Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

While it is difficult to know what causes Muslims around the world support, we do now know what American Muslims support. Now in its fourth edition, this year’s report provides technology benchmarks for Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States and Canada. Click to Tweet.

Giving 257

Giving United States Fundraising New Zealand 257

sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

The social good community continues to respond to the hardships and impacts of the pandemic and social justice issues. Companies are addressing social justice issues: The 2021 Porter Novelli Business and Social Justice Study brings attention to the transformation of the consumer-company and employee-company relationship from the last year.

Disaster 96

Disaster Social North America Companies 96

NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Because key industry benchmarks and trends show that engagement online through advocacy is an effective springboard for raising money because advocates are 7X more likely to give (full report), compared to non-advocates. Emphasize that their actions contribute to a cause that’s important to them. Integrate a fundraising appeal.

Giving 235

Giving Advocacy Rate Action 235

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. allows it to stand out in the larger conversation in our issue area? What about our organization, its leadership, its mission, its supporters, etc.

Guide 108

Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

Givinga

APRIL 6, 2021

You should take a broad look at your company to understand its mission and values – including what causes and charities it currently supports. Which cause areas and specific charities are important to you? Do you want to support local community issues or global issues? What do you want your giving program to look like?

Program 40

Program Giving Platform Companies 40

M+R

MAY 31, 2022

We saw some of the impacts of these changes in this year’s Benchmarks. Which means, combined opens went UP ( for Benchmarks participants , they’d already risen by 17% between September and November 2021 — and they’ve kept rising since). Make strategic adjustments? Burn down email and move into a bunker?). Now, let’s dig deeper.

Mail 106

Mail Spam Rate email 106

Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

It serves as the digital face of your organization and is the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on. This global ecosystem serves as the digital brand and voice of your organization, as well as the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on, and the audience you are reaching.

Websites 60

Websites Change Management Digital Government 60

Media Cause

AUGUST 15, 2022

Your cause and your mission require money to continue to carry out the work. At Media Cause, we’re always preaching about the breaking down of silos and the intertwined relationship between fundraising and advocacy. At Media Cause, one of our fundamental beliefs of advocacy is the combination of power AND persuasion.

Support 52

Support Advocacy Policy Hints 52

Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Generosity Xchange Nonprofit Marketing Summit Cause Camp TNPA Leadership Summit The Nonprofit Social Media Summit Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) AFP ICON Engage for Good Good Tech Fest Bridge Conference If you’re thinking to yourself “I can’t make all those conferences,” you’re probably right. How to Register: Click here to register.

Conference 98

Conference NTC Virtual Registration 98

Everyaction

AUGUST 23, 2018

It’s affected by a lot of factors, with spam filters generally being the primary cause. To illustrate the financial impact of this, we calculated the fundraising difference for a nonprofit with a list size of 100,000 using industry benchmarks for open rate, click rate, page completion rate, and average donation size.

Metrics 49

Metrics Spam Fundraising Rate 49

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Are these factors relevant to your funders and donors, and should your donor correspondence speak to these issues? Both ask supporters to text a designated keyword to contribute to a certain cause.

Action 75

Action Report Practice Fundraising 75

Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

The more people care about your nonprofit’s cause, the more they give and the more often they give. For animal causes it’s about $22. There’s your benchmark for figuring out how YOUR monthly giving program is doing. Expired credit cards and monthly charges that don’t go through cause a huge leak in your monthly giving budget.

Donor 128

Donor Nonprofit Gift Missouri 128

NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Among the high-level findings: Nonprofits that establish themselves as a donor’s top charity—the organization to which an individual feels most connected—are more likely to receive greater support from them in terms of cash contributions, volunteering, event participation and issue advocacy.

Studies 73

Studies Donor Benchmark Charity 73

AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Consider collecting some great prizes that will keep audiences engaged and willing to donate to your cause. When hosting a physical challenge, be sure to hit a benchmark that you want participants to hit. Live auctions require a lot of planning and optimal online connections, but silent auctions are sure to be a hit. .

Virtual 98

Virtual Ideas Fundraising Stream 98

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Identify the organizations in your community (if any) that are already working to solve this issue. However, if your goal is SMART—specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound—you’ll have a clear benchmark to work toward and measure progress. This can help you promote your program more effectively down the line.

Volunteer 92

Volunteer Program Roles Training 92

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

As I announced recently , Advocacy Online and Fairsay have jointly produced a benchmark report to examine key e-campaigning performance measures. The benchmark data is derived from the activity of over 2 million supporters from 50 campaigning organisations in the UK, Canada, and several other countries. Download Reports.

Review 120

Review Benchmark Advocacy Database 120

Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Continuation grants Continuation grants are a type of grant renewal for your nonprofit that enables you to continue receiving funds if you achieved the required benchmarks using the original grant’s funding. Data shows both your knowledge about your cause and what you can realistically accomplish with a grant.

Grant 52

Grant Resource Guide Tips 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2019

The survey will be implemented regularly to benchmark adoption of AI. How can we better understand cause and effect? About two in five nonprofits (42 percent) report researching AI but less than a third (28 percent) said that AI is either deployed, in the implementation phase, or experimental. The author, Sema K.

Phase 87

Phase Global Nonprofit Colorado 87

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This global ecosystem includes the digital brand and voice of your organization, the main source of knowledge and data about the programs and issues you work on, as well as detailed information about the audience you are reaching. How do these various elements connect and work together to vocalize your mission and brand?

Websites 58

Websites Strategy Change Management Digital 58

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)

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Social Media Studies Advocacy 28

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

QUESTION: Where can I get benchmarks for retention by sector? There is a law of diminishing returns, where additional contacts are going to cause you to lose money on that donor’s giving. CAITY: We have these numbers based on our customer base, I just need to disaggregate them into sectors. We’ll post them on our website.

Retention 148

Retention Donor Data Advice 148

DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 9, 2023

What benchmarks do they set along the way to keep your project on track? If not, what caused the delay? That way, you won’t need to reach out to your consultant every time you have a minor issue. How do they determine if your project is a good fit for their consulting firm? What’s their strategic planning process like?

Consultant 52

Consultant Nonprofit Project Case Study 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

She offered to write a guest post that provides an "insider's perspective" having run a number of cause-related ventures including contests. Just before the holidays, a debate emerged among the greater cause community on the value and role of contests for good. In addition, we know: These programs are difficult and resource intensive.

Contest 88

Contest Amazon Sponsor Philanthropy 88

AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Consider collecting some great prizes that will keep audiences engaged and willing to donate to your cause. When hosting a physical challenge, be sure to hit a benchmark that you want participants to hit. Live auctions require a lot of planning and optimal online connections, but silent auctions are sure to be a hit. .

Virtual 52

Virtual Ideas Fundraising Stream 52

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) " "End Global Warming!,"

Causes 48

Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Care2

JULY 24, 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) " "End Global Warming!,"

Causes 48

Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

By amplifying content on Google Search, participating organizations can connect with motivated prospects searching for their causes online. The program is most helpful for organizations that have discussion-worthy causes and content centered around related topics that people are actively searching for online. Do Google Ad Grants work?

Grant 52

Grant Google Management Guide 52

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. According to the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , online revenue grew by 21% over 2011 totals, presenting nonprofits even more reasons to pull out the heavy gear and start online fundraising.

Offline 38

Offline Support Online Donor 38

Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2013

BTW, you should check out the Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , which historically shows that the majority of nonprofits have not raised a dime on Facebook. And remember the days of Causes on Facebook where many nonprofits struggled to raise money? However, the poor donation user experience still remains a large issue.

Facebook 78

Facebook Donation Disaster Social Network 78

Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 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) How did they do it?

Causes 38

Causes Facebook Challenge Social Media 38

Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 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) How did they do it?

Causes 38

Causes Facebook Challenge Social Media 38

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

As with most other communities, the magic number when you no longer need to actively promote your group and it grows on its own hovers around the 5,000-member benchmark. They want to join groups to talk about issues and ideas. You must post clear “Group Rules.”

Linkedin 195

Linkedin Group Practice Management 195

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

At CauseVox, we’re all about helping everyone to meet their goals – donors and the causes they support. As we mentioned in the P2P section, your donors’ stories are an essential element to creating a connection to your cause and to reach more potential donors and new community members. You need to be able to illustrate your impact.

Guide 73

Guide Giving Campaign Social Media 73

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

2009 eNonprofit Benchmark Study. “I Can you give an example of how a voluntary organization has used Social media effectively to engage with their supporters to generate income for their campaign/cause?&# -Claire. Birthday Cause Wrapped Up. For more: What Will Online Giving Look Like Next Year. Dealing with Resistance.

Social Media 105

Social Media Interaction Government Case Study 105

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

According to the 2015 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Benchmark Study , 5K events are struggling to recruit participants and raise funds. Compounding the issue is that in the United States, we keep adding more road races. They sign up because they have a connection to the cause or because someone asked them to.

Raise 20

Raise Money Registration Benchmark 20

Care2

MAY 22, 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) Brand Your Issue. ” Think about it.

Track 41

Track Social Media Media Advocacy 41

NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Alternately, the conversion rate can be used tactically to highlight issues with your conversion page, like your fundraising forms. An email with good open and click rates that has a very low conversion rate may signal a technical issue with your giving form. Conversion Rate = # Conversions / # Emails Delivered.

Metrics 53

Metrics email Campaign Rate 53