M+R

JUNE 5, 2023

Receptive and swayable audiences are becoming harder and harder to reach. Collaborating with influencers — working with them on messaging in a two-way dialogue — helps your campaign reach these audiences authentically. Looking for benchmarks? We’ve got some Benchmarks. “Taxpayer” groups. Gold standard advocates.

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Conservancy Influence Mail Headline 80

Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2022

Use benchmarks to set your budget. The M+R 2022 Benchmarks have a section devoted to nonprofit digital advertising with breakdowns by format, organization size, and cause area. There are two types of digital advertising audiences: people who already know about your nonprofit, and people who don’t.

Digital 120

Digital Program Tips Nonprofit 120

Media Cause

MAY 8, 2023

For example, when we worked with PG Volunteers on their recruitment campaign, their goal was to hit 300 form submissions, with the following KPIs. One of the best ways to plan your overall budget and budget by channel is by looking at specific KPI benchmarks for each channel, your industry, etc., Clicks CTR Form Submissions The result?

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Tips Organization Channel Benchmark 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The 2019 M+R Benchmarks Report observed that for certain nonprofit sectors the impact has been “dramatic,” and for health nonprofits, in particular, it appeared “nothing short of transformative.”. Use these tactics to increase your chances of reaching supporters at the right time: 1) Promote using targeted audiences.

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Facebook Raise Fundraising Audience 221

Forum One

MARCH 20, 2023

With so many avenues, how can you ensure that your audience touchpoints are consistent, connected, and helpful? For the nonprofit sector, while there is a lot that can be done within SEO and organic social media, “pay-to-play” is, for better or worse, becoming a more valuable avenue to get audiences to engage, volunteer, and donate.

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Denver Colorado Social Media Info 58

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Additionally, the 2021 M+R Benchmark Report cites “The increase in overall giving was largely driven by more people giving rather than people giving more.” Segment your target audience. Define individual ways for your volunteers, P2P fundraisers, board members, and sustaining donors to get involved.

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Blackbaud Articulate Gift Global 102

sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

In a three-year comparison, the 2022 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Benchmark Report found that organizations hosted 15% fewer events in 2022 than they did in 2020. This new-era approach ensures that your fundraising campaign is not confined to a specific physical location but can reach a global audience.

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Track Activities Active Activism 94

M+R

AUGUST 7, 2023

More Answers When you don’t really know your audiences and what motivates them, you start making assumptions. A creative and meticulous research program will help you breathe life into your messaging and allow you to connect with your audiences in a more impactful way. Join us for one, or all: August 16: Fewer Guesses.

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Test Broadcast Influence Fun 52

sgEngage

JUNE 25, 2021

Grandparents missed their grandchildren, volunteers missed their time helping others, and groups missed the fellowship they had with one another. Globally, charities raised 3x more in 2020 than 2019 using Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising , powered by JustGiving® 2021’s P2P Benchmark Study. Rooney, Ph.D.

Digital 64

Digital Donation Blackbaud Charity 64

Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Create Impact with Inclusive Audience Research. Many organizations understand the value of speaking directly to their audiences. You may even be planning some audience research in the near future. We’ll share benchmarks from other nonprofits you can use to evaluate your own communication. Enter the service blueprint!

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Colorado Digital Audience Denver 46

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Either way, it’s important to go into 2022 with a strong digital fundraising strategy to take advantage of an increasingly more captive online audience. . Donate buttons can also be easily implemented and Facebook facilitates other ways their users can show non-monetary support through drives, volunteering and crisis response. .

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Platform Facebook Tips Social Media 95

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Organisations across the world are responding to the devastating pandemic by using everything at their disposal to make lasting change in their communities, and Giving Tuesday offers a significant fundraising opportunity for the sector to recruit new supporters and volunteers. Know Your Audience. Set Achievable Goals.

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Giving Tips Game Digital 112

NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). 2) Educate. 5) Acknowledge.

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Raise Relationship Tips Fundraising 208

Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

Your database is probably home to people from a ton of different sources – your online donors, your direct mail donors, your volunteers, people who signed up on your website, people who registered for one of your events, people who fall into more than one of those categories, etc. What percentage of your total audience is loyal donors ?

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Report Donor Database Template 86

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Share your organization’s mission, who you serve, the influence your organization has on its audience(s), and the role it plays in the larger conversation around your issue area. The same is true for volunteers, whose social networks could potentially provide some serious peer-to-peer fundraising boosts to your campaign.

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Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

If you rely on volunteers for significant help, be sure to outline volunteer responsibilities in your strategic fundraising plan. This helps those who direct your volunteers to know what their role is in the grand scheme of the fundraising plan. . Your team consists of more than your staff. Create objectives.

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Develop Fundraising Fund Raise 52

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Step 1: Define the audience you’re targeting. In the realm of our planned giving example, let’s say the organization has decided that their audience will be older prospects with a strong philanthropic history and displayed interest in their cause. Step 2: Identify and analyze prospects that fit your audience.

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Effective Management Guide Fundraising 98

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. Offers accountability. But what does a fundraising strategy look like in practice? Event planning software.

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Strategy Develop Fundraising Nonprofit 105

Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

They’ll come to your signature event and maybe even volunteer to clean up afterward. There’s your benchmark for figuring out how YOUR monthly giving program is doing. They find that a lot of their monthly donors give $24 to pay for 2 days of care (and that’s right in line with Erica’s benchmarks). Current volunteers.

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Donor Nonprofit Gift Missouri 128

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. Test the text-to-donate process Test out the mobile giving process with your nonprofit’s staff or volunteers before promoting it to your full community. Plus, text messaging subscriber list size grew by 11%.

Mobile 57

Mobile Guide Giving Fundraising 57

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

July 1 represents a new fiscal year for many nonprofits, a time to review programs and previous goals to be sure they’re aligned with the mission and to establish new benchmarks. Donor or volunteer engagement and participation may be an area of improvement. Find out what they’re doing to attract and retain donors and volunteers.

Goal 61

Goal Phoenix Arizona Nonprofit 61

.orgSource

MAY 14, 2024

The associations that capture an audience and keep them coming back for more, are the groups that connect with their members. Empower— Provide staff, volunteers, and members with the skills and motivation to realize their potential as a team, an organization, and individuals. Some people just understand how to click with others.

Leadership 221

Leadership Technology Associations Culture 221

BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

In this weeks post, we’ve analyzed findings on audience participation on social media specifically for nonprofits to showcase how much interaction is happening relative to how much a nonprofit posts a week on social media, and also get some key takeaways for how to apply this to your own nonprofit’s social media strategy.

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Social Media Media Time Social 40

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 25, 2024

While the big names like The Red Cross and Make a Wish have the headlines and the brand recognition, most nonprofits are bootstrapped organizations filled with passionate workers and volunteers doing what they can with limited resources. And while that may sound simple in practice, you need the right tools and the right plan.

Marketing 193

Marketing Fundraising Test Nonprofit 193

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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Metrics Facebook Question Benchmark 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

While we have articulated our main goal and identified our stakeholders, we are still actively exploring what kind of investment we can make and what various benchmarks mean to us and more importantly what we should do with the numbers we collect. Who is our audience and who do we want them to be?” What prep did you do?

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Measure Social Media Media Social 96

NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Lucy Midelfort, 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks: Am I Normal? , #12NTCBench. Ehren Foss, Prepping Your Progarm for the Pro Bono Tech Volunteer , #12NTCprobono. Evan Bailyn, How to Funnify Your Non-Profit and Open the Doors to a Massive Audience, #12NTCFun. Check them out and add your own video telling us why you love the NTC.

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Conference Technology NTC Drupal 66

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Whether you need to gather volunteers’ dietary preferences for an event, ask donors for feedback, or survey your nonprofit’s staff about when they’d like to have your office Christmas party, form software can help you design the right form to gather crucial information. This way, you can analyze the results of multiple campaigns side-by-side.

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Software Free Tools Adobe 88

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

What are the specific benchmarks for success that indicate success, and when will they be achieved? Make sure that you are collecting the information you need to secure the donation, but make it easy for your volunteers and donors to record. Will this be enough money on its own, or do you need an additional source of funding?

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Fund Music Money Raise 72

Everyaction

JUNE 11, 2018

M+R Benchmarks Report , 40% of nonprofit website visitors in the year 2017 were using a mobile phone - a 9% increase from the year prior. M+R and Mobile Commons found that although text messaging currently reaches a much smaller audience than email, the number is rapidly growing. According to the recently released.

Mobile 65

Mobile Technology Social Media Phone 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks. How do you put a monetary value on branding? Notes and Resources. Return on Investment. 8 Principles of ROI.

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ROI Social Media Media Social 103

Care2

MAY 14, 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) Here are the highlights.

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Benchmark Social Media Studies Advocacy 28

Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Our working theory of change is to engage the largest audience of conscious consumers and caring citizens likely to donate to nonprofits and support their causes as activists and volunteers. I just try to give you a starting point based on industry benchmark data and my experience. So try this theory out. I challenge you.

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email Benchmark Template Digital 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2014

So whether you like it or not, and whether your website is ready for it or not, potential donors, volunteers, and other supporters are likely already looking at your online presence via tiny little screens while they’re on the go.

Mobile 117

Mobile Causes Tips Phone 117

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2016

M+R surveyed organizations about their onboarding strategies for its 2016 Benchmarks Report and found that "Sixty-four percent of respondents send at least one dedicated welcome message to new subscribers. These could include volunteering, participating in core programmatic activities, becoming a donor, joining a committee, etc.

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email Support Online Template 36

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

Use Personalized Messaging on Different Audiences. Delivering personalized content to your audiences can significantly increase click-through rates. You can insert personalized content that: Cultivates (thank recent donors/volunteers; report how gifts were used). Your audience segments, though, may not be large enough to test.

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email Campaign Test Benchmark 48

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Benchmarking Major Gifts. According to a new benchmarking study sponsored by the Association of Philanthropic Counsel and funded by MarketSmart “ major gifts ” haven’t yet found their equitable place among donors or the non-profits that receive them. Imagine that 5% of these records are current donors – that’s 500 people.

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Gift Strategy Benchmark Arts 35