sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2024

It’s a reliable touchstone to identify giving trends as well as shifts in sustainer and email engagement in the nonprofit digital space. It’s also a valuable tool to help nonprofits evaluate their results by giving them a comparison point for their performance against organizations of similar sizes and issue areas.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Neglecting Month-to-Month Financial Comparisons Month-to-month comparisons are crucial for detecting trends, anomalies, and areas of concern in your financial activities. It automates and facilitates these comparisons, allowing for more efficient monitoring and decision-making.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 81

Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2024

When you consider how much the for-profit world has evolved over the years, nonprofits seem to be moving at a snail’s pace by comparison. And what she’s learned is concerning — namely, that many organizations rely on the same major donors to give more and more rather than embracing new donors and new trends.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

2013-2014 – Tweens A decade in, the importance of consistent year-over-year comparisons grew. Today, we refer to it as the “Foundation 1000”, and it is often used to look at historical grantmaking trends. Researchers can use the Foundation 1000 or another cleaned subset of data to create historical trends for these years.

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Candid

JULY 5, 2022

private and community foundations to understand recent giving trends and forecast where giving is headed. [ 1 ] This year, we asked funders about their giving in FYE (fiscal year end) 2020 and 2021, including funding designated for COVID-19 [ 2 ] and what trends they are paying attention to this year. Looking ahead: 2022 trends ? .

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Having this data will help you make business decisions based on trends or actual performance. You can us directional attributions for: Trend comparison – compare this year’s campaign vs. previous years’ to determine which is most effective. Let’s use email as an example.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Rather than relying on it as a singular source of truth for actual numbers, we recommend using GA4 to look along trend lines to make the most of the data you’re able to collect. Despite this obstacle in measurement, this tool and others like it are still incredibly useful. Plausible 2.

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

That got me thinking more about how we, in the non-profit space, should look to learn from examples, trends and best practices found outside of our sector. By comparison only 70% of small businesses use Facebook as part of their online strategy. So here’s another great bit of learning for us. Fundraising via Social Networking.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Five trending Big Data technologies are also identified. This index aims to go beyond economic measurement to also measure access to food, shelter, education, health care, economic opportunity, and environmental stability in conjunction, and in comparison, with GDP. Data Measurement. at the recent Skoll World Forum.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Once you’ve done a side-by-side comparison of the first half of the year, it’s time to look to the future. 3) Past Trends. If you find that’s true for your nonprofit, check out this free resource for discovering and engaging major donors so you can get back on track by year-end. What’s Your Projected Income?

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Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

private and community foundations to understand recent grantmaking trends and forecast where giving is headed. In comparison, giving by community foundations rose 4%. Stocks tumbled and inflation soared amid fears of a looming recession. How did these factors affect U.S. philanthropy? Every January, Candid surveys large U.S.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 18, 2022

As the internet becomes more and more part of our daily lives, it’s important for nonprofits to keep up with this trend. You can learn more and run comparisons here. Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Why Online Fundraising? Statistics show that 54% of donors worldwide prefer to give online and online giving is growing each year.

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Online Fundraising Database Comparison 98

Candid

MAY 4, 2023

Here, we see a clear trend: Over 90% of nonprofits shared some demographic data about their leader. iv In comparison, the sharing rate for all other staffing levels is below 60%. Among demographic categories, the sharing rates are notably higher for race/ethnicity and gender. Here, a higher number means that more data has been shared).

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Demographics Share Data Taxonomy 98

Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

This isn’t surprising when you consider the recent historical trends in funding for these organizations, which have increased continuously—with a notable dip in 2013 and a peak of $49 million in 2017. According to Candid data, funding from large foundations to workers’ rights nonprofits more than doubled between 2007 and 2019, from $14.5

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

A major part of connecting with these individuals and optimizing the giving experience is utilizing the data you collect about their giving trends to inform your future fundraising decisions. . Exclude advanced data like donor lifetime value, donor acquisition cost, and trends in recaptured donors.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In comparison, project grants are more complicated to report on. These tend to be the easiest to report on, because they can usually be completed by the development team with a pre-prepared overview of what the organization is working on.

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Grant Report Template Comparison 105

Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

We’ll delve into several common concerns—such as the challenges of data comparison, the absence of readily available reports, and the distinction between the free and premium versions—as well as explore the importance of transparency in GA4 to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the data insights provided.

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Voice Social Media Portland Technique 72

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2013

For step 1, she suggested using Juice Analytics chart chooser tool. I wanted to learn more about what particular chart format is better suited to visualize a particular comparison or insight from social media data. Time Series Comparisons. More in bar charts in excel.

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Chart Comparison Data Measure 105

Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

If you’re using an antiquated payment platform or haven’t upgraded those tired looking subscription forms, haven’t put in place an instant email confirmation system or an automatic tracking option, you’re behind the times and may be losing profits for not staying up to speed on current tech trends. What are some ways to accomplish this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2013

24th. Will nonprofits follow that trend? The results will provide a comparison as to where to you stand among your peers and the nonprofit sector as a whole. • I always look at Michael Hoffman, CEO, See3 Communications for an answer. Michael has been front and center of video for nonprofits for years.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time. . Working with trusted community partners with deep history and expertise on grantmaking for racial equity, we responded this month by updating our special issue site on funding for racial equity.

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Fund Pledge Grant Map 105

Kindful

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It’s really important to only do an apples to apples comparison here. This has been the industry trend for the last several years. If your organization is following this trend, let’s look at what you can do to hopefully reverse it. As such, it won’t be helpful to compare those two metrics. .

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NTEN

JULY 8, 2014

Idealist Consulting has a new, free Email Service Providers Comparison Report , an in-depth comparison of 13 of the most common platforms. This day-long conference is devoted to the latest technology trends and resources for nonprofits, and features NTEN Member, Beth Kanter , as the keynote speaker. There''s an app for that!

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Game Comparison Data Childhood 60

Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We have conducted grantee profile analyses as well as cross-sectional comparisons by geography and issue area. We created our own intake form and gathered data from more than 3,000 U.S.-based based 501(c)(3) organizations and asked grantees to update their data annually.

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Data Support Demographics Evaluation 59

Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

Changing marketing tactics to keep up with shifting trends and attitudes can be a full-time job, which is where crash courses like this article can help. Emails are also direct marketing, but the sheer number of emails received throughout the day can make them feel less meaningful in comparison to a few personalized letters. .

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Care2

APRIL 30, 2014

Wildfire Monitor : This is a great tool for historical comparisons of the growth of your organization''s social media following vs. other organizations on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' Inspired Actions : I recommend this for engagement scores that identify your most engaging social media posts.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

The overall product and managed package is so much more nimble and lightweight in comparison to other similar products built on the Salesforce platform. See Trends in Fundraising Metrics From 4,800+ Nonprofits. . “ We recently transitioned from another online fundraising platform to Classy and it has been an amazing experience!

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Fundraising Metrics Database Nonprofit 95

Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This has been a dominant trend in the past eight years of our analysis. Institutional disaster philanthropy may be small in comparison to government funding. The majority of disaster funding supports response and relief efforts; far less is directed toward disaster preparedness or longer-term reconstruction and recovery.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Is TikTok or Instagram a true search engine in comparison to Google? By leveraging relevant keywords, hashtags, and trending topics, nonprofits can tailor their posts to align with what their audience is buzzing about and searching for. #3 The way that people search is fundamentally evolving. The short answer is “no.”

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M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

We also use the median for our comparisons, so that one outlier doesn’t skew the whole set. This follows the broader trend we see in the e-commerce world: you might also remember that promos started so early that Black Friday seemed more like Black Friday Month. . And boy, were there some outliers this year. On to the goods! .

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Fundraising Gift Rate email 98

Gyrus

AUGUST 24, 2016

Everywhere you look there are posts about millennials, mainly focusing on their abilities in comparison to their predecessors. Each moment from the time we first picked up a keyboard, to now, is encapsulated in a trend of growth. How to Train and Develop Millennials. “I don’t know how to do that. Can you help me?”

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Training Train Develop Comparison 80

sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Read the entire report to learn more about global trends.

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Blackbaud Benchmark Nonprofit Chart 90

Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2014

GrantStation polls organizations on the status of their grantseeking in order to provide the nonprofit sector with a vivid, up-to-date snapshot of grantseeking today, and you can help the grantseeking community stay on top of trends through your participation. You can click here to see past reports.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2011

The gap between Members and Non-Members is significant when we asked respondents to rate the Tech Adoption level of their organization in comparison to the nonprofit sector, with Member Organizations nearly 10% more likely than Non-Member Organizations to be on the Leadership end of the adoption spectrum. Key Findings from the 2011 Survey.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 30, 2012

expectations); Compare actual activity to expectations (comparison of budget/prior year to actual); Present a picture of the financial health of the organization. What is the trend of revenue, expense and other activities? How do these trends compare to expectations?

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

Here is a Year-Over-Year comparison of our survey responses to technology staffing questions for the last three years: The key things we notice here are: The significant diffence between tech staffing levels reported in 2010 as compared to 2011 and 2012. FTE tech staff for your team is keeping up.

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Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Price: Starts at $9.99 – Pricing & Product Comparison | Microsoft Power BI. Data visualizations can help people to understand data sets more easily by providing a way to see patterns and trends. Data dashboards can help nonprofits identify trends and patterns in their data over time.

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