Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

By not using an email marketing service, your organization can not track open and engagement rates, segment your subscribers, or ensure that the opt-in is consensual. According to the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , 26% of online donors say that email is the communication tool that most inspires them to give.

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NetWits

APRIL 6, 2012

While we were there, Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. As social media, marketing and communications, and fundraising types continue to download and read the report we’re seeing more interest in the value nonprofits are placing on a Facebook Like (i.e.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

Meeting these three milestones before the end of the month will get your grassroots team back on track just in time to launch your 2023 campaigns. Report #1: took one to three actions in the past six months. Report #2: took four or more actions in the past six months. Rest assured: it’s not too late to catch up!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2013

See3, YouTube and Edelman have released a new report and guide for nonprofits about using video. 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). Free webinars are being offered to share the report.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

EGA has a long-standing history that includes more than 10 years of data collaboration with Candid, to support their Tracking the Field (TTF) research program. EGA found only 21% of environmental grantees who reported have leadership that identifies as BIPOC—compared to 25% for nonprofits across all issue areas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Like all social media today, organic reach is very low.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

Mobile optimization —M+R’s Benchmarks for the year 2022 found that “users on mobile devices (including both phones and tablets) accounted for 57% of nonprofit website traffic.” Easily shareable on social media —this empowers supporters to spread your message even further with just a few clicks.

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

The results of the study are available in this graphic report. Yes Benchmarks Data Data Integration Integration & APIs Leadership Mobile & Social Media NPTech Community Organizational Culture Staffing Strategy Communications Fundraising IT Staff'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

The average nonprofit website has a 1% conversion rate ( according to the M+R Benchmarks report ) and this means that 99% of the people you get to visit your website leave without donating or subscribing to your email list. Through Journity we track engagement scores that show exactly how engaged users are with your content.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

Think creatively here, beyond your social media and real-life friends. Enrich your storytelling with inspiring, high-quality images anywhere you connect with donors: your website, social media posts, emails, donation forms, and text campaigns. Hit them up. You know your supporters best and which outlets they use the most.

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Media Cause

MAY 8, 2023

One of the best ways to plan your overall budget and budget by channel is by looking at specific KPI benchmarks for each channel, your industry, etc., There are tons of online resources that share benchmarks for specific channels and industries—like Wordstream and TechSoup.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

This is where the increasing amount of nonprofit sector research reports can help. Being able to benchmark performance against what other nonprofits are doing is an important starting point to understanding your own data. This article will dissect the different types of nonprofit sector reports you may come across in your own research.

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M+R

JUNE 10, 2021

A quick reminder: email opens are tracked by tiny image pixels embedded in the content. In SparkPost’s 2021 Benchmark report, almost 40% of all opens and clicks came from an Apple Mail app client (25.7% Let us know on social @mrcampaigns! ————. ” In other words, it will block senders (that’s you!) on iPhone, 9.6%

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

UA is what many organizations think of simply as “Google Analytics,” the code that’s on all your website pages and the companion reports that show page views, bounce rates, click-throughs, conversions, and other metrics. Those looking to have reliable, recurring reports will need to invest time in setting up custom reports in Looker Studio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Note From Beth: Back in 2011, I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson and Jai Sen from Sen Associates where I learned about research study they were conducting about social media use in the arts. How Strong Is Your Social Net?

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Have you ever wondered how to turn your corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs from well-intentioned efforts into strategic drivers of social impact? What is Corporate Social Responsibility Software? They use CSR software to streamline data collection, track progress, and ensure compliance with CSR goals and standards.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

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. These goals are specific and have a clear timeline for completion, giving the nonprofit team a clear and attainable benchmark to strive for. Spread the word on social media.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 28, 2023

According to tracking for 20,000 top podcasts, the listeners have tripled in monthly podcast listeners over the past 5 years to 75 million (RawVoice). Once this file is downloaded by a user’s device, your ability to track what they do with that file falls off of a cliff. Trying to track podcasts is pretty similar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. According to a National Council of Nonprofits report , the vast majority of nonprofits operate at the grassroots level, and 88% have budgets less than $500,000.

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Classy

JULY 28, 2021

Our latest report, The State of Modern Philanthropy 2021 , elevated data trends from over 4,800 nonprofits to consider when establishing a modern donation experience. Download the full report to dive deeper into these insights, as well as many more. Their social media sources, accounting for 27% of total mobile traffic.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

1,000 – $4,999) Recognition in annual report or website Invitation to exclusive events Subscription to a donor impact newsletter Silver level (e.g., 1,000 – $4,999) Recognition in annual report or website Invitation to exclusive events Subscription to a donor impact newsletter Silver level (e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

The Zoetica Salon is a free online space for informal peer learning about nonprofits and social media. It is a place to share resources and ask and answer questions. How do you analyze your social media data? Many nonprofit social media managers shared tips and advice. Photo by M. Schenekenberg. Respond here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

There have been a lot of questions about customized Facebook landing pages and my business partner at Zoetica, Kami Huyse, wrote this fantastic summary of the resources shared. This post harvests some of the insights shared about social media measurement and nonprofits. The Social Media Measurement Checklist.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Are you tired of feeling like a wee fish in the vast ocean of social media? Social media, on the other hand, lags behind with an average ROI of 94%. Well, here’s another mind-blowing stat: Radicati Group reports that there are over 4 billion email users worldwide, and that number is projected to reach 4.6 billion by 2025.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 16, 2019

Everyone knows that social media has a massive impact on today’s culture, so how can social good organizations effectively leverage it to engage supporters? What does your organization need to do to execute an effective social media strategy? What benchmarks should you be tracking your performance against?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

By showing the number of recurring donors, organizations can provide to new donors social proof of their position in the community, highlighting the organization’s financial health and showing its long-term commitment to the mission. Generate scheduled analytic reports and set task reminders to encourage recurring donations.

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M+R

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Tune up your tracking in advance of key moments. If you’re just getting up and running with ads, check on your Meta Ads Manager Account , a tool to run and report on ads for Facebook and Instagram. For ads tracking and more, we highly recommend Google Analytics. For ads tracking and more, we highly recommend Google Analytics.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

As you may have heard, we released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Benchmarking Report at the NTC last week. The study, done in association with Common Knowledge and Blackbaud, has a lot of great insights into how the nonprofit respondents use social networks. How many followers do nonprofits have on Twitter?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This shift was marked by commitments of increased funding, greater flexibility in grantmaking practices, and a focus on social and economic systems transformation. At the 2022 Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) conference, a few fellow evaluators and I discussed the findings of the AAPIP report Seeking to Soar.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Maybe your nonprofit is still redefining their goals in light of changing social and professional environments. How are these social fundraising tools different to peer-to-peer fundraising platforms? When should you use them and can you use social fundraising tools and peer-to-peer fundraising platforms together? .

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It can sit on top of any CRM solution, Blackbaud or otherwise, and is focused on helping your team identify, set, and monitor goals and benchmark performance against internal and industry peers. But, that’s significantly more difficult when gift officers aren’t interested in logging and tracking that data. Peer Benchmarking.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2011

By Andrea Berry, Idealware Social media has provided nonprofits with a whole new toolbox for marketing themselves and engaging constituents. Now apply that to social media. Social media remains largely uncharted territory. First Step: Setting Goals Is social media working for your organization?

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Word of mouth, etc. Word of mouth, etc.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2021

If the details on the investments, challenges and practices in volunteer administration are something you are interested in, then please go take a look at the new report. If you really want to dig back, you can also page through the briefing report from the original 2003 Volunteer Management Capacity Study.

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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. Report Highlights.

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