sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to measuring performance, but every successful fundraising team should have the ability to assess and refine its data. The goal is then to turn those data insights into actionable tasks. Your team can decide which data points and KPIs matter most to your strategy and your mission.

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Measure Help Analysis Metrics 88

Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A key component of finishing the calendar year off strong is to ensure that you are reporting on what you’ve achieved and identifying where there is room to grow. As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, carefully consider how you are packaging your data in the most impactful way.

Report 71

Report Data Metrics Analysis 71

Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Blackbaud recently announced the end of support of a few applications hosted in their Citrix environments, including Crystal Reports (CT). While there are standard reports built in Raiser’s Edge, if you need to create custom and specialized reports, you would have previously had to use Crystal Reports for Blackbaud.

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Blackbaud Report Chart Analytics 94

Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

Access your data. Of course, analyzing your fundraising campaigns starts with accessing data from your online fundraising software. It can be helpful to set up dashboards that give you a daily overview of key performance metrics and trends for each of your campaigns. Evaluate post-campaign data.

Campaign 83

Campaign Tips Online Fundraising 83

Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Going Beyond Basic Metrics Learning analytics goes beyond basic metrics to offer you a deeper understanding of course performance and learner engagement. Example: Through a learner sentiment analysis, one association discovered that one of their courses consistently received low ratings due to challenging content delivery.

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Analytics Education Program Impact 169

Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Fundraisers often have a love/hate relationship with fundraising CRM reports. Picture this: your donor data and fundraising trends reports are due, but instead of the usual stress, you’re calm, prepared, and even proud of what you’re about to submit. Let’s find out how to achieve that level of reporting Zen consistently.

Report 60

Report Effective Fundraising Template 60

M+R

APRIL 24, 2024

Visit mrbenchmarks.com now to explore all the charts, analysis, insights, and more! This year, 225 wonderful nonprofits partners joined in the fun, contributing data on fundraising, advocacy, engagement, mobilization, and marketing. About half of M+R Benchmarks participants reported working with social media influencers in 2023.

Benchmark 69

Benchmark Studies Ireland Metrics 69

Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It’s been proven time after time that data-driven strategy creates the most successful fundraising results. The challenge can be in knowing which nonprofit data to prioritize, along with how to evaluate it and use it to make improvements. What do we mean by “data?”. What can data help your nonprofit achieve?

Data 69

Data Metrics Nonprofit Analysis 69

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Many nonprofits struggle to maximize their data usage. In fact, when surveyed, 97% of nonprofit professionals expressed an interest in learning how to use their data more effectively, and only 5% reported using data in every decision they make. So, how do healthcare organizations overcome these data silos?

Integration 76

Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 76

Whole Whale

APRIL 5, 2024

Shows ad performance data like impressions, spend, and demographic reach. Google Ads Transparency Report: [link] Provides ad spend data across different advertiser industries and political entities. Microsoft Advertising Transparency Reports: [link] Provides spend data and ad creatives for ads across Microsoft platforms.

Library 104

Library Influence Demographics Nonprofit 104

Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The reality for many organizations, whether a smaller nonprofit, a large international advocacy organization or a government agency, is that their data lives in separate silos. Tools and channels that house data often do not make it easy to navigate. Not sure how to compare or connect data sources. Does this sound familiar?

Data 64

Data Analysis Map Accessibility 64

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Well, from the planning and analysis side, that is. We covered how to do Community Mapping (identifying the segments and goals of the community), Content Mapping (creating a plan for which content goes where, and why), and Data Tracking (pulling all the numbers together). DIY Community Engagement Metrics. Metrics Tracking. >>

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Metrics Community Map Template 219

EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Does the organization need an independent, neutral third party to assess needs, listen to staff, and provide comprehensive analysis on the best path forward? These qualities are also not a replacement for a complete current state analysis and a carefully drawn roadmap executed by an independent, tool-agnostic third party.

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Technology Change Analysis Tech 186

M+R

APRIL 16, 2024

Hey data friends, it’s our favorite time of the year, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, you can sip your iced coffee outside and read Benchmarks ! So here’s your action item: If your organization hasn’t already, save any existing UA data before this date for historical tracking! We’ll wait. Ok, back with us?

Benchmark 40

Benchmark Analytics Google Comparison 40

DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

At DNL OmniMedia, we work with nonprofits just like yours to position their nonprofit tech solutions for effective fundraising data tracking. Using that knowledge, we’ve created this guide to help your team understand major gift KPIs, the metrics you should be tracking, and the top tips to do so successfully.

Metrics 52

Metrics Gift Track Tech 52

Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Meaningful data is a tremendous asset to advocates, policymakers, and mission-driven organizations. Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories.

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Story Data Storytelling Lesson 67

Classy

JUNE 30, 2021

While Classy’s annual report always seeks to explore the latest in donor behavior and offer insights that help organizations grow and scale , this edition focused on the strategies that not only proved effective but served as a means of strategic safeguarding into the future. . Achieve Success Backed by Timely Fundraising Data.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Benchmark Stats Metrics 98

Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This year, the need to check in is even more critical, as 2023 will usher in a whole new paradigm for a core part of digital strategy: web metrics. 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.

Time 72

Time Metrics Analytics Adopt 72

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

The report addresses metrics for success for investing in broad field social movements or networked approaches to social change. The report addresses metrics for success for investing in broad field social movements or networked approaches to social change. What is needed to achieve it?

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Metrics Fund Build Social 114

Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Making the switch is vital — if you’re still using the old version, your data is no longer being tracked. You’ll be pulling in rich data in no time! This granular-level data uncovers the precise path a donor took on your website that led to a donation. This topic can feel too technical and overwhelming, but not to worry.

Analytics 52

Analytics Google Fundraising Track 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

Nonprofits use CRMs to manage their donor relationships, to segment supporters by interest areas, streamline donor communication, automate fundraising, and report on outcomes to the board, donors, and community. Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics?

Metrics 261

Metrics Nonprofit Profile Platform 261

Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Ease of use : The best dashboards are easy to use, even for those who don’t have a lot of experience with data. Flexibility : The best dashboards are flexible enough to track the metrics that are most important to your nonprofit. Make sure the dashboard you choose can be customized to track the specific data points you want to track.

Analytics 52

Analytics Tools Wikipedia Track 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. Running Facebook fundraising ads is an excellent way to reach your target audience and optimize for donations while generating data that allows you to measure your success. 5) Select metrics and monitor campaign performance.

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Facebook Fundraising ROI Virginia 242

Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A few community foundations explained that they reported GOS dollars from their discretionary grants only, as they do not track types of support for grants made from donor-advised funds. Most funders awarded some general operating support Of 513 survey respondents, 90% reported that they awarded at least some GOS dollars in 2022. (In

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Foundation Support Learning Grant 78

sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2021

Though peer-to-peer fundraising faced declines last year, there are many bright spots and insights we can pull from our collective experiences and the data contained in this report. Data represents both overall metrics, as well as metrics in one of five fundraising categories: Walks/5Ks with a registration fee.

Blackbaud 65

Blackbaud Studies Fundraising Registration 65

sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

We are inspired by the work of our partners and the clients we support as we review this year’s 9 th Employee Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility industry report , covering data collected from January-December 2020. This was the only group that had an increase for all metrics from the 2019 report.

Disaster 92

Disaster Social North America Companies 92

NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2013

Over the last few years, NTEN has been working with nonprofits to understand how to better wrangle all the data they’re creating and what’s available to them into improved results: more mission impact. In 2010, we organized an online workshop we affectionately titled “Taming the Data Monster.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Mari Smith pointed to this blog post from All Facebook explaining the metric and how it has been implemented in apps. Mari Smith pointed to this blog post from All Facebook explaining the metric and how it has been implemented in apps. Photo by lecercle. Size has never mattered to us.

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Metrics Facebook People Measure 112

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success. Sales Ops Metrics & KPIs. Sales ops originally functioned as a small team of number crunchers who executed financial analyses, reporting, and sales forecasting.

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Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base 145

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

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. Organizational reporting. As you can see there are many different ways to apply social networking analysis to understanding networks. Family members.

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Analysis Social Network Social Media Network 104

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. To achieve this, Forum One conducted a comprehensive landscape analysis and full audits of their technical ecosystem, communications, and analytics as well as stakeholder interviews.

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Award Colorado Washington Wisconsin 71

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Start with benchmark data. Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. These are some places to begin: M+R Benchmarks ; Fundraising Effectiveness Project Reports ; Fundraising Report Card Benchmarks. . Track your own data. Do more testing.

Analytics 122

Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 122

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Effective data management is key to understanding your constituency and building better fundraising and engagement strategies. In this guide, we’ll share some of our expertise surrounding the topic of nonprofit data analytics through the following points: Overview of Nonprofit Data Analytics. 4 Types of Data Analytics.

Analytics 52

Analytics Org Adwords Metrics 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. That is they make decisions based on meaningful data, rather than solely by gut. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Data is focused on the metrics that are specific to social media channel. What is the difference?

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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

It is from the recent workshop that NTEN and NPower in Charlotte, NC to help participants understand the power of data to drive decision-making for nonprofits. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”.

Results 95

Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Freewill’s 2023 Planned Giving Report found that 15% of their users who created estate plans will arrange a planned gift in their will, even if their estate is worth less than $350,000. Relate stories of the impact of legacy giving and provide illuminating data on the nonprofit’s mission and importance.

Giving 52

Giving Blackbaud Gift Policy 52

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Few things are as important to successful fundraising teams as clean data around your prospect portfolio and moves management. Identify Your Priorities Define and Document Your Pro c edures Prepare Your Database Review Existing Portfolios or Assign New Portfolios Train Your Team Establish a Feedback Loop Track and Review Your Metrics.

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