sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Nonprofits encompass organizations of all sizes, varied organizational structures, unique missions, and a limitless range of fundraising priorities. Yet for all that may be different between organizations, shared fundraising challenges seem to endure, especially when it comes to identifying more opportunities for major gifts.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

—– I’ve recently shared a couple interviews exploring two case studies of really successful online fundraising campaigns: SXSW4Japan Raises Over $120,000 and $100,000 in Three Days with #TeamAutism. The 2011 Millennial Donor report , the second in an annual series, focuses on engaging Millennials in fundraising.

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Care2

JULY 15, 2011

But that doesn’t mean your organization shouldn’t be aggressive about your online fundraising. The 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks study which analyzed data and response rates from 40 nonprofits has shed some new light on how often nonprofit’s should be hitting up their donors. Put Churn Rates Into Perspective.

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NTEN

JANUARY 23, 2012

One of the things we wished for as we navigated the campaign: benchmarks. We'll share some more of the "how-to" type advice in the coming days, but for now, here are some of NTEN's benchmarks. By way of background, there were several elements of the campaign: We recruited 20 champions to fundraise on our behalf.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2012

When is the last time you sat down and analyzed your donation page completion rates - meaning the number of people who clicked to your donate page from an online fundraising appeal but did not complete the donation? High incompletion rates is a big clue that something is wrong your donation-landing page.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Nonprofit statistics covering fundraising, charitable giving, online giving, social media, mobile, donor retention, email marketing, stewardship, donor research, charitable organizations, donor trends, direct mail, giving, and other key not-for-profit charitable giving metrics and benchmarks.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Tags: Fundraising , Nonprofit Trends , nptech , Online Giving , Social Media , Web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2011

New Report: 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study | NTEN – "A high unsubscribe rate is bad, right? Not necessarily, according to the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study, just released at the 2011 NTC by M+R and NTEN. As it turns out, a high unsubscribe rate correlates directly with high fundraising results.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." billion worth of donations revenue (although it excluded any donations worth $10,000 or more). What does social media success look like, anyway?" The full report is here.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

" 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. One of the things we wished for as we navigated the campaign: benchmarks. " Is email going out with 2011?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Much of the functionality of these new Apps is based on adding buttons that link to your Twitter profile ( the mobile version ), Facebook Page ( the mobile version ), your blog (using RSS) and links such as your website, donate now page, and e-newsletter and text alert subscribe pages. Nonprofit Text Messaging Benchmarks 2010.

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Care2

APRIL 9, 2014

It''s no secret that the nonprofit community has seen a steady decline in email open rates, click-through rates, and email page completion rates, which was also confirmed by the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. million donations, and 7.5 For example: Fundraising messaging response rates were down 11% from 2012 levels to 0.07%.

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Care2

APRIL 3, 2012

I have been waiting to get my hands on the latest 2012 Social Networking Benchmark Report because it’s one of the only comprehensive surveys that provides a good overview of how nonprofits are utilizing social media to brand themselves online, connect with new supporters, and raise money. This remains unchanged from 2011.

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Achieve

MAY 19, 2022

Such is the life of a nonprofit fundraising professional! Planning an auction can seem more stressful than other fundraising events, because there are. It’s time to add “purchased auction fundraising software” to the list. This is done with tools like push notifications, fundraising thermometers, and more. Creating a.

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2012

Online fundraising has become a popular method for increasing revenue and acquire new donors. While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. The only vertical experiencing a decline from 2010 to 2011 was International Affairs organizations.

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NetWits

JUNE 13, 2011

Although the findings of the recently released 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report haven’t changed much since the last edition three years ago, its release has (re)fueled the conversation fire in the #nptech community. So multichannel marketing is key to a fertile fundraising landscape.”.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Social Giving: The Power of Peer to Peer Fundraising. Blackbaud and Mashable teamed up on an infographic that explores the social side of fundraising. Peer to peer fundraising has becoming a powerful way for individuals to raise money and awareness for the causes that are important to them. We Can End Malaria.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

If you’re like 90+% of the nonprofits reading this blog, direct mail gifts still make up the overwhelming majority of your fundraising revenue. So it makes sense that your direct mail initiatives receive the lion’s share of your fundraising focus and resources.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

Technology for nonprofit development and fundraising is quickly changing. In the TechSoup premiere our new #NPLive interactive series of video events, join us to discuss The Future of Fundraising online in the social media matrix on Tuesday, May 24 at 11 a.m. Why Has Fundraising Online Shifted so Quickly? Pacific time.

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NTEN

JUNE 8, 2011

Well, my favorite white paper of 2009 just became my favorite white paper of 2011! The 2011 donorCentrics Internet and MultiChannel Giving Benchmarking Report was just released last week, updating the version I excitedly blogged about , lo, those many moons ago. That doesn't mean online doesn't matter, however.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2013

Hopefully you’re caught up on my path to fundraising enlightenment and the Four Noble Truth’s of Fundraising. Meaning my reality is based on my perception of life, of the world, of fundraising. Most of us in the peer-to-peer fundraising world would consider our walks, 5ks and rides a fundraiser. Yes, right?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In the past, fundraising owned the largest list but with Facebook's average nonprofit community size growing at an amazing 161 percent over the past year, that may not continue for long. Without them, you have no fundraising information, no campaign data, no volunteer information. The lifeblood of the nonprofit is its lists.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. MarketingSherpa’s gigantic 2011 Email Marketing Benchmark Survey found that, in the corporate world, the most effective email elements to test are: Target audience. Landing page. Subject line. Call-to-action link.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the September 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Think about fundraising for a second. Or it could be useful to measure whether they ultimately click through to your site, sign your petition or make a donation. Which of these are the “right” things to measure?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

Online fundraising has seen a remarkable rise in the past few years. Being able to give with a minimum of effort and enabling donations with just a few mouse clicks or taps on a smart device has changed the way we want to act. With these experiments you can establish your own benchmarks.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

As a fundraiser, you pour your heart and soul into preparing the year-end campaign, but by the time the champagne has popped, the new year is off to the races before you have time to catch your breath. That may sound cold, if not ruthless, but you’re a fundraiser first. Interactive Online Fundraising' We’ve all been there.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

In their gigantic 2011 email benchmark report, Marketing Sherpa indicated the most effective way to improve email message relevancy was to automatically send email based on triggers.What's a triggered email campaign? So does this mean nonprofits will see 10x more donations from triggered welcome emails?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2015

If you’re into peer-to-peer fundraising numbers like me, then you’re probably anxious to know how your participants compare to the industry. But, we are talking about data on emails, info on top fundraisers, impact of personal donations and so much more! Simple the best is a great tagline for team captains and top fundraisers.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2011

Guest blog alert: Donna from Charity Dynamics (a Convio Solution Provider ) is sharing an real-life example of how integrated marketing and fundraising helped a nonprofit increase online revenue by more than 100%. A couple of weeks ago I shared some insights on integrating online and offline fundraising channels for strong results.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 7, 2011

Hjc specializes in integrated fundraising, brand building, and campaigning. And yes we know that BEGS is funny – us being fundraisers and all!) The 2011 Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study shows that online advocacy files are an area of rapid growth, with almost 20% average list growth from last year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2011

Written for the March 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. * * * * * * * * * * *. It was a fiscal project of the Tides Center , and I was able to operate and fundraise like any other 501(c)(3). Notice the larger jump in giving in 2007?

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

NPTech Online Fundraising Trends. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. It's a 40-page study that measures what's going on with nonprofit email, fundraising, social media, and mobile. Online revenue grew by 21 percent since 2011.

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NetWits

MAY 30, 2012

Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report. to learn more about the turn to online fundraising, the need for a multichannel approach and how direct mail is still alive and well. But understanding the power of a multichannel fundraising approach is critical to Online Fundraising Success. Download Now!

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

A few months ago we published the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report and yesterday we released the 2011 Online Giving Report. The majority of giving still comes from offline channels, but online fundraising continues to be a significant source for acquiring new donors.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The coalition includes the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , GuideStar USA , the Foundation Center , the Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics , the Association of Fundraising Professionals and Blackbaud. Among grantmakers receiving more applications, 49% intend to increase their budgets in 2011.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Her thoughts on Apple’s ban on donations in iPhone apps recently appeared in The New York Times. Should Apple allow donations to nonprofits in their iPhone applications? Getting Mobile Donations Right Is building an iPhone app the best use of a nonprofit’s resources? Is the strategy to make it up on volume?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

One donation form is all we need Wrong. The only thing worse than no donation forms on your website is using just one. Always use multiple donation forms for targeting, testing, and expanding giving options. And don’t forget about having donation forms on 3rd party and external websites. smaclaughlin Kenny.

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