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A Closer Look at Nonprofit Technology Benchmarks: Staffing Ratios

NTEN

[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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10 Donation Page Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

per month – or $425 a year, according to the Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmarks Report. NRDC is highlighting a $50 default donation with a $35 donation as the least amount to give which presents a psychological benchmark to potential donors: $35 is a good minimal donation, but $50 is better and only $15 more.

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7th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Report: A Closer Look (Staffing Levels)

NTEN

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. So, how did these various question formats impact responses/results? This gives us (and you) a more comparable metric.

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Kick-Start Your Major Gifts Program in 5 Easy Steps

Neon CRM

One-off fundraisers have their time and place, but if you want to truly make an impact, it’s time to start thinking about major gifts. Major gifts are individual donations made to your organization that have a substantial impact on your operational budget. If you haven’t refreshed your major gift program, now’s the time to start.

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What Is a Good Fundraising Efficiency Ratio?

Neon CRM

What’s a fundraising efficiency ratio? And what’s a “good” ratio to try to maintain? Your efficiency ratio measures the amount of money you spend on fundraising against the amount of revenue generated by those activities. Why Is Understanding My Fundraising Efficiency Ratio Important? Why should you track it?

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Measuring Nonprofit Performance at Scale

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My colleagues, all experts, practitioners, and instigators share a passion for inspiring others to build great organizations for greater societal impact and increasing the expectation and adoption of high performance in the field. The field is hungry to move beyond simplistic measures such as the overhead ratio.

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Major Gifts: Defining and Enhancing Your Strategy

Connection Cafe

Benchmarking Major Gifts. According to a new benchmarking study sponsored by the Association of Philanthropic Counsel and funded by MarketSmart “ major gifts ” haven’t yet found their equitable place among donors or the non-profits that receive them. and Canada about their high-end donors and fundraising strategies focused on them.

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