.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Recent data from the global consulting firm Spencer Stuart shows that 98% of S&P 500 boards conduct a board evaluation of some type, although only about a third review the board as a whole, individual directors, and committees as part of the process. An annual survey is a good start. I’ll get on my Association 4.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2019

The data can be used to help your organization craft your next online fundraising and marketing plan. The 2019 Global NGO Technology Survey is now live. Please take the survey! 2018 Benchmarks Study :: Download. Arab Giving Survey 2016 :: Download. The 2019 Global NGO Technology Survey is now live!

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Report Professional Marketing NGO 241

NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

NTEN has been conducting an annual survey about technology (formerly known as "IT") staffing levels and salaries, as well as budget and planning practices of nonprofits, since 2006. We are happy to announce that the 2011 survey is underway – and that it is new and improved! > Number of technology staff per organizational staff.

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Benchmark Survey Technology Nonprofit 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. Flickr Photo by Kevlar. But bench learning can be richer than simply collecting numbers.

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Benchmark Social Media Global Project 103

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

By Josh Kashorek , Director of Marketing at Journity , and advocate for using data to create high-performance nonprofit marketing campaigns. Focusing on your conversion rate is one of the few things you can do that can truly multiply your results. By increasing your conversion rate to 1.5% By increasing your conversion rate to 1.5%

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Metrics Digital Marketing Retention 323

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

It is from the recent workshop that NTEN and NPower in Charlotte, NC to help participants understand the power of data to drive decision-making for nonprofits. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”.

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Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

Third Sector Labs recently co-hosted a data management webinar with Debbie Snyder , VP of Sales & Marketing for Adcieo. The topic – “Why don’t you have a data management plan?” ” – focused on why you need, and how to create, a nonprofit data management plan. Within the past 3 months = 30%.

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Data Management Rate Benchmark 133

Classy

JULY 21, 2021

Whether you have a recurring giving option or a robust recurring giving program, our 2021 Recurring Donor Sentiment Report brings you direct feedback and data points to optimize your efforts. Fuel Your Recurring Donation Program With Fresh Data. Benchmark Your Recurring Donation Strategy. Get Results in Minutes.

Report 59

Report Donor Benchmark Stats 59

NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

And very few organizations are applying that data to make decisions about their programs or measure their strategic outcomes. In the spring of 2013, NTEN and Avectra surveyed nonprofit communications, fundraising, and leadership staff about their engagement data management practices, findings, and future plans.

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Studies Data Report Management 89

M+R

AUGUST 14, 2023

Focused on audience and message research, M+R’s Gwen McGarry will moderate a panel featuring smart colleagues Nehal Mahmoud, Amanda Person, and Laurin Gonzalez as they share super interesting and useful findings from all kinds of usability, creative, survey, and focus group research over the last year or so! We’ll present the results.

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Audience Research Free Test 52

Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2014

Because we survey organizations involved in the grantseeking universe twice a year, the information contained in the survey analysis reports (which are free) is current, and catches the tide changes and zeitgeist of grantseeking as they happen. Can you help us make the Spring 2014 State of Grantseeking survey a success?

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Survey Benchmark Comparison Poll 50

Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Nonprofit professionals are constantly being challenged to be more “data-driven” in their work. Being able to benchmark performance against what other nonprofits are doing is an important starting point to understanding your own data. But they often find it difficult to know where to begin.

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Hype Research Marketing Benchmark 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 27, 2016

Based upon the survey results of 2,780 NGOs from Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America, the data gleaned from the online survey is unprecedented and provides valuable insight into the global NGO sector and its use of online technology. 92% of NGOs worldwide have a website.

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South America North America Internet Stats 100

NTEN

MAY 2, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report found that 30% of Master Fundraisers – those that brought in more than $100,000 – were small organizations and a further 8% were medium-sized. Gain exclusive access to data from the Benchmark Report. > Learn more and register today.

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Benchmark Social Media Org Media 79

M+R

AUGUST 7, 2023

REGISTER NOW Wednesday, August 16 at 1pm ET August 29: The Top Three Strategies You Probably Aren’t Doing (But Should Consider) Before EOY This year’s Benchmarks survey confirmed an overall drop in digital end-of-year fundraising last year, especially in some sectors. We’ll present the results. You guess the winner.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2012

[This is part two of a series taking a closer look at the key benchmarks from our 6th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report , conducted with The NonProfit Times. Another benchmark we think is importmant for nonprofits to consider is the ratio of organizational staff to their tech-responsible staff.

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Ratio Benchmark Technology Org 67

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results. As always, if you have questions about your nonprofit data, please don’t hesitate to contact us. .

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Retention Donor Data Advice 148

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

" For many of us, when it comes to incorporating data into our grantseeking strategies, "devilment" might have been right. How Data Can Improve Your Grantseeking. utilize data to build cutting-edge grant requests. find specific data to support your mission. utilize data to build cutting-edge grant requests.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

You can attend the upcoming ACCP webcast “ Shifting Strategies for Global Community Engagement as a Result of the Pandemic ” to learn from CSR leaders at Blackbaud, Dell and PIMCO on how they support communities facing the impacts of COVID-19. ). 3 Data from our 2021 Industry Review shows that over $2.8

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

advertising, surveys, reporting, and business analysis. One of the most exciting projects I’ve been involved with is GrantStation’s State of Grantseeking Survey. Here’s how: Recency: We survey grantseekers, grant writers, and those involved in the grantseeking universe twice a year (spring and fall).

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Survey Grant Comparison Analysis 56

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. Mobile list size grew by 35% in 2017.

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Benchmark Digital Trend Report 62

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2013

While techniques and equipment are important, it is also useful to have some benchmarks and best practices in the nonprofit sector to inform your strategy and measurement plan. Tactics will only go so far. The report will be based on data and responses collected from this sector-wide survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W5P8NKH.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. Invest in data analytics : Leverage data analytics to better understand donor patterns and preferences.

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 75

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The standard nonprofit data points come from fundraising, communications, programs, and finance so consider these sources when gathering your team. The standard nonprofit data points come from fundraising, communications, programs, and finance so consider these sources when gathering your team. concerns, suggestions, strengths, etc.).

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Measure Issue Impact Method 143

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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Based on data gleaned from the 2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report , below are 27 stats about how NGOs worldwide are using online technology. Within the report you can view the same data broken out by continent. For this year’s report, 4,908 NGOs participated. 92% of global NGOs have a website. View on SlideShare.

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Social Media Stats Media Technology 100

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

At this year’s bbcon, the Blackbaud Institute was thrilled to welcome Tim Kachuriak to give a presentation on what he knows best: how to optimize your team with data. Kachuriak and the NextAfter team conducted a survey among 500 nonprofit executives, consultants, managers, and practitioners. Most nonprofit jobs seem to be a dead end.

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Team Data Retention Nonprofit 27

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

If you ran a year-end fundraising campaign last year, look back at that data. Past data is an excellent place to start when setting contemporary fundraising goals. What to Do if You’re a New Organization What do you do if you’re a new organization with no year-end fundraising data? How much did you raise?

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Campaign Fundraising Retention Template 98

EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Once you know what qualifies as success, Amy suggests setting your goals based on benchmarks you've established for your organization, although this is a good place to start. It's not enough to measure "likes" for every post and assume the ones with more had the most impact. Measuring beyond "likes". Ready to start posting?

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Metrics Social Media Measure Media 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

A simple online survey. There are so social media analytic tools to measure social media and other emerging technologies, that we’ve created a new genre of Shiny Objective Syndrome — Data Puking disorder. Surveys can help get data to form a baseline, benchmark, or inform strategy. Exhibitions team.

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Social Media Analytics Tools Media 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2012

The online marketing survey gathered extensive data and benchmarks about how small businesses and nonprofits use online marketing and whether they are seeing results. Think of LinkedIn as an onramp to building relationships with people who can become funders, board members, employees or strategic allies.

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Linkedin Rwanda Attention Learning 121

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

That means you likely won’t see the results—increased fundraising revenue, increased donor retention rate, increased average gift size—that you would likely see when using a paid solution. 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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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

You can download the complete report here , and don''t forget the companion online benchmarking tool , where you can compare some of your organization''s data against your peers in our research. In our latest survey, we decided to ask about technology staffing levels differently.

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Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2021

Results from my most recent Volunteer Management Capacity Study are now posted at the Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE) The national survey of nonprofit organizations provided our first benchmark insights into the nation’s readiness to handle an onslaught of new volunteers. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Volunteer Change Americorp Arizona 59

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

" World Bank’s Mapping for Results launched – Check out this deployment of the Ushahidi platform for digital storytelling and reporting: "This weekend at the World Bank annual meetings the World Bank launched their new Mapping for Results platform.

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Web Map Bookmarking Conversation 114

NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The standard nonprofit data points come from fundraising, communications, programs, and finance so consider these sources when gathering your team. The standard nonprofit data points come from fundraising, communications, programs, and finance so consider these sources when gathering your team. concerns, suggestions, strengths, etc.).

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Measure Issue Impact Method 81

Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

in 2020 , according to nonprofit organizations surveyed by the Association for Fundraising Professionals. Adding wealth data to your prospect file will result in a more successful campaign. Mailing to the most affluent zip codes will result in a higher response rate. year over year. in 2016 to 19.3%

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