Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Charts and graphs are useful, but when you have any kind of location data — whether it's postal codes, state abbreviations, country names, or your own custom geocoding — you've got to see your data on a map. Part 4 in our Beyond the Pie Chart series covers mapping. So demand the same informative view from your data.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

An estimated $3 billion was donated to nonprofits in the U.S. The last day of the year is another major giving day as donors submit their final tax-deductible donations for the year. Make sure your online donation form is easily accessible on your social media pages and website so supporters can give at the moment of inspiration.

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Care2

MARCH 31, 2013

For example, what action alerts or donation appeals do they respond to? Check out this great chart that Ben Murane of judaismwithoutborders. If you find yourself struggling to explain this to a newbie organizer or even the president of your organization this chart will come in handy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

These best practices serve as a foundation for your online fundraising campaigns, but much of your nonprofit’s success also depends upon the service you choose to process your online donations and the design and frequency of your e-newsletter. Make Your Donate Now Button Stand Out from Your Website’s Color Scheme.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

As a Database Administrator, my world revolves around helping users make sense of the information they receive, from voice-of-the-customer anecdotes and impressions to polished Key Performance Indicator (KPI) graphs, charts, and dashboards. Data gives us context. How do I care for my data? That’s okay!

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Offer recurring donation options. Reduce donation page abandonment. That’s because it’s less expensive to retain your supporters than to attain them, and as donors stay engaged with your organization, they’re more likely to increase their average donation amounts. Offer recurring donation options.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

funders, the donations from these 1,000 large foundations account for about 50-60% of the grants dollars Candid collects from U.S. foundations in a given year (see chart below). In comparison, our Foundation 1000 data set is limited to grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a set of 1,000 of the largest U.S. Pledges are excluded.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2017

For the first time, this fifth annual edition includes insights into donor demographics, retention trends, generational giving, and significant online donations in addition to charitable giving research. Online donations were 7.2 GivingTuesday online donations were up 20 percent in 2016. Online giving grew 7.9 percent drop.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Part 3 in our Beyond the Pie Chart series digs into the wonderful world of scatter plots. These tips from Tableau's Visual Analysis Best Practices and Which Chart or Graph is Right for You? As we can see from the chart (specifically when we add a trend line), there is a clear negative correlation between sales price and quantity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2021

By Lindsay Johnson, Marketing Team Member at MobileCause , an industry leader in virtual fundraising events and online giving, plus fundraising solutions such as peer-to-peer, text-to-donate and mobile messaging. We can all agree, 2020 was a doozy of a year, bringing indelible changes to the landscape of fundraising.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The chart below shows how the percentage of our data sources shift as more 990 data comes in. corporate donations, public charities that give donations). To calculate dollars donated, pledges for future funds should be excluded. In fact, only a small number of grants are web-scraped from other public sources.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This week, Greater Giving surpassed over $8 billion in processed donations since 2002. Are you processing donations manually? Store all your item donations, guest information, table assignments and more in one place. Are you writing up your own guest lists, table seating charts, or auction item sales sheets? Ditch them!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Fundraising tools help with things like organizing donation campaigns and handling online donations. A CRM system becomes invaluable, documenting every interaction, preference, and donation. They also deliver insights into what donors like and how they behave. Using CRM data empowers you to back every decision with evidence.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2024

They’re also willing to donate to your cause, having previously shown commitment to your nonprofit. Sending thank yous following a donation or event is also an ongoing opportunity to personalize donor interactions. Tap into donor generosity to maximize major gifts To do this well, you need to understand the anatomy of a generous donor.

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

Remember, the number-one reason why people donate to a nonprofit is that they are asked. If you chart your course intentionally in those early days, you can help set your nonprofit up for growth, sustainability, and impact. Highlight your organization’s values and appeal to people who share them and will likely champion your work.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Did you know that, on average, 88% of total nonprofit donations comes from just 12% of donors? Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations. Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Many of your donations will come in as pledges and some number will drop off over time. Check out this great donation tier chart example from the Capital Campaign Toolkit. The purpose of this chart is to help you see how many gifts at each level you will need to hit your goal. Next, think about attrition.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

The sole purpose of a Donor Management system is to track donors, track your communication with donors, and track donation information. Accounting on the other hand, tracks how those donation dollars are allocated and spent. And everyone who has donated a red marble says they want that marble to be used for spay/neuter surgeries.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2020

To generate new donations, retain donors and grow partnerships. To recognize important people (volunteers, donors, major funders, partners). To provide an account of your organization's work for the past year. To share your mission with a wide audience.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 26, 2022

Consider the digital cybersecurity course to make sure the organization is inoculated from the most common (and damaging hacks) Start at the top of the marketing funnel (steal this chart). Steal this chart and use it to frame where your digital work/investments are going. Are intake webforms working? Are emails being sent?

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The top categories for Q2 2022 included socially-focused organizations, which received more than $200K in donations; faith-based groups, which received more than $160K; and food-related charities, which received approximately $120K. 2022 Aggregate Donations by Region and Quarter . Category.

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NCE Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The nice folks at Wolfram Blog have created a set of charts identifying how people talk on Facebook as they age. Wolfram Alpha allows people to donate access to their Facebook feed so that they can study how we use technology. More than one million people have done so to date. source: Wolfram Blog. source: Wolfram Blog.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2020

CEOs in the nonprofit sector are often considered visionaries who chart the voyage of the organization. We are familiar with the marketing video of the visionary speaking to a group of volunteers and encouraging them to donate time or make a financial contribution, but what about championing the volunteer experience?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2023

I am trying to figure out how to frame what donations would go to, and what we would ask people to give to. I know the IRS’s distinction between unrestricted and restricted donations, technically, but I am unsure how this plays out in the framing of monthly giving asks. 1 lesson; 3 lessons, is this restricted or unrestricted?)

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. The second donation a donor gives is the “golden donation” because most donors lapse after the first gift. After the “golden donation,” there’s about a 60% chance they’ll give again.

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The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

There’s no doubt that mobile fundraising has increased in popularity over the last few years, primarily due to Text-to-Give ( also referred to as Text-to-Donate ). And text donations are not always just small $5 contributions. The average donation size for text fundraisers is $107. Bill-to-carrier text donations.

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The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

There’s no doubt that mobile fundraising has increased in popularity over the last few years, primarily due to Text-to-Give ( also referred to as Text-to-Donate ). And text donations are not always just small $5 contributions. The average donation size for text fundraisers is $107. Bill-to-carrier text donations.

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Candid

JULY 22, 2021

Last month, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced that she, in partnership with her husband Dan Jewett, donated another $2.74 i Although Scott discloses who receives donations, she does not say how much is awarded to each organization, so we do not yet have information about grant size distribution in this round of giving.

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sgEngage

JULY 27, 2021

Supporters that are motivated enough to create their own fundraisers won’t be too shy to ask for donations and share your mission with their networks. Before passing away earlier this year, Captain Tom Moore also topped the UK music charts and received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.

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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. Even platforms with no recurring monthly or yearly fee may require a transaction or processing fee to process donations. Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

At most organizations, board members play a direct role in fundraising —whether that’s sending donation appeals, participating in events, meeting face-to-face with major donors, or expressing gratitude after a donation is made. Total number of donations: the number of donations that were made. Great question!

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

However, throwing a million charts and graphs together or writing a 10,000-word essay on why your nonprofit is the best isn’t going to be so effective (or worth anyone’s time). In a traditional PDF, this would take 5 separate charts and even then we wouldn’t get the same effect of watching this program grow on a national level.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The first tool is the donor retention bar chart widget you can add to your dashboard. Send Receipts and Thank-You Letters Promptly People give to nonprofits because they think donating to those organizations is the best way to make a difference in a community they care about. Now, it’s time to ask them for a second donation.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

After all, nonprofits need gifts and donations to sustain them, no matter what their mission or goals might be. Create a goal chart to guide your team during this process. You can then visualize these goals on a chart in order to understand their relation to one another.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

They can either collect regular donations or pledges from family and friends based on the number of pages or books they read on their personal fundraising pages at the conclusion of the read-a-thon. When participants make donation asks to their networks, they need a place where their family members and friends can go to make donations.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It may also mean allowing your social media presence to seek not just donations or volunteers but specific skills and specific opportunities. Few would set off blindly and chart as they go, but we refer to the hard work done by others to map the world before us and then we create our strategies from that sound foundation.

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CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

An Example Of A RACI Chart (Using Lord of the Rings Characters). Not only will RACI Charts limit conflict within your group, but they will also save you tons of time. For example, do you want them to make a donation? You have one site for your tickets, another for donations, and a third with information about the event.

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