Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a community that takes a while to understand and adapt to. That said, for those nonprofits that do want to grow a community on Twitter, follow these best practices when writing your tweets to maximize the likelihood of your tweets getting noticed: 1. 10) Explore Twitter Spaces, Newsletters, and Communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

5) Build an engaged community on social media. The most important part of social media is being able to build a strong community. There are a few ways that you’ll be able to build a strong community; Pose questions and ask for responses. You’ll also want to keep track of these stats. Source: Go-Gulf. on Twitter and $5.26

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NetWits

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Back in January of 2008 he told us (the non-profit sector) that we should be looking to use the internet in new and innovative ways to build community and engage our supporters because direct mail, although still a huge revenue source, was beginning to show signs of fatigue. Troublesome] Fundraising Stats.

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Neon CRM

MAY 26, 2023

When you build your strategies around community, personalization, adaptability, and automation, you can create a campaign that resonates with your constituents. In three simple, frequently updated stats it tells every visitor what it’s doing, who it’s helping, and where it’s helping right now.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

In the 2018 Charitable Giving Stats from NP Source , 77% believe everyone can make a difference by supporting causes. Nonprofits use CRMs to manage their donor relationships, to segment supporters by interest areas, streamline donor communication, automate fundraising, and report on outcomes to the board, donors, and community.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

According to social media researcher and author Dan Zarrella , including more links in your emails will garner better click-through rates and fewer unsubscribes. Cite your stats and facts with source articles, provide links to more information about your campaigns on your website, and of course include buttons to your donate page.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Volunteerism offers a variety of benefits for seniors who are looking to provide support to their community. Many seniors today are looking for ways to stay active in the community and connect with others, volunteerism provides an avenue to do both and seniors are becoming more involved than ever before. Talk about value!

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Subject lines with questions have higher open rates. Make sure the stat truly makes the case that your donor’s gift made a difference. And, make sure the stat makes sense. If you don’t have the right number to share, it’s better to skip the stat than include one that will make your donor say, “Huh?”

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The stats show that mentioning matching gifts in fundraising appeals results in a 71% increase in the response rate and a 51% increase in the average donation amount (and that’s prior to receiving matching gift funds). The most obvious reason is that your donor’s funds will go twice as far!

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sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2021

After pulling group stats through their employee engagement platform, Blackbaud’s YourCause CSRconnec t , the CSR team found that the ERGs were tracking more volunteering hours than any year before, were being promoted throughout the company two times more than normal, and were retaining members at an 8% higher rate.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 28, 2021

That’s why you should share your nonprofit’s most important stats and data with them. . What is your donor retention rate? . Not only will this help foster better relationships and a sense of community, but it will also help free up some staff time when newer board members know who to go to for questions or concerns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

The open rate of text messages is over 90 percent, since those who sign up tend to be your most committed supporters, so making the effort to promote your group texting campaign(s) and build your mobile list now could prove to be extremely valuable in years to come as the popularity of group text messaging continues to skyrocket. Use Bit.ly

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

This will change quickly as you build your communities on social media sites. If your nonprofit is already blogging, plot your stats. Though subscription rates are dropping by an average of 1% each year, e-Newsletters are still a powerhouse of ROI. “ Hits &# are not the metric to monitor. e-Newsletter Subscribers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

You see that those listed below by far got the most retweets: 1) Powerful stats that speak to your mission and programs. ” and “Did you know we’re also on Facebook?” The good news is that the types of tweets that get retweeted also make for a good overall Twitter strategy. Rainforest Alliance :: @ RnfrstAlliance.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

To thrive in today’s philanthropic environment, nonprofits must demonstrate to donors and community stakeholders that their dollars are being put to good use. Investing in tech-powered efficiencies is ultimately an investment in the people who work for your organization, as well as your donors, volunteers, and the community you serve.

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Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Do you know the average click-through and open rates on action alerts and fundraising appeals across the nonprofit sector? However, it’s important to note that the 2010 fundraising response rate was actually 0.08% and fell 19% on average from 2009 to 2010. Nonprofits need to pay special attention to this stat. Why is that?

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Care2

MAY 24, 2013

Last month we reported that online fundraising response rates declined 27% between 2011-2012, according to the eNonprofit Benchmark study. The latest Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits that analyzed data from 500 organizations using the Luminate platform also indicated a steep decline in fundraising response rates.

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Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

But are these stats meaningful? Do these stats show your boss about how your organization is meeting its mission and making an actual impact? Social media is just one of several channels that you should be using to connect with constituents, build community, and mobilize people to work toward your goals. Your email appeals?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 13, 2010

Collaborations are going to be a driving force in building stronger relationships and stronger communities. In the new decade we are in the “perfect collaboration storm:&# energy around our “community visions&# , enormous critical community needs, myriad of new nonprofit organizations, and desire for greater impact.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2021

After pulling group stats through their employee engagement platform, Blackbaud’s YourCause CSRconnec t , the CSR team found that the ERGs were tracking more volunteering hours than any year before, were being promoted throughout the company two times more than normal, and were retaining members at an 8% higher rate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

It’s free, it gives you an immediate way to build a tribe and engage people in online community. Participate and be a community like the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) is doing a great job participating and building community with their Facebook page. Stats, stats, stats ….

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

Email is still a very powerful tool for fundraising and the likely reason why donor conversion rates dropped in 2012 is because nonprofit e-newsletters are still formatted to primarily be read on desktop and laptop computers. Related Links: 12 Must-Know Stats About Social Media, Fundraising, and Cause Awareness. It’s that simple.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

10x Higher Transaction Rates and Revenue. According to an Experian Marketing Services report, welcome emails have 10x higher transaction rates and revenue than bulk emails. But these stats show how receptive people are to email after they've take an action. And for brands, they work. Ideas for Nonprofit Triggered Emails.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

This helps increase donor retention rates, which leads to more revenue. You can use it to keep an eye on your donor retention rate, campaign progress, and more. These features include donor portals where fundraisers can view their stats, such as how much they’ve raised so far and who is giving to their pages. Customized reports.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

Email is still a very powerful tool for fundraising and the likely reason why donor conversion rates dropped in 2012 is because nonprofit e-newsletters are still formatted to primarily be read on desktop and laptop computers. Related Links: 12 Must-Know Stats About Social Media, Fundraising, and Cause Awareness. It’s that simple.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 17, 2019

Yet, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the “ halo effect ” of community involvement is no longer a given for companies that give back. Given the term ‘ authenticity’ can be nebulous and difficult to define, you may be wondering what makes for authentic community engagement. Leverage What’s Core.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Monthly Website Stats: Monthly visits, unique visitors, pageviews, pages per Visit, time on site, and bounce rate (aim for under 60%). Email: Number of new subscribers, open rates and click through rates, best performing subject lines and topics, and most engaged email audience segment. Constantly.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2015

One major reason was the amazing collective contributions our speakers made to the Community. While there are always lessons to be learned as we gather feedback—through evaluations, emails, and conversations with members of the Community (yup, we really do read them all)—we wanted to take a moment to share some of the highlights.

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Care2

OCTOBER 23, 2009

What percentage are really “active users&# and communicate via social networks all day? Between 2008 and 2009 the number of users on social-networking and other community sites jumped 31% to 301.5 While this stat is technically true, many people who sign up for social networks are not connected to social networks all day long.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

If your nonprofit is already on Google+, then the best practices below are meant to help you better learn how to tap into and inspire the Google+ community. In short, you have to be a real person on Google+ before you can use the community to build a brand for your nonprofit – just like Facebook. Powerful stats. e-Newsletter.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

Qriously is super easy to use: you pick the type of question (two answer, slider, or star/rating), write your question and possible answers, select the location (global, regional or local – if you get a trial account, you are limited to global questions), and then how many answers you want to gather. And the results?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Lots of chatter beyond the Reddit community. Think about how mobile can solve a community need, find an existing data set, and deliver that information in an app.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2011

Though not universal, it's true that people continue to volunteer and contribute money in support of organizations doing good work in our communities. Even today, in the midst of what many are calling "the Great Recession," giving hovers at the same rate as a percentage of income. Most people, by their very nature, want to help others.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

In short, you have to be a real person on Google+ before you can use the community to build a brand for your nonprofit – just like Facebook. Add links to your nonprofit’s website, blog, and social networking communities. Powerful stats. Now, onto setting up your personal profile. Create your nonprofit’s Google+ Page.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2009

The post's author, Ali Cherry is the Online Campaigns and Marketing Director for Beaconfire Consulting and summed up four key things nonprofits can be doing to improve their engagement with their online communities. My favorite on her list is number 1: Measure your reach, not your get. read more.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

Additionally, you can increase the traction and conversion rates of specific actions you want people to take by using Facebook to provide simple proof. They are able to get people to login to their site via Facebook and increase the conversion rate and effectiveness of their fundraising appeals using Facebook’s APIs.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

What is a realistic goal for the timeline and your community? Here’s why: Extra attention and spotlight thanks to high publicity around #GivingTuesday Plug-and-play tools and assets from GivingTuesday.org to help market your campaign More participants ultimately means more support for the nonprofit community overall.

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