sgEngage

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The new Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report is out, and it has some significant differences from previous years. Topics Discussed in This Episode: Background on the Luminate Online Benchmark Report. Growth in first-time online donors. Growth of email fundraising and engagement. Takeaways from the metrics.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

The stakes are always high when you’re launching a fundraising campaign. Professional fundraisers need to cover all the details to meet their targets. Nonprofit leaders managing both types of fundraisers need to equip and motivate everybody throughout the campaign. Hit them up.

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Classy

JUNE 30, 2021

The State of Modern Philanthropy 2021: Future-Proofing Your Fundraising reveals insights on fundraising success in the wake of a tumultuous year. Insights for Future-Proof Fundraising Success. We created a free Benchmark Assessment to surface actionable fundraising takeaways based on your organization’s current metrics.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

In part one of this series, I outlined my top six fundraising strategies for 2021: . Investing in digital-first fundraising and marketing communications. Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Start with benchmark data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

By Brent Merritt , a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. Facebook Fundraisers are a relatively new fundraising tool, but they’re already driving a major boost in revenue for some nonprofit organizations. His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs.

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CauseVox

APRIL 6, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising can be a powerful tool for small nonprofits to raise funds and increase awareness about their cause. With limited resources and staff, it can be challenging for small nonprofits to execute successful fundraising campaigns. Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to learn and grow!

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There is undeniable momentum in online fundraising as highlighted by data in the Blackbaud Luminate Online® Benchmark Report 2020. So, the real question is: what will online fundraising look like moving forward? There are a few data points from the Benchmark Report that offer a glimpse into the future of online fundraising: 42.4%

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you know that raising major gifts is one of the most strategic efforts your organization will complete. Major gifts are not only a highly-strategic effort, but also a high-stakes one— for many nonprofits, over 80% of their total fundraising dollars come from major contributions alone.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. That’s why developing a strategic fundraising plan is necessary. We’ll cover: Why you should create a fundraising strategy. 6 elements your fundraising strategy should include. 10 steps to build your fundraising strategy.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Donors are your nonprofit’s greatest resource. The Q2 2022 Fundraising Effectiveness Project paints a concerning picture. From January to June 2022, the number of donors declined by 7%, and overall donor retention decreased by 4.2% Additionally, retention rates for first-time donors declined from 25.3%

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M+R

JULY 27, 2023

That’s certainly been the case for all the years we’ve helped the Union of Concerned Scientists with their fundraising. That assumption was also backed by years of UCS’s email fundraising metrics consistently beating M+R benchmarks. Well, in the last few years, email metrics did start to decline.

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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. CauseVox offers users the opportunity to run optimized peer to peer fundraising campaigns with our easy-to-use software.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Few things are as important to successful fundraising teams as clean data around your prospect portfolio and moves management. However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

MAY 15, 2019

Every year, nonprofit consultants M+R release their annual Benchmarks report , which provides an overview of digital trends in the sector. This year's report addressed issues such as email list growth and churn, the rise of monthly giving, and the impact of social media's peer-to-peer fundraising for nonprofits.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks Study , monthly giving increased by 11% in 2022, making up 28% of all online revenue. To take advantage of this trend toward recurring giving, your nonprofit will need to look inward at its donor data. Understand donors’ giving behaviors. Understand donors’ giving behaviors.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

On average, we know that over 80% of a nonprofit’s total donations come from the top 12 donors to the organization. That means that the vast majority of your nonprofit’s fundraising success is dependent on having a successful major gifts program. Overview of Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management. Let’s dive in.

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Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Do you know the average click-through and open rates on action alerts and fundraising appeals across the nonprofit sector? Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Online Fundraising. Why is that?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Recurring donations are gifts to a nonprofit organization made by a donor on an ongoing basis, typically monthly. As a result, organizations can demonstrate growth and impact to donors while strengthening their commitment to the mission. And donors like it.

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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. This is where EveryAction comes in!

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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. Research can also shine a light on where your nonprofit may need to focus more energy in its engagement with donors.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

Third Sector Labs recently co-hosted a donor retention webinar with Caity Craver , CEO of DonorTrends. 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.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

Whether it be the tragedy of 9/11, a tsunami, an economic recession, an earthquake in Haiti, a country divided by an election or a devastating brushfire, there are many high-profile events of the past that have threatened to push the fundraising landscape to its limit. From each one of these events, a key fundraising lesson has emerged.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 8, 2022

Return on investment is a metric that measures the profitability of an investment, giving you a way to compare the yields of investments and make more effective financial decisions. Often, in fundraising, people would like to know the ROI of various ways of raising money. Or of your spring appeal? Or how about your capital campaign?

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M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

But the past is close behind, and there is plenty we can learn from the 2020 end-of-year fundraising season that will help improve our fundraising efforts in the year ahead. That was wholly evident in our 2020 EOY fundraising numbers: supporters stepped up when nonprofits asked for help. . Ad programs are growing up.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

Whether you tell stories in your fundraising or communications program, chances are you want to understand the impact and return on investment (or ROI) of the stories you tell. Storytelling is a tool that supports various fundraising and communications strategies and goals. Start by narrowing down what you’re using storytelling for.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

There are many factors in fundraising, from early engagement to a donor’s ultimate or legacy gift. The human talent component of fundraising is vital to a successful development office. The human talent component of fundraising is vital to a successful development office. They spend time cultivating and engaging donors.

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M+R

JUNE 22, 2021

June 24, 2–3:30pm ET: “2021 M+R Benchmarks: A Deep Dive” with The Nonprofit Alliance. This year’s annual M+R Benchmarks Study includes front-page news, long-form analysis, mild-mannered reporting, and even a crossword puzzle all about the newest news and topical trends affecting nonprofit digital marketing, advocacy, and fundraising. .

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Classy

JULY 28, 2021

See What’s New In Fundraising. Get ready to deep dive into new considerations based on new data and what it shows us for the future of fundraising. Support your donors by engaging them through both their desktops and mobile devices. For your entry-level donors, you could update those amounts to $10, $20, $30, or $40.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2010

If your nonprofit is not developing yearly benchmarks for its fundraising program, website visits, email and e-newsletter open and click-through rates, start now. Establishing benchmarks helps organizations better leverage supporters, engage activists and keep websites dynamic with compelling content that drives people to take action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

So, be sure to regularly retweet partners, chapters, staff, activists, donors, and sponsors. For example, @nonprofitorgs/lists : Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2013

The 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study. Find out how your organization compares to its peers in online fundraising, if your organization is doing everything it should online, and if your fundraising programs are performing as well as they should. To get where you want to be, you need to know where you are today.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

2 – When was the last time your organization cleaned your donor data? And from the Q&A at the end of the event … QUESTION: You talked about using social media logins, like Facebook, to help capture more information about donors and prospects. So, a good data management plan starts from the fundraising strategy.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2012

The sixth annual Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Index Study is now officially released. In fact, over the past five or six years, online fundraising has grown at a similar rate to retail e-commerce, good news for nonprofits. I’m particularly encouraged by a new metric we added this year: growth in monthly giving.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Virtual bbcon 2020 is fast approaching, with thousands of nonprofits registrants, many of whom are fundraising, communications and marketing pros like yourself: ready to expand your vision with fresh ideas and actionable inspiration! Where do we need to innovate to meet our fundraising and campaign goals as resilient nonprofits?

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Classy

AUGUST 19, 2021

He served on the board of Meals on Wheels San Diego County and Rancho Penasquitos Little League, giving him a proper understanding of what fundraising professionals need to succeed. Still, it is key to attracting and retaining the donors that will help our customers better meet the needs of the communities that they are serving.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2010

Since the release of the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , we know many of you have been hard at work looking at how your programs measure up against industry benchmarks. But the Benchmarks Study is really meant to help you think (or rethink!) Let's say you want to track your email fundraising open rate. How's that work?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Dunham and Company released an Online Fundraising Scorecard that looked at 151 nonprofits online fundraising activities. Forcing users to go through multiple steps is one of the fastest ways to lose donors. Eight Online Fundraising Strategies You Can Do Right Now. Here are some of the key findings.

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