Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

According to the 2019 Blackbaud Charitable Giving Report , online giving grew 6.8% It’s also worth noting that according to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 10% of donors worldwide prefer to give directly through their bank account. per month – or $425 a year, according to the Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmarks Report.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Start with benchmark data. Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. These are some places to begin: M+R Benchmarks ; Fundraising Effectiveness Project Reports ; Fundraising Report Card Benchmarks. . Track your own data.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

The data says we should move on. Two recent reports share data about the actual role celebrity connection plays in nonprofit fundraising and both say the same thing: forget celebrities. The 2011 Millennial Donor report , the second in an annual series, focuses on engaging Millennials in fundraising.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Why does data matter to nonprofit organizations and what data matters? These questions and more were answered in a recent Twitter conversation on data and analytics. Collecting and analyzing data can seem like a time consuming and daunting task that takes away from an organization’s day-to-day work fulfilling its mission.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2019

If you’re like most peer-to-peer fundraising (P2P) staff, you’re drowning in data. You ascertain averages, browse benchmarks , and create charts. We’re very serious about our data in P2P! Sometimes we all get so caught up in reporting that it’s easy to forget about the people behind those numbers.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to a National Council of Nonprofits report , the vast majority of nonprofits operate at the grassroots level, and 88% have budgets less than $500,000. Now let’s look at Excel , which a lot of nonprofits initially use to track their data. which will make it harder to organize and sync your data.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

" 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report – "Five years into the research, it is clear that direct mail giving is still the overwhelming majority of fundraising revenue, and organizations must find ways to optimize multichannel giving versus hyper-focusing on internet giving alone.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Read the entire report to learn more about global trends.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2017

You've found the time to download the latest State of Grantseeking reports. Well, that's an awful lot of pages of data and words, and you want some quick-fix guidelines and benchmarks. Let's look at how to get the most valuable and applicable data from the State of Grantseeking reports in the least amount of time.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

This post is about how we incorporate Google Analytics data into our Design Process. To establish benchmarks for measuring success of our design efforts. Once we get access to a client’s Google Analytics data, we first establish a timeframe for reporting. To understand how visitors interact with the site. Methodology.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2018 to some (hint: it’s not ), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2017 has taken you. Charitable Giving Report Quiz : The Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic released the 5 th annual Charitable Giving Report at the beginning of the year.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Blackbaud’s just-released Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits found nonprofit website traffic was down 14 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. The study reported traffic decreased across 18 of 19 nonprofit verticals , with Canadian organizations being the exception. (It When you learn how, you’ll have data waiting.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Benchmarks let us know how we perform compared to our event fundraising peers. Metrics and benchmarks can be our guides to whether your efforts at creating a great experience for participants are paying off. Just getting started using metrics and benchmarks to improve performance? Cultivate teams and team captains.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 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) I hope the data is useful to everyone.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Earlier this summer I posted on top tips for measuring ROI and getting strategic with data , touching on the idea and importance of actionable data, or rather, data that helps draw meaningful conclusions and future actions to optimize programs. Allot the right tools to help collect the data and make the process simple.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Once again, it’s time for annual reporting! Are you ready to level up your annual report to highlight the true value of your association? Learn how to refine your annual report to reflect your staff’s hard work and your organization’s accomplishments. A call to action. For example, did membership increase this year?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 17, 2013

I’m happy to report that I’ve a shift here. I’m not comparing myself to the great philosophers of the 17 th & 18 th centuries, but I do think it’s time to reform our industry, challenge our fundraising best practices which are- ideas grounded in tradition and advance knowledge with data. As always, I’m obsessed with data.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

But without the right systems in place, administrative tasks like pulling grant reporting can be time-intensive and error-prone. Your food bank needs accounting software that can help you manage a variety of funding sources while also helping you make strategic, data-driven decisions based on inventory and forecasted community demand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

The chart above is a small example of how GRIST tracked its results on a campaign against staff investment. They want to gather benchmarks for social media use of all partners and do interviews to learn about best practices for integrated campaigns.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. Data and Knowledge Centers. Within his role, he crafts raw data into insights, practices, and a shared narrative for the field . Chief Data Officer. Ami McReynolds. Chief Equity and Programs Officer.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

To whet your appetite for the full report, here's a great peek at the charts regarding Facebook page churn: You need to think about quality of your Facebook posts to make sure you're not driving folks away – just like you already think about tone, topic, and frequency with your email messaging to avoid unsubscribes!

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2009

I just finished reading the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarks Analysis , put out by Blackbaud company Target Analytics. Get the report and read it. And there really hasn't been a lot of data. Well, this report has some pretty telling data. Secondly, four years is not a lot of data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

It is a flow chart that calculates business performance taking into account not only whether the company had a profit, but whether that profit was good enough relative to the assets it took to generate it. Over those 80 years, the chart has been polished, refined and so deeply embedded in business thinking. Investment. Test and tweak.

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

While there is no industry standard for what qualifies as a major gift—a global organization might target $1 million, whereas a startup nonprofit might shoot for $500—the 2020 Major Gift Benchmark Study reported the median level for a major gift at $5,000-$9,999. Has this donor made multiple gifts over the course of a year or two?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2014

Alexandra gave an overview of the methodology offered by her company, Vision Critical , and some insights they have learned from combining a survey data from large sample with appending actual social media usage. If they incorporate survey data it is often based on self-reported use of social media.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

So, most nonprofit fundraising plans aren’t supported by data, but rather stem from inertia and intuition. Although the topic of fundraising metrics isn’t very sexy, the payoff from a data-based fundraising plan will be. 10 Key Data Points. To start, you will need to compile the following data points. Map Metrics.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 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) The Data How was it collected?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 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) The Data How was it collected?

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sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on May 10th, 2011 The Chronicle of Philanthropy is not only a great publication, but they also publish some excellent research about online fundraising trends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2011

Maybe it is the feeling that measurement requires data collection and that will cause even more information overload and why we put the task on the organizational back burner. We all need to be curators of our analytics data. Idealware Study.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

Guides, not report cards. Spitfire’s useful SMART chart planning tool has been used by many nonprofits and was adapted for social media for nonprofits by NTEN’s WeAreMedia project several years ago. It also helps to break down your goal into monthly or quarterly benchmarks. How many by when? Results, Capacity, or Tactics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

About a year ago, I decided to benchmark my blog using some tips suggested by Avinash Kaushik. Kaushik suggested these metrics for benchmarking blogs: Raw Author Contribution (posts & words in post). Calculating benchmarks should not take you more time than it is worth. Okay, I'm procrastinating. A time consuming pain.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

It’s incredibly important- Saying Thank You Like You Mean It - and it’s reported to be indicative of a donor’s willingness to give again. According to the 2014 Content Marketing Report, 92% of the nonprofits surveyed are using content marketing. Curious about what other findings are reported in the study?

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