let’s take a look at how they raised 6x more with their event: Background On Spinal CSF Leak Foundation. They weren’t able to host the event last year, but after finding CauseVox they jumped into peer-to-peer fundraising with gusto.

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Forum One

MARCH 20, 2023

It can get complicated quickly since there are so many touchpoints for people to get information—from engaging with your website to following you on social media, contacting you by phone, meeting you in person, receiving your printed materials in the mail, etc. Enter the service blueprint! RSVP today as space is limited!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Tricia Marsherall is the Founder & President of Marsherall Partners, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in nonprofit donor database management & operations support and virtual & traditional fundraising events. Event data? What type of clean-up is common when you pull mailing lists? Prospect portfolios?

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

If email or mail appeals are a part of your GivingTuesday strategy, segmenting your audience could make a big difference for return on investment (ROI.) Here are a few last minute tips to maximize your efforts and make the most of this season of giving: 1. Segment your audience. Don’t worry, it doesn’t need to be complicated.

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Qgiv

JUNE 24, 2021

When it comes time to make a splash with your big fundraising event, you want to attract as many potential donors as possible. That’s why it’s important to promote your event to not only your existing supporters, but also to new folks. Start by Adding Your Fundraising Event to Your Nonprofit’s Website. You’ll get $40.00

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Everyaction

JANUARY 18, 2018

Rethink mail asks. They might not live at the same place they lived 5 or 6 months ago, and another 6 months down the line they might live in a totally different city, so there’s a good chance they’re going to miss your year-end appeal and other mail pieces. First, millennials move around, a lot. You can read more about that here.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Between all the events , phone calls and mailings your plan can bring you and your team back to the most important activities. See this article for more tips on calculating your ROI. Mark those that you want to do again, and cross out anything that wasn’t worth your time or had a low return on investment (ROI).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2022

Integration: We were looking for a CRM that could integrate more easily with the suite of tools we used for fundraising, email marketing, events, and advocacy work. Direct mail fundraising was relatively accurate in PFLAG’s legacy fundraising system, but membership updates were coming in through a clunky external tool that was hard to manage.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Pursuing a multichannel marketing strategy using a variety of channels, from social media and email to direct mail, will allow you to expand your reach and promote your cause to the widest possible audience. Fundraising events engage supporters in person or online to offer a unique, exciting experience. Event planning software.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. We track ROI by looking at a couple of different factors – first we see how much revenue is generated from sites like Facebook Causes, Crowdrise , Social Vibe , etc. Direct mail and e-newsletters are still the leaders.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2014

runner’s high” and build off the momentum to convert peer to peer event donors to organization donors. Not all donors to a peer to peer event are going to give again. They may not ever give outside of an event. Events bring out all types of supporters and you can leverage these “warm prospects” to expand your fundraising reach.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment). Define Your Metrics and Create a Social Media ROI Spreadsheet. Though most nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the U.K.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Tip: Schedule a demo with our team on how you can quickly start a peer to peer fundraising campaign for your virtual fundraising event. One-Day Email Flash Fundraiser or Social Media Sharing Event. In 2020, galas and other fundraising events look a little bit different from the way they used to. What will not have a good ROI?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Credit card payments are donors’ preferred giving methods— 63% of donors prefer to give online with a credit or debit card , followed by direct mail (16%), PayPal (10%), wire transfer (5%), cash (4%), digital wallet (1%), and text-to-give (1%). per transaction 7. Seek out security credentials.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

received 93,000 visits and as traffic grows consistently from month to month so does my ROI. Still, understand that the more good, high-quality content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. It’s also good to feature quotes from supporters who attended the event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Discussions are meant for discussion, not for promoting events, webinars, or services that are available to the nonprofit sector. Be tactful and err on the side of subtlety, but templates are high in ROI and add to your payoff for taking the time necessary to create, promote, and manage a LinkedIn Group. Enable Promotions and Jobs.

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Classy

JULY 7, 2021

Here’s what you’ll take away: ROI proof points for digital wallets and ACH in the donation process. In the time a donor would need to pull out a physical credit card or mail a check, the likelihood of an abandoned campaign page goes up. Their information is encrypted in the event that their phone is lost or stolen.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 26, 2022

6 Steps for Finding Corporate Sponsors for Your Next Fundraising Event: Sponsors can quickly increase the total revenue generated by your fundraising event. All those sponsorship dollars increase your net results from your fundraising event. A virtual event costs less and requires fewer volunteers and staff time.

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