Care2

APRIL 9, 2012

The 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study was just released and is packed with insightful data on advocacy and fundraising response rates across the nonprofit sector. In particular we were excited to see advocacy response rates increased 28% between 2010 and 2011. Overall, email open rates held steady between 2010 and 2011.

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2012

In January of last year I wrote up a quick summary on how some of our clients' end-of-year fundraising campaigns did vs. the prior year, and I thought it’d be nice to repeat the exercise to see how nonprofits fared in 2011. Lower average gifts – 79% had lower average gifts in 2011 vs. 2010.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Working on our 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , we noticed something interesting when looking at year-over-year data by sector: The share of online revenue from monthly giving for International groups seemed to decline from 2009 to 2010. For this Benchmarks Extra , we separated the data for one-time giving and monthly giving.

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2012

Yet one of the most striking findings in our 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report was that, in aggregate, online-acquired donors still have much higher cumulative value over the long term than traditional, mail-acquired donors. 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report.

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TechImpact

JUNE 6, 2013

One of the many findings of the recent Blackbaud Benchmark Study was the decline in website traffic for nonprofits, which fell 14 percent from 2011 to 2012. Click-through rates for nonprofit emails is likely partly responsible, … Continued The post How to Adapt To Declining Nonprofit Web Traffic appeared first on Tech Impact.

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. The 2011 Money for Good study found that donors are looking for information on how donations will be used. 2011 Online Giving Report.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2012

You can now download the 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , just released at the 2012 NTC by M+R and NTEN. That's just one of the fascinating bits of analytics from the " 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study ". Other highlights: The advocacy email response rate increased by 28% from 2010, to 3.8%. a third had not. You should, too.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Research suggests that membership rates are stabilizing for organizations offering member value. Here's an overview of the 2011 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report and some food for thought on building membership relationships that last. read more ).

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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.

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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? Get the latest data on email open rates, social media usage, email churn, and more.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

CharityVillage Research: Benchmark Study Shows Online’s Strength : "Web-based fundraising is coming of age. That’s the conclusion of the 2011 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study, which evaluated the results of nearly 600 nonprofit organizations that use Convio's software. billion online, up 40 percent from 2009.

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Care2

AUGUST 8, 2011

If you are a social media data junky, then you are in luck because M&R and NTEN recently analyzed Facebook statistics for the 40 organizations surveyed in their 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. The study used both opt-outs and “unlikes&# to calculate churn rates.

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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? And when you looked at the results was the abandonment rate high or low?

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Care2

JANUARY 7, 2011

As organizations continue to plan for 2011, it’s important to examine 2010 benchmarks such as the Membership Marketing Benchmark report that surveyed over 400 association executives. Check out these Stats: In 2009, 31% of associations reported that membership renewal rates decreased in the previous year.

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Care2

JULY 15, 2011

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. According to the new data, there was no correlation between email volume and fundraising response rates. Put Churn Rates Into Perspective.

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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. flickr.com/photos/mikebaird.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2012

In his April 2011 keynote address at the U.S. As example, one strong idea that came up was having staffing services and temp agencies establish benchmarks for hiring workers with disabilities. And, of course, the enormous toll on the mental and emotional health of people with disabilities is hard to quantify.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Blackbaud’s just-released Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits found nonprofit website traffic was down 14 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. It should be noted, like other benchmark reports, nonprofits within the study vary from year-to-year.). (It Benchmarks are helpful, but your data is what matters most.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. Delivering personalized content to your audiences can significantly increase click-through rates. In case you didn’t see, nonprofit click-through rates declined 16% in 2012.**. Building in targeting capabilities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 25, 2012

i As I discussed in my last blog post , with SIBs, money is paid up front to a nonprofit organization, which in return commits to predetermined benchmarks. The investors assume the risk that the nonprofit organization will meet the benchmarks and alleviate the social problem. HF 681, March 23, 2011). Only time will tell.

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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? 10x Higher Transaction Rates and Revenue. But, what if it didn't have to be that way?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Knowing what work you need done and the quality of work you’d like to receive and set benchmarks to measure outcomes. Many crowdsourcing work sites provide some kind of rating system meaning the better, more accurate workers can rise to the top. Measuring Work. Work completion is clearly a goal as is accuracy.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

In fact, the 2013 Online Benchmark Report reported monthly giving revenue increased 27 percent in 2012 over 2011. The results were outstanding; open rates for the emails average approximately 30 percent while overall response rate for the campaign was greater than four percent.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

According to the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , online revenue grew by 21% over 2011 totals, presenting nonprofits even more reasons to pull out the heavy gear and start online fundraising. With these experiments you can establish your own benchmarks. Thus, it’s an area requiring a fresh perspective.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 7, 2011

Whether it’s paid media, social media, earned media or public relations – a strategic integration of branding will positively impact your acquisition rates. 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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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Unlike other benchmark reports, this one actually gives concrete recommendations that everyone can apply to move the giving needle. 2011’s $FG II looked at how individuals, foundations, and advisors research nonprofits, and what information packaging or channel might result in more giving to high-performing nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2011

Strategic Plan : Charity Dynamics worked with Volunteers of America to create an online strategic plan inclusive of engagement and fundraising campaigns, benchmarks and online fundraising goals for twelve months. Online revenue resulting from direct mail integration as the source increased from 12% to 28% from 2009 to 2011.

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2011

We had, ahem, a few problems with the wireless Internet at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. And the 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report found that 30% of the organizations that have raised more than $100,000 on Facebook have budgets under $5 million. Read more posts on our blog.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2018

For example, the poverty rate in the United States increased from 12.4 percent in 2015; and was even higher in Arizona where the 2015 poverty rate was 18.2 While poverty was rising, so were national high school graduation rates. In 2011, the U.S. graduation rate was 79 percent and the rate in 2015 was 83.2

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Early Bird Registration for 2011 NTEN NTC is Open Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 12th, 2010 NTEN’s 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference is now open for early bird registration. The 2011 NTC should be the best yet.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Key Trends in Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 7th, 2011 Blackbaud has released two new groundbreaking research studies that reveal insights about peer-to-peer event fundraising.

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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. * * * * * * * * * * *. Like other early adopters of the day, I was more than eager to pay the $200 Donate Now account sign-up fee and high donation-processing rates. We were wrong.

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NetWits

MAY 30, 2012

Here are few key insights about multichannel givers from our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report. At the $50 contribution mark and above, the higher retention rates in mail-acquired donors tend to result in higher cumulative revenue per donor than those acquired online. 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 20, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking How Nonprofits Can Avoid Online Credit Card Fraud Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 20th, 2011 Nonprofit organizations are a big target for online credit card fraud.

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Online Blackbaud Nonprofit Test 64

Connection Cafe

JUNE 27, 2013

Website traffic is down and website conversion rates are stagnant – yet online fundraising continues double-digit growth. So Chas Offut told us back in April when he and Dennis McCarthy presented a sneak peek of the Blackbaud 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Integrated Systems are a Global Priority: The area with the highest average importance rating in all countries is having a unified database that contains all information on donors and other supporters. Less than a third of respondents in most countries rated their website very effective; less than 10 percent in France and the Netherlands did.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2012

A couple weeks ago we released our 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark study. To whet your whistle, here are just 10 of the interesting insights this bad boy contains: The median growth rate for online fundraising is 15.8%. percent in 2011. For more fundraising goodness, download the full Benchmark study (for free!)

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