NetWits

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Blackbaud has just released the 2010 State of the Not-for-Profit Industry Survey results for the Asia Pacific. 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. Picture of feedback form.

Asia 109

Asia Activities Active Activism 109

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2017

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. Imagine that 5% of these records are current donors – that’s 500 people.

Gift 35

Gift Strategy Benchmark Arts 35

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

We have gathered 700 suggested metrics for our Common Results Catalog —but nonprofits can always add their own metrics, too. Benchmarking can lead to helpful conversations and learning—even when nonprofits use the same metric in different ways. The field is hungry to move beyond simplistic measures such as the overhead ratio.

Measure 50

Measure Metrics Nonprofit Ratio 50

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Organizations that overspend on fundraising are often working inefficiently, spending on fundraising strategies that are not getting results. For example, if you hire a fundraising consultant but that consultant does not succeed in helping your organization raise more money, you will end up overspending on fundraising.

Fundraising 132

Fundraising Charity Mail Nonprofit 132

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

As a result, email expectations have changed. MarketingSherpa’s gigantic 2011 Email Marketing Benchmark Survey found that, in the corporate world, the most effective email elements to test are: Target audience. Landing page. Subject line. Call-to-action link. 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R.

email 48

email Campaign Test Benchmark 48

Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2014

For best results, we strongly suggest not simply taking last year’s budget number and adding or subtracting dollars or percentages; rather, utilize a zero-based approach to budgeting.

Blackbaud 36

Blackbaud Team Management Lesson 36

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

industry benchmarks. listening has been to the community and to the quantitative results. pull in hashtags from Twitter into the RSS reader (pull in the RSS of a search.twitter.com result). pause for reflection time before next reiteration: how to improve results? what things need to be measured. success stories.

Social Media 102

Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

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. Here’s the stats I asked for and why: Average Repin Ratio : Gives a measure of engagement. For engagement, I looked at the Repin Ratio by board and select those with the highest ratio. Engagement.

Benchmark 102

Benchmark Photography Ratio Stats 102

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The Nonprofit Operating Reserves Initiative (NORI) Workgroup suggests that the minimum operating reserve ratio at the lowest point during the year should be 25 percent, or about three months of the annual operating expense budget. However, this is not a universal benchmark. How To Calculate Your Operating Reserve Ratio.

Develop 64

Develop Ratio Nonprofit Fund 64

Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

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)

Social Media 68

Social Media Twitter Action Advocacy 68

Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

How content marketing impacts search ranking results (and why that matters). But I also blame the substanceless blogs showing off the “ amazing ” results of inbound marketing. “ To be fair, content marketing for nonprofits can take up to 2 years before results begin to show. How to set up Google Search Console.

Content 40

Content Leadership Marketing Files 40

Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

As your budget allows, layer in Paid Google Ads to get even better results. 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. Paid Google Ads.

Channel 59

Channel Marketing Fundraising Nonprofit 59

BoardAssist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS LATE – The benchmark time to prepare financial reports is one month for the most complicated nonprofits. The information you receive from staff is the data entered and your actions are the output, or reports. For example, the Board should expect a report for the period ended September 30 by the end of October.

Government 88

Government New York Exercise Director 88

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Nonprofit Operating Reserves Initiative (NORI) Workgroup suggests that the minimum operating reserve ratio at the lowest point during the year should be 25% – in other words, about 3 months of the annual operating expense budget. This is not a benchmark, and it really does depend on the needs of your individual organization.

Ratio 27

Ratio Develop Disaster Nonprofit 27

Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

Optimize your donation page for mobile According to the M+R Benchmarks study , mobile devices accounted for 54% of nonprofit website traffic in 2021. These gifts can be matched at a 1:1, 2:1, and even 3:1 ratio. Maximize your fundraising revenue by ensuring that your donation page automatically adjusts to match each screen size.

Ideas 94

Ideas Guide Online Fundraising 94

Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

These gifts can be matched at a 1:1, 2:1, and even 3:1 ratio. With a Google Ad campaign, your organization can bid on relevant keywords to earn ad spots at the top of search results pages. With a matching gift drive, you can use a matching gift software solution to identify supporters whose donations are eligible to be matched.

Ideas 77

Ideas Online Fundraising Tips 77

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. Kaushik suggested these metrics for benchmarking blogs: Raw Author Contribution (posts & words in post). Calculating benchmarks should not take you more time than it is worth. Last year, I had a ratio of 1.4

Reflection 50

Reflection Measure Technorati Metrics 50

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Being results-driven is an intrinsic quality we share as nonprofit professionals. I began to educate and report on a new series of metrics that added depth and reason behind our results. The focus shifted to a new set of key performance indicators (KPIs), including: File size and donor file coverage ratios. by Jann Schultz.

Analytics 33

Analytics Data Analysis Metrics 33