The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Adapting to Changes in Facebook Fundraising Tools: A Guide for Nonprofits When you run a nonprofit, you’ve likely leaned on social media platforms for fundraising. However, the recent announcement about changes to Facebook’s fundraising tools may have you rethinking your strategy.

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M+R

DECEMBER 8, 2023

” It’s a normal, manageable change—but still one we need to be ready for. As with other deliverability changes , we wanted to explore what this means for our pals in digital fundraising. What exactly is changing? The post What iOS 17 Tracking Changes mean for Digital Fundraising first appeared on M+R.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

After a week, review the following data points: 1) CTR (Click-Through-Rate): The CTR is the number of times your ad is clicked on after it is visible on the SERP (search engine results page). This could mean changing your ad copy or pausing a keyword. Check out the click through rate on those ads – are they performing up to par?

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Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

Rather, the 2023 change in giving more closely matches findings from survey data in pre-pandemic years. From 2015 to 2019, the annual change in grant dollars ranged from a high of 7% in 2017 to less than 0.1% Though these foundations’ payout decreased, they still gave at a rate above the legal minimum requirement.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 23, 2021

For the last 5 or so years, there has been a trend in new donor acquisition : Response rates continue to drop while average gifts continue to rise. Usually, organizations use large compiled files that actually contribute to lower response rates. . For email, the key metric to review is your Open Rate.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review five game-changing strategies you can use to activate your marketing potential and bring in more supporters, let’s begin! For instance, you’ll want to track email open rates, social media likes, and click-through rates to gauge performance. Make sure your relationship with them is mutually beneficial.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

One way to serve your clients more effectively is to gather feedback from participants, then use what you learn to improve services and support organizational change initiatives. At L4G, response rates vary by collection method, from a median of 64% for in-person surveys to 32% for emailed surveys. or “What could we be doing better?”

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Candid

MAY 4, 2022

Many European funders have seen their ability to focus on a longer-term perspective to target systemic change as a strength, as opposed to operating in a crisis mode. After a steady decline in extreme poverty rates over the past two decades, inequalities between countries have been on the rise again as a result of COVID 19.

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Candid

JULY 5, 2022

Assessing whether further changes to our grant processes and practices are necessary to ease burdens on grantees” . We are watching the rate of inflation as rate hikes are forecasted and generally watching the investment environment.” . “We The importance of multi-year grants to build nonprofit capacity” .

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2015

By leveraging the innate processes of the human mind, it’s possible to greatly increase the odds that a recipient will click on your message and show interest in your group’s potential, whether it’s changing the world or just making a small piece of it a little better. So insert a query in the header and see if doing so increases open rates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Sponsored by C ollidescope – an online platform that connects influencers, nonprofits, and socially responsible companies to create positive change and amplify impact. For social media content, focus on metrics like likes, shares, comments, click-through rates, and follower growth.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

year-over-year in June 2022—the highest rate in over 40 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics—we asked foundations how inflation would affect their operations. We should note that annual salary changes may not coincide with or immediately follow changes in inflation rates, given that salary review processes take time.

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M+R

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This is the first in a series of posts about ways you can prepare your organization for the upcoming changes in the 2022 election cycle. 2022 Changes: What’s Happening and What to Do About It. With the recent changes, some carriers may begin imposing fines on organizations that send to non-opted-in lists, such as voter file supporters.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 2, 2014

According to a recent study conducted by Blackbaud , only 25% of nonprofits have a defined content marketing strategy, and only 26% of respondents would rate themselves as conducting an effective content marketing strategy. What’s more, is that according to the graph below, email acquisition rates have effectively quadrupled in recent years.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

In fact, we saw our open rates soar to 50 percent. Here's what we changed to connect with a stronger, more engaged email audience. The post We Got 50% Open Rates After Changing 1 Thing About Emails appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2024

Barriers to Email Measurement Keep Rising Measuring email performance has changed, and it continues to become more difficult. Open rates have become overinflated due to machine opens and, for the first time in 16 years of producing this report, we have determined that open rates are no longer a metric we can include.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Let’s dive into how learning analytics can drive engagement, improve course completion rates, identify gaps in learning programs, and optimize the learning experience. Example: Through a learner sentiment analysis, one association discovered that one of their courses consistently received low ratings due to challenging content delivery.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

2) Increased Donor Retention: According to Nonprofit Source , nonprofits that effectively use storytelling in their fundraising efforts have a donor retention rate of 45%, compared to 27% for organizations that do not focus on storytelling. Create a compelling and profound brand narrative that tells your unique story of transformative change.

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Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

Mission: Through education and advocacy, the Colorado Mental Wellness Network seeks to provide opportunities for individuals to improve the quality of their lives, give back to the community through meaningful roles, and to change the perceptions of mental health. Their goal is to cut teen suicide rates in half by 2028. Let us know !

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

She was talking about how unprepared we were for the dramatic changes we experienced. Back on earth, our discussion centered on this question: How is the role of associations in society changing and is it expanding, contracting, or being completely reshaped? Change Without Changing “AAHA has been around for 90 years,” Garth notes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

Change is universal and inevitable. Change is disorienting. Change clouds your horizons and paralyzes your courage. Today’s ever-increasing pace of change is relentless. Each of the Flux Superpowers helps you see change in new ways, develop new responses to change, and ultimately reshape your relationship with change.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

We had to validate registration member rates against current memberships to ensure members were receiving the appropriate discount or group rate. We all come to this industry to change the world, not necessarily for a paycheck. We spent hours manually creating attendee lists to import into various sources.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2012

Most people who’ve been doing email communication for any length of time understand that too many emails equals increased unsubscribes, lower open rates and lower click through rates. But with average nonprofit open rates at 13% and click-through rates at 2.1% That reason … crowded inboxes. 5) Same theme.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 18, 2024

These policy changes will impact what email Google and Yahoo will accept and deliver to their users’ inboxes, in an effort to decrease spam and spoofing. These changes primarily affect bulk email senders , which are defined as any email sender/domain that sends 5,000 or more messages to personal accounts within a 24-hour period.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Just this month, Google made crucial changes to Gmail in an effort to combat spam and improve user experience. If your nonprofit engages in email fundraising, these are changes you’ll need to be aware of. This change aims to simplify the process for recipients and discourage unwanted emails.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 2, 2019

Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To successfully implement changes to your grantmaking application, you need to communicate the benefits of data-driven and user-centered design to your leadership, tie the benefits to your organization’s overall goals, and involve your leadership in the decision-making process. For example: Does your application represent your mission?

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

By applying these helpful ways to measure and optimize nonprofit performance, you can drive positive change for your organization. There are short-term outcomes (cleaner beaches, better access to childcare); intermediate outcomes (boosting awareness, changing policies); and long-term outcomes (preserving the environment, improving society).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

The Art of Change Leadership demystifies the psychology behind our reactions to change and offers a powerful collection of tools to inspire individual and collective transformation quickly and more effectively, explains author of the book, Cheryl Cran. Cran also explains the differences between a Change Manager and a Change Leader.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

Over time, a high exit rate signals to search engines that your content is not helpful to visitors, which can negatively affect your ranking. But you can change that. This, in turn, impacts click-through rate (CTR). They can also be a major boost to your next blog post’s SEO. Over time, that can improve your organic ranking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

Corporations in today’s world don’t just want to support your mission once, they want to create long-lasting and tangible change alongside you for years to come. ” High customer retention rates can help a company spend less on marketing, improve the overall lifetime value of a customer, and earn more referrals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

2) Conversion Rates. The mention of conversion rates often makes nonprofit pros cringe, because it sounds technical, like some jargon a marketer would use. At the end of the day though, making small changes to your forms or calls-to-action can drive big gains. By increasing your conversion rate to 1.5% 3) Engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Your nonprofit does incredible, life-changing work. Emily Lefferts is a copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. About the Author.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 15, 2024

Postal Service proposed mailing services price changes, including a five-cent bump in the cost of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

But the good news is that nonprofits benefit from higher open rates compared to regular marketing emails. Your Welcome Email According to Campaign Monitor, Welcome emails have a whopping 91.43% open rate. As this gets to become a regular practice, you’ll see your open rates climb. How are you making your donor feel?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 23, 2024

Because the rules of the email game have changed. Setting up accurate forward and reverse DNS records can undoubtedly help increase your deliverability rates. Let’s Keep Those Spam Rates below 0.3% Remember, every email is a chance to spark change, inspire action, and forge deeper connections. One key to doing that?

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

that thing Apple is doing to email that’s going to change everything.” We saw some of the impacts of these changes in this year’s Benchmarks. So what happened to open rates? Well, first of all, the definition changed. Now, however, we’ve got three different open rates to think about. Read time: 8 minutes.

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