M+R

APRIL 27, 2022

Pack your bags, lock your tray table, and fasten your seatbelt: the 2022 M+R Benchmarks Study is ready for takeoff. Go explore the findings, charts, and analysis at mrbenchmarks.com. . The full 2022 Benchmarks Study is waiting for you to explore right now (or download as a pdf so you can still check it out while in airplane mode).

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M+R

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Sign-ups for the 2024 M+R Benchmarks Study are now live! The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is our annual spin through the world of nonprofit digital programs – web traffic, email, advertising, social media, and more. your responses with data from dozens of other nonprofits to create a set of averages, trends, and key metrics.

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M+R

APRIL 22, 2021

We are excited to report that the 2021 M+R Benchmarks Study is ready for you. Go explore the findings, charts, and analysis at mrbenchmarks.com. . These findings reflect the determination of so many nonprofits to advance essential missions in the midst of uncertainty, hardship, and tragedy. 2021 Benchmarks UK FAQ.

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M+R

APRIL 7, 2021

Here it comes, hot off the presses: The 2021 M+R Benchmarks Study will go live on Wednesday, April 21. Visit mrbenchmarks.com on April 21 to get the front-page news, the longform analysis, the mild-mannered reporting, even the crossword puzzle. 2021 Benchmarks UK FAQ. 2020 M+R Benchmarks Study—A Data Odyssey: The Recording.

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Classy

JUNE 23, 2021

When your work changes the world daily, your nonprofit board should see just how impactful it is. Fundraising benchmarks help you elevate where your current strategy shines compared to peers in the sector. Step 1: Understand the Common Priorities of a Nonprofit Board. NONPROFIT BOARD PRIORITY: Advance the mission.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 5, 2024

Leveraging ad libraries can provide valuable insights into competitors’ strategies, industry trends, and best practices, helping nonprofits refine their own ad campaigns and messaging. How Should Nonprofits Use Ad Libraries? Shows ad performance data like impressions, spend, and demographic reach.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Candid’s 2022 Nonprofit Compensation Report can help fill in the gaps when it comes to benchmarking compensation. The report captures the most authoritative and accurate executive compensation data from close to 88,000 nonprofits based on IRS data for fiscal year 2020. . for nonprofits with budgets between $250K-$500K.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Last week Candid hit a milestone, launching our biggest, most robust nonprofit compensation report yet. Trusted for decades, the 2023 Nonprofit Compensation Report provides the facts you’ll need to stay IRS compliant and competitive when making key salary decisions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2017

One important part of effective digital measurement is being able to benchmark your performance relative to your organization’s past performance or compared to peer organizations. One excellent resource to use for benchmarking nonprofit digital results (in the US) is the annual M&R Benchmarks study of nonprofit digital advocacy.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company, has released the third edition of it’s groundbreaking research into multichannel giving trends among nonprofit organizations. This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits. They get worse over time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 2, 2021

Based on the survey responses from the 2021 Global NGO Technology Survey , the 2021 Open Data Project provides benchmarks for how NGOs use website and email communications, online fundraising tools, social media, and productivity and security software. The survey and the project are available in English, French, and Spanish.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2013

Dennis McCarthy and I had the pleasure of presenting Online Benchmarking: What Worked in 2012 at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Minneapolis, MN. NTEN and M&R also released their report, the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. A benchmark study is a tool, and like any tool, it depends on how it’s used.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The latest Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits analyzed data from more than 4,000 nonprofits to provide the largest analysis in online giving data. Six of the nine sectors in the analysis had year-over-year growth over 10%, with faith-based organizations having the largest increase."

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Media Cause

MARCH 29, 2023

Search engine optimization is a great tactic for all organizations, especially nonprofits. So why might your nonprofit need an SEO audit? If your nonprofit has been losing traffic over time, you’re getting out-ranked by competitors, or if you’re looking to increase donor awareness, an SEO strategy might be for you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

At Zoetica, we facilitating a social media peer learning project called “ Leveraging Social Media: Becoming A Networked Nonprofit.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants. Benchmarking Study by Devon Smith.

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Classy

JUNE 30, 2021

Download the full report for a more detailed analysis and findings. . See How Future-Ready Your Nonprofit Is Today. We created a free Benchmark Assessment to surface actionable fundraising takeaways based on your organization’s current metrics. Benchmark Your Fundraising Performance. .

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

Conduct a power analysis in your targeted districts. Conducting a power analysis will highlight these gaps in your volunteer program; information that should be part of your campaign and resource planning. Check out some of our findings and data-driven recommendations from our first nonprofit advocacy email welcome series study !

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks Study , monthly giving increased by 11% in 2022, making up 28% of all online revenue. To take advantage of this trend toward recurring giving, your nonprofit will need to look inward at its donor data. Monthly giving is an essential revenue source for nonprofit organizations.

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M+R

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a tasty fusion of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data. Across channels and platforms, we end up with answers about what is working and what’s not, trends in nonprofit strategies, and insight into supporter behavior. And reach out to benchmarks@mrss.com if you have any questions!

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M+R

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Now let’s take a quick look at the trends and top-line findings from 33 of the nonprofits we work with and see where they’re pointing us as we head into the final thirty days of 2023. Giving Tuesday is a big day for nonprofits, and it’s getting bigger every year. Giving was up… mostly. Many donors give late in the day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

A benchmarking process can be as simple as finding a handful of similar nonprofit organizations and comparing your key performance metrics. Take this example comparing nonprofits performance in pinerest. Or you may use a sector wide benchmarking study such as the NTEN Social Networking Benchmarking Study.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

Networked Nonprofit: Care2 Webinar. Join Allison Fine and me on June 21st at 1-2 PM PST/4-5 PM EST for the launch of The Networked Nonprofit published by Jossey-Bass. One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here.

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M+R

JUNE 22, 2021

June 24, 2–3:30pm ET: “2021 M+R Benchmarks: A Deep Dive” with The Nonprofit Alliance. During this webinar, Director of Data Analysis Theresa Bugeaud and Senior Creative Director Will Valverde will be reporting the key findings and answering your biggest questions about Benchmarks. What does it all mean for your program?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

To create a listening post to understand the questions and concerns from nonprofits about implementing an effective Facebook presence. To engage and discuss techniques and tips for using Facebook effectively for nonprofits. What I'd like to see is a social network analysis of active fans and their relationships with others.

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2013

The much-anticipated 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark study was released last week. based national nonprofits in 2012. Nonprofits often use this study to benchmark their own online activities and fundraising ideas. For certain nonprofit sectors, the eNonprofit study cites real world activities as a possible cause.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. Start with benchmark data. Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. If you’re a brand new nonprofit, it’s going to take you a while to get up to speed.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The nonprofit world reached a “Tipping Point” in 2020: we believe the future of our industry will look significantly different from its past. . At Blackbaud, we believe this future – the future of the nonprofit sector – will be supported by Data Intelligence. . What is Data Intelligence? .

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Blackbaud hosted its annual conference for nonprofits from September 29 through October 1 in National Harbor, MD. Nonprofit experts from around the country presented best practices to over 2000 attendees. It’s easy to host a benchmarking session and just present data. Why benchmark? Are you using benchmarks?

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

For large complex nonprofits, you can’t be thinking about a “website redesign” as a standalone event, but instead one of a number of digital avenues for your organization to communicate and engage with audiences. Creating a personalization plan Personalization is key to standing out in an increasingly crowded digital media environment.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In today’s world, nonprofits rely on their technology to help bring them closer to their goals. Nonprofits looking to reassess or develop a new technical strategy should consider partnering with a nonprofit technology consulting firm. Your nonprofit is unique, so your solutions and strategies should be too.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

While not a representative sample of institutional funders, it’s one of best avenues for detailed exploration and benchmarking of salaries. Analysis set of grantmakers’ full-time CEO salaries Min 25th percentile Median Mean 75th percentile Max No. In 2022, 1,003 grantmakers participated in the survey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The September, 2012 Issue of the NTEN Change Journal is pure crack for nonprofit #datanerds (folks who would definitely wear a t-shirt emblazoned with “I Love Data!” Does your nonprofit have those skills? Does your nonprofit have those skills?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

This donor-focused study gathered feedback from consumers spanning a wide range of giving levels ($25 – $5,000+) who donated to a nonprofit in the past 12 months. Survey questions sought to understand understand individuals’ preferences regarding traditional and digital media for donating, volunteering, and engaging with nonprofits. >

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

This post harvests some of the insights shared about social media measurement and nonprofits. One question that bubbled up was about specific techniques to measure or benchmark your nonprofits social media strategy and execution. As Kami Huyse points out, paid tools can be expensive, particularly for small nonprofits.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The latest 2013 Charitable Giving Report by Blackbaud analyzed data from more than 4,000 nonprofits to provide the largest analysis in online giving data. Six of the nine sectors in the analysis had year-over-year growth over 10%, with faith-based organizations having the largest increase." This just in! increase from 2012.

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sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2021

The data highlighted in this study represents a careful analysis of 687 organizations that produced 31,035 peer-to-peer fundraisers from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020. You’ll also find: Analysis and breakdowns of each P2P category to see how your specific campaign measures up. More than 9.4

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

UA has been a reliable benchmarking tool for more than a decade, and many organizations have comfortably adopted strategies and reports that deliver data to inform their broader digital strategy. Google’s Data Studio, a more advanced tool, was also used by many of our clients looking to set up more sophisticated analysis.

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