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. Some examples of online communities include a LinkedIn or Facebook group where industry professionals connect. What is an online community?

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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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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Some examples include: Data specific – What data empowers you? An example is how many new members did we acquire last month? Drive strategy by using data to inform your association’s strategy and departmental strategies as well as drive business metrics and KPIs. What limits you? What do you think about our data?

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. Learn more: Using Data to Make Annual Giving Work for You Measuring Outcomes Outcome metrics are powerful, necessary tools for demonstrating transparency and accountability.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Digital ads For example, say you’re interested in buying a TV, or a really cool new toy for your children. You’d likely decide to visit websites to do some research, which means you probably now have some ads following you around. Here’s how to apply those same techniques to your nonprofit omni-channel fundraising at year-end.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

The post summarized why it may be important, best practices, and a few nonprofit examples. One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. 4) Rinse, Repeat, Leverage. What does it look like?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech, Guest post by Anne Whatley, Network Impact. In addition to tracking app deployments, Code for America has developed metrics that help them understand their impact on the governments they work with, the communities they engage, and the larger civic technology ecosystem.

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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. Provide a solution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2011

This post summarizes some findings from a recent research report about increasing engagement on Facebook and a couple of conversations about applying the research over on my blog Facebook page. I also tested some of the tips suggested by the research. Here’s what I learned: After Hours Posting.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

You can create a research-based fundraising strategy. . Key fundraising metrics like donor retention rate, donation frequency, and fundraising return on investment (ROI). These metrics provide a comprehensive, bird’s eye view of your organization’s fundraising and outreach efforts that you can use to craft a new strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be aware of key accomplishments, metrics, testimonials, and milestones. For example, accepting gifts of stock by opening a brokerage account, accepting Venmo donations, accepting cryptocurrency , and accepting donations from Alexa (Amazon devices). Research the steps needed to create a direct mail fundraising program (e.g.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

To help you get started, this article will explore four ways you can plan ahead now, including: Create a research-based fundraising strategy. Get a head start on prospect research. Create a research-based fundraising strategy. Get a head start on prospect research. Start testing your outreach plans.

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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. For example, we asked ChatGPT to “Come up with three different ideas for an email subject line for an email series about a summer fundraising initiative.

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2023

One very helpful metric to understand your audience’s experience of your content is a combination of engagement time and scroll depth. Looking at both of these metrics together tells you much more than just one of them alone. There are other metrics that can provide a glimpse into your site’s CX as well.

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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. Here are a few examples to consider: Does your employer match? The less research they have to do on their own to find out, the better!

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

This might include reaching a certain fundraising amount or achieving specific metrics like email open rates or donation page conversions. Attainable: Set a challenging yet realistic fundraising goal that pushes your limits but is still achievable, using data and research to guide you to the right amount. You have two donors.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Measuring Impact Among the metrics MacArthur will follow in this project is the impact these grants have on the local news ecosystem around the country and whether the grants are able to arrest the downward spiral of local news. Did we slow or stop the demise of local news, the creation and expansion of news deserts ?”

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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. Will you need to pull in your IT team?

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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. For example, can this new tech augment existing reports and dashboards—or provide more accurate forecasting into campaign revenue, grants, and major giving?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

We track amount raised, number of donors, and number of action takers from social media, as well as some other social media-esque metrics like fan base growth over time, sentiment, and user engagement (number of comments, number of likes, etc). Related Links: Book Research & Interviews. ?Book Don’t be afraid to fail! Book Tour?. ?Book

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

To get the most out of rebranding, it’s best to begin by completing research on the process. For example, is there an issue with or aspect of your current branding that needs to be addressed to better connect with the hearts and minds of your audience? Your audience’s perception of your nonprofit will change.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Strategic partnerships and research inform her approach to new challenges and when drafting fundraising communications. These same metrics are important to track during crises to effectively determine which indicators can signal alarm. What can data help your nonprofit achieve? What tools should we invest in? Who is ready to give?

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

For example, you might find that your annual fundraising 5K is well-attended, but you have a hard time maintaining supporters’ attention in the aftermath. Also, review your fundraising metrics and data from previous campaigns. Conduct prospect research. Assess your current fundraising strategy, if you have one.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For example, if your largest donations tend to be between $25,000 and $50,000, you might designate that range as your major gift range. For example, to reach your annual giving goals, you might determine that you need to receive at least five donations of $10,000 each, 10 donations of $5,000 each, 15 donations of $2,500 each, and so on.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics. For example, here are a few times of the year when donors may be compelled to give: Giving Tuesday. For example, a change in legislation or a natural disaster could motivate concerned supporters to take action. Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

” For example, @WomenforWomen : It’s also recommended that your nonprofit sign up for Twitter Blue for $2.99 (USD) a month. For example, if you send a tweet on Monday morning at 8 am, retweet that same tweet the next day at 1pm. The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

By collecting essential metrics as part of your program management process, you’ll be able to use this information to: Identify program gaps and areas of need. Using predefined metrics can be incredibly valuable for determining how well your nonprofit has been meeting the needs of your constituents and where you can adjust for greater impact.

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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. What strategies do you use to research new philanthropic opportunities? What makes you an excellent candidate for this position?

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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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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

For example, #YourAssociationNameGivingTuesday or #GivingTuesdayEducators. Share why their gifts are important, what goals your organization is trying to reach, and include any donation metrics. Community Brands research reports that 8 out of 10 organizations used #GivingTuesday to try a new way to fundraise. Try a new campaign.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

With the right email marketing software, you can send targeted appeals to specific audiences, keep donors updated on events, and track crucial metrics like open rates and click through rates. A chievable: Notice how the example above was a reasonable, but still challenging, goal of increasing the donor base by 10%?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Researchers track information. The number and value of asks (opportunities) is also a common metric. Does our current coding structure support these metrics? Does the staff have buy-in to these metrics? For example, Major Gift 2020/21 or Gala 2020/21. Establish how you are going to report your metrics.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Using the example provided in the Winter ’22 Release Notes, an Interaction has been added titled “Show Cases.” The dynamic gauge chart is now available to use report metrics and field values to respond dynamically to the displayed business metrics. For example, the gauge chart can display a subtotal of a subsidiary (i.e.,

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Thorough understanding leads to big ideas. Creativity matters only if it sells.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 11, 2022

A DMS is one example of a CRM , or constituent relationship management system, but specifically geared towards donors. Before you invest in a nonprofit donation management system, consider the following as you do your fundraising technology research. Let’s look at an example of a donor named Julia.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Examples of campaign objectives and goals include: Building awareness of your nonprofit by increasing new website visitors by 20% in six months. Do your research on your target audience, including: Needs, motivations, characteristics, and pain points. Expanding reach by confirming 50 partners for a new initiative in 90 days.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

[Editor's note: this is cross-posted from the M+R Research Labs blog ] By Ezra Billinkoff, M +R Wow! Many of the metrics in our report require no calculations. Facebook reports negative feedback on a post level, and also as daily, weekly, and 28-day page metrics. Once again, you’ve amazed us!

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