Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Mari Smith pointed to this blog post from All Facebook explaining the metric and how it has been implemented in apps. Mari Smith pointed to this blog post from All Facebook explaining the metric and how it has been implemented in apps. Photo by lecercle. Size has never mattered to us.

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M+R

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a wide-ranging exploration of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data. We’d like to invite you to come along by participating in our upcoming 2022 M+R Benchmarks. . The window to sign up as a Benchmarks participant is open NOW. Related Links: Benchmarks UK is here!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

What Metrics to Review When Analyzing Your Campaign Your campaign(s) up and running, it’s time to assess whether your campaign is performing up to par. This metric is important because it can help you figure out how well your ad copy is performing! You can use that benchmark to determine how well your ad copy is performing.

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NTEN

APRIL 9, 2014

Published today, M+R and NTEN’s 2014 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study returns for the eighth year. Key email metrics, including open rates and response rates, declined in 2013. > Download the 2014 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study (and share it with your peers!) Our response: what does the data say? Nonprofits received $0.60

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M+R

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Hoping to hop on the 2022 Benchmarks train? This Friday (December 3) is the last day to sign up to be part of the next Benchmarks journey ! And please reach out to benchmarks@mrss.com with any questions. The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a wide-ranging exploration of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data.

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M+R

APRIL 16, 2024

Hey data friends, it’s our favorite time of the year, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, you can sip your iced coffee outside and read Benchmarks ! It’s not accurate to compare UA pageview data to GA4 pageview data since the metric logic has also changed. Give it a read here !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

I was curious about what I could learn if I did an informal benchmark study of a few nonprofit Pinterest users. Rick Kats kindly sent me a spreadsheet of metrics for 6 nonprofits that were early adopters, using it consistently and best practices. Have you benchmarked this data against other similar types of nonprofits?

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2013

The report, “I nto Focus: Benchmarks for Video and A Guide for Creators ,” is based on a survey of 500 nonprofits and interviews with experts (including me). 3. Metrics with video are hard and is probably one thing holding back investment. How Nonprofits Measure Success of Video.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2024

The 16th annual Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report is here! When looking at online benchmarks and digital revenue, we saw that any growth or ground held was due to increases in sustainer metrics. Putting Benchmarks into Action What does all this mean for nonprofit marketers and fundraisers?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

A benchmarking process can be as simple as finding a handful of similar nonprofit organizations and comparing your key performance metrics. Take this example comparing nonprofits performance in pinerest. Or you may use a sector wide benchmarking study such as the NTEN Social Networking Benchmarking Study.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Last week, I sat down with Amy Peyrot, Senior Consultant, Social Media Specialist, and resident mathlete at M+R , to discuss all things social media metrics. Once you know what qualifies as success, Amy suggests setting your goals based on benchmarks you've established for your organization, although this is a good place to start.

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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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Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Key Benchmarks: How Did Your Nonprofit Measure Up ? Are enewsletters still worth your organization’s time? Are nonprofits experimenting with mobile more?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The new Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report is out, and it has some significant differences from previous years. Topics Discussed in This Episode: Background on the Luminate Online Benchmark Report. Takeaways from the metrics. Listen Now: Resources: Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

MailerMailer’s 2010 Email Marketing Metrics Report, MarketingSherpa “Email Marketing Benchmark Guide” 2008. Send too many “one size fits all” emails and you risk decreased interest, lower attention levels and, ultimately, less engaged constituents.

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Forum One

JANUARY 20, 2022

We dove into a number of industry benchmark reports to compile the following indicators that nonprofits should consider when planning for the year ahead. Website metrics. Email metrics. Social Media metrics. Fundraising metrics. Website visitors (what did traffic look like on a monthly or quarterly basis?).

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2012

The 2012 eNonprofit Benchmark study comes out April 5 th and is packed with great data that highlights key online fundraising and advocacy response rates as well as social media metrics. Not to worry, you can get a sneak peak at some of they key benchmarks in this terrific infographic that illustrates: Fundraising.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The deadline to join the 2023 Benchmarks Study is THIS Friday, December 2. The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a tasty fusion of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data. We hope you’ll join us and participate in our upcoming 2023 M+R Benchmarks. And reach out to benchmarks@mrss.com if you have any questions!

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We found over 24 webinars on topics such as: building capacity with Boomer volunteers; social media metrics and benchmarking; project management for non-profits; and numerous leadership and fundraising sessions. So be sure to look through the list to see what might interest you or others in your organization.( read more ).

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.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2024

At.orgSource we call this new benchmark for performance Association 4.0, Health —Positive performance across a range of well-defined metrics, including financial stability and the professional development and engagement of staff, volunteers, and members. or the ability to keep pace with the 4 th Industrial Revolution.

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M+R

APRIL 24, 2024

The latest edition of the annual M+R Benchmarks Study has arrived, and here’s your ticket to ride. Cram your cranium with metrics on email and mobile messaging, advertising, web traffic, social media and influencers, and more. About half of M+R Benchmarks participants reported working with social media influencers in 2023.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Blackbaud’s annual Online Benchmark report was released earlier this month at #bbcon and the results speak largely to a positive outlook for nonprofit fundraising. . But the question those metrics beg is how the increase in volume is impacting email performance. The total number of email recipients was up 72%.

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Care2

APRIL 9, 2012

The 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study was just released and is packed with insightful data on advocacy and fundraising response rates across the nonprofit sector. In particular we were excited to see advocacy response rates increased 28% between 2010 and 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2017

One important part of effective digital measurement is being able to benchmark your performance relative to your organization’s past performance or compared to peer organizations. One excellent resource to use for benchmarking nonprofit digital results (in the US) is the annual M&R Benchmarks study of nonprofit digital advocacy.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

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. To say this is a highly anticipated, monumental report would be an understatement.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This year, a record 27 regional food banks participated in M+R’s annual Benchmarks Study covering mostly digital fundraising, marketing, advertising, and advocacy metrics (and here’s another plug…if you haven’t dug into this year’s study, do it now!). But, our 2024 Benchmarks study also shows some clear opportunities for food banks.

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NTEN

JULY 3, 2012

[This is part one 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. You can download the complete report for free here.] now you have 0.25 more tech staff!).

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Over 450 people joined us for the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook webinar we co-hosted with NTEN and the Ad Council last week. Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time! Once again, you’ve amazed us! A: Of course!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

Define your metrics of success. After setting your goal for dollars raised, determine what metrics you will be tracking throughout the campaign and your goals to measure against. Common benchmarks include the number of new donors, the number of new email subscribers, or volunteer sign-ups.

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Good Works invites Canadian charities to participate in the 2023 Canadian Direct Mail Benchmarks survey to share direct mail metrics and trends. Your charity has sent at least 1,000 […] The post Participate now in the 2023 Canadian Direct Mail Benchmarks survey appeared first on CharityVillage.

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EveryAction

JUNE 3, 2016

Once again, we called on our Email Deliverability Specialist, Brett Schenker (that's literally his title) to examine data from email programs at over 50 national nonprofits of all shapes, sizes, and internet service providers to determine the benchmarks for successfully engaging audiences + soliciting donations through email. The reason?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

For many years the dominant benchmark for whether a nonprofit is successfully using mobile and social media has been if it engages or not, but engagement for the sake of engagement is a flawed communication method. The overtouting of conversation as the ultimate metric of mobile and social media success has unfortunately been overdone.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Second , use the tool correctly so you can both capture the metrics you need and use the data to make educated decisions about what to do next. Third , get into the habit of reviewing the metrics. Analyze your data to see if your emarketing efforts are inline with industry standards.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

updates were expected to have on the amount of granular data available from digital ad clicks, nonprofits that adapt metrics and goals to meet the moment may find ads are still a useful part of omni-channel campaigns.

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Care2

AUGUST 8, 2011

If you are a social media data junky, then you are in luck because M&R and NTEN recently analyzed Facebook statistics for the 40 organizations surveyed in their 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. They categorized organizations as small, medium, or large, based on the number of fans their pages have, and also looked at groups by sector.

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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. . . — Kevin Shulman for the Agitator-DonorVoice.

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