Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

The annual M+R Benchmarks Report has arrived again, shining a light on trends that are shaping nonprofits’ digital programs. Having shared and discussed this year’s Benchmarks Report with many of our partners, here’s twelve key trends that have resonated strongly within the EveryAction community.

Benchmark 62

Benchmark Digital Trend Report 62

sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

For professional fundraising teams, expanding your pool of prospects could include asking board members , volunteers, and major donors to provide a list of colleagues, corporate contacts, family, and friends, anyone they can recommend who has the capacity to give and an affinity for your cause. Add images to every touchpoint. Simple as that.

Effective 72

Effective Tips Fundraising Blackbaud 72

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

M+R Benchmarks Report. Unengaged contacts hurt your sender reputation and should be deleted. Your current CRM does not integrate with th parties , such as MailChimp, Shopify, Stripe, and Facebook Fundraising Tools. Pricing from $280 to $350 per month for 10,000 contacts. For example: yourwebsite.org/impact.

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Trend Digital Marketing Fundraising 323

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Facebook Fundraisers are a relatively new fundraising tool, but they’re already driving a major boost in revenue for some nonprofit organizations. 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.”.

Facebook 227

Facebook Raise Fundraising Audience 227

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

method of keeping in contact with your members. FYI, nonprofits have an average email open rate of 24.11% , so use that if you’re in need of an initial benchmark. Neon CRM for Associations is an all-in-one membership management platform with all the tools you need to acquire, engage and retain members year after year.

Strategy 98

Strategy Measure Social Media Metrics 98

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Despite a long history filled with decades of analog advocacy, NPCA embraced one very important maxim: modern advocacy requires the right tools in order to be successful. The 45,000 advocates contacted generated more than 100,000 connections with policymakers in Congress and regulatory agencies.

Advocacy 33

Advocacy Tools Conservancy National 33

Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A few of the most common expectations that volunteers have include a welcoming work environment, resources and tools needed to complete their job, training and support, accommodations and scheduling flexibility, and ongoing communication. Introduce volunteers to tools and procedures specific to their job. Establish objectives.

Volunteer 76

Volunteer Management Kansas Canada 76

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

By Kelly Pullin , Marketing Manager at RoundUp App – the nation’s largest tool for rounded up donations, giving nonprofits across the country a new stream of recurring giving. According to the 2020 Benchmarks Data from M+R , overall online giving revenue increased by 10% in 2019, and revenue from monthly gifts increased by 22%.

Effective 278

Effective Fundraising Nonprofit Channel 278

EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

If your nonprofit is looking for more reasons to dial in on mobile messaging, M+R’s Benchmarks report has found that texting is growing in the nonprofit sphere—these are just a few key points from 2021’s report : SMS audience sizes grew by 26 percent over the previous year—much faster growth than email audience sizes. Fundraising.

Mobile 130

Mobile Digital Fundraising Advocacy 130

Media Cause

MARCH 29, 2023

An SEO audit can share benchmarks and insight into what top keywords and pages are helping drive traffic. SEO Audit Tools If you want to perform an SEO analysis of your website on your own, you can invest in a few tools to do so. You probably don’t know what is currently hurting your site, and gaining that knowledge is power.

Analysis 52

Analysis Nonprofit Google Search 52

Cloud 4 Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Further, when report complexity eclipses what the native reporting tool in Blackbaud is capable of (which is frequent), even the DB Administrators will need to go to a more advanced tool: Crystal Reports. While Salesforce can connect to BI tools like PowerBI as well, it isn’t required. Superior Reporting Flexibility.

Blackbaud 88

Blackbaud Report Analytics Database 88

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

This question does not come with a simple solution, and there are daily decisions made to work toward making contacts with community leaders, elders, agencies, and members who can collaborate and share resources. What does it look like to benchmark progress with intercultural and interracial outreach and collaboration?

Community 52

Community Build Minnesota Collaboration 52

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2021

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? . Social Fundraising vs Peer-to-Peer Fundraising .

Platform 91

Platform Facebook Tips Social Media 91

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

Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

According to the Nonprofit Email Engagement Benchmark Study by M+R , the average email open rate for nonprofits is around 25%, while the click-through rate hovers at 2.5%. Craft a minimum of three different headlines and use a tool like Advanced Marketing Institute’s Headline Analyzer to gauge the most effective subject line.

email 52

email Rate ROI Social Media 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Today, nonprofits worldwide have access to online fundraising tools that could not have been imagined at the turn of the millennium, and current best practices are shaped by 20+ years of innovation and experimentation. 1) Implement Donation Page Best Practices.

Practice 339

Practice Online Fundraising Nonprofit 339

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It can sit on top of any CRM solution, Blackbaud or otherwise, and is focused on helping your team identify, set, and monitor goals and benchmark performance against internal and industry peers. 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

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

As always, if you have questions about your nonprofit data management plan, please don’t hesitate to contact us. What tools do you recommend? And you need updated contact information. DEBBIE: From our experience, industry benchmarking can be tricky. Based on our work in the field, the feedback was not unexpected.

Data 133

Data Management Rate Benchmark 133

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. Your text-to-give campaigns will be safe when you use secure fundraising tools and a reputable service provider. In the next step, capture only the personal contact information needed to complete the donation.

Mobile 56

Mobile Guide Giving Fundraising 56

M+R

MAY 31, 2022

We saw some of the impacts of these changes in this year’s Benchmarks. To add to the confusion, different email tools are handling this change in different ways. 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).

Mail 108

Mail Spam Rate email 108

NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Giving them the tools they need to be successful fundraisers is important, but beyond that there’s so much more that can be done. Utilize naming opportunities to recognize above described benchmarks. That said, here are 5 tips to help ensure your participants are as successful as possible.

Relationship 208

Relationship Raise Tips Fundraising 208

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

This will help you measure whether or not your campaign has been a success and will give you a benchmark for the year following if it’s your first time getting involved. Make sure to thank your Giving Tuesday donors for their support, and keep in contact with them after the day ends. Set Achievable Goals. Show Your Appreciation.

Giving 112

Giving Tips Game Digital 112

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Set criteria for contacts, proposals, planning, and forecasting. Regular reviews ensure your officers are entering their data appropriately and will empower them with the tools and feedback they need to hit their goals. Set portfolio size and distribution standards to level the playing field across teams.

Develop 73

Develop Management Gift Proposal 73

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

JUNE 10, 2019

According to the M+R Benchmarks Reports , in 2018 mobile accounted for 48% of all traffic to nonprofit websites. To take a look at our best in class tools, request a demo here. Mobile is an increasingly valuable medium for nonprofits. Part of this can be chalked up to the conversion rates on mobile.

Mobile 61

Mobile Donation Rate Conversation 61

Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

You’ll walk away from this session with a new perspective on conducting research and the right tools to ensure the inclusivity of your research practice moving forward. We’ll share benchmarks from other nonprofits you can use to evaluate your own communication. was a huge part of knowing what digital tools and platforms mattered.

Colorado 46

Colorado Digital Audience Denver 46

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

Care2

OCTOBER 30, 2013

According to the Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report by Blackbaud, only 2% of nonprofits raised between $10K and $25K on Facebook in a 12 month time period. Lead acquisition is necessary Tools like ActionSprout can be used to launch very simple petitions or pledges on Facebook and will capture your followers'' email addresses.

Social Media 77

Social Media Money Raise Media 77

DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

CRM software equips nonprofits with a plethora of tools to help them better connect with supporters of all kinds. This includes maintaining donor profiles (demographic information, contact information, preferences, etc.) Fundraising features such as tools to plan and launch campaigns, manage a variety of gift types (e.g.,

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Nonprofit Summary Comparison 52

Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2013

This beginner level webinar will introduce you to terms, tools, and concepts that will help increase your understanding. This webinar is part of a series of webinars exploring the Edge Initiative Benchmarks. Benchmark 12 states: Libraries have sufficient devices and bandwidth to accommodate user demand. Have Questions?

Library 54

Library Public Free Beginner 54

Care2

MARCH 28, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Check out the full study here.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Convio Social Media Online 28

Care2

APRIL 24, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Reference Sheet: Keep the benchmark rates at your finger tips with this handy reference sheet!

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Studies Social Media NTEN 28

Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" What do Convios latest benchmarks mean for your nonprofits online program?

Convio 31

Convio Benchmark Studies Social Media 31

Care2

APRIL 15, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Check out the full study here.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Convio Social Media Advocacy 28

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Are the various tools speaking to one another to share data and inform your decision-making? Determine what you are trying to achieve, e.g., improve brand loyalty, increase donations, grow your contact database, etc. 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

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" When people first join your list, hook them and engage them immediately.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Social Media Studies Advocacy 28

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Reach out to these fundraisers asking them to consider raising their goal and reaching out to their contacts who have not given, asking for their support. Perhaps they have raised a little money, but based on your reporting, they aren’t using the tools you’re providing. Ask yourself, do my fundraisers know these tools are available?

Metrics 34

Metrics Action Create Benchmark 34

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

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. These goals are specific and have a clear timeline for completion, giving the nonprofit team a clear and attainable benchmark to strive for. Offer ongoing support.

Volunteer 87

Volunteer Program Roles Training 87