3rd Sector Labs

MAY 14, 2014

Fundraising data analytics is becoming more popular – and more necessary in today’s philanthropy marketplace. Admittedly, for many of us in the sector, the very mention of ‘data analytics’ sounds intimidating. ” What is fundraising data analytics? Why is fundraising data analytics important?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As we wrapped up the webinar we realized there’s an entire universe of fundraisers that could benefit if we shared the data and questions we received, so we’ve pulled it all together for you to share with your team. Included in this article you’ll find: The results of our flash polls we conducted on year-end fundraising.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

GivingTuesday Donor Retention Is Easier With the Right Data If you want a donor to stay involved with your organization after GivingTuesday, you need to give them a positive, personalized experience. To create that personalized experience for them, you’ll need to make sure you collect the right data. Through direct mail?)

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

But first, some data to impress on your boss how critically important prompt, personal gratitude is to retaining and upgrading donors. Do you wait for the mail to arrive? Where does the mail go first? And I’ll tell you what I did to address it. We then looked at the total gift journey. Where do checks go first?

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

But first, let’s compare how the major communication channels of direct mail versus digital communications play a role in donor retention. Direct Mail versus Digital Communications . A prevailing myth in the nonprofit sector is that traditional mail has been phased out by the internet.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Thanks Gail!

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

After all the conjecture and fuss about this new idea of marketing, there needs to be data to back it all up. According to the Content Marketing Institute , consumers reject banner ads at a rate greater than 99%. According to Coull , the average click-through rate for display ads is 0.11%.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As 2018 draws to a close, I was curious to see which of the 160+ articles we’ve published to date this year have been the most read. Without further ado, here is the countdown of the most popular articles published on npENGAGE in 2018: . Donor retention rates haven’t snuck north of 50% in more than a decade.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2023

This article will cover the following strategies for donor communications for small nonprofits: Tailor communications to donor preferences. Here are the most common communication channels nonprofits use and what types of messages they work best for: Direct mail. Address donors by their preferred names and pronouns. Phone call.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

In this article, we’ll explain what email automation is and explore three strategies you can use to leverage it. For example, if you use Salesforce and its marketing automation add-on, you can populate emails with data like donors’ first names and most recent donation amounts. That’s where email automation comes in. Let’s dive in!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Made up of 46 million Americans who donate approximately 20 percent of all giving in the United States, this generation came of age when websites and e-mail were breakthroughs in nonprofit technology, and they have had a love affair with the Internet ever since. Baby Boomers (Born 1946 –1964, Currently Ages 50–68).

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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.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2017

The key is moving from simply collecting data to actually leveraging your nonprofit’s data in the right ways. Here are three important components to thinking like a data driven nonprofit : Find Meaning in Your Nonprofit Data. They analyzed petabytes of data and something popped in the results: Pop-Tarts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Note from Beth: Here’s a guest post from my colleague Steve MacLaughlin that is a great example of “ data informed fundraising.” What does the data say? There are opinions and there is data. I prefer to show actual data and suggest what may be or may not be happening in the nonprofit sector.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

Don’t assume a nonprofit virtual assistant is limited to basic clerical work like data entry and responding to emails. Your nonprofit needs you working in your strengths , not setting up your newsletter in Mail Chimp or scheduling your next Facebook post. Nor should you. So, if you need help (and I know you do!)

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2021

Apple’s latest privacy updates will affect data sources commonly used by mission-driven organizations. In 2017—after years of unease among privacy advocates and users —Apple began announcing and rolling out a series of changes to reduce the volume of data collected and make users more aware of data collection.

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NetWits

JUNE 13, 2011

The data clearly shows that integrated direct marketing is essential for maximizing the long-term value of online-acquired donors. The writing is on the wall, it’s in the data and, frankly, it’s staring us in the face. There are not just pure “online donors” and “direct mail” donors – there are donors who choose to mix it up.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

To help your nonprofit organize future advocacy campaigns, this article will explore four strategies advocacy leaders should consider: Market your advocacy campaign on multiple platforms. Direct mail. Traditional mail does still have a place in advocacy campaigns. Stay up to date with current advocacy trends.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

As a fundraiser, I understand all of these matters impact nonprofits, and the trend is leaning—hard—toward privacy and donor data protection. . People and businesses could communicate quickly, efficiently, and at a much lower cost than in the past with travel, print, and mail. 21 st Century Data Breaches.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach as direct mail, starting with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift, retention rates, average gift, and if you have done previous online fundraising campaigns, cost per acquired donor. Use social media to drive traffic to your website.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Thanksgiving holiday each year, meaning that nonprofits have almost an entire year to analyze their data from this past Giving Tuesday and start planning for 2023. To help you get started, this article will explore four ways you can plan ahead now, including: Create a research-based fundraising strategy.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Your nonprofit can have your best year-end campaign by incorporating data-driven planning, tapping into overlooked segments, crafting impactful storytelling strategies, maximizing digital fundraising channels, and cultivating donor fundraising and stewardship throughout the year. Keep reading to find out more! #1

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

Consider adding direct mail appeals alongside your mobile strategy to capture a wider audience and boost your conversion rates. A rising trend in direct mail campaigns is including your text-to-give number and keyword in your letters, which is an effective way to integrate your digital and physical channels. Predicting outcomes.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Over the past 10 years, the mashup of the web and our personally identifiable data (PID) has grown up. Data silos also create problems. Whether it’s data or dances, silos keep people separated at the party. An organization that owns its data and manages it correctly owns its distribution channels.

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Achieve

APRIL 28, 2022

Sharing functions for users to post articles and fundraisers on social media. donor data. such as event attendance, email open rates, website visits, direct mail response rate, social media engagement, and volunteer activity. For best engagement, your website should include: . Multiple active (e.g., Interactions.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Result: 63% more donations, 55% higher conversion rate and a 2X ROI. Had a 55% increased conversion rate. Result: 119%-203% higher conversion rates. To test the theory, I recently ran a remarketing campaign on Facebook promoting my article, “ How To Get More Online Donations With Content Marketing.”

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this article, you’ll find four tips to keep in mind when building your newsletter and 14 ideas for your newsletter’s content. Share Direct Links Social media, direct mail, and campaign emails aren’t the places to share many links. Let’s get started! Years (or Months) in Review Recap your organization’s month or year.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

If none of these are feasible, boost SEO yourself: use keywords in your titles, make posts and articles over 500 words, maintain a fast load time on your site and keep URLs simple. They’ll then provide data on your impressions, open rates, click-through rates and more. Email marketing.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 29, 2020

Mainly, if the leader gives keynote speeches, writes articles, or is seen as an essential voice in the field, your organization can reap more significant benefits in terms of brand recognition. Assembling a board of directors with some big names in the nonprofit sector is one of the simplest ways to build your brand.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

This means identifying effective and capable tools to help you make strategic moves based on accurate, updated data. . Data-driven fundraising strategies are always the smartest move, so make sure you have the necessary constituent relationship management software (CRM) integrations and reporting tools. Where did you find them?

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. mailing address; phone number; tax identification number).

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

A handful of donation appeals per year might work for Direct Mail, but if you''re going to develop any significant revenue from a primarily email-based fundraising program, then quarterly email appeals aren''t enough. It’s based on net cost per email address, average projected email response rate, and average projected gift.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

“Nonprofit data management” is not a phrase that typically thrills anyone tasked with learning about it. But managing your organization’s data—particularly your donor data—will make the rest of your job so much easier. If the thought of managing your nonprofit’s data fills you with dread, you’re in the right place.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In this article, we’ll discuss how to turn first-time donors into recurring supporters by covering these topics: Why is year-end donor cultivation so important? The average annual donor retention rate for the nonprofit sector hovers around 40-45%. If not, it’s time to strategize how you’ll retain year-end donors for the long term.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2017

Guarantee Success for Your Year-End Campaign with Donor Data as Your Guide : Make the most of your database by utilizing these best practices before the giving season begins. Using Nonprofit Data to Find Your Next Major Donor : Gain valuable insight about which donors are more likely to give by leveraging your nonprofit’s data.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2011

took a look at data from 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed trends in fundraising, advocacy, email list size, text messaging and social media. Now, with Benchmarks Extra , we’re diving in deeper to reveal some interesting – and unexpected – relationships in the data. MESSAGE VOLUME AND FUNDRAISING RESPONSE RATE.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? Main | The ROI of Social Media » Friday May 29 2009 Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? The younger generation seems to prefer to donate online, rather than through the mail. junk mail,” Ball said.

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