Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Craft personalized thank-you messages and updates to strengthen relationships with donors and enhance donor retention. Monitor progress: Continuously track the performance of your fundraising efforts and measure them against insights detailed in the report. sure also to include the overhead rate of staffing and running your nonprofit.

Action 73

Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2014

But what if taking the time to focus on other things, like measurement and new staff orientation, would provide better retention rates and a happier staff? Why Measurement is Important: “We use Gallup tools to help measure employee engagement. But we’re also a place where we support each other.

Measure 53

Measure Roles Culture Training 53

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Your goals should be SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. However, if your goal is SMART—specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound—you’ll have a clear benchmark to work toward and measure progress. When it comes to volunteer retention, appreciation is the golden ticket.

Volunteer 87

Volunteer Program Roles Training 87

Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Benchmarks let us know how we perform compared to our event fundraising peers. Metrics and benchmarks can be our guides to whether your efforts at creating a great experience for participants are paying off. Retention rate (of participants, team captains, team members). Retain as many people as you can.

Metrics 42

Metrics Benchmark Fundraising Stats 42

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

That means you likely won’t see the results—increased fundraising revenue, increased donor retention rate, increased average gift size—that you would likely see when using a paid solution. GivingFuel Platform overview: GivingFuel offers donor management and fundraising software at affordable rates.

Software 84

Software Free Tools Adobe 84

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2016

It’s understandable why Retention Fundraising author Roger Craver chose Burnett to write the forward for this book. Unfortunately, many fundraisers accept low donor retention as a fact of life. We asked Craver about how to make a case for retention activities if you need to enlist your colleagues and leadership in the process.

Track 28

Track Donor Retention Metrics 28

Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2013

Similarly, the results or value of efforts we make in our fundraising can accurately be measured in numbers. Over time, we’ve isolated certain benchmarks that provide clues to the health of an event. Common peer-to-peer benchmarks include the following: Repeat attendance. Start by using benchmark reports as a guide.

Analytics 40

Analytics Benchmark Fundraising Metrics 40

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Robust CSR software helps alleviate the struggles of managing your company’s philanthropic initiatives and measuring impact, so you can focus on driving employee participation and making bigger waves with your efforts. They track employee participation and measure the impact of these programs.

Software 52

Software Business Guide Companies 52

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations. A recent meeting of the donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking Group reviewed online and offline giving between 2005 and 2009. The recession certainly had an impact across the entire nonprofit sector.

Trend 86

Trend Online Fundraising Offline 86

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. Be sure to look for a text-to-donate provider that offers measures like: PCI compliance Fraud detection Data encryption These aspects will make your text fundraising transactions as secure as possible and build donor trust.

Mobile 56

Mobile Guide Giving Fundraising 56

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2009

I just finished reading the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarks Analysis , put out by Blackbaud company Target Analytics. By many measures, online fundraising had a red letter year in 2008: Online donors are younger and have higher incomes than traditional, primarily direct mail donors. Get the report and read it.

Attention 36

Attention Metrics Online Fundraising 36

Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

Organizations that invest in PCI-compliant online fundraising solutions can take proper cybersecurity measures to ensure that their online donation process is secure. Recurring donations are important for your nonprofit’s donor retention strategy. Increasing your retention rate boosts your fundraising revenue over time.

Ideas 94

Ideas Guide Online Fundraising 94

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Volunteer Retention Programs need to focus on why Volunteers offer up their time to identify what may be driving them away. That’s a lot of value that nonprofits can receive pro bono from their volunteers, which is why volunteer retention needs to be a priority. Then, multiple that total by 100 to convert it into a percentage rate.

Retention 40

Retention Volunteer Program Work 40

Connection Cafe

JULY 17, 2018

donor retention rate in 2017. This unimpressive donor retention rate—one that hasn’t snuck north of 50% in more than a decade—hounds most nonprofits. A weak donor retention rate is an alarm bell, suggesting that your mission isn’t finding enough passionate supporters. Do You Know Your Donor Retention Rate?

Retention 34

Retention Donor Rate Gift 34

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

How can I measure and track our overall fundraising program? . Fifteen years ago, I worked for a healthcare consulting firm with the motto: “you can’t move it if you don’t measure it.” However, much can be learned from analyzing even a single year and comparing yourself to industry benchmarks. Donor Retention Rate.

Metrics 87

Metrics Fundraising Retention ROI 87

Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Organizations that invest in PCI-compliant online fundraising solutions can take proper cybersecurity measures to ensure that their online donation process is secure. Recurring donations are important for your nonprofit’s donor retention strategy. Increasing your retention rate boosts your fundraising revenue over time.

Ideas 77

Ideas Online Fundraising Tips 77

Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Understanding the Donor Journey Donor Acquisition Donor Retention Donor Stewardship How to Communicate With Your Donors Donor Data Management 1. And by building stronger relationships with donors, you will increase donor retention and loyalty, creating a stable foundation for your mission to continue. Sound good?

Donor 52

Donor Management Guide Retention 52

Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

Establishing a baseline rooted in past successes and failures allows you to set measurable, realistic goals. What were our donor retention and new donor acquisition rates? What were our donor retention and new donor acquisition rates? Benchmarks to hit along the way. How well are we engaging with our donors?

Guide 127

Guide Fundraising Social Media Channel 127

Care2

JULY 10, 2008

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) The best measure a lot (but not too much).

Social Media 34

Social Media Trend Advocacy Online 34

Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

KPIs give your organization a way to measure the success of campaign-specific goals and your nonprofit’s long term goals. Common examples of nonprofit KPIs include average donation size, number of recurring or repeat donors, new donor acquisition rate, and donor attrition rate. Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals S.M.A.R.T.

Raise 98

Raise Strategy Help Fundraising 98

Givinga

JANUARY 22, 2019

The surge in consumer and employee influence is also taking effect, making it easier to measure business impact. We can now clearly measure the market demand for corporate responsibility initiatives, but many companies still struggle to define how CR programs impact their business. That’s a priority for the majority of organizations.

Platform 45

Platform Business Giving Charity 45

Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

Thank Your Donors and Demonstrate Impact Measuring and Analyzing Results Cultivating Donor Relationships 1. Measuring and Analyzing Results Once the giving season is wrapped up, you’ll want to take stock and see how your team performed. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely) will really help you assess your performance.

Giving 52

Giving Help Tips Storytelling 52

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2011

Ready to dive into how to convey messages using specific marketing channels, and ultimately, how to measure the results of your work? This 1, 3, 5 year plan will serve as your road map, illustrating your course and outlining goals and benchmarks to hit. Evaluation: Measure outputs and outcomes. Keep reading. everything.

Communication 93

Communication Effective Impact Benchmark 93

sgEngage

APRIL 29, 2021

The seventh annual donorCentrics® Sustainer Summit brought together, via webinar, 31 of the nation’s largest national fundraising organizations to share results and discuss sustainer growth and retention strategies against the backdrop of the pandemic and other significant events that impacted donors and giving in 2020. Sustainer Retention.

Retention 47

Retention Gift Rate Conversation 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

About a year ago, I decided to benchmark my blog using some tips suggested by Avinash Kaushik. A year ago, he said that measuring outcomes for social media is, "an evolving art (not quite a science yet) and you have to be up to the challenge of both thinking a bit differently and be ok with leveraging several different tools.

Reflection 50

Reflection Measure Technorati Metrics 50

Connection Cafe

MARCH 5, 2020

Now is the time to find out so you can benchmark your organization and boost your fundraising performance in 2020. The importance of measuring 3-year trends. How organizations should interpret and respond to retention rate figures. What was the state of charitable giving last year? Average gift amounts by subsector.

Podcast 31

Podcast Report Giving Blackbaud 31

Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Another reason to start with Paid search: According to the M&R 2022 Benchmark Study , return on ad spend was highest for search ads ($3.72). Monitor the ad performance to gain benchmarks against which to measure future performance. Pro tip: don’t ignore your website conversion rate.

Channel 59

Channel Marketing Fundraising Nonprofit 59

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 7, 2016

For instance, if you regularly send out direct mail appeals to most of your donors, but you have only a 10% response rate, it might be time to scale back that method. If you want to give your donor conversion rate a boost, make sure that your donation form is as simple as possible. The Simpler, the Better. Offer Recurring Donations.

Fundraising 28

Fundraising Tips Method Social Media 28

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 10, 2016

For instance, if you regularly send out direct mail appeals to most of your donors, but you have only a 10% response rate, it might be time to scale back that method. If you want to give your donor conversion rate a boost, make sure that your donation form is as simple as possible. The simpler, the better. Offer recurring donations.

Fundraising 28

Fundraising Tips Social Media Method 28

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Oftentimes, registration rates suffer because of the process itself.

Story 54

Story Nonprofit Social Media Content 54

sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Troubling Nonprofit Statistics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on October 28th, 2010 I spend a lot of time looking at metrics and benchmarks from across the nonprofit sector. First Year Donor Retention is 29.3%

Statistics 81

Statistics Trend Benchmark Blackbaud 81

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

From donor retention to nonprofit marketing to organizational leadership, every ebook is an invaluable resource. We all use data and analytics in some measure every day to guide our strategic planning and tactical decision making. Data to understand and adjust the donor experience to improve loyalty and retention.

Analytics 33

Analytics Data Analysis Metrics 33