M+R

JUNE 5, 2023

Along with Richard Vigurie, they honed an analog skill every politically active organization now tries to do digitally: find your people and activate them. As digital citizens break off into smaller and smaller communities — and have seen every type of marketing copy and tactic in the book — organizations and institutions need new inroads.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

steering committee, a collaborative of industry leaders, nonprofits, and AI experts to help establish ethical principles to guide the deployment of AI use in the nonprofit industry. Learn More Nonprofit organizations looking to embrace AI technology can learn more about the current features available within Fundraising IQ here.

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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. We won’t focus on professional academic research but instead on reports produced by collaborative initiatives like the GivingTuesday Data Commons or companies like Neon One.

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Hype Research Marketing Benchmark 52

Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

EGA has a long-standing history that includes more than 10 years of data collaboration with Candid, to support their Tracking the Field (TTF) research program. The EGA report features a data-led narrative on environmental grantmaking to BIPOC-led organizations filling a knowledge gap in the conditions of racial justice funding for equity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 27, 2016

A collaborative research project by the Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good, the 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report is an inaugural effort to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use online technology to communicate with their supporters and donors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

The need for collaboration amongst a diverse array of community members has become a recognized focus within the nonprofit sector. Bethan Harries found that “bigger, more established/well-resourced and White-led organizations tend to be more successful” than BIPOC-led nonprofits in resource cultivation. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The cocktail of comfort and anxiety you get when you benchmark yourself against your peers is just one of the many ways a social learning experience like a book club can help keep you interested and focused. Question : How does spending 12 weeks using the book compare to the length of time to earn an MBA degree?

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Forum One

MAY 4, 2010

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. The findings mirror many of benchmarks in the Convio report. Organizations with smaller list sizes have better response rates. donating money).

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change. And, the focus of MEL is generally on evaluating grantee projects or organizations, rather than on the grantmaker and its practices. It promotes mutuality instead of extraction.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

Employee retention is critical for the health of any organization, particularly for nonprofits. High retention leads to better outcomes all around as the organization saves money and develops stronger performers internally. Employee recognition can be as simple or as elaborate as you want or as the organization allows.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

This post was written in collaboration with Bryan Snyder, Senior Marketing Analyst for Blackbaud. In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). You may ask, does that mean my organization should be sending more email?

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2013

The much-anticipated 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark study was released last week. Nonprofits often use this study to benchmark their own online activities and fundraising ideas. Wildlife/Animal Welfare and Health organizations had lower click-through declines, while Environmental Groups saw an increase.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

Professional fundraisers usually rely on data and collaborative planning to establish campaign fundraising goals. Use the Most Effective Online Fundraising Tools If you haven’t explored the apps, online tools, and upgrades now available to help your organization raise more money, more effectively, now is the time.

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CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2022

After seeing thousands of organizations raise millions of dollars with peer to peer fundraising campaigns, we have put together this quick guide to show you how you can engage with your community to run a winning peer to peer fundraising campaign in 2022. Not sure how to construct a fundraising toolkit that works for your organization?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2016

I’ve spent most of my career in business development and have worked with organizations of all shapes and sizes, both for-profit and not-for-profit. From this vantage point, I’ve observed that leaders of social impact organizations tend to be risk averse. There is no one size fits all approach to collaboration.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Nonprofit volunteer management teams depend on volunteers as the lifeblood of a nonprofit organization. Every potential volunteer comes to your organization with a set of skills and talents. and who at the organization will oversee the volunteer working on it. Clearly outline each position’s responsibilities and benchmarks.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Their mission is to strengthen the philanthropic community by helping nonprofit organizations thrive in today’s dynamic, competitive environment. Like Qgiv, they strive to empower nonprofit organizations to change the world. Partnering together, we collaborate to help people fulfill their passion to make a difference for others.

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fusionSpan

MAY 17, 2022

By always collaborating and supporting we have built a team that not only focuses on delivering best in class solutions to our clients but also works on continuous improvement internally in a supportive environment. The leadership approach at fusionSpan has always been to empower each other as a team.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

All of this work ultimately informed the redesign of the Support Children’s Colorado Foundation site which now helps the organization to understand the organization better and see the value of digital philanthropy. The post Healthcare Ad Awards Winners Announced appeared first on Forum One.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2014

This research provides valuable benchmarks to help you assess and plan your technology budgets and strategies, and considers the nonprofit sector as a whole to gauge the maturity and effectiveness of technology strategies and use. We are excited to release the 8th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing and Investments Report !

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If your organization falls in this range, you may be interested in free, discounted, or affordable software solutions to help carry out your strategies while staying within budget. which will make it harder to organize and sync your data. Accessibility: It may not be easy to share the sheet with others at your organization.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This means that a donor may have two or even three different people from the same organization soliciting them before they finally make a gift. All officers should have similar experiences across the organization and be aligned on how the work gets done. A fundraiser’s job is to raise money for the organization.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Did you ever imagine that your organization might have to turn on a dime to work from home, cancel planned in-person events, and continue to engage with members and colleagues in an all-virtual environment (all while figuring out how to home school your children)? The truth is, nobody saw a year like 2020 coming. Download now.

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Forum One

MAY 13, 2021

It is important to eliminate confusion that comes with disconnected toolsets and help bring collaboration front and center. You may work for an organization where you can select any technology you want or your organization may have standards around which technologies they want to support. Choosing the right technology.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2017

Talk to anyone associated with a nonprofit organization, and they will tell you that there isn't enough grant money. According to early results from GrantStation's Spring 2017 State of Grantseeking™ Report, 75 percent of those organizations that submitted just one grant application won an award. percent in 2017 and by 6.0

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Together, participants collaborate, innovate, and discover new ways to spark change with technology. Many organizations understand the value of speaking directly to their audiences. We’ll share benchmarks from other nonprofits you can use to evaluate your own communication. Create Impact with Inclusive Audience Research.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The Nonprofit Technology Conference ( 12NTC ), organized by the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), brings together nonprofit leaders from far and wide to learn about the latest in technology that can benefit their organizations and the communities those organizations serve. Content Curation Across Teams & Organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

For arts organizations social media can be a highly effective, not-so-secret weapon to share content with the public, build audiences, fundraise and create community – especially with younger constituents. A strong signal that social media will remain a fixture in the marketing toolkit of arts organization nationwide.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Fundraising is core to the organization’s identity. Read on for advice on incorporating each of these themes into your organization: 1. Fundraising is at the core of the organization’s identity. Does your system place fundraising at the core of the organization’s identity? 4 Themes for Successful Development Teams.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

As more and more organizations enter the nonprofit arena, however, attention from donors and volunteers becomes increasingly precious. This sort of theoretical competition exists in the nonprofit world, too: if donors have several philanthropic pursuits to choose from, the best organizations will—again, in theory—come out on top.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

That’s why you have to develop a fundraising strategy for your nonprofit that consists of a variety of different approaches, reflects elements like campaign strategies and budget planning , and helps your organization meet its goals. What are you aiming to change within your organization during your next fundraising campaign?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices. Collaborative efforts can lead to innovative solutions and improved fundraising results. You are far on your way to securing the sustainable revenue you need to fulfill your organization’s vision.

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NTEN

JULY 12, 2011

based nonprofits can likely learn quite a bit from nonprofit and charitable organizations based elsewhere (and vice versa). Collaboration and resource-sharing between organizations around the globe is an important need. Collaboration and resource-sharing between organizations around the globe is an important need.

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Care2

JULY 16, 2010

2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Collaborative Benchmarking Analysis); * The average online gift was $144.72, according to BlackBaud though M&R’s benchmark study noted that the average one time online gift was $81. How Does Your Nonprofit Measure Up?

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

The best fundraising strategic plan tells a complete, organized, and analytics-based story that your team can actually use to help your campaign be more successful. By doing so, you’ll avoid the extra time and energy required to redo this work and ensure your forward-facing messaging about your organization is consistent.

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.orgSource

MAY 14, 2024

The same concept applies to organizations. The Heartfelt Journey HEART supported my personal journey through change, and it can also help organizations manage and succeed in unpredictable digital markets. Leverage technology to break new ground and set new benchmarks for what your organization can achieve.

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Care2

OCTOBER 26, 2011

What we’ve seen across all organizations, regardless of size, is that digital teams—their structure, leadership, and how they are affected by the culture of the institutions where they work—are the biggest predictor of online effectiveness. Most teams need more full-time help.

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