Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Another reason you need to embrace this type of strategy is because it will help you understand why your efforts succeeded or failed. If you don’t use analytic tools, it’s impossible to know how many people are engaging with your content and what, if any, action they’re taking after that engagement. . Start with benchmark data.

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 122

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants. Sometimes benchmarking studies can be more rigorous and survey an entire field. Take for example, the NTEN Social Network 2011 Benchmarking Study or the Digital IQ Study of Government Sites.

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Benchmark Social Media Measure Results 96

M+R

JUNE 10, 2021

The new feature helps users prevent senders from knowing when they open an email.” In SparkPost’s 2021 Benchmark report, almost 40% of all opens and clicks came from an Apple Mail app client (25.7% ” In other words, it will block senders (that’s you!) from getting information about whether and when subscribers open emails.

Rate 122

Rate email Open Change 122

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

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. Campaign Tactics.

Facebook 221

Facebook Raise Fundraising Audience 221

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. Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. Understand donors’ giving behaviors. Monitor data and adjust your appeals.

Analytics 52

Analytics Data Giving Metrics 52

Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Of these users, 70-80% will then delete or relegate the app within 1 month (benchmarks via Localytics ). Here is a tool to play with to see rough costs of the exact mobile app features you’re planning. . You might have heard that building your app to be cross-platform will help with some of these costs.

Mobile 96

Mobile Build Benchmark Rate 96

sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

Set a Goal, Then Raise It For individual P2P fundraisers, having something to aim for always helps. 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.

Effective 74

Effective Tips Fundraising Blackbaud 74

M+R

JUNE 5, 2023

Influencer campaigns are the spiritual successor to the pioneering direct mail efforts, with massive potential to help movement organizations win. Collaborating with influencers — working with them on messaging in a two-way dialogue — helps your campaign reach these audiences authentically. Looking for benchmarks?

Conservancy 80

Conservancy Influence Mail Headline 80

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. How can we use our data during our fundraising event or campaign to identify opportunities that help us achieve our goals? Warm Bodies. The Quiet Ones.

Metrics 34

Metrics Action Create Benchmark 34

The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

Storytelling is a tool that supports various fundraising and communications strategies and goals. Now you’ve identified how you’re using the story, we’re going to get into the weeds to identify your metrics and markers of success. The very best advice I can give you on storytelling is to always start with the end in mind.

ROI 67

ROI Storytelling Measure Story 67

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features. Including links, of course, also helps increase traffic to your website. You can export monthly reports to track new followers, profile visits, and engagement metrics such as total likes, retweets, mentions, and replies.

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Twitter Practice Social Media Nonprofit 350

NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

It’s an easy trap to fall into, and I can’t help to think we share the blame. In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). However, the benchmark study is a tool, and like any tool, it depends on how it’s used.

Rate 139

Rate San Diego Open Benchmark 139

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

So, in that spirit, we’re providing a round-up of short readings, resources and tools that may help you as you consider different facets of the “social” element of ESG. That survey established a critical baseline that we can use to benchmark our progress in the future. But making progress always happens step-by-step.

Government 97

Government Social Blackbaud Companies 97

Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Commit to eliminating departmental silos so that everyone is on the same page and all team members contribute their unique skills to help you succeed. Your fundraising strategy will build on your past successes and opportunities to help your organization grow year after year. Ensure you have access to these useful tools: CRM.

Strategy 104

Strategy Develop Fundraising Nonprofit 104

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Nonprofit organizations benefit from recurring donations because they provide consistent revenue streams and help organizations maintain long-term relationships with supporters. Donor management software consolidates these time-consuming processes to make it easier for organizations to utilize donor metrics.

Donation 52

Donation Blackbaud Retention Gift 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

IN two weeks, I will have the honor of presenting at the E-Metrics Conference with Jonathon Coleman, Nature Conservancy and Laura Lee Dooley. World Resources Institute - two of the savvy and smart nonprofit social media practitioners who are also metrics geeks.     What a combination!

Metrics 56

Metrics ROI Community Help 56

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. We all want to know whether our work makes a difference.

Participatory 84

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 84

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

They’ve been applying science to major gifts fundraising to help nonprofits raise funds more effectively. It involves examining the data and performance metrics of individual major gift officers, as well as the team as a whole, to understand what’s working and what leaves room for improvement. How do we know this?

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

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. Learn more about how CauseVox can help you run a winning peer to peer fundraiser. Easy donation form with mobile payments.

Fundraising 74

Fundraising Benchmark Campaign Raise 74

Classy

AUGUST 19, 2021

Classy’s purpose to mobilize and empower the world for good flows from the expertise of our technologists right through to the tools we provide our nonprofit customers. 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. Eric Pannese.

Product 52

Product Design San Diego Management 52

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 107

Mail Spam Rate email 107

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. This 157-page report created a useful tool for Zero to Three’s advocacy at any stage.

Award 71

Award Colorado Washington Wisconsin 71

Forum One

APRIL 20, 2010

So you're tracking your web analytics, and your metrics are going up in all categories. To help with this, Convio has released their Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study , which shares 2009 data from over 500 of their clients. Their report will include data from organizations that use tools besides Convio.

Metrics 53

Metrics Measure Web Convio 53

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Successful organizations create a quantifiable performance evaluation using fundraising software to identify the top 3–4 metrics. 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. Senior officers can help mentor new staff.

Develop 76

Develop Management Gift Proposal 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

.    A few days ago, I asked " What are the best metrics to track your blog's ROI and make improvements? "     Reader engagement consists of metrics for: Conversation (commenting). We also check for metrics for existing posts for a set length of time. (We've

Metrics 71

Metrics Bookmarking Analysis Feeds 71

NTEN

MAY 15, 2009

We just released the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study with our fantastic friends at M+R Strategic Services. To help folks get started, we hosted a release party. Get the recording to see how Children's Defense Fund and HRC use benchmarks to increase the performance of their online campaigns. What are you struggling with?

Benchmark 50

Benchmark Studies Advocacy Case Study 50

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Identify Your Priorities Define and Document Your Pro c edures Prepare Your Database Review Existing Portfolios or Assign New Portfolios Train Your Team Establish a Feedback Loop Track and Review Your Metrics. Gathering all of the important information will help create trustworthy data. Step 7: Track and Review Your Metrics.

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Database Track Donor Management 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

These are the practice indicators for measurement – for three different areas – analysis, tools, and sense-making. I’ve also used this as benchmark for my training and peer learning projects so one could quantify transformation. There is also the issue of social media measurement tools.

Measure 103

Measure Learning Metrics Social Media 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

What useful nugget did you learn from analyzing your social media metrics data or your measurement process that lead to a success or improvement in your social media practice? When a nonprofit partners with a company on project that uses social media, what metrics do you use to measure success? Data Analysis. Respond here.

Summary 94

Summary Social Media Measure Media 94

Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

We recommend you start with these 7 Key Database Metrics. 7 Key Database Metrics – Allegiance Group | (teamallegiance.com) At the most basic level, the goal is to understand if your donor base is growing or shrinking and how many new donors you will need to acquire each year to offset any projected attrition.

Mail 52

Mail Donor Strategy Files 52

Givinga

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

A quality software provider will help you connect the dots. If you can effectively track and project your impact, you can win the support, and purchasing power, of belief-driven buyers in your market, helping increase your customer base and making your company more profitable. Employee Incentive Programs.

Profit 45

Profit Software Benchmark Student 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The process of linking results to key performance indicators and associated metrics it is like hooking up a big TV. Step 4: Define your benchmarks. Step 5: Define your metrics. Step 6: Select your data collection tool(s). Flickr Photo by HorrorTaxi. Step 3: Define your investments.

Results 97

Results Metrics Measure Associations 97

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

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. What tools do you recommend? Would a data management plan like you suggest really improve those kinds of metrics? DEBBIE: Yes.

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Data Management Rate Benchmark 133

Care2

MAY 19, 2014

To help get your organization thinking about this investment, check out the key findings from the Charity Dynamics'' report: How Today''s Nonprofits Approach Digital Spending and Why It Matters to You. And are you using any tools to help you achieve those goals? Probably not.

Digital 73

Digital Money Mobile Benchmark 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2008

Last week, I did my annual Blog ROI benchmarking and I started to noodle around with the question - How can I use AideRSS as a tool to help me evaluate engagement and improve my blog? Aide RSS wrote about measuring social engagement on a blog which that looks at a number of different metrics. " You won???t

Tools 50

Tools Analysis ROI Benchmark 50

Classy

JULY 28, 2021

Help your supporter make easy donations through pathways that meet them where they are, whether that’s payment type or donation frequency. At the same time, introduce tools and strategies that increase your revenue and grow your audience. This makes for happy donors and more straightforward, more consistent revenue streams for you. .

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Experiment Donation Ideas Create 93