NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

But understanding what organizations similar to you – either in size, geographic region, or issue area – are doing when it comes to investments in their technology staffing and budgets can help you make better informed decisions, as well as better make your case to stakeholders.

Benchmark 75

Benchmark Tools Technology NTEN 75

sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

Set a Goal, Then Raise It For individual P2P fundraisers, having something to aim for always helps. Use the Most Effective Online Fundraising Tools If you haven’t explored the apps, online tools, and upgrades now available to help your organization raise more money, more effectively, now is the time. Stories help us pay attention.

Effective 72

Effective Tips Fundraising Blackbaud 72

M+R

MAY 31, 2022

We saw some of the impacts of these changes in this year’s Benchmarks. Pre-MPP, we all agreed that open rate generally reflected the rate at which people were interacting with an email. Meaning, we’re fairly certain a real human person interacted with this email. Make strategic adjustments? Now, let’s dig deeper. Maybe yes!

Mail 106

Mail Spam Rate email 106

Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

This year, Forum One took home three gold, two silver, two bronze, and one merit award in the website, apps, and interactive, and annual report categories. City Health Dashboard Gold – Apps and Interactive The City Health Dashboard’s goal is to improve the health and well-being of people in communities throughout the United States.

Award 70

Award Colorado Washington Wisconsin 70

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. It helps us to adapt, adjust, and evolve amidst complexity. It is about actively making meaning in interaction with a social context.

Knowledge 67

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

They’ve been applying science to major gifts fundraising to help nonprofits raise funds more effectively. You can discover that early in the process and redirect your team toward more impactful actions. This partners with native donor research tools to help officers discover the highest-value prospects to connect with.

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. Standardization around portfolio tracking, donor interactions, documenting proposals, and next steps is critical to the health and sustainability of any fundraising program.

Database 52

Database Track Donor Management 52

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

For-profit companies have relied on these strategies for years to serve up relevant content and personalized experiences to deepen engagement with their brand, and donors now expect that in their interactions with nonprofits. . This helps make it possible for you to nurture fruitful, intentional relationships with your constituents.

Data 92

Data Houston Classes Analytics 92

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

That is, 80% of the desired actions are completed by 20% of the audience. For example, the top 10 largest gifts in the past three years will show you what a major gift looks like for your organization and help you choose a major gift threshold within that range. Starting a capital campaign or annual fund program?

Gift 52

Gift Program Track Campaign 52

Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

After all, organizations can raise up to 31% of online revenue in December , as reported by M+R Benchmarks. By categorizing year-end donors into distinct segments based on factors like past giving history, interests, and engagement level, you have the opportunity to create targeted interactions. Small or big, every gift matters.

Retention 52

Retention Difference Donor Strategy 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In plain language: This program helps homeowners and businesses to buy products that use less water without sacrificing quality or performance. The Plain Language Action and Information Network. M+R Benchmarks Report. Plain Language Example #2. Plain Language Resources: Big Duck’s Plain Language for Nonprofits.

Trend 316

Trend Digital Marketing Fundraising 316

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

If you are generous, you have a heart that seeks to help people and make them happy. Your fundraising goal should be reasonable and reachable, while still presenting enough of a challenge that donors will rise to the occasion to help meet it. Your message should be clear and concise, with a strong call to action.

Social Media 72

Social Media Donation Hunger Donor 72

M+R

JULY 27, 2023

That’s certainly been the case for all the years we’ve helped the Union of Concerned Scientists with their fundraising. That assumption was also backed by years of UCS’s email fundraising metrics consistently beating M+R benchmarks. Well, in the last few years, email metrics did start to decline.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Test Advocacy Metrics 52

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

At DNL OmniMedia, we help nonprofit organizations use their technology for more effective fundraising and donor stewardship. Moves management allows major gifts officers to understand where each prospect is in that cycle, so they’re able to discern and take action on the best next step. What is this strategy used for?

Effective 98

Effective Management Guide Fundraising 98

Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

Social Media 68

Social Media Twitter Action Advocacy 68

Cloud 4 Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

If you’ve just migrated from Blackbaud onto Salesforce, you’ve made the right choice, and we’re here to help ease your transition. The seamless drag and drop interface of Salesforce native reporting is much easier than what is found in any Blackbaud product to interact with.

Blackbaud 88

Blackbaud Report Analytics Database 88

Forum One

MAY 11, 2021

To help you navigate the decision-making process when choosing the right Martech Stack, let’s take a look at five tips and considerations to take into account along the way, as well as five foundational tools to evaluate. Add only the technologies that will help you effectively achieve your marketing goals. Make it easy to use.

Tools 52

Tools Tips Integration Evaluation 52

BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Interactions like shares, comments, retweets, and favorites tell you that your messages are resonating with your nonprofit’s fans and followers that measurably fill the top of your in-bound marketing funnel. But how do you know when the number of interactions you’re getting is good? If there room for improvement? Key Takeaway.

Social Media 40

Social Media Media Time Social 40

NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Over 450 people joined us for the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook webinar we co-hosted with NTEN and the Ad Council last week. Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time! Daily Action Rate? Q: I missed the webinar.

Metrics 64

Metrics Facebook Question Benchmark 64

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If your organization falls in this range, you may be interested in free, discounted, or affordable software solutions to help carry out your strategies while staying within budget. Often, they had to pay a consultant to help them set up their database and teach them how to use it.

Software 86

Software Free Tools Adobe 86

Everyaction

JUNE 11, 2018

M+R Benchmarks Report , 40% of nonprofit website visitors in the year 2017 were using a mobile phone - a 9% increase from the year prior. On a small mobile screen, the more content being displayed, the smaller and harder to interact with it becomes, so minimize as much as possible for a positive mobile experience.

Mobile 65

Mobile Technology Social Media Phone 65

Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Commit to eliminating departmental silos so that everyone is on the same page and all team members contribute their unique skills to help you succeed. Your fundraising strategy will build on your past successes and opportunities to help your organization grow year after year. With that, let’s get started. Offers accountability.

Strategy 104

Strategy Develop Fundraising Nonprofit 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

“We tie our social media efforts back to three KPIs: actions taken , donations made , and customer service wins. Not minutes before, KD Paine had just said the same thing in an email: &# Relationships are the end result of all the interactions and engagements you have with an organization, in social media or otherwise.&#.

Measure 100

Measure Social Media Survey Relationship 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

There are three main types of crowdsourcing: Work, Input and Action. Some creative work is crowdsourced in the form of creative or design contests while others are produced by interactive agencies that gather and vet online communities of designers, artists and producers to be part of a creative development process. Measuring Input.

Measure 104

Measure Aggregator Platform Consultant 104

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

They send relevant content based on subscriber interests, preferences and actions. While nonprofits often personalize direct mail campaigns—based on giving history, interests and past actions—that approach isn’t always carried over to their email campaigns. Helps data integrity (verify mailing address; find out interests). #3

email 48

email Campaign Test Benchmark 48

AccelEvents

JANUARY 30, 2022

How do events help with generating leads? An event management system like Accelevents , which collects attendee data and provides insights in an actionable dashboard, will streamline this process. . Lead generation is far easier when your attendees interact with an online format. Set benchmarks for success (i.e.,

Generation 52

Generation Registration ROI Stream 52

Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Nonprofit conferences are a great opportunity for industry professionals to hone their skills, network with their peers, and learn innovative new strategies to help their organizations thrive. Nonprofit conferences can feature a variety of topics, like fundraising, marketing, nonprofit tech, and leadership.

Conference 98

Conference NTC Virtual Registration 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time. Notes and Resources.

ROI 103

ROI Social Media Media Social 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

As a Master Trainer, one of my favorite models of training adults is the Peer Learning Exchange where a group of participants who are working on a similar project or domain of practices interact regularly to learn how to do it better. Here is a Sample Six-Month Planning Timeline to help you get started.

Hosting 94

Hosting Foundation Question Giving 94

DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

CRM software is the central database used to store information on each nonprofit supporter, including all of the touchpoints and interactions with each individual. CRM software equips nonprofits with a plethora of tools to help them better connect with supporters of all kinds. What does a CRM do for nonprofits? Donor management.

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Nonprofit Summary Comparison 52

Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Best of all, there are professional Google Grants managers out there to help you navigate the program and make the most compelling ads possible. That’s why a lot of nonprofits turn to expert Google Grants managers for help. Do Google Ad Grants work? What is a Google Grants agency?

Grant 52

Grant Google Management Guide 52

Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2017

Like many nonprofits and social enterprises you may be scratching your head and wondering how an Instagram presence can help you contribute to social good in a creative and heroic way. It’s about reciprocity – many of them will help you back. Interaction (done well) warms people’s hearts.

Org 43

Org Influence Nonprofit Facebook 43

Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2014

And there’s certainly truth with that statement – the 2013 Benchmark Report is broken up by not only NTEE verticals but by revenue band and email tier – but the sheer size of an organization’s email file is starting to mean a lot less. For the last seven years, the Benchmark Report measured total and usable email housefile size.

email 40

email Files Broadcast Metrics 40

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2014

Start by offering a call to action, an option for people to engage with your organization. Calls to Action. A call to action is a specific action you want someone to take. Traditionally, a call to action has been to donate in response to a direct mailing or a phone call. Reasons for Constituents to Engage.

Action 44

Action Laptop Mail Pledge 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Four tips to help you get started. If you take a look at their page you’ll notice that there are hundreds if not thousands of people interacting there (I’ve added an image to the right – notice the red box towards the bottom). They are fully interacting. Help people connect with others. Create a Page not a Group or Cause.

Facebook 97

Facebook Stats Los Angeles Tips 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

A few weeks ago, HandsOn Network launched The Good & Ready Campaign that leverages interactive technologies and social networking to support their partners, The American Red Cross , Ready.gov and FLASH by recruiting, inspiring and mobilizing volunteers in support of their goals for September, National Emergency Preparedness Month.

Hurricane 97

Hurricane Measure Social Media Pledge 97

Achieve

MARCH 11, 2015

We’re great for sharing information about a cause on Twitter or helping YouTube videos go viral, but, other than that, we are useless to fundraising efforts. We want to use the resources we have – our friends, our family and our social networks – to help support a cause. Do you need help with your next fundraising campaign?

Case Study 52

Case Study North Korea Raise South Korea 52