EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Devine & Parker Consulting. Check out our last installment here ! Julia Devine, Co-Founder.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 13, 2022

If your board struggles with the budget you’ve selected, help them to gain perspective on the importance of choosing the right AMS by connecting it to ROI. If your board requires further proof to approve your requested budget, get your technology team or board subcommittee involved in the review process to provide additional reporting.

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Proposal Effective Associations Benchmark 129

Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

In fact, John Walker, an independent IT consultant with COTIQU Consulting in Australia, suggests associations should make two visits to the board: the first to present the business case and the second to discuss actual cost estimates. Step 2: Discuss the difference between ROI and TCO. The ROI belongs in the first meeting.

Business 78

Business Software Build ROI 78

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

By Dr. Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier , CFRE, CNP, CNC, Executive Director of the Jordan Thomas Foundation and Owner of AQP Consulting. Individual pledge commitments or reports on pledged revenue by date, campaign, or program can be tracked easily. The constant grind to find new funds is the challenge of every nonprofit.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

When it comes to nonprofits – and particularly, nonprofits on Facebook – we're all looking for the answer to the question: What's the ROI? The truth is, ROI can be calculated in a variety of ways. Every quarter, our data analyst, Mathew Grimm, emails out a report of every list source and how they're performing.

ROI 94

ROI Facebook Advocacy Social Media 94

sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. With these two numbers, you can identify the ROI for each channel. Tip 2: Review your scheduled reports. Identify the top line for each channel.

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Foundation Build Grant Fund 80

DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Reporting: Generate custom reports and dashboards to gain insights into donor behavior, program performance, and operational efficiency. For specific cost estimates, reach out to Salesforce or a certified Salesforce consulting partner like DNL OmniMedia to receive a personalized quote based on your nonprofit’s unique needs.

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Consultant Nonprofit Integration Review 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Cursed Thing Last year at this time, I was in Austin, TX doing a keynote workshop for Legal Services Corporation on the ROI of Nonprofit Technology. I still think these are components are essential and should be applied to looking at the ROI (Results on Insight) for nonprofits and social media. Do you agree?

ROI 66

ROI Results Community Online 66

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Your organization’s donor communications program — consisting of solid Ask+Thank+Report+Repeat systems — utilizes neuroscience, consistency, and proof of impact to deliver trust in a nutshell. A good consultant can build your Ask+Thank+Report+Repeat systems, allowing your staff the time for stewardship and data.

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Trend Storytelling Paypal Mail 59

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

That’s why the latest report from Gartner, The Digital Future of Finance: 10 CFO Opportunities to Accelerate Digital Transformation, offers compelling insights for nonprofit organizations. For an in-depth look at the report from a nonprofit perspective, watch the entire “Gartner’s Imperatives for the Nonprofit CFO” webinar on demand.

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Digital Gartner Nonprofit Fund 70

EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

These insights help organizations tailor their engagement strategies and ensure that your team’s time and resources go to the individuals most likely to contribute significantly⁠—which increases the ROI (return on investment) of your major giving efforts. Establish specific major giving levels and benefits.

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Strategy Giving Fundraising Gift 177

fusionSpan

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Data administration: Maintaining data quality and integrity, performing data backups, and developing custom reports and dashboards. This includes access to the latest data reports, analytics, and dashboards. By ensuring that your org is being used effectively and efficiently, you can maximize your Salesforce ROI.

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Service Business Management Help 52

Neon CRM

JUNE 20, 2023

There are a few different ways that organizations go about handling this, from simple self-reporting to detailed appraisals. Self-report: Self-reporting makes sense for a lot of the lower-value in-kind donations you receive. They can be harder to value as they include abstract components, like time or expertise.

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Track Donation Guide Laptop 52

NTEN

APRIL 20, 2011

One of the findings that stood out to us: Only 40% of respondents reported that their organization has some type of formal technology plan. And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs.

Survey 66

Survey Report Benchmark Evaluation 66

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Tricia Marsherall is the Founder & President of Marsherall Partners, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in nonprofit donor database management & operations support and virtual & traditional fundraising events. Analytics can be an extremely powerful tool for generating reports. Prospect portfolios? Event data?

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Database Donor Fundraising Nonprofit 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Social Media ROI View more presentations from Deanna Zandt. The following is a talk I gave about ROI for Social Media at the 2009 Social Tech Training in Toronto, ON. My friend Beka referred me to this fabulous 28-page Social Media ROI report from Peashoot. Social Media ROI View more presentations from Deanna Zandt.

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ROI Social Media Measure Media 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. tags: nonprofits roi ). Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." View more presentations from kanter. But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way.

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ROI Social Media Slides NTEN 50

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Meeting such high expectations for transparency and ROI requires a lot of time and resources from staff, but the right technology can help your organization operate more efficiently and responsibly, allowing you to focus on your mission and grow your impact. Nonprofits must earn their trust.

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Tech Fund Nonprofit System 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2011

Take an ROI approach to the amount of time that is being spent, especially if you haven’t really built up , engaged , and developed relationships with people via your social networks in other places. Don’t just do an ROI analysis with your social time. You can find the complete PEW report here.

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Google Search email Time 97

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

For example, if you hire a fundraising consultant but that consultant does not succeed in helping your organization raise more money, you will end up overspending on fundraising. Fees paid to fundraising consultants or outsourced help like a grant writer. If you’re outside the U.S.,

Fundraising 132

Fundraising Charity Mail Nonprofit 132

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

Case in point: A new report out from IBM on Social CRM. But there isn’t anything in this report I haven’t read a dozen times already. I’m very glad that most of my #socialmedia #nptech colleagues talk a lot about ROI of social media, and really try and figure out what works, and what doesn’t.

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Social Media Media Social Hype 211

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For example, Bloomerang’s support team provides implementation and onboarding support, coaching, and consulting services based on the level of support you need. Consult with your nonprofit’s fundraising team to gather their input and make your final payment processing decision. Read reviews. Choose a solution with your team’s input.

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Process Paypal Method Nonprofit 82

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Pull detailed, customizable reports. Custom reports offer a real-time picture of your supporters across all channels. Choose your data points, and use Report Builder to easily arrange and interpret your data. #6. Track ROI of a given ad campaign over time, and pull custom, robust reports to measure success. #16.

Advocacy 88

Advocacy Offline Gartner Nonprofit 88

NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

In our annual Nonprofit IT Staffing and Spending Survey , we asked respondents to describe the components of their organizations’ IT budgets—everything from Overall Expenditures to what proportion they allocate for Staffing, Capital, Consulting Contracts and Other Discretionary Expenditures.

Survey 72

Survey Org Nonprofit ROI 72

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Dave Yarin is a compliance and risk management consultant to senior management and directors of large and mid-size companies, and author of the soon to be published book, Fair Warning – The Information Within. How does a compliance and risk management consultant help senior managers of large and mid-size companies? Yarin : They vary.

Business 64

Business Management Consultant Companies 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The full report was published this week and Rory and Mary Trudel agreed to do a guest post summarizing what they learned. Many of our clients and fellow consultants working in nonprofits and in the arts were approaching the same question from different angles. How to analyze a moving target? There’s more, of course.

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Arts Social Media Studies National 110

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment). Define Your Metrics and Create a Social Media ROI Spreadsheet. Though most nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the U.K.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

We offer a number of analytics-related services including web analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and data reporting and visualizations, so we can certainly assist your team. Reporting on goals and maintaining accountability. Partner with a nonprofit consultant with expertise in data analysis.

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Analytics Org Adwords Metrics 52

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Requirements vary from state to state, so be sure to consult with your legal counsel to understand your registration requirements. Volunteer management software : Keep volunteers organized and boost program retention with recruitment workflows, scheduling tools, reporting features, and a user-friendly mobile app.

Nonprofit 80

Nonprofit Files Policy Software 80

Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2010

Where are the reams of data from funders on the cost and ROI of projects they've supported? Tags: Clients Consultants Digital Divide E-Learning Legal Considerations Online Activism Reporting Running Your Organization Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Tools Web Building.

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Open Data Unconference Netsquared 43

The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2024

Strategy, Consultation, & Resources While we may not be able to offer direct consultation on your social media or marketing strategy, the good news is there are already fantastic existing resources that do this well. The list is far from exhaustive – please comment to add your own!

Platform 105

Platform Social Media NPO Grant 105

Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2009

Various media outlets such as the New York Times , Forbes , and Ars Technica are reporting that McKinsey; along with The Uptime Institute, a data center consulting group; released a report this week on the value (and hype) of cloud usage, cloud computing, and cloud services.

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Hype ROI New York Amazon 43

Givinga

MARCH 5, 2019

Willis Towers Wattson reports that consistently engaged organizations have operating margins up to 3x higher than non-engaged ones 7 , while Gallup found that highly engaged employees contributed to 22 percent higher profits and 21 percent higher productivity than low engagement employees 8. CSR Improves Employee Engagement.

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Social Philanthropy Profit Influence 45

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In 2022, 41% of nonprofit professionals reported that limited staff capacity was their organization’s biggest challenge, the second-most popular answer after rising expenses. Reporting capabilities. Your donor database stores and generates reports on essential donor trends and patterns.

Database 80

Database Donor Guide Software 80

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

With these benefits, it’s easy to understand the significant return-on-investment (ROI) that nonprofits experience with this solution. Work with a tech consultant to set up the solution. Blackbaud FPM was created for organizations raising millions in major gifts a year and that have at least 5 major gifts officers.

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Blackbaud Guide Management Fundraising 52

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. that establishes financial accounting and reporting standards. [2]. school consultants. Middle school consultants. consultants.

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Research Volunteer New York Washington 88

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 13, 2010

As a consultant to nonprofits, my blood just boils when I am asked by executive directors or board members, “So, we are thinking about hiring a development officer, how long it will take before this person is raising more money than the salary we pay them?” Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE.

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Develop Nonprofit Leadership Consultant 78