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MARCH 26, 2021

While many donors give online, fundraising statistics show that 16% of donors still prefer to give through direct mail. We often assume that people are persuaded by facts, statistics, and other numbers that show how effective or important something is. Reach New Audiences. Create Emotional Appeals.

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OCTOBER 24, 2019

Statistics on worker engagement. Listen in to hear Kyla talk with host Steve MacLaughlin about how the working environment has changed for leaders, what liberating structures means and why it’s important, and how to take more risks to achieve innovation. Engagement in established vs new organizations. Liberating structures.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Make sure to use simple verbiage and keep statistics to a minimum. Statistics are great motivators but can also change the voice of an appeal. Read on for tips on how to enhance the impact of your appeal. Delivery – Your message should be vibrant and concise. Readers need to understand your message to be able to connect to it.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

The study takes a deep dive into the metrics, statistics, and trends of four different peer-to-peer fundraising event types: cycling, endurance, 5Ks and walks. The events studied were run by 171 nonprofit organizations and encompass over 10.9 million event participants and $1.23 billion in event revenue.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Tying statistics and impact stories together. After the episode, access the webinars listed in the Resources section below to hear more from Pamela and other experts. Topics Discussed in This Episode: What donors want to know about the impact their funds have. How the donor statement helps build trust.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

There are many options for doing this, whether you embark on a statistical analysis on your own or hire a vendor to do this analysis. I do highly recommend that you look for a company that has vast experience in analyzing fundraising data for nonprofits, as well as providing direction on how to utilize the results.

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MARCH 7, 2017

The perception that this is a problem “over there” allows us to overlook the very real data about gender inequality including, but not limited to, the continuing and disturbing statistics on: violence against women, the gender pay gap, and the under-representation of women in leadership roles in governments and companies globally.

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MAY 30, 2018

Make sure to use simple verbiage and keep statistics to a minimum. Statistics are great motivators but can also change the voice of an appeal. Highlighting a previous effort is a wonderful way to validate the life-long effect of your mission, and also allows you to maximize your efforts on finding these stories…a win-win! .

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MAY 3, 2018

statistically significant DECREASE in giving revenue. To that stereotypical fundraiser, it’s moneyball, statistics, number crunching… winning the game. So what was the result? The treatment’s high-to-low emphasis approach achieved a whopping 15.7% DECREASE in gifts , AND a 11.3% DECREASE in Average Gift size, resulting in a total 25.2%

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AUGUST 29, 2018

In fact, perhaps one of the most encouraging statistics of last year’s #Giving Tuesday is this one: Large organizations represented only 57 percent of revenue in 2017. Learn how to build a strategy that will translate into donations with Blackbaud’s #GivingTuesday webinar series. Register now!

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Donors (translation: people) are generally not as moved by statistics as by a good story, a connection with another human, or an animal or object that is the underdog. Most donors don’t have the inclination to read a long report full of statistics and key performance indicators. What isn’t going to excite them?

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APRIL 26, 2016

It’s really not that hard; in fact, more than 46,000 additional organizations received their 501(c) status from the IRS between April 2015 and March 2016, according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Statistics show that the majority of consumers grade their overall hospital stays as opposed to just the medical attention they received. An effective grateful patient program involves the entire staff from clinicians, dining services, housekeeping, development, case management, executives and foundation staff.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Since your initial test emails are going to a smaller percentage of your list, the overall universe must be larger to allow for statistically significant results . Statistically significant? . To put it simply, statistical significance means the results of your test weren’t likely to occur randomly or by chance. Four Terms.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Statistically, individual donors provide 72% of the funds for nonprofits!” This 72% statistic—or 85%, depending on the source—is for all nonprofits in general. Every time that I talk about how arduous grant writing is, inevitably someone will say something like, “That’s why you should focus on individual donors!

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MAY 22, 2013

No need to revisit college statistics, Google will calculate your statistical significance and let you know when the experiment has collected enough data, showing you a summary of how your new form compares to the old form. Here are Google’s instructions on how to set up content experiments.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Or as Michael Rosen, CFRE says: “While statistics can be interesting and even compelling at times, people are more likely to be moved by stories. When we do fundraising… we should use few statistics and tell more stories.”.

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APRIL 24, 2012

But statistical measures are necessary to interpret the repeatability of the observed result. Statistically significant findings should be reported with a confidence level. SIGNIFICANT. It is easy enough for the human eye to observe, "It looks like the test significantly outperformed the control."

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

Penelope first came to the attention of senior fundraisers with her revolutionary, best-selling book, Donor-Centered Fundraising , which remains the only statistically-based philosophy ever published on the effect of meaningful communication on donor retention and gift value.

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APRIL 9, 2020

For this, we look to personas derived from complex statistical models. Understanding someone’s likelihood does not necessarily shed light on their motivations or what types of communications would resonate best with them. Recently, Blackbaud data scientists performed a cluster analysis of 1.4 billion individual fundraising actions.

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MARCH 2, 2012

Make sure your groups (test and control) will have enough observations (opened email) that can be statistically compared. Why is it so important to have a control and statistically significant data to have a result? If you are focused on a response (open) rate, use this calculator provided by The DMA.

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JUNE 4, 2013

The Index is based on actual revenue statistics from nonprofit organizations of all sizes representing arts, culture, and humanities; education; environment and animals; healthcare; human services; international affairs; medical research institutions, public and society benefit; and religion sectors.

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MAY 14, 2019

Statistically, they’re the ones that are going to take the action again or do the next thing on that list. Pay attention to the folks who have taken action recently – people who have spoken out on an issue, shared a tweet, or even just clicked a button online in support.

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MARCH 20, 2019

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics ® , charitable donations underwrite 23%—almost a quarter—of all nonprofit expenses; that percentage increases to 51% when you include only those organizations with budgets of $10 million or less. Here’s the truth: Nonprofits depend on charitable support.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

The report that will come out in early April will give you statistically significant and comprehensive findings that you can leverage to make informed decisions for your organization. Will your organization ever have the budget to conduct a national study to look at how boards are engaged in fundraising?

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MAY 14, 2012

Josh cited a statistic that 28% of mobile users in the US are “mostly mobile” users meaning they rarely use a laptop or desktop computer. Another statistic cited was that 85% of users expect your mobile site to be “at least as good” as your desktop site.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics ® , charitable donations underwrite 23%—almost a quarter—of all nonprofit expenses; that percentage increases to 51% when you include only those organizations with budgets of $10 million or less. Here’s the truth: . Nonprofits depend on charitable support.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

This statistic was reaffirmed in Inspira Health Network’s recent CHNA. In 2019, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their County Health Rankings Report. Salem and Cumberland Counties were last in health outcomes and health behaviors.

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JUNE 17, 2014

Research has found a statistically significant correlation between changes in total giving and values on the S&P 500. Several factors influenced this growth including a 2.9% in personal income, a lower unemployment rate, a 1.9% increase in personal disposable income, and rising consumer confidence. A 2% increase in GDP and 27.8%

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Here’s a quick statistic showing why it’s important to offer a valuable product. That statistic shows that offering a valuable product is important, but beyond the numbers, this makes intuitive sense. Therefore, your goal is to lure them your direction and retain them with an incredibly powerful value proposition.

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JUNE 10, 2015

You’re probably thinking “oh look, another blog post on responsive design with statistics and flashy words like “optimization” and “analytics”—I better bookmark this one and read it sometime…” Before you bookmark this post for “later” reading, however, I would encourage you to pause for a moment.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

While still others may be statistical outliers that don’t model well but have assets that pique a fundraiser’s curiosity and turn into large major gift donors. In reality, some likely and capable prospects won’t have publicly identifiable assets but they will have strong modeling scores. The scenarios are endless.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Not only did they have an outstanding year growing their employee engagement statistics, implementing new technology with the YourCause platform and winning the company-wide CSR at Work Award, but they were also able to highlight the importance of the United Nation SDGs and help bring us one step closer to achieving those goals by 2030.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

Reporting and Statistics: Also at this stage your staff will be meeting regularly for prospect review meetings with the appropriate development staff, and striving to do so, on a weekly, bi-weekly, or at the outset monthly basis.

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MARCH 14, 2017

Use simple verbiage and keep statistics to a minimum. Statistics are great motivators, but can also alter the voice of an appeal. Once messaging is complete and you’ve crafted a story, ensure the solicitation is delivered in a simple, informative, connective, and uplifting way. Delivery – Ensure the message is vibrant and concise.

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JANUARY 12, 2014

It’s time to flip that statistic on it’s head. From big picture goals to hot topics (like Retention), the report offers benchmarks and statistics to help you validate and navigate your nonprofit’s communication in 2014. Take a look. And it’s stacked with useful data derived from the 2,135 nonprofits surveyed.

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APRIL 16, 2013

If you are interested in understanding the details of the ‘how’, there are statistics courses typically available for all levels, from beginners to advanced. There are a number of conferences that offer sessions on statistical analysis, business intelligence, marketing insights, and other pseudonyms. Conferences.

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