Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

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%. That way people are able to support the causes they care about, no matter what. The average RoundUp App user donates $15 – $20 a month and has an 80% retention rate.

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Effective Fundraising Nonprofit Channel 278

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Trye Nichols prompted vocal support for social justice throughout the business community. Based on my anecdotal experience, most associations support the idea that a diverse leadership and workforce contributes to their success. Five percent of association CEOs are women.

Associations 221

Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As a reader of this, you’re probably in a decision phase around how to build out your nonprofit’s mobile strategy towards impact. Here are 3 arguments to support this: 1. App retention rates also indicate that most audiences will be churned through within months. CTR (benchmark via MailChimp ). Charity Miles.

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Mobile Build Benchmark Rate 96

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% increase in email conversion rate. increase in email conversion rate.

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Online Fundraising Benchmark Adwords 92

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. Start with benchmark data. If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. For example, retention rates tend to be higher for mid-level and major donors.

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 122

sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

The social good community continues to respond to the hardships and impacts of the pandemic and social justice issues. The smallest company size considered in this report, 0 – 1,000 employees, had the highest overall giving and volunteering engagement rates. How did the challenges of 2020 impact volunteerism and employee giving?

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Disaster Social North America Companies 92

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

At Blackbaud, we believe this future – the future of the nonprofit sector – will be supported by Data Intelligence. . The software, services, and data intelligence capabilities that empower and connect people to drive impact for social good are designed upon a framework of fairness, inclusiveness, reliability, and trust. .

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Data Houston Classes Analytics 91

Forum One

JANUARY 20, 2022

Over the past year, you and your team devoted time and resources to optimize your digital platforms, social media and email marketing to support your organization’s goals and overall mission. Conversion rate (e.g., Response rate (how often did people reply directly to your email?). Click-through rates (e.g., when/why?).

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Metrics Digital Strategy Rate 74

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. Trends Reports First, let’s look at reports that focus on large scale trends impacting the entire sector. This is where the increasing amount of nonprofit sector research reports can help.

Hype 52

Hype Research Marketing Benchmark 52

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

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. As a result, organizations can demonstrate growth and impact to donors while strengthening their commitment to the mission.

Donation 52

Donation Blackbaud Retention Gift 52

Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

Effective 105

Effective Demographics Philanthropy United States 105

M+R

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Donors that come in through ads are generally less familiar with your program than existing supporters or even people who found your website on their own — so it’s extra important to introduce your organization from the moment they sign up! Testing changes to your donation form to improve conversion rates. This might look like: .

Fundraising 83

Fundraising America United States Track 83

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. Your data can reveal hints about donors’ giving preferences, giving capacity, willingness to give, and the reasons why they support your cause. Understand donors’ giving behaviors. Prospective monthly donors.

Analytics 52

Analytics Data Giving Metrics 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

By Katy Teson , a content strategist at Wired Impact , an organization seeking to make powerful websites something all nonprofits can afford. She also writes about digital marketing with helpful and actionable advice on Wired Impact’s nonprofit marketing blog and for their online guides. And it doesn’t have to be overly complicated.

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Websites Nonprofit Guidelines Phone 253

TechImpact

OCTOBER 13, 2014

In past blogs we’ve talked seemingly ad nausea about how technology, donation forms, and social media can support a nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. According to Blackbaud’s 2014 M+R Benchmark Study , a nonprofit’s social media audience on Facebook and Twitter grew by 37 and 46 percent respectively in 2013. Engagement is crucial.

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Social Media Marketing Media Social 183

Everyaction

AUGUST 23, 2018

When sending a fundraising email, nonprofit Digital staff are keenly aware of the metrics that they need to achieve; a high open rate means the most people are actually seeing the content of the email, and a high click rate indicates that the email's messaging was persuasive enough to move people to donate.

Metrics 49

Metrics Spam Fundraising Rate 49

NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Delivering relevant content to your audiences, though, can significantly increase email click-through rates. *. 3) A university found their newsletter open rates increased by 7-12% when they personalized the first story within a newsletter to different audiences. Said another way – what works offline also works online.

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email Raise Cancer Info 230

Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. It involves your efforts to recruit new supporters, engage with existing ones, and grow your organization’s influence, all with the goal of funding your mission more efficiently. Offers accountability. Major gifts.

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Strategy Develop Fundraising Nonprofit 103

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

These expenses include: Oversight and management, including the portion of the salaries of the Executive Director and support staff that are not attributable to fundraising or programs (staff meetings, strategic planning, annual meetings, etc.). What About Ratings on Sites Like Charity Navigator? Bookkeeping and accounting services.

Fundraising 132

Fundraising Charity Mail Nonprofit 132

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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ROI Storytelling Measure Story 67

Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

Direct mail response rate (to house): 4% Postage per letter: $0.49. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.47. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.49. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 9% Postage per letter: $0.50. Foundation giving was $58.46 Mail stats.

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Stats Trend Mail Fundraising 96

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Prioritize donor stewardship : Focus attentively on donor stewardship and engagement to build strong, long-lasting relationships with your supporters. Do you have a case for support tailored to younger donors?

Action 73

Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

Socialbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Donors are still eager to support the organizations and causes they care about, yet they expect to be engaged differently — often through digital channels. As noted in the 2021 M+R Benchmarks Study , nonprofits enjoyed a 32% bump in revenue from online sources from 2019 to 2020. Nurture donor relationships through digital channels.

Fundraising 69

Fundraising Statistics Paypal Retention 69

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion.

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Software Free Tools Adobe 84

NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. Specific audience-centric communications will help you relate to individual constituents and give you the ability to track response rates based on each group.

Relationship 208

Relationship Raise Tips Fundraising 208

Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. But you need a strong email list to support that kind of targeted social engagement. Measure the response rates to see what worked and what clearly flopped.

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email Advocacy Social Network Social Media 75

Givinga

APRIL 6, 2021

You should take a broad look at your company to understand its mission and values – including what causes and charities it currently supports. Do you want to support local community issues or global issues? The best giving programs are the ones with the highest rate of engagement and the ones in which employees feel most connected.

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Program Giving Platform Companies 40

Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Additionally, retention rates for first-time donors declined from 25.3% This graph shows the cumulative value of a donor acquired in FY18 Once you have completed a donor acquisition campaign, you will use that cost to acquire as a benchmark metric that you will optimize to get the most donors for the least cost in subsequent campaigns.

Mail 52

Mail Donor Strategy Files 52

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Have you ever wondered how to turn your corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs from well-intentioned efforts into strategic drivers of social impact? The goal of this technology is to help companies structure valuable CSR programs to support the causes that are important to the business and its employees. Who Uses CSR Software?

Software 52

Software Business Guide Companies 52

Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. But you need a strong email list to support that kind of targeted social engagement. Measure the response rates to see what worked and what clearly flopped.

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email Advocacy Social Network Social Media 70

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Proper documentation and tracking of moves management can impact your fundraising in many ways. It is important to prepare your database to support and sustain a healthy moves management program. Code Preparation : Review all table codes within the database and impacted fields. Donor Database Management Essentials.

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Database Track Donor Management 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Monitor Your Charity Ratings and Reviews. Charity Navigator , also a nonprofit, is the best known and most respected independent charity rating service in theUnited States. Since it rates only the largest nonprofits inAmerica, the odds are that if your nonprofit is listed on Charity Navigator, you’ll know it.

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Donation Practice Mail Newsletter 235

Care2

MARCH 25, 2009

Allyson Kapin, Editor-In-Chief ‘Tis the season for benchmark studies. In that spirit, Convio released their comprehensive online marketing study today that looked at close to 600 nonprofit organizations’ online marketing results and compiled benchmarks for evaluating fundraising, email, advocacy, and marketing success online.

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Benchmark Convio Studies Marketing 31

Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

If your organization is on the front lines, whether providing social services or health care, tell your donors and the world loudly and proudly what you are doing and engage them for their support. Perhaps they ask for their monthly gift support to be put on pause for 3 months. Donors are looking for a way to help.

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Environment Teach Fundraising Lesson 46

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

According to the 2020 Benchmarks Report , revenue from monthly gifts increased by 22% in 2019 and now accounts for 17% of all online revenue for nonprofits. Let your supporters know year-round that tribute gifts make great birthday gifts too. They promote the campaign to their supporters and donors and aim to reach a fundraising goal.

Practice 339

Practice Online Fundraising Nonprofit 339

Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

In my experience, the biggest difference in the varying payback on a Care2 multi-channel donor acquisition campaign (or any online acquisition) tends to be the total number of fundraising appeals that an organization sends to its supporters. In short, more good emails = more revenue. Email marketing is mainly a numbers game.

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email Fundraising Rate ROI 77