Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2013

Industry benchmark reports identify how events similar to yours perform in the key performance categories. You don’t need to achieve the same numbers, but areas where you’re seriously out of whack with the industry may indicate opportunities. How Do I Use Metrics with My Event? Start by using benchmark reports as a guide.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

And with constant advancements in technology, we can only imagine where our industry will be in another 10 years. In most circumstances, nonprofits regurgitate some version of their mission statement or present irrelevant stats, neither of which put the focus on what the person can do. Yours truly, Madeline.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2015

If this is the first year you’re doing some P2P archaeology, start by pulling the following stats: Event level data: Online and offline fundraising totals (separate from sponsorship or other dollars). Individual participant and team captain retention rates. Compare your performance to industry benchmarks.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2016

Here are insights from five industry leaders—from Blackbaud’s Chief Scientist to its Chief Technology Officer—sharing five resolutions you can make in 2016 to better guide your fundraising efforts: 1. Even small changes in donor retention practices can make a significant difference. Exceed Donor Expectations. Fight for every donor.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

You can show your value by demonstrating the relationship you have to engagement, recruitment, and retention. Remember, Human Resources is a dynamic and dramatically changing industry, particularly in the past decade, now with very specialized divisions and service areas. Human Resources. Reducing turnover reduces costs.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And if the collection of resources and highlights below are any indication, a lot has happened in the nonprofit industry over the past 365 days. Content is taking the Marketing industry by storm, and nonprofit marketers are no exception. Donor retention rates are depressing. Have You Killed Your “Annual” Appeal Yet

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Lapsed donors is an industry term that you use and we use, but the average person walking on the street doesn’t go up to somebody and say, “Hey, I’m a lapsed donor of American Cancer Society,” right? How do you identify them, qualify them, and then communicate with them? It’s just. it’s really tough.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

You can read her awesome advice in many leading industry publications and blogs, as well as her own website. And they had 70% retention. ” So I showed you the stats of board members calling to thank donors. But if you all don’t know Rachel, she’s super awesome. She’s got a lot of really good information.

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