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How to Conduct a Nonprofit SWOT Analysis: A Complete Guide

DipJar

In this process, it can be particularly helpful to conduct a SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis is a strategic planning technique that involves evaluating your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Marketing strategy Your marketing approach can also benefit from a strategic analysis.

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Mastering Next Year’s Budget With Revenue Projections and Donor Attrition Analysis

Neon CRM

Understanding Revenue Projections When a nonprofit is putting together a budget for the coming year, an important step is to perform a revenue projections analysis that can inform the expected amount of income used for operational expenses and deepen mission impact. Growth Rate: The expected percentage increase in revenue. Let’s do it!”

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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

Our analysis of Scott’s 2020 grants is available here.) . In other words, recipients in this latest round of funding tended to be smaller. . This time around, more than 30 recipients were fiscally sponsored entities, collaboratives, or specific funds within organizations. Organizational size . Geography . and Puerto Rico.

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COVID-19 case study: Changing funding practices in Europe

Candid

Based on Philea’s recent analysis of surveys, in-depth interviews, and meetings with European foundations, we’ve seen how the pandemic has had significant implications for the way philanthropy operates in Europe. Two years after the start of the pandemic, vaccination rates still vary from 0.6% in the DRC and 1.4%

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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

sgEngage

Some examples: Employee retention rate Absenteeism rate Employee satisfaction, quantified on a questionnaire or survey Free Guide Development Plan Toolkit Download Now Utilizing Effective Data Tools Many nonprofits started out as a grassroots group with a dream and some bootstraps. That’s where technology can make a real impact.

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Why You Should Do A Cost-Benefit Analysis Before Throwing Your Next Nonprofit Fundraising Event

Bloomerang

The importance of a cost-benefit analysis for your fundraising strategies. James Greenfield is the guru of fundraising cost-benefit analysis. The second biggest mistake is not doing enough to retain event donors, who have some of the highest lapse rates of all donors. . Funding structure. Honest number crunching.

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Reach Full Funding Potential: 6 Donor Acquisition Strategies

Allegiance Group

It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. When the entire donor journey is addressed in your plan, conversion rates for donor acquisition are much stronger. These should be channels and platforms that your audience regularly engages with.

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