Forum One

MAY 4, 2010

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. The findings mirror many of benchmarks in the Convio report. Tags: Influence Performance Measurement Tips & Trends.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For member-based nonprofits and associations, retaining members is the key to sustaining long-term success. Fundraising The Top 5 Best Nonprofit Social Media Examples 7 min read Read Now 2. Just remember to hang a sign that lists your social tags nearby. Instead, focus on growth in follower count, clicks, and shares.

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Care2

APRIL 29, 2010

I’ll try to keep it short and just sweet enough to fill you in on everything you need to know about the new 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN. When we started analyzing the results of this year’s study, the nonprofit world was still licking its wounds from 2009.

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NTEN

APRIL 29, 2010

The new 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from NTEN and M+R was just released today! The new report might look slim and slick, but this scrappy guide is thick with valuable insights and key industry benchmarks for online messaging, fundraising and advocacy, based on a full year's worth of results from 31 of your nonprofit peers. >

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

To create a listening post to understand the questions and concerns from nonprofits about implementing an effective Facebook presence. To engage and discuss techniques and tips for using Facebook effectively for nonprofits. Tags: facebook metrics. My Fan Page objective is: .

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Benchmark Data Now. Some things to keep an eye out for: Day of the week with best and worst open rates Time of day with best and worst open rates Trends in subject line copy (action-oriented words, emojis, merge tags) Preview test copy. UTM tags don’t rely on either. The Nonprofit Organization’s Guide to Email Marketing.

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NTEN

APRIL 23, 2010

We've recently released the 2009 IT Staffing and Spending Report and the 2010 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report (in conjunction with Common Knowledge & thePort). Next up: the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study we're releasing with M+R Strategic Services. Tags: benchmarks NPTech NTEN.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Their mission is to strengthen the philanthropic community by helping nonprofit organizations thrive in today’s dynamic, competitive environment. Like Qgiv, they strive to empower nonprofit organizations to change the world. TAG: Here is what differentiates us from others. TAG: We work with the entire nonprofit community!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. Session: Online Fundraising Benchmarks and Metrics. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? Blog: [link].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

If your nonprofit is experimenting with text-to-give, text alerts and/or smartphone Apps (or planning to), then launching a mobile website is something your organization should seriously consider. They are very much first generation and pretty basic, but affordable for nonprofits. Related Links: 10 Nonprofit Mobile Websites.

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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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NTEN

MAY 15, 2009

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

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2009

Convio has released a new online fundraising benchmark report that is based on data from 600 of Convio's nonprofit clients from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. Tags: Online Fundraising. The study reports: Positive year-over-year growth in all of the key areas of online success. in 2007 and 2008.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Here are five good nonprofit infographics worth looking at.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2010

Over the last decade nonprofit communicators have been perfecting e-newsletters to drive traffic to their organization’s website, blog, Facebook Page, etc. Text messaging campaigns help keep supporters engaged and informed, and can significantly increase traffic to nonprofit mobile websites and smartphone Apps.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2009

The event will reveal the results of the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , which: Provides updated industry-wide metrics to analyze your online program. Helps you measure how your targeted emails, appeals to non-donors, phone call alerts, and more compare to those of other nonprofits. Starts now!

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Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

After all, organizations can raise up to 31% of online revenue in December , as reported by M+R Benchmarks. Even though many nonprofits use the season as an acquisition tool, it’s an even bigger opportunity to retain the long-term support of year-end donors.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

M&R and NTEN just released an impressive benchmarks study that analyzed 32 nonprofits online advocacy and online fundraising programs in 2007 and 2008. The Nonprofit eBenchmarks study also analyzed specific list segments, such as donors vs. non-donors, geographically targeted audiences, surveys and tell-a-friend emails.

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M+R

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But for nonprofit fundraisers like me, it’s a day for the time-honored traditions of repeatedly refreshing Google Analytics, double-checking that all of the 12/31 emails launched, and applying final optimizations to make sure our fundraising ads shine. Read time: 5 minutes. Ah, New Years’ Eve. Optimize donation pages for paid traffic.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 5, 2010

Convio released their 2010 Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study in March, based on results from nearly 500 clients. The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual assessment of online giving came out in April, based on data from 176 of the largest nonprofits in the U.S. Tags: TechSoup. As Convio found, average gift size declined.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

We kicked off Valentine's Day a bit early yesterday, with a post about how much we all love the Nonprofit Technology Conference. Just tag it #luvnptech. Lucy Midelfort, 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks: Am I Normal? , #12NTCBench. All you have to do is register before midnight tonight, and we'll take care of the rest.

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NTEN

MAY 10, 2010

And, if that's not enough for you, we'll be going into greater depth with our 4-part series, " The State of Social Networking in the Nonprofit Sector 2010 " When : Wednesday, May 12th, 11:00 am Pacific / 2:00 pm Eastern Cost: Free! Tags: NPTech NTEN. Your input in the discussion would be most welcome.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

A ratio of 4:1 is a good benchmark: ensure that for every 4 emails you send out, you only have one that directly solicits funds. Tags: Internet. Make sure you have an email strategy in place that does more than just solicit donors. Ensure you mix up your content and that it’s engaging between asks. What are your thoughts?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

This is the seventh post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2017

Like many nonprofits and social enterprises you may be scratching your head and wondering how an Instagram presence can help you contribute to social good in a creative and heroic way. It’s time to add something else to the mix—let’s start thinking about the value of Instagram for nonprofits. paid for your posts to be seen ).

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2010

The Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report , our joint project with Common Knowledge and thePort, told you that 86% of nonprofits have a presence on Facebook. Tags: facebook NPTech NTEN Social Media. What it doesn't tell you is whether or not those Fan Pages are meeting their organizations' goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

This would be valuable data to share with nonprofits - especially the data set for the specific cause as well as the aggregate. Tags: facebook. And, if they were a little bit more transparent - they could get some feedback about to shape this exit poll more effectively. So I asked them on Twitter. At least they are thinking about it.

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Care2

OCTOBER 21, 2009

After studying over 50 international nonprofit organization's email lists and response rates, the 2009 eCampaigning Review Study revealed that 60% of nonprofits present a compelling argument for supporters to take action, yet close to 70% of the organizations did not send a follow up email within one month. Nonprofits need to: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The next action was an uncontrollable desire to compare my “People Talking About” with my peers, realizing that benchmarking of meaningless data is well, meaningless. Checking in at a place. My first reaction was – what does that stupid number mean? How is it calculated?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The generosity of time given by nonprofit professionals has allowed NTEN to create reports on the state of IT staffing in the sector that have been read thousands of times. We've just opened the 5th Annual Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey , brought to you by NTEN and The Nonprofit Times. Tags: NPTech NTEN.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

As I announced recently , Advocacy Online and Fairsay have jointly produced a benchmark report to examine key e-campaigning performance measures. The benchmark data is derived from the activity of over 2 million supporters from 50 campaigning organisations in the UK, Canada, and several other countries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2010

For the past few years whenever I doing a training or speak about nonprofits and social media and more recently when we’ve presented about the book, The Networked Nonprofit , someone always raises this concern: “Social media is a time suck.&#. Source: Valdis Krebs. Run the impact report to help you identify influencers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 16, 2009

But in any event, it’s great that it exists, and it’s a great benchmark for CMS/CRM integration. Tags: CRM salesforce Nonprofit Tech Web Tools CMS plone. I don’t know how much code tweaking is required to really get this going.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2009

Photo by eschipul Yesterday's SXSW Nonprofit Social Media Poetry Slam was so much fun and from the feedback we all learned a lot about measuring the return of social media for nonprofits. Having benchmarks from other similar organizations in your space is important and valuable. Tags: ROI.

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Care2

JULY 16, 2010

2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Collaborative Benchmarking Analysis); * The average online gift was $144.72, according to BlackBaud though M&R’s benchmark study noted that the average one time online gift was $81. How Does Your Nonprofit Measure Up? Tags: Online Fundraising.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

Have you ever analyzed your nonprofit organization's online donor list and wondered why many of the people listed aren’t recurring online donors? Tags: Case Studies Direct Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Studies Online Fundraising. Your organization is not alone.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. Another resource roundup comes from Kivi Leroux Miller , who hosted the August edition of the Nonprofit Blog Carnival, themed, ''Getting Along with Others'' in the nonprofit world.

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