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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Below are 4 statistics that will undoubtedly make you prioritize your mobile website, effective immediately. The statistic speaks for itself. Mobile donations skyrocketing is no surprise, but given the previous statistic, imagine how much higher that number would be if all donation pages loaded in 3 seconds or less.

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TechImpact

APRIL 25, 2014

What are the important statistics? Some key statistics include: $324,890,672.61 Everyone knows you have to use email to advocate for your nonprofit’s mission. But how effective is it? How is my nonprofit doing compared to the average? All of these questions are answered and more in the 2014 M+R Benchmarks Study.

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TechImpact

MARCH 11, 2014

But these are all statistics you’ve heard before. Recent research conducted by the Pew Research Center sheds light on some statistics that have been overlooked in the first 10 years of Facebook analytics. 36% of Facebook users dislike people sharing too much information. Half of all adult Facebook users have more than 200 friends.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Here are a few statistics to help your nonprofit understand the importance of the mobile platform. With the social advertising market projects to grow to $11 billion by 2017, getting a leg up on social media marketing, and more specifically mobile marketing, should be top priority in 2014 and beyond. Image courtesy of Unified.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 1, 2014

The mere presence of highly measurable statistics would refute Buffer’s point. In a recent blog post by Buffer , they claim it is difficult to, or nearly impossible, measure ROI on social media marketing. While there is some validity to Buffer’s argument, there is ultimately some flaw, too.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

This is not a scaling statistic, however, and the more hashtags you cram in to you tweets does not increase the amount it is hashtags. The most interesting statistic of all is that when you ask for people to retweet, often times they will. To hashtag or not to hashtag. Ask and you shall receive.

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AUGUST 29, 2014

Here are more nonprofit social media marketing statistics: Image courtesy of Vertical Response. With 61% of nonprofit spending more time on social media than a year ago, you can be sure it is an industry that’s trending up. Is your nonprofit spending more time on social media in 2014? Let us know in the comment section below.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2013

The Chronicle of Philanthropy and Fast Company reported the following statistics from the report: 40% of those surveyed in the study researched nonprofits on their phones. 25% of respondents made a donation via a mobile device. 79% of donors were influenced by an online video ad. 57% donated after seeing a video.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Below are a few statistics you might find surprising how many nonprofits are using, or not using, social media. According to The Foundation Center , only 45% of nonprofits are actively utilizing the power of social media to reach and interact with the public. 71% of foundations who are using social media have NOT developed a formal strategy.

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TechImpact

JUNE 18, 2013

People don’t want to understand a social cause through numbers and statistics; they want to hear about the cause’s human impact. It can be easy to forget that the easiest way to have an impact on someone is to provide them with a narrative they can relate to.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

TechSoup compiled stats from over 10,500 nonprofit and charity organizations on cloud computing, and came up with these insightful statistics: Out of over 10,500 organizations interviewed, 90% use at least 1-cloud based application (i.e.,

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

This totally free service is great tool for calculating the statistics of specific tweets, be it your tweets or someone else’s. By tracking follower growth and visually representing almost every statistic, it is a beautiful way to track your Twitter’s progress too. Twitonomy is perhaps the most robust analytics platforms available.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 3, 2014

Here are a few of the alarming statistics put out by USAID about how mobile phones are fighting poverty. They raise the GDP, keep you healthy, safe and they make you smarter too. Mobile phones are expected to continue increasing in use around the globe in 2014, especially in high poverty areas.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 9, 2014

With those staggering, and frankly disheartening, statistics in mind, it’s clear nonprofits need to put a greater emphasis on retaining the volunteers they already have. And with 85 percent of nonprofit organization relying heavily on the contributions made by volunteers, the problem is coming to a head. Click Here!

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Waggener Edstrom published a statistic stating 55% who engaged with causes via social media have been inspired to take further action. Buffer discloses that tweets with images receive 18% more clicks and 150% more retweets. In 2013, Pew discovered 71% of U.S. online adults are now Facebook users. Business Insider reveals that in the U.S.,

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Here are some statistics that might just make you shift your online fundraising efforts away from the younger generations and more toward the baby boomers: In the United States alone, one-third of all Internet users in the United States are adults over the age of 50, and represent the largest constituency of active Internet users.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

It’s very easy to see the seemingly infinite number of statistics and data points and close your browser. From knowing what time of the day your website get’s the most traffic, to the part of the world those impressions are coming from, Google Analytics is an invaluable tool for your nonprofit.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

According to research conducted by Pew Internet these 5 social media statistics will help your nonprofit understand exactly how to optimize its content to see better engagement. You have to first make sure you understand exactly who’s using that outlet, then optimize your content for that unique audience from there.

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AUGUST 13, 2014

Here are 4 statistics about how millennials use Twitter straight from the horse’s mouth at Twitter headquarters. Millennials check Twitter whenever they check their phone.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Pay attention to these statistics when evaluating who your loyal donors are. This can be broken down into 3 sections. Recency (how recent someone has donated), frequency (how frequent someone donates), and money (how much someone has donated to your nonprofit).

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TechImpact

MARCH 13, 2014

Pay attention to these statistics when evaluating who your loyal donors are. This can be broken down into 3 sections. Recency (how recent someone has donated), frequency (how frequent someone donates), and money (how much someone has donated to your nonprofit).

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 1, 2014

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, approximately 25.4% of of Americans over the age of 16 volunteered in some capacity between 2009, and 2013. And nonprofits everywhere are looking for ways to make this number go up.

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JUNE 3, 2014

One of the most important statistics to glean from this whole process is your donor retention rates, or, the number of donors who donate to your nonprofit each year. They can also be more loose and include demographics such as alumni, families of patients, or former clients. Calculate and measure.

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MARCH 25, 2014

Page most trafficked just before landing on your donation page is perhaps the most crucial of all statistics. Then, in the left side bar –> Acquisitions –> All Referrals. Most popular pages visited just before donations. These pages could be anything from a blog post to your “About Us” page.

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TechImpact

JUNE 11, 2014

This insight could be a statistic, like the percentage increase of a certain demographic, or the result of a specific behavior, like what happens when a certain demographic engages in an activity. Choose one, simple, straight forward, insight to build off of, and construct the campaign from there.

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JUNE 16, 2014

The first step to identifying ways to increase your reach and performance on Facebook is identifying which analytic and statistics you should be paying attention to. The truth is, it all starts with the “People Talking About” feature on Facebook.

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TechImpact

JUNE 19, 2014

Before you start, think about what statistic is most important to your nonprofit in the immediate future, and what goal will can be accomplished by gathering that information. Here are the 3 steps your nonprofit needs to get started measuring and reporting on meaningful data today. Start Small.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Your Twitter and Facebook feeds should not be used to simply regurgitate information, statistics, and content that’s you’ve created on your blog and newsletter. It adds validity, substance, to your nonprofit’s Twitter feed. ?. Engagement is crucial.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

It’s very easy to see the seemingly infinite number of statistics and data points and close your browser. From knowing what time of the day your website get’s the most traffic, to the part of the world those impressions are coming from, Google Analytics is an invaluable tool for your nonprofit.

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TechImpact

MARCH 3, 2014

The media can come in the form of videos, written essays, research statistics, step-by-step guides or and anything in between. Content marketing is broadly defined as the creation of any media with the intention of acquiring customers, donors, or volunteers. 25% of nonprofit professionals have a documented content strategy.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 5, 2013

These statistics from your CRM will allow you to grasp a more complete picture of your contributors. Additionally, your CRM can track results of programs and fundraising campaigns. You can then turn this information around to show your donors the effectiveness of your programs and their donations. Access your information anywhere.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Using a CRM system like VolunteerConnect to track your volunteer’s statistics is a great way to start keeping a closer eye on who is giving their time and energy to your nonprofit. Start tracking analytics.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Seeing Tara speaking to a person on the street is much more compelling than posting a simple statistic. By putting a name and a face (in this case, Tara ) on their efforts, No Kid Hungry has humanized the program. Image courtesy of No Kid Hungry. It is called Facebook for a reason – we like to see faces! 3) Spotlight your employees.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , only 21.8 Despite a volunteer’s importance, and the importance of volunteering to the development of an individual, volunteers between the ages of 16-24 represent the smallest percentage of that population group who volunteers. Sign-Up for Nonprofit Insights for Targeting Volunteers in 2015.

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TechImpact

JULY 9, 2014

Here are a few more statistics that makes Tech Impact think content marketing is here to stay. Among the organizations polled, respondents who use blogging, social media, email, a video to bolster their marketing efforts claim their marketing campaigns are more effective than those that do not.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

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