Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

The annual M+R Benchmarks Report has arrived again, shining a light on trends that are shaping nonprofits’ digital programs. Having shared and discussed this year’s Benchmarks Report with many of our partners, here’s twelve key trends that have resonated strongly within the EveryAction community. boost in their conversion rates.

Benchmark 62

Benchmark Digital Trend Report 62

Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Our previous systems required us to pay someone who understood the systems to set up process automations with custom code. Use automation tools to streamline membership communications, automate membership renewals, offer chatbots, remove human error from tax processing, and more.

Associations 148

Associations Missouri Measure Culture 148

NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

[This is part three 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. Functioning - we keep the lights on; we have basic systems in place to meet immediate needs.

Adopt 81

Adopt Benchmark Tech Technology 81

Nimble AMS

AUGUST 25, 2021

It’s the leading AMS system built on the Salesforce CRM platform, which means you get a powerful set of membership management features, plus modern capabilities, including artificial intelligence and process automation, and a detailed view of your members that supports data-based decision making and targeted member marketing and engagement.

Associations 123

Associations Industry Studies Benchmark 123

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Inclusive organizations create systems that encourage ongoing intellectual and stylistic disruptions of the status quo in service of an underlying organizational mission. An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals.

Help 96

Help Strategy San Diego Iowa 96

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

FYI, nonprofits have an average email open rate of 24.11% , so use that if you’re in need of an initial benchmark. Fundraising Nonprofit Email Benchmarks You Need to Know 14 min read Read Now Next Steps for Your New Membership Engagement Strategy Choose one of these options and scope out a plan for putting it into effect.

Strategy 98

Strategy Measure Social Media Metrics 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

M+R Benchmarks Report. Donor Data & Systems: Update your systems often, back up your data daily , secure your WiFi networks, require strong passwords, install anti-virus software , and require authentication. For example: yourwebsite.org/impact. Feature your landing page on the right bar of your blog.

Trend 321

Trend Digital Marketing Fundraising 321

Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Automated Campaign Improvement Suggestions: Fundraising IQ continuously analyzes campaign performance and will soon provide real-time benchmarks to help organizations optimize their fundraising efforts for maximum impact. This automated security measure has resulted in a 97% drop in card testing on Qgiv forms.

Fundraising 59

Fundraising Press Test Industry 59

M+R

MAY 31, 2022

We saw some of the impacts of these changes in this year’s Benchmarks. Apple MPP was rolled out on September 20, 2021 as a part of Apple’s new iOS 15 operating system. Which means, combined opens went UP ( for Benchmarks participants , they’d already risen by 17% between September and November 2021 — and they’ve kept rising since).

Mail 105

Mail Spam Rate email 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The Pew surveys point out these benchmarks: • Nearly 20 million of the 225 million Twitter users follow 60 or more Twitter accounts and nearly 2 million follow more than 500 accounts. People are using social and Internet platforms – many of which have immense amounts of unstructured and often shallow information.

Network 110

Network Work System Teen 110

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. We decided to develop a shared definition is for benchmarking only. Amid the racial reckoning of 2020 and the inequities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S.

Data 59

Data Support Demographics Evaluation 59

The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

In this article and video tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to set up a story measurement system, and how to track and analyze your data. Storytelling Tips: Create Benchmarks for Comparison One final piece of advice I’ll share about measuring the ROI on stories is to have a benchmark for comparison.

ROI 67

ROI Storytelling Measure Story 67

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 6, 2014

Each time @NonprofitOrgs reaches a 100K-follower benchmark, Nonprofit Tech for Good donates to various nonprofits. It’s a way to give back, but its also a system used to periodically review how nonprofits are innovating their online giving process.

Paypal 267

Paypal Ideas Social Media Mobile 267

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. Test, Test, Test!

Tips 52

Tips Organization Channel Benchmark 52

Wild Apricot

APRIL 5, 2011

This post offers an overview of NTEN's eNon-profits Benchmark Study and 2011 Social Benchmarks Report and Idealware's Donor Management System Workbook.( Here is a round-up of recently released reports and resources available free of charge that might be of interest to non-profit and membership organizations. read more ).

Profit 111

Profit Resource Report Free 111

Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

UA has been a reliable benchmarking tool for more than a decade, and many organizations have comfortably adopted strategies and reports that deliver data to inform their broader digital strategy. Learn GA4 in parallel with your UA analytics to understand how data from the two systems compare.

Time 72

Time Metrics Analytics Adopt 72

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2016

Source: M+R Benchmarks Study. Source: M+R Benchmarks Study. 42% of nonprofits use WordPress as the Content Management System for their website. Source: Abila. For every 1,000 fundraising emails delivered, a nonprofit raises $44. 11% of all online giving occurs over the last three days of the year. Source: Network for Good.

Social Media 100

Social Media Stats NGO South America 100

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

Porter Novelli’s latest research on business and social justice shows that consumers, employees and other stakeholders want companies to acknowledge their role in systemic injustices and actively change the system. That survey established a critical baseline that we can use to benchmark our progress in the future.

Government 97

Government Social Blackbaud Companies 97

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Due to the decline in reach on social media, nonprofits should prioritize email communications and fundraising in 2018 [ Benchmarks for Success ]. Mobile Wallets are primarily understood as a Near-Field Communication (NFC) payment system, but they also offer online and in-app payments. billion and is projected to grow to 6.1

Trend 277

Trend Communication United States Online 277

TechImpact

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

It is sometimes easy to feel comfortable with your current spreadsheets or GoogleDocs and be hesitant to make the move to a more sophisticated system. Setting a realistic timeline with attainable benchmarks will help keep your implementation on pace. Who are you trying to manage relationships with?

Tech 154

Tech Database Benchmark Nptech 154

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

According to the email marketing experts at Litmus , more than 90% of Apple’s Mail app users are expected to opt in to Mail Privacy Protection, despite it only being available in newer devices and operating systems (iOS15 and macOS Monterey). Benchmark Data Now. Masked Emails.

email 104

email Marketing Test Mail 104

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

CRM system, online fundraising platform, etc.) According to 2019 research by Meredith Kavanagh , nonprofit leaders believe that some of the top investment priorities for their organizations that year were more advanced technology (e.g. and a stronger focus on online fundraising.

Impact 52

Impact Technology Arizona Channel 52

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The annual report includes things like your organization’s major accomplishments, benchmarks, and constituent success stories. Most donor management systems will have a basic export function that can make this part of the annual report fairly simple. . Highlight your staff. .

Report 109

Report PDF Donor Summary 109

Forum One

MAY 13, 2021

You can start by conducting an internal audit of your current system and process. Before you create requirements for your new system, it will be helpful to understand the current system. To get a truly holistic understanding of the current systems, answer the following: What do you need to keep? Can these be automated?

Government 52

Government Process Service Technology 52

fusionSpan

MAY 17, 2022

Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying outstanding employee experiences. Our extensive catalog of services enables us to offer solutions ranging from system integration to digital marketing, to over 200 association clients.

National 52

National Place Celebrate Work 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The third section focuses on: The new patterns that women leaders are creating to break free from old male-dominated systems. It inspired me to know that we can all push ourselves to be better–not by competing against others but by measuring our own progress against our own benchmarks.

Leadership 67

Leadership Benchmark Story Structure 67

Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2023

Especially in the beginning of their employment, many benchmarks beyond gift income must be mutually agreed upon. Of course, there are other factors and criteria that can be added to this list, such as the required infrastructure including updated technology systems and professional development opportunities.

Fundraising 70

Fundraising Retention Gift Nonprofit 70

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

You can create systemic processes to overcome that challenge across your entire team. 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. Peer Benchmarking.

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Nimble AMS gives them the ability to easily access key systems and data no matter where they’re located. In fact, one of our clients, IHRSA , said they would not have been functional during the COVID-19 pandemic had they not replaced their legacy AMS system with Nimble AMS a couple of years before the pandemic. Download now.

Associations 78

Associations Management Virtual Industry 78

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

According to M+R Benchmarks , half of nonprofit website traffic comes from mobile and tablet users. Recording donations in a donor management system. Looking at pages per session and bounce rate (ideally less than 70%), how engaged are our website visitors? 2) It doesn’t display well on phones or tablets. Growing your mailing list.

Websites 250

Websites Nonprofit Guidelines Phone 250

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The third section focuses on: The new patterns that women leaders are creating to break free from old male-dominated systems. It inspired me to know that we can all push ourselves to be better–not by competing against others but by measuring our own progress against our own benchmarks.

Learning 52

Learning Leadership Benchmark Story 52

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In this benchmark report, you’ll learn insights into what association professionals are thinking about their organization’s future and how your organization compares with other associations. That’s because Nimble AMS gives them the ability to easily access key systems and data no matter where they’re located.

Virtual 78

Virtual Associations Headline Amazon 78

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. Even with the consultant’s help, they had to endure a lengthy implementation period; it was months before the system was set up. Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion.

Software 86

Software Free Tools Adobe 86

Socialbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As noted in the 2021 M+R Benchmarks Study , nonprofits enjoyed a 32% bump in revenue from online sources from 2019 to 2020. As donations come in through your online forms, make sure to store donor information in your donor management system. It may make sense for your organization to follow suit.

Fundraising 69

Fundraising Statistics Paypal Retention 69

Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

DEIA principles need to be baked into how we approach the sites we build, the research we do, and the plans we make in a way that is systemized, documented, and repeatable. We need to take a DEIA lens to every aspect of the work we produce at every stage of a project. So where are we now? Staff manager training.

Survey 58

Survey Evaluation Accessibility Practice 58

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Participatory approaches to M&E invite us to think about which belief systems are privileged in our work, whose knowledge and priorities matter most, and why we do the work we do in the first place. As grantmakers, we can reconsider traditional monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches from start to finish.

Participatory 86

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 86

VisionLink

JULY 30, 2010

VisionLink has completed another review of our compliance with the Alliance for Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) standards, version 6.0. We are pleased to report that we are just so slightly shy of the 100% benchmark. We''ll have the last bit taken care of very soon.

Taxonomy 100

Taxonomy Benchmark Test Review 100