ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Board assessment tools comes in all shapes and sizes, and may include questions about the organizations mission, strategic direction, board meetings, supporting the CEO/ED and more. An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals.

Help 96

Help Strategy San Diego Iowa 96

Care2

MAY 11, 2023

This year’s data indicates that nonprofits are facing a number of new challenges, as well as opportunities, in 2023. Topics include: - Digital fundraising performance by channel - Employee hiring and retention - Payment processors and online marketing tools - Acquisition and advertising benchmarks Can't make the webinar on May 23rd?

Digital 36

Digital Report Benchmark Retention 36

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Challenge your members to a photo contest, and require that all entries use the same branded hashtag. FYI, nonprofits have an average email open rate of 24.11% , so use that if you’re in need of an initial benchmark. Making it a monthly occurrence gives your members a reason to hit your follow button. Looking for an easy win?

Strategy 98

Strategy Measure Social Media Metrics 98

EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

Pro tip: you might need to use a benchmark lower than four actions if your action opportunities were sparse over the past six months. Be sure your grassroots team is engaging in and making the most of this critical planning time so you’re ready for all of the legislative opportunities (and challenges) that will soon be coming your way.

Advocacy 198

Advocacy Volunteer Analysis Action 198

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As another challenging year comes to a close and your end of year fundraising winds up, how did your peer-to-peer strategy perform? How are these social fundraising tools different to peer-to-peer fundraising platforms? When should you use them and can you use social fundraising tools and peer-to-peer fundraising platforms together?

Platform 92

Platform Facebook Tips Social Media 92

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For evaluation as a field, the notion of equity challenges what practitioners accept as valid, rigorous, and objective. Other participatory grantmakers have developed new MEL tools to better reflect a power shift to grantee perspective on impact. Identify and challenge usual power relationships.

Participatory 84

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 84

sgEngage

JUNE 30, 2023

This article covers the nuances of nonprofit marketing, exploring the different types, channels, and challenges. Table of Contents The Impact of Nonprofit Marketing Types of Nonprofit Marketing Nonprofit Digital Marketing Breakdown What Challenges Do Nonprofit Marketers Face? What Challenges Do Nonprofit Marketers Face?

Marketing 40

Marketing Nonprofit Blackbaud Demographics 40

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

Different countries face different challenges when it comes to social justice. Many companies recognize the opportunity to develop long-term sustainability goals to address health, social and economic challenges as a part of the “social” element of ESG. Want to see what this looks like in action?

Government 96

Government Social Blackbaud Companies 96

NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

research and tools, and a list of creatures that walk a fine line between ugly and cute bring this week to a close--check out what your industrious community has been up to! Sound challenging? Vanlue Fundraising tips, some new (and free!) Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the John S. and James L.

Research 70

Research Tools Tips Drupal 70

AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Look for an event platform that has live chat features and event venue spreads , as well as tools for event brands, such as analytics tools, silent auction, raffle ticket offers, customer service, and ticketing and registration support. Festive Fundraising Challenge. Virtual Charity Run.

Virtual 98

Virtual Ideas Fundraising Stream 98

The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

Storytelling is a tool that supports various fundraising and communications strategies and goals. Storytelling Tips: Create Benchmarks for Comparison One final piece of advice I’ll share about measuring the ROI on stories is to have a benchmark for comparison. I say this because getting a pure A/B test can be a challenge.

ROI 67

ROI Storytelling Measure Story 67

M+R

AUGUST 14, 2023

Come join us to walk through successful research examples and explore surprising insights that can help you rethink your own program, develop more effective messaging, and challenge long-held assumptions. Keep your score as we go, and there will be prizes for the most triumphant testing whizzes.

Audience 52

Audience Research Free Test 52

M+R

AUGUST 7, 2023

Come join us to walk through successful research examples and explore surprising insights that can help you rethink your own program, develop more effective messaging, and challenge long-held assumptions. Keep your score as we go, and there will be prizes for the most triumphant testing whizzes.

Test 52

Test Broadcast Influence Fun 52

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

If one team member is confronting a persistent challenge, there’s a chance many of them are. You can create systemic processes to overcome that challenge across your entire team. This partners with native donor research tools to help officers discover the highest-value prospects to connect with. Peer Benchmarking.

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The book is divided into three sections: The first section includes: A focus on how and why women tend to build strong companies, staring with the structural challenges they must overcome to raise venture capital and scale their businesses. Then create benchmarks so you can improve upon your skills and measure your progress.

Leadership 67

Leadership Benchmark Story Structure 67

CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2022

As virtual fundraisers have grown in importance and popularity over the past couple years, peer to peer fundraisers have emerged as a necessary tool for nonprofits looking to raise more with less effort. Consider using a tiered approach, by encouraging donors to meet certain fundraising benchmarks to qualify for incentives and prizes.

Fundraising 74

Fundraising Benchmark Campaign Raise 74

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In 2021, despite the challenges of COVID-19, Laureus positively impacted more than 250,000 young people through its programs and initiatives. We hope that by spotlighting these brands and showing how such investments can be successful, we can encourage more corporations to harness sport’s power as a tool for social change.

Change 80

Change Sierra Leone South Africa Poland 80

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

At this level, your fundraising plan should cover the next three to five years and be reviewed and evaluated quarterly for your performance against the plan’s benchmarks. Guidelines can include whom to target for the challenge, when the donor pays (up front or after the challenge is met), and how the challenge will be advertised or marketed.

Action 73

Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The book is divided into three sections: The first section includes: A focus on how and why women tend to build strong companies, staring with the structural challenges they must overcome to raise venture capital and scale their businesses. Then create benchmarks so you can improve upon your skills and measure your progress.

Learning 52

Learning Leadership Benchmark Story 52

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many organizations that weren’t prepared technologically had to re-think and re-tool. I think this is one reason Nimble AMS has seen record growth during these challenging times. 2020 Benchmark Report: Preparing for 2021 and Beyond. 2020 Benchmark Report: Preparing for 2021 and Beyond. Download now. A: Absolutely.

Associations 78

Associations Management Virtual Industry 78

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Yet for all that may be different between organizations, shared fundraising challenges seem to endure, especially when it comes to identifying more opportunities for major gifts. Understanding Benchmark Data. The broadest industry benchmarking data is a good place to start.

Data 68

Data Los Angeles Gift Model 68

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Recurring Donation Benefits Here are some additional ways recurring donations benefit nonprofit organizations: Attracts New Donors Attracting new donors is a challenging process that involves time-consuming marketing outreach and financial investment. Also, tout the tax benefits of sustained giving to grow your donor pool and overall revenue.

Donation 52

Donation Blackbaud Retention Gift 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The Challenges of Measurement : Getting Agreement on What To Measure. One question that bubbled up was about specific techniques to measure or benchmark your nonprofits social media strategy and execution. KD Paine’s checklist, step 2, is to select a listening/monitoring tool, an important step in the measuremet process.

Measure 101

Measure Social Media Media Benchmark 101

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 24, 2018

As the End-of-Year fundraising season approaches and strategic planning for 2019 looms, technological advances, donor demographic shifts and nonprofit workloads all pose challenges for nonprofit fundraising professionals. Peer-to-peer fundraising , a growing phenomenon, is one way of combatting this challenge. Low donor retention.

Fundraising 66

Fundraising Spam Database Social Media 66

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Measurement Challenges. Folks from larger organizations identified one challenge with the first step, which is get sign off and buy in on what to measure. As one participant points out, “It is very hard to get departments to agree because Web wants one thing, Membership wants another, Communications has it’s own tracking.&#.

Summary 94

Summary Social Media Measure Media 94

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This ultimate buyer’s guide will cover the essentials of selecting a platform that elevates your initiatives, including: The Fundamentals of CSR Software The Benefits of Leveraging A CSR Platform The Challenges of Using CSR Software What Are Common CSR Software Features?

Software 52

Software Business Guide Companies 52

M+R

DECEMBER 13, 2022

If you’re just getting up and running with ads, check on your Meta Ads Manager Account , a tool to run and report on ads for Facebook and Instagram. Using M+R’s digital ads Benchmarks , you can set your own KPIs for cost per donor, return on ad spend, and more—and even game out in advance what happens when you hit (or don’t hit!)

Fundraising 83

Fundraising America United States Track 83

AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Look for an event platform that has live chat features and event venue spreads , as well as tools for event brands, such as analytics tools, silent auction, raffle ticket offers, customer service, and ticketing and registration support. Festive Fundraising Challenge. Virtual Charity Run.

Virtual 52

Virtual Ideas Fundraising Stream 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2011

Social Media Initiative Guide: This guide from Spreadfast, a social media management tool vendor, has some great tips and ways to think about Key Performance Indicators, tactics, and metrics. A big shout out to their new Director of Social Media, Jordan Viator.

Resource 96

Resource Jordan Benchmark Calendar 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

With the digital communications landscape evolving at light speed we wanted to track challenges, leadership attitudes, measurement strategies and 2014 investment plans. The survey is currently in the field but initial responses show broad adoption and rising confidence and sophisticated use of online and social tools.

Social Media 106

Social Media Arts Social Attitude 106

Achieve

MARCH 31, 2021

While the pandemic has certainly brought significant challenges, there. Pay extra attention to the benchmarks you set during the campaign planning process. You’ll also need to adapt your campaign’s messaging strategies based on your community’s current challenges. Are capital campaigns still viable? successfully fundraising.

Campaign 98

Campaign Phase Studies Consultant 98

Achieve

MAY 19, 2022

But, when has your nonprofit ever been one to back away from a challenge? It’s the multi-tool of your auction, allowing you to group a ton of tasks under one umbrella. This is done with tools like push notifications, fundraising thermometers, and more. moving parts (we’re looking at you, item procurement). Let’s get started!

Tips 59

Tips Organization Charity Software 59

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Although the work on the ground was creative and engaged, they faced the familiar challenges of aligning the organizational processes of executive and staff with the timeline of board engagement. We may want to move toward treating reporting as a compliance tool to public reporting as an articulation of shared desires and advocacy.

Knowledge 67

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Benchmarks that determine what the next steps would be. Ideas to improve your moves management strategy overall to address challenges that arose. This review will ensure all opportunities and challenges are discovered and acted on quickly and efficiently. Is there a system in which they should log notes?

Effective 98

Effective Management Guide Fundraising 98

Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Having worked on nearly 450 digital campaigns for both nonprofits and impact-oriented brands, such as Abe''s Market and Fetzer Wines, a common challenge I see across organizations is just inadequate tools for planning - and thus it often doesn''t really happen in detail. I challenge you. So try this theory out.

email 61

email Benchmark Template Digital 61

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Your fundraising goal should be reasonable and reachable, while still presenting enough of a challenge that donors will rise to the occasion to help meet it. Think of actionable steps and physical outcomes, such as reaching a benchmark on new construction or funding a specific program. Use social media to grow your donor base.

Social Media 72

Social Media Donation Hunger Donor 72

Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2016

It's no secret that one of the greatest challenges for nonprofits is fundraising. Get to Know Grantseeking Tools. On January 14, our donor partner GrantStation will show you how to navigate expert tools and resources needed to prosper in grant writing and yield results for your nonprofit. But where do you begin?

Fundraising 36

Fundraising Learning Grant Benchmark 36