The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here are a few statistics that we shared: 27% of Americans say they have not too much or no confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interest ( Pew Research ) 39% of Americans, a record-high, say they don’t trust the media at all. Many attendees expressed surprise over the trust statistics that we shared.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2022

There’s a reason for this change: storytelling is extremely important to good fundraising. If you are a school, you collect parent and student stories. Storytelling has become a hot topic in non-profit fundraising. As fundraisers, we need to be carrying on a constant conversation with our donors.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

This statistic indicates that the momentum to translate words into initiatives may be waning. People are fearful of change. However, activities that involve gaining people’s cooperation and changing their behavior require time and effort. The evidence points to equity as good for business. Equity is good for business.

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Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

Whether you use a shocking statistic, a compelling visual, or mention a specific timeline, a sense of urgency makes nonprofit calls to action more effective. Their name alone conveys urgency, but if you go to their website, you’ll find a popup button that encourages you to give now to change the lives of their students.

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Action Language Nonprofit Student 98

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

Your work attracts new students, engages current students, and delights alumni and donors. Attracting Students. Potential students are excited and nervous all at once. As marketers, we’re always trying to stay on top of the latest trends—and college-age students are a discerning audience. Hold Students’ Attentions.

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Student Marketing Social Media Education 25

Cloud 4 Good

MAY 17, 2022

At LSU Online, they have made it their mission to help accelerate their students’ career goals with excellent, flexible, and affordable online certificate and degree programs. Their programs are perfectly designed to allow students to earn the same degree as they would on-campus in a convenient, flexible format.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Instead of only being able to report your overall funding totals, fund accounting allows you can report the total number of students supported, the total dollars that were dispersed, average award size, and other key statistics. that focus on the changes in net assets.?. requires specific?industry?expertise, the use of?funds

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2021

Sometimes, third-party evaluation, which includes rigorous study design and statistical analysis, is required to properly understand a program’s impact. Rigor is always important when building and using evidence — but rigor does not only mean using quantitative data or producing a result that can be assessed for statistical significance.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For a more detailed look at your statistics, you can add the donor retention statistics widget , which will show you the same categories of donors during a calendar or fiscal year, plus the total revenue from each. The first tool is the donor retention bar chart widget you can add to your dashboard. Make the most of these receipts!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 7, 2021

After a year of pandemic-fueled isolation — undoubtedly a primary factor in 42% of adults experiencing anxiety and depression, up 11% from previous years — educational institutions and businesses are making the mental wellbeing of their students and employees a priority.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

For example, compare the impact of the following statements: “Because of our nonprofit’s tireless efforts, we were able to provide 100 laptops for local students interested in pursuing computer science careers.” As you can see, just a few subtle wording changes turn a nonprofit-centric statement into a supporter-centric one.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

A compelling statistic. Adding a powerful statistic can go a long way in making donors feel like their gift was worthwhile. But when choosing a statistic, make sure the figure makes sense and doesn’t require too much explanation. You answered our call for donations so students could move off our waiting list and into classrooms.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

However, BIPOC-led organizations are at a statistical disadvantage when it comes to securing funding, particularly from philanthropic sources. Some of these challenges include a lack of funding for schools, a lack of access to high-quality educational resources and opportunities, and a lack of support for students and teachers.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Volunteers help change the lives of those in their community as a social responsibility rather than receiving a financial reward. One example is the Rotary Club, which was formed as a place for people of different backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs to come together and exchange valuable ideas, create friendships, and make a change.

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History Benefit Guide United States 93

Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

From the civil rights leaders and Black Panther Party to the Black social change leaders of today , Black communities have wielded social innovation as a tool to design and determine their own futures, build collective power, and achieve liberation. . Identify and change internal and funding practices that uphold inequity. .

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Stories are much more powerful and motivating than merely using statistics or discussing administrative goals. Telling stories prevents your beneficiaries from being just another statistic. Your story is what you say about the lives you change and why it’s important. Your story is about how your nonprofit changes lives.

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Storytelling Examples Donation Story 124

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Or as Michael Rosen, CFRE says: “While statistics can be interesting and even compelling at times, people are more likely to be moved by stories. When we do fundraising… we should use few statistics and tell more stories.”. Mai-Lan provided their volunteer student leaders a toolkit with everything they needed for a success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Proprietary insights are the keys to game-changing businesses : you don’t need a unique project to start an empire, just an intuition all your own. Research bears it out – even the mere contemplation of a Plan B statistically reduces the probability Plan A will ever materialize. Higgins : Forget Plan B! The reason is energy leakage.

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Mentoring Business Consultant Lecture 67

Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Here’s what to expect: Year-end giving statistics roundup. Year-end giving statistics roundup. These statistics illustrate why you should prioritize year-end giving within your overall fundraising strategy: 1/3 of all annual giving happens in December, and around 11% of total donations arrive within the last three days of the year.

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Guide Giving Nonprofit Metrics 113

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

President’s Update Fall 2011 Don’t be surprised, but we’re picking up the pace of change at Benetech! All interested nonprofits or social enterprises will be able to leverage SocialCoding4Good by posting their open source software development projects for social change and inviting volunteers to work on them.

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Guatemala Literacy Qatar Open Source 159

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

I announced in this blog last month that judges in Guatemala had found two former police officers guilty in the 1984 forced disappearance of Guatemalan student and union leader Edgar Fernando García. Prosecutors announced that Benetech’s analysis of archive contents will be a key part of future investigations.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Here are a few statistics that paint a picture of current corporate philanthropy trends to be aware of: Although total giving declined in 2022, corporate giving experienced two years of growth in 2021 and 2022 , mostly because of increases in GDP and pre-tax profits. . $4-7

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. We especially love how they paired a full-page image of a student with key stats that support the organization’s overall mission, a mix of showing and telling. Check out the annual report template!

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Report Template Org Nonprofit 85

Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Virtual options can be particularly helpful when fundraising for education, as they allow you to reach out to supporters of your students who may be further away, such as aunts and uncles, grandparents, and family friends. They also give you a unique opportunity to get the family members of those students to make a recurring donation.

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Education Virtual Fundraising Guide 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection. They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students. The team works on a practical project that take less than four weeks to complete.

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Data Help Measure Analysis 107

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

A student at Ochoa Elementary in Tucson proudly displays her bounty of carrots after harvest day. They devised “kid-friendly” survey instruments, including a “Fun Food Bingo” game, to determine if students are eating the vegetables they grow and are learning about nutrition. Photo by Nick Henry).

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

According to a report by the Charity Science Foundation, statistical trends have suggested that for many organizations, the ratio may be closer to 90/10. Remember: your major gifts threshold will change as your organization grows. More than ever before, properly engaging donors of major gifts is vital to accelerating nonprofit growth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” They provide free web analytics consulting to non-profits and NGOs around the world by matching analytics professionals, students, and charities.

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Data Help Measure Analysis 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

Framing: Adapt or changes someone’s view of the world so they pay attention to you. Disruption: Violates people’s expectations to change what they pay attention to. It is filled with the science and practical techniques to create a bonfire of attention — for anything – from a product to social change cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Here’s some statistics about what happens when a girl who makes it through both high quality primary and secondary education is… …less likely to experience violence or marry and have children whilst she is still a child. …more likely to understand her rights and be a force for change. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

students, we also serve adults, seniors, veterans, and international subscribers in over 40 countries. On February 1st, two people on the team spun out to become an independent nonprofit—the Human Rights Data Analysis Group —to focus on the statistical and analytical side of our human rights work.

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India Literacy Global Accessibility 142

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

There over 62 million volunteers in America each year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to "Volunteering in the US." Conduct annual evaluation of volunteer outputs, hours, programs, feedback, interests, demographics, psychographics, changes and challenges.

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Evaluation Volunteer Program Impact 40

Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

" In 2014, GigaOm found some interesting statistics on diversity in tech from company-provided data and survey results from the U.S. " Year Up therefore takes a holistic approach to preparing its students for the workforce. Students also learn about teamwork, time management, conflict resolution, and work/life balance.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

Weisbrod refers to massive changes characterized as a pattern of growing commercialization of nonprofit organizations. In fact, given the changes in the sector over that period, reliance on commercial income is startlingly consistent. Another analysis that fits with Michael O'Neill's "Plus ca change."

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Research Philanthropy Analysis Arizona 82

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2016

Statistically, individual donors provide 72% of the funds for nonprofits!” This 72% statistic—or 85%, depending on the source—is for all nonprofits in general. Development professionals know that demographics are changing, and that there are significant potential resources available from donors of color.

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Community Giving Work Strategy 20

Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2016

It’s really not that hard; in fact, more than 46,000 additional organizations received their 501(c) status from the IRS between April 2015 and March 2016, according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics. And thus, the job of fundraising gets harder and harder.

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Retention Donor Statistics Press 20

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 16, 2011

During my last year as a student at ASU, I completed a youth ministry internship at the All Saints Catholic Newman Center on the Tempe campus. Vincent de Paul Church is in good hands, and as a volunteer offering my support I can help to make sure that those hands don't burn out or fall subject to those negative statistics.

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