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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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Over 450 people joined us for the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook webinar we co-hosted with NTEN and the Ad Council last week. Thank you again for being such a great audience. Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time!

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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. This year’s annual M+R Benchmarks Study includes front-page news, long-form analysis, mild-mannered reporting, and even a crossword puzzle all about the newest news and topical trends affecting nonprofit digital marketing, advocacy, and fundraising. .

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Being able to benchmark performance against what other nonprofits are doing is an important starting point to understanding your own data. Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) is the industry standard for donor retention stats and other related donor engagement metrics.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It should be noted that direct mail is just one channel to acquire new donors. A robust fundraising program should use all available channels to acquire, renew and retain donors. We recommend you start with these 7 Key Database Metrics. Understanding your target audience starts with knowing your loyal followers.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. Your marketing plan allows you to connect with a wider audience and inform them of involvement opportunities. Also, review your fundraising metrics and data from previous campaigns. Offers accountability.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 28, 2023

The most attractive aspect of the medium is how intimate the relationship can be with the audience. Podcasting is a unique channel in a world where it is becoming harder and harder to keep someone’s attention. None of these tools gives us 100% accuracy on our listeners, rather a benchmark to try to build on.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Well, I’ve got some eye-opening stats that might make you reconsider where to channel your communication efforts. of their total audience. According to the Nonprofit Email Engagement Benchmark Study by M+R , the average email open rate for nonprofits is around 25%, while the click-through rate hovers at 2.5%.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The process of linking results to key performance indicators and associated metrics it is like hooking up a big TV. How do your efforts connect with those audiences to achieve the goal. Step 4: Define your benchmarks. Step 5: Define your metrics. Flickr Photo by HorrorTaxi. Who are you are trying to reach?

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M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Average gift was nearly flat year over year for the median organization, but this metric is especially volatile and easily pulled by outliers. Some groups had standout years with audience growth and response rate—due in no small part to the pandemic (think: front-line organizations like food banks).

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Make sure you cross promote your fundraising campaigns across multiple channels such as your website, email appeals, social networks, direct mail, telemarketing, etc. Also be sure that the content is edited for each channel since each one has its own unique tone and voice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

.&# The organization worked with an agency that helped them developed a robust communications strategy that included best practices in branding and messaging, measurable objectives, identified audiences based on research and social media scanning, a marketing funnel/model, and best practices in multiple channels.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

In my experience, the biggest difference in the varying payback on a Care2 multi-channel donor acquisition campaign (or any online acquisition) tends to be the total number of fundraising appeals that an organization sends to its supporters. Good fundraising typically involves: Compelling storytelling tailored to your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement. NTEN is also doing this flash poll to learn how nonprofits make sense of their own data.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

So you launched your new website and have an online marketing plan in hand to help you reach new audiences. Who are the target audiences? How do think your target audiences will prefer to get info for this initiative? How you will reach your target audiences? Your board, donors, and activists love it too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

Set Program Goals & Metrics. Clarify quantifiable outcomes or metrics that can be easily measured on a routine basis. If you want to go for extra credit, you can also do sector benchmarking with resources like B Analytics and CSR HUB. Collect this content from Day 1, and share through all your channels, as outlined above.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2009

The panels, judges, twitter moderators and audience rocked! Who knew that using the discipline of poetic form could generate such a great discussion about measurement and metrics. We used the hashtag #roi for audience participation and we trended 8th on Twitter , generating some entertaining tweets.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 2, 2023

Nonprofit engagement metrics can help you understand your organization, but you’ve probably seen the same terms over and over again in your research. By embracing a few overlooked metrics, you will be able to go deeper into that information. By embracing a few overlooked metrics, you will be able to go deeper into that information.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

Use Personalized Messaging on Different Audiences. Delivering personalized content to your audiences can significantly increase click-through rates. I’ve mentioned the importance of targeting the right audience with the right message. Your audience segments, though, may not be large enough to test. Here are 3 ways: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. It takes your RSS feed and applies engagement metrics, analyzing the types and frequency of an audience's interaction with your content. Success Metrics for Your Social Fundraising Plan. Giving Good Poke.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

By testing different versions of your ads, they’ll discover exactly what inspires your audience to take action. They’ll help you develop a multichannel marketing strategy, ensuring your digital and offline marketing channels work together to achieve your objectives. A/B testing. Targeted ad development.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

Refresh your organization’s case for support by: Conducting audience research. Has your organization’s audience evolved or grown recently? Conduct audience research to assess the demographics, interests, and motivations of your supporter base. Prepare your marketing channels. Benchmarks to hit along the way.

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Classy

JUNE 24, 2021

Metrics matter because they give your nonprofit insights on decision-making and provide evidence for what kind of content to share. However, this amount of data can be overwhelming, so nonprofits have to prioritize which metrics to actually measure. Benchmarking Your Engagement Rate.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As we looked to specific channels, we did see a bit more divergence, with potentially more influence from messaging, audiences, timing, offer, and other strategic and tactical choices. . That is, folks who are subscribers and received email appeals in December, but gave through some online channel other than clicking an email link.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

I was curious about what I could learn if I did an informal benchmark study of a few nonprofit Pinterest users. Rick Kats kindly sent me a spreadsheet of metrics for 6 nonprofits that were early adopters, using it consistently and best practices. All are large nonprofits with large regional, national, or international audiences.

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Qgiv

APRIL 8, 2024

Here are a few strategies that can help: Reflect on past performance: Use data from previous fundraising campaigns, such as Giving Tuesday, to establish benchmarks and inform your goals for the giving day. Social media : The immediacy of social media can help you reach a broader audience for your giving day.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

This can occur through various channels such as social media, word of mouth, or advertising. The 4 Primary Donor Communications Channels There are several different ways you can communicate with your donors. The more you understand each communication channel you’re using to engage your donors, the more effective your messaging will be.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

How to create an online fundraising strategy Tips for a successful online fundraiser 10 effective online fundraising ideas 8 online fundraising metrics to track Use the tips and ideas in this guide to create your own online fundraising plan and to determine the fundraising tools you’ll need to accomplish your ultimate goals.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) The most obvious metric is video view counts.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) The most obvious metric is video view counts.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is it best to create a monetary goal or one based on impact metrics? If you have a chance to partner with an organization that can bring extra credibility, reach bigger audiences, and help to make a bigger impact, then by all means, go for it. The 2021 M+R Benchmarks report saw an increase in fundraising email response rates.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

This is also the time to create marketing materials for each segment of your nonprofit audience. Track key metrics To determine how successful your strategy is and see if you’re reaching your goals, you need to know which metrics to track. We’ll cover more about the metrics you should analyze later.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Email is a critical channel.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

According to a benchmark report , the average one-time email gift is $87! 2 Grassroots Campaigning: How To Use Online Channels To Build Offline Support. But what about engagement from your audience? When you’re planning your fundraising strategies , consider how your emails channels may be affecting offline campaigns.

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M+R

JANUARY 31, 2023

The averages we report for each metric are medians — they represent the middle nonprofit out of all those that provided data. As we looked to specific channels, we did see a bit more divergence, with potentially more influence from messaging, audiences, timing, offers, and other strategic and tactical choices. Let’s dig in!

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Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

Posting links to your donation forms and promoting your fundraisers on social media can help you run successful fundraising campaigns and reach a wide audience of supporters. Instead, decide on what metrics you can use to measure your success and base your goals around and use that to determine what goals you can work towards.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) And you should be everywhere, but prioritize.

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