Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

With suicide and addiction rates climbing in the nonprofit sector, it’s more important than ever to recognize when you are doing too much and make changes to alleviate the overwhelm before it takes control. Researching. Finding event venues, searching for grant opportunities, and anything else where it’s simply gathering info.

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Care2

JANUARY 31, 2010

Check out M+R Strategic Services first Nonprofit Social Media Benchmarks Study , which includes sample research by groups such as Easter Seals, Oxfam, Human Rights Campaign, League of Conservation Voters, and more. Generating a high fan rate is important, since news feeds carry that activity to potential new fans.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

Sensoria makes a smart fitness bra that allows wearers to track their heart rate. smart socks generate heat maps of how a runner’s foot strikes the ground and sends the info to a phone app. The device detects movements, sleep stages, heart rate and breathing rate and then sends the data to a smartphone app.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

I've been doing a small research project. To challenge my set ways of doing internet research Web 1.0 When doing research like this, always think about two things -- the subject matter and the subject matter expert. Of course, the more efficient approach would be to get people to add the info themselves directly into a wiki.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. It's hidden away in project output reports and research excel files. It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. Focus the Story We touched on this principle above. Everything else is just noise.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

While the user will still need to input personal contact along with credit card info, the navigation will be more suited for mobile use. It's advisable to research and select a firm with good customer references. While the donor must still enter name, address and credit card acct info they can do so in a more convenient fashion.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Grantee evaluation is a perennial hot topic in the foundation world, nonprofit evaluation is a lucrative industry in universities, and there is a whole high tech industry emerging to rate charities online led by Charity Navigator. It has some good case studies and much more detailed info than this summary. It’s not very long.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

I was part of the first-day that featured mobile expert Amy Gahran and Lee Raine , Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. ” Chelsea took a photo with her Smartphone and posted it on the Reddit, a community aggregation site where content is ranked and rated. Digital Trends.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

This contains things like technical information, event details and schedule, general tips, and team contact info. These emails had much higher open and click-through rates than other email sends. Research has shown that first-time donors who receive a personal thank-you within 48 hours are four times more likely to give again.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. It's hidden away in project output reports and research excel files. It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. Focus the Story. We touched on this principle above. Everything else is just noise.

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Data New York City Storytelling New York 68

Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. It's hidden away in project output reports and research excel files. It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. Focus the Story. We touched on this principle above. Everything else is just noise.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2010

Interestingly, despite all the protests against Facebook’s privacy policy she also said that people entrust their personal info with social networks. Long Live Email , we have not found any valid research that substantiates that email is dying out. Yes, but on social networks like Twitter, the adoption rate is actually low.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2018

Research suggests that approximately $10 billion of corporate matching gift money goes unclaimed annually, which represents about $20 billion to nonprofits. Educate your major gift officers and prospect researchers on the potential of matching gifts. For more information, please contact info@hepdata.com.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2009

There is a bunch of data, but here are a few things that jumped out at me: The influence of the website on gift giving regardless of how the final gift is given – 44% of the consumers said the website was most influential in their decision to give – last year only 27% rated the website as the most influential.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

Researchers at MIT have developed a program called Scratch , which is a unique way to help students learn to program. Tutsplus has a helpful guide to buying your first Raspberry Pi, complete with info on every component you'll need. Power ratings. Some tips: Pick the Pi that best fits your needs. Need more RAM or USB ports?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Whether building a business or pursuing higher education, BITS maintains that all participants greatly benefit from skills acquired through their peer mentorship, such as research, writing, problem solving, concept development, money management, public speaking, and sales presentations. " Keeping Business in Mind, Community at Heart.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Whether building a business or pursuing higher education, BITS maintains that all participants greatly benefit from skills acquired through their peer mentorship, such as research, writing, problem solving, concept development, money management, public speaking, and sales presentations. " Keeping Business in Mind, Community at Heart.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2018

And research kills opinions. You should not conduct a donor survey unless you know exactly what information you need to obtain from the survey and what you’ll do with the info once you get it. . Research shows that shorter surveys are more likely to produce higher response rates , so keep the survey as short as possible.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Last year, we did research on Millennial donors and it spurred us to do it again. Giving, communication and engagement are the three areas of research. This year’s research followed last year’s findings. This session focuses on Millennial Donors, with Angela White from JGA presenting. Personal contact is important.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

There is a lot of research about what makes a good subject line. For example, seven word subject lines have the highest open rates. You might want to review some past emails to see what fundraising email subject lines have gotten the most opens and use that info as a guide for going forward.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But if your organization can be even 10% more deliberate about who you’re calling, it can have a great impact on your call conversion rate. Have callers ask for an employer name and then quickly research that specific company. Of course, call volume is always going to be crucial for successful phonathons. B: Be persistent.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2011

” I have to ask myself: are charities going to have second-rate addresses in the brave new cyberworld? My personal opinion (yes, this is just my own, personal gut instinct as a consumer, not based on research) is that websites with “ net” (13.5 It’s a thing that makes me go “hmmm.”

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

Given the email clutter your subscribers battle daily, how are your organization’s e-newsletter open and click-through rates looking these days? Here are some useful tips to increase your e-newsletters performance rates. Gather demographic info if you don’t already have it.

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

Researched by Nicholas Azulay + Isabelle Brauer. Your organization’s public disclosure of financial and tax documents can help instill confidence in donors, yes, but also grant making foundations, future hires, journalists, charity rating organizations, and the general public more broadly. Charity Ratings.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

According to HubSpot Research , Facebook Pages that have 100 followers or more earn a median of a single click on the first two posts that a nonprofit shares on Facebook per week. In short, one in one hundred of your followers will click on your first two posts in any given week and then the click-through rate drops steadily after that.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Personalization makes a huge difference in rates of response! by running an online quiz that requires players to give you their contact info in exchange for the opportunity to play, to share the results, or be eligible for other benefits). Begin by asking those closest to you (e.g., Offer gifts of useful content. Grab examples here.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

And then through research. Do a little research and on a donation reply card. We are going to do one on foundations here from grant research. So grant research, not just saying, “Oh, I saw this foundation supports that organization. So that formal research process. So do the research every so often.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Effective donor management aims to build strong, long-lasting relationships with donors, increase retention rates, and ultimately, secure ongoing financial support for an organization’s mission and programs. They may research the organization, read testimonials and reviews, and compare it to other similar organizations.

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

Medical research nonprofits can show recovered patients, smiling doctors, or researchers. Did you know that having unneeded fields on your forms—even if they’re not required—can negatively impact conversion rates ? What if I need extra info from my donors? Environmental conservancies can show people enjoying the outdoors.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Last year, we did research on Millennial donors and it spurred us to do it again. Giving, communication and engagement are the three areas of research. This year's research followed last year's findings. This session focuses on Millennial Donors, with Angela White from JGA presenting. Personal contact is important.

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Research Donor Gift Leadership 59

sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Then, research those terms with Google Keyword Planner. Provide additional info and encourage clicks with ad extensions. Creating high-quality ads will improve your click-through rate (CTR) substantially. Spend time researching keywords, and pause any with insufficient Quality Scores. Ad extensions.

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CauseVox

JULY 6, 2021

If you’re planning on hosting a fundraising event and you want the perfect online fundraising platform, you need to do your research. Donors don’t have to enter credit card information and they can make their gift more easily and quickly, meaning you get a better conversion rate. Customization. Simple Administration. You’re busy.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

Not surprisingly, a 2005 study conducted by Informz showed that click-through rates dropped noticeably 30 days after the name was acquired and even more drastically after 60 days. The study found that not only did the initial hard fundraising ask increase giving, but churn rates were actually lower on this group as well.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

Not surprisingly, a 2005 study conducted by Informz showed that click-through rates dropped noticeably 30 days after the name was acquired and even more drastically after 60 days. The study found that not only did the initial hard fundraising ask increase giving, but churn rates were actually lower on this group as well.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

This personal info helps ensure that you’re communicating with the donor in a way that shows familiarity and respect. You must commit to prospect research. So let’s go on this major donor journey starting with prospect research. There are lots of prospect research software available. Something is out there.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Google Keyword Research. An even better tool to research the (quantitative) demand for your proposed resource is to take advantage of a free tool from Google: the Keyword Planner. You can create a Google Ads account (no payment info. Con: very low conversion rate (avg is less than 0.5%). Pro: easy to create (hours).

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NetWits

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Imagine then, if by optimizing your landing page you could increase the conversion rate to 5%. A study by Jakob Nielsen showed that web users spend 80% of their time focused on info above the page fold. If 1% give a gift then you’ve converted 7.5 out of the 750 who visited the page. You just raised $375. from your email appeal?

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