Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

The annual M+R Benchmarks Report has arrived again, shining a light on trends that are shaping nonprofits’ digital programs. It’s clear to us from this year’s report, that digital engagement has taken some important leaps forward for nonprofits of all shapes and sizes.

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Benchmark Digital Trend Report 62

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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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 126

Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2024

Performance metrics should be both quantitative and qualitative. ” Keep in mind that no fundraiser is a Superman or Superwoman that can fly in and produce gift income results by themselves. Present a progress report in an easy-to-understand format that provides updates on what you have accomplished.

Advice 91

Advice Job Fundraising Texas 91

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There is undeniable momentum in online fundraising as highlighted by data in the Blackbaud Luminate Online® Benchmark Report 2020. There are a few data points from the Benchmark Report that offer a glimpse into the future of online fundraising: 42.4% Are there 2020 trends that we will continue to see in 2022?

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Online Fundraising Benchmark Adwords 99

Allegiance Group

MAY 16, 2024

Nearly all new reports and benchmarks show a decline in both donors and dollars, and the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s (FEP) latest Quarterly Fundraising Report is no exception. The new FEP report compares overall philanthropic giving trends in 2022 and 2023. from 2022, the largest decrease among donor sizes.

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Trend Podcast Retention Nonprofit 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

Even though we’re not all gifted storytellers, artificial intelligence can make us look like we are. Ask for a Long-Term Commitment A one-time gift gets you closer to your campaign goals, but a sustaining gift gets you closer to your mission goals. Lean on AI to craft a better story.

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Effective Tips Fundraising Blackbaud 77

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Recurring donations are gifts to a nonprofit organization made by a donor on an ongoing basis, typically monthly. The trend leans heavily toward a monthly gift cadence, with 94% of recurring donors preferring to give monthly. Nonprofits should promote the message that making a recurring gift is easy and it creates a lasting impact.

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Donation Blackbaud Retention Gift 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

By Brent Merritt , a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. 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.”.

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Facebook Raise Fundraising Audience 217

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

There are many factors in fundraising, from early engagement to a donor’s ultimate or legacy gift. Blackbaud’s research, however, shows the average time from the first solicitation to a donor’s first gift is four years, yet the average development officer’s term is only 18–24 months. That’s why retaining top officers is so important.

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Develop Management Gift Proposal 78

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

Your employees aren’t the only ones who should be sharing their thoughts—managers should frequently give feedback to their direct reports, and a lot of it. Consider these tips for motivating gift officers with goals and incentives: Use your data to find realistic targets. Give feedback and transparently discuss performance.

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Retention Management Tips Nonprofit 90

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. It will establish rules, expectations for gift officer interactions, and coordinates activities amongst staff. Getting Started.

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Database Track Donor Management 52

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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Benchmark Measure Organization Convio 71

M+R

JULY 27, 2023

Read time: 5 minutes Most nonprofits, even the smallest ones, include supporter cultivation in their messaging mix — the occasional thank-you email, an annual impact report, maybe a robocall at year end. That assumption was also backed by years of UCS’s email fundraising metrics consistently beating M+R benchmarks.

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Fundraising Test Advocacy Metrics 52

Classy

JULY 28, 2021

Our latest report, The State of Modern Philanthropy 2021 , elevated data trends from over 4,800 nonprofits to consider when establishing a modern donation experience. Download the full report to dive deeper into these insights, as well as many more. See What’s New In Fundraising. Segment Your Donation Pages.

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Experiment Donation Ideas Create 93

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

That means that the vast majority of your nonprofit’s fundraising success is dependent on having a successful major gifts program. However, it’s also true that over 60% of the best prospects for individual, major gifts aren’t even on a nonprofit’s radar. The ideal moves management path for a major gift prospect to follow.

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Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Event metrics can be great guides as we plan. In earlier posts, npENGAGE has discussed how to focus on our event fundraising analytics and how to use these metrics for success. But what do we actually do with our data once we pull that report? Warm Bodies. These participants have either raised little to no money.

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Metrics Action Create Benchmark 34

NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

2) A medical foundation exceeded their fundraising goals and averaged over $1,000 per gift when they personalized their email appeal by: Thanking people for last year’s gift (in the headline and first paragraph). Including last year’s gift amount. How much the event raised that year.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. Major gifts. Your fundraising strategy should focus heavily on cultivating major gifts. Also, review your fundraising metrics and data from previous campaigns. Matching gift database.

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Strategy Develop Fundraising Nonprofit 105

M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Of the 25 M+R clients who provided data for our Giving Tuesday analysis, 74% saw an increase in overall revenue, 60% reported an increase in gifts, and 44% reported an increase in average gift. Consider this your yearly reminder that the “average gift” tells you very little about the overall performance of a campaign. .

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Gift Rate email 98

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. Overall, the report is well done and shows the information in a visually appealing manner (I’ll admit that I took a few extra copies!).

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Benchmark Convio Trend Statistics 50

NTEN

MARCH 27, 2013

With the analytics and campaign expertise of M+R Strategic Services , we are excited to release the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study ! Million online gifts totaling $438 Million raised; and 7.3 Don't forget: you can also attend the webinar on Tuesday, April 23rd , to hear from the report authors and some of the study participants.

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Advocacy Benchmark Social Media Analytics 95

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

CSR software is a technology solution designed to help businesses manage, measure, and report on their CSR and sustainability initiatives. These platforms serve as centralized platforms to streamline the collection, analysis, and reporting of data related to a company’s social, environmental, and ethical performance.

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Software Business Guide Companies 52

Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2019

If not, stop reading this right now and start reading this year’s donorCentrics ® Higher Education Alumni Giving Report. As you begin to think about your strategy and goals for next fiscal year, it’s good to spend some time understanding the current climate and key metrics within higher education fundraising.

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Report Strategy Giving Analysis 21

NTEN

MAY 15, 2009

We just released the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study with our fantastic friends at M+R Strategic Services. The report is chock full of amazing and interesting information you can use to make better decisions about your online campaigns. Size of donation is down, but number of gifts is up. Small is the new big.

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Benchmark Studies Advocacy Case Study 50

Givinga

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Donation Tracking and Impact Reporting. How Donation Tracking and Impact Reporting Affect Profits. With donation tracking and impact reporting, businesses can collect and analyze data on their philanthropic impact, projecting their results into the market. Belief-driven buyers are now the majority in every age segment.

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Profit Software Benchmark Student 45

Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2014

So I broke down and purchased a FitBit and as a metrics geek, I have to say I love it! So why not think of your event metrics as your own personal P2P FitBit? So what metrics should you check out to monitor the health of your peer-to-peer fundraising event? Self-Donations and Average Gift.

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Fundraising Benchmark Metrics Blackbaud 37

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

We hope this research provides an initial benchmark that we can all learn from and build on together. Data from the survey will be shared in multiple formats this Spring,including a full report, webinars, and case studies. All survey participants can enter a drawing for a $500 Amazon Gift Card!

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Adopt Survey Digital Learning 28

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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Resource Blackbaud Chart Retention 48

DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Depending on the solution, features may include: Reporting automation. Rather than tasking a team member with manually pulling daily, weekly, or monthly reports, your CRM will generate these documents and send them directly to the team members who need to access and analyze them. Donor management.

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Blackbaud Nonprofit Summary Comparison 52

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

You might answer this question with metrics like the number of new donors or the number of donations. While these basic figures can be informative from a year-over-year trend perspective, they do a poor job answering questions like: Why did these metrics change? I consider those basic metrics to be “rearview mirror” metrics.

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Metrics Fundraising Retention ROI 87

Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2013

While it is advised to review event metrics after an event, it may be beneficial to review some fundraiser participation while the fundraising is actually happening. If the reporting reveals these tools are being underutilized, then it may be advantageous to reconsider how your organization is currently messaging these online tools.

Online 38

Online Fundraising Metrics Benchmark 38

sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

If your growing nonprofit has never had an official major gifts program or your existing major giving strategy needs a refresh, now is the perfect time to launch or expand your program. Charitable giving has grown nearly 20% in the last three years, with the average gift amount increasing by 10% in 2021. Set Your Major Gift Threshold.

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Gift Program Build Fundraising 85

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) Donors hate feeling like cash machines.

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Convio Benchmark Studies Social Media 31

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2016

M+R surveyed organizations about their onboarding strategies for its 2016 Benchmarks Report and found that "Sixty-four percent of respondents send at least one dedicated welcome message to new subscribers. Review Your Email Metrics and Freshen Your Welcome Series Twice a Year. Craft a Series of Email Messages.

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email Support Online Template 36

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. Online donors give much larger gifts than traditional donors. Well, this report has some pretty telling data. It points to some great momentum in online giving.

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Attention Metrics Online Fundraising 36

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

One of the things we wished for as we navigated the campaign: benchmarks. Besides average gift amount, what might we expect?" The report also went into detail on what sites people spent their time on: it illustrated that time spent on webmail sites declined while social networking sites increased considerably."

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Web Indiana Case Study Bookmarking 117

Neon CRM

JUNE 2, 2023

Nonprofit engagement metrics can help you understand your organization, but you’ve probably seen the same terms over and over again in your research. By embracing a few overlooked metrics, you will be able to go deeper into that information. By embracing a few overlooked metrics, you will be able to go deeper into that information.

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Metrics Rate Social Media Nonprofit 52