Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Imagine what your organization could accomplish in 2022 if you began each initiative with clean, streamlined donor records that record donations from your online forms and update automatically , an arsenal of canned reports to track key metrics, and a solid plan to prioritize each donor segment individually. Crowdfunding. About the Author.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. Data analytics can help nonprofits examine patterns of behavior among donor groups so the organization can craft a message and a fundraising strategy that will be most relevant.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 8, 2022

But according to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study , only 39% of association professionals have one! While data analytics might be communicated as a high priority, the surveyed association professionals report their confidence in the state of their member data remains weak. What is data governance? . Download now.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The trend leans heavily toward a monthly gift cadence, with 94% of recurring donors preferring to give monthly. Increases Retention Rates and Donor Life Cycle With each recurring donation, your organization may send thank-you notes with suggestions to stay engaged beyond financial support. And donors like it.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

Key fundraising metrics like donor retention rate, donation frequency, and fundraising return on investment (ROI). These metrics provide a comprehensive, bird’s eye view of your organization’s fundraising and outreach efforts that you can use to craft a new strategy. The characteristics of your donor base.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics? Can the development office customize workflows and notifications when a donor is lapsing to help you determine the root cause and how to turn the trend around? 5) Outcomes and Analytics. Outcomes matter.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These same metrics are important to track during crises to effectively determine which indicators can signal alarm. Useful analytics come from a comprehensive data set, typically from a donor management software, that can be manipulated into an intuitive report that anyone can digest. What can data help your nonprofit achieve?

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Donor management centers around proactively fostering relationships with donors and leveraging donor data to cultivate donor interest, maximize retention, and utilize donor resources effectively. Donor management software consolidates these factors to help organizations better utilize donor metrics.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

A major part of connecting with these individuals and optimizing the giving experience is utilizing the data you collect about their giving trends to inform your future fundraising decisions. . The last thing you want to do is waste their time and bog their donor reports down with unnecessary metrics. .

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

Once you know what worked and what didn’t, you can start looking at the current trends in fundraising to create the best GivingTuesday campaign to maximize your donor acquisition and retention. Different platforms have unique audiences and trends for you to use to your advantage.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

These ideas from a recent association trends study can help you prepare your organization for whatever comes next. While I don’t have a crystal ball, I do have some association trends data that can help. Here are five ideas from the association trends study to help you prepare your association for 2022 and beyond: 1.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. What is the difference between donor acquisition and retention? Donor retention is how many donors continue to support your organization year over year. While different, these concepts are related.

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DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 28, 2023

Use a fundraising dashboard to visualize data analytics. Meyer Partners’ nonprofit data analytics guide suggests getting an audit from professionals who can help you identify gaps in your data entry processes and implement data hygiene best practices. Use a fundraising dashboard to visualize data analytics.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Retention saves money by reducing recruiting and training costs and increases income by eliminating relationship disruptions, thus shortening the time between first solicitation and first gift. Successful organizations create a quantifiable performance evaluation using fundraising software to identify the top 3–4 metrics.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Therefore, one of the best ways to encourage donors to make major gifts is by building relationships with supporters and focusing on donor retention and stewardship. Look at each supporter’s giving history and identify trends. You should also see specific trends in these numbers over time.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Nonprofit statistics covering fundraising, charitable giving, online giving, social media, mobile, donor retention, email marketing, stewardship, donor research, charitable organizations, donor trends, direct mail, giving, and other key not-for-profit charitable giving metrics and benchmarks.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Or if a certain donation thank-you gift reliably increases donor retention, offer it in campaign after campaign. This runs counter to short-form trends on TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube that occupy our attention. The metrics showed the ads were not effectively driving growth. Lean into what works. This was an epiphany for Ogilvy.

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

We’ll explore: How does donor stewardship impact donor retention? How does donor stewardship impact donor retention? Your donor retention rate measures how many donors continue to give to your organization over time. Your donor retention rate measures how many donors continue to give to your organization over time.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Industry Research & Trends . Fred Weiss shared an in-depth analysis on the latest trends facing higher education advancement , alumni engagement metrics, and CASE’s 2018 Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) Survey. Key findings from CASE’s 2018 VSE Survey include: . Trends in Talent Management .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2019

As you begin to think about your strategy and goals for next fiscal year, it’s good to spend some time understanding the current climate and key metrics within higher education fundraising. Unlike some metrics in this analysis, there is little difference between public and private institutions. .

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This helps you monitor your progress with various campaigns, your donor retention rate, and other metrics that are important to your fundraising success. Donor retention is the key to unlocking a successful fundraising strategy. A fundraising app that also prioritizes retention will go a long way in making it happen.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Donor data analytics can help to identify fundraising prospects, as well as provide insight into the most effective fundraising methods and most favorable target markets. Analytics can be an extremely powerful tool for generating reports. Create your metrics: What will success look like to you? What about interns?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2009

I just finished reading the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarks Analysis , put out by Blackbaud company Target Analytics. While retention rates have been lower, there are opportunities and questions we still need to address. Is it trending in any direction? Get the report and read it.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 2, 2021

Those traditional metrics are a good starting point, but often do not tell the whole story. As we discussed in our recent blog post about retention, data isn’t one dimensional. Data can help you think more broadly to identify a valuable product based on your specific goals and success metrics.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2015

As a fundraiser, you are well aware of your internal program’s performance metrics. Changes in average gift sizes, donor retention rates, and revenue can all be tracked back to changes in your campaign strategies. Their findings focus on a few key areas: Income trends, as represented by the Gross Domestic Product.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2018

This concept is rooted in one of our core fundamental purposes for using analytics: finding the common threads in data so that we are best able to predict future behavior. I believe that at any given point you should maintain a running analysis of fundraising metrics for a minimum of three, but ideally five consecutive years.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2022

The eighth annual Blackbaud Target Analytics donorCentrics Sustainer Summit brought together 36 of the nation’s large national fundraising organizations to share results and discuss sustainer growth and retention strategies against the backdrop of the pandemic and other significant events that impacted donors and giving in 2020 and 2021. .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 14, 2013

So it turns out retention is key to growing the top line for many organizations, and we can leverage our data to achieve this. CRM Emerging Trends Metrics & Measurement Planning Selection Analytics business intelligence fundraising strategy' Let’s talk a few examples.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

bbcon 2020 is just around the corner, and I’m excited to be presenting on the critical role of benchmarking and analytics in shaping your fundraising strategy. Average gifts, retention rates, channel giving, big data, small data…the sheer volume of information involved with fundraising can be daunting.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Understanding Your Donors To strengthen ties with supporters and build lasting relationships, consider starting with two key strategies: crafting donor personas and leveraging data analytics. Data and Analytics Tap into the power of data and analytics to segment and target your donors effectively.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Understanding the Donor Journey Donor Acquisition Donor Retention Donor Stewardship How to Communicate With Your Donors Donor Data Management 1. By using data and analytics to track donor behavior and preferences, you can tailor their communication and fundraising strategies to better engage and retain your donors. Sound good?

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

I was recently asked what I saw as a change or trend on the fundraising horizon. For example, simply saying “we prioritize major gifts” or “we focus on donor retention” isn’t helpful without understanding specifically how you’re doing so and then tracking and measuring your results so you can improve. .

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 7, 2022

Having a warehouse become a record of historical data and a tool for analyzing outcomes and trends is incredibly beneficial to a nonprofit organization. The metrics and aggregate details pertaining to the success of these campaigns are valuable, but the record level detail can most likely be kept externally in either a lake or a warehouse.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Develop an analytics strategy. Develop an analytics strategy early in the process of bringing your app online. Specifically, define the metrics that are most interesting and useful for your organization. Measuring and monitoring key metrics allows you to understand your users and their usage patterns. Let’s dive in.

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Neon CRM

JULY 28, 2023

While the present day is more evenly split between digital giving (online, email, text) and more traditional methods (direct mail, in-person), the trend lines are clear. With reporting and analytics features, Neon CRM enables data-driven decision-making to optimize fundraising efforts and turn first-time donors into long-term supporters.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Bloomerang’s donor management software helps nonprofits raise more by enhancing relationships with supporters to improve donor retention rates. Catching donors prior to their lapsing and strengthening your donor retention strategy can lead to thousands of additional fundraising dollars for your nonprofit. Bloomerang. Birthday wishes.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Analytics and Reporting: Most nonprofit CRMs offer in-depth analytics and reporting capabilities, providing insights into donor behavior, campaign effectiveness, and overall organizational performance. What are this CRM’s reporting features? In order to do all that, you should choose a CRM that has robust reporting features.

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