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5 Stats That’ll Change Your View Of Content Marketing Forever

TechImpact

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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[ASK AN EXPERT] How Do You Calculate Your Nonprofit’s Average Dollar Retention Rate?

Bloomerang

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to calculate an accurate nonprofit dollar retention rate. — Stats Nerd. Dear Stats Nerd, First, I’m glad you’re asking this question. I believe I grabbed the stat you’re referencing from the 2020 report. Please submit your question here.

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5 Years of Nonprofit Fundraising Stats: [2015 to 2020] And 6 Trends to Know

Whole Whale

2015 Stats. Mail stats. Direct mail response rate (to house): 4% Postage per letter: $0.49. 2016 Stats. Mail stats. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.47. 2017 Stats. Mail stats. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.49.

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10 Must-Know Stats About Online Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

At the time, making an online donation was a radical concept that executive staff and donors resisted, but it was a new technology that Gen X knew would change fundraising forever – they just didn’t think it would take this long. 7) Over the last 10 years, donor retention rates have been consistently weak – averaging below 50%.

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Program Management Statistics: 12 Stats and How to Use Them

Get Fully Funded

For example, a nonprofit offering services to the formerly incarcerated may analyze recidivism rates and tweak its programs to offer improved counseling and intervention solutions. As you proceed, you’ll have concrete methods for measuring the efficacy of your changes. Project your future needs and allocate resources accordingly.

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Seth Godin on Innovation, Failure and Why Non-profits Should Stop Operating like Businesses

NetWits

Seth Godin has some firm beliefs and thoughtful insights when it comes to how non-profits can (and should) change the world. Troublesome] Fundraising Stats. Fundraising Email Response Rate is 0.13%. Only 26% of Nonprofits Rated their Websites Very Effective. First Year Donor Retention is 29.3%.

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How To Recruit New Members for Your Association on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As this first impression can be hard to change, it’s worth taking your time to think about what you want to convey. This will give you a good idea of what’s working and what you might need to change. You’ll also want to keep track of these stats. If you’re doing this, make sure to measure the clickthrough rate.