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Top 2021 Fundraising Strategies: Mastering an Analytical Approach to Strategy and Planning

Bloomerang

It’s a remarkably ineffective way of working for an industry built on numbers. . “We Start with benchmark data. Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. Some of the things you’ll measure will be actions, while others will be results. .

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Learn MBA Skills In 12 Weeks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt. When we're in a book club, we get that social validation. Whew, I thought I was alone, but I'm not" is comforting.

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Fundraising Ideas to Reverse the Trend of Declining Email Response Rates

NetWits

The much-anticipated 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark study was released last week. It contains online fundraising, advocacy, email, social, and mobile results from 55 U.S.-based Nonprofits often use this study to benchmark their own online activities and fundraising ideas. based national nonprofits in 2012. percent to 4.5

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Benchmarking Data You Can Use: Live from #BBCON

Connection Cafe

It’s easy to host a benchmarking session and just present data. The goal of this session was to provide the data but also provide analysis and insight that would help organizations take action when needed. Why benchmark? Jay Odell, Vice President of Altru at Blackbaud, discussed why benchmarking data is important.

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“Donor retention by the numbers”: Q&A with Caity Craver and Gary Carr

3rd Sector Labs

The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results. The purpose of this post is to share the results of the Q&A, including answers to questions not addressed during the event.

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Major Gifts: Defining and Enhancing Your Strategy

Connection Cafe

Benchmarking Major Gifts. According to a new benchmarking study sponsored by the Association of Philanthropic Counsel and funded by MarketSmart “ major gifts ” haven’t yet found their equitable place among donors or the non-profits that receive them. and Canada about their high-end donors and fundraising strategies focused on them.

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Direct Mail Donor Acquisition Strategies

Allegiance Group

A deep-dive analysis of your current donor database is the first step you’ll need to take. The cost of donor acquisition Typically, acquisition campaigns will result in an initial net loss because the cost to acquire a new donor (list rental, creative, production, and postage) is greater than the amount of the new donor’s first gift.

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