Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

For those of you who have read Social Media for Social Good and have taken my webinar on how to launch a social and mobile media strategy for your nonprofi t, you know that the core of the strategy that I advocate for is tracking and proving your success. That said, below is selection of metrics to track and a brief explanation as to why.

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Track Mobile Media Fundraising 234

M+R

MAY 31, 2022

Apple Mail Privacy Protection works by pre-loading email content — including open tracking pixels. Reminder, email opens are tracked by tiny image pixels embedded in email content. So what happened to open rates? Pre-MPP, we all agreed that open rate generally reflected the rate at which people were interacting with an email.

Mail 107

Mail Spam Rate email 107

Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

This blog provides an overview of how to establish your scoring model, establish a team of data champions, and adopt a regular reporting routine so that your association is set up for success. Since his activity is newer and more consistent, his engagement score is rated higher than Lynne’s. Let’s get started!

Analytics 169

Analytics Associations Model Metrics 169

Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

First, you’ll learn how to calculate your donor retention rate, and then you’ll uncover some specific steps you can take to keep new donors engaged with your organization in the coming months. The Donor Retention Rate Formula If donor retention is a priority for you, it’s important to know how to calculate and track your donor retention rate.

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Donor Retention Template Widget 98

Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

When it comes to reaching your fundraising goals, email reigns supreme (after direct mail and face-to-face, of course). Well, here’s another mind-blowing stat: Radicati Group reports that there are over 4 billion email users worldwide, and that number is projected to reach 4.6 But what about reach? billion by 2025.

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email Rate ROI Social Media 52

Candid

JANUARY 29, 2024

Casey Foundation ’s 2024 Race for Results report suggests that continued efforts are needed to address persistent disparities in child well-being. The Race for Results report series tracks how children across racial and ethnic groups are faring at the state and national levels on key education, health, and economic milestones.

South Dakota 59

South Dakota Program Alaska Build 59

Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

Effective 105

Effective Demographics Philanthropy United States 105

Achieve

JANUARY 12, 2022

Very few people enter the nonprofit sector to put together financial reports. Their financial habits, like accurately reporting on their earnings and expenses, are a crucial part of attaining that success. . Nonprofits, however, develop a slightly different set of financial reports and statements than for-profit organizations do.

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Report Nonprofit Profit Activities 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

For those of you who have read Social Media for Social Good and have taken my webinar on how to launch a social and mobile media strategy for your nonprofi t, you know that the core of the strategy that I advocate for is tracking and proving your success. That said, below is selection of metrics to track and a brief explanation as to why.

Track 186

Track Mobile Media Fundraising 186

Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. Same as above.

Analytics 122

Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 122

Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Of course, they are valuable assets, but data is, too. These will support your business case by aligning with your goals: Consistent, trusted data with standard interactive reports using a common language that employees throughout your organization easily understand – all in a secure data warehouse. Most people don’t.

Analytics 169

Analytics Language Associations Case Study 169

sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

Lost receipts, multiple tracking spreadsheets, and unchecked spending, oh my! These hurdles are a few of the challenges facing school business offices and nonprofit organizations doing their best to evaluate and keep track of employee purchases day-to-day. Of course, there are caveats to consider when evaluating new tools.

Nonprofit 72

Nonprofit Track Doc Evaluation 72

Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2023

Learn More If you’re a larger charity Of course, I’ve worked places that receive 50+ gifts a day. NOTE: I’ve wondered about doing an experiment where you hire a dedicated staff member specifically to make these daily calls; then track results to see if the investment paid off in higher percentages of renewals and larger repeat gifts.

Donor 92

Donor Charity Gift Test 92

Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

You may have heard this software referred to by a few different names, including donor management software, nonprofit CRM , donor database, donor software, and donor tracking software. This feature appears in each donor’s profile and rates their engagement from “cold” to “on fire!” Generosity score.

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Software Management Donor Guide 98

sgEngage

MAY 16, 2023

ESG, or environmental, social, and governance, has become an expected reporting framework for companies that highlights how they are managing risks and opportunities within those three pillars. Nearly 600 institutions in 20 countries participate in the reporting, and are assigned Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum ratings.

Proposal 66

Proposal Nonprofit Demonstration Companies 66

Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Member management: Track user data, including dues requirements and membership status, and view it on a centralized dashboard. Member portals: Allow members to manage their membership online, track certificates, event registrations and more. Data Analytics and Reporting Tools. An AMS might include the following.

Associations 141

Associations Professional Software Tools 141

Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

Measurable: Ensure your goal is measurable to track progress and success. This might include reaching a certain fundraising amount or achieving specific metrics like email open rates or donation page conversions. The average nonprofit has a 28.59% email open rate, while small organizations report open rates as high as 45.7%.

Guide 52

Guide Fundraising Mail Metrics 52

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Make sure team members know what their responsibilities are and when they will be asked to share data or reports relevant to their roles. A scheduling tool that allows you to track attendance and send shift confirmations and notifications. End-to-end reporting that syncs with your CRM to provide a comprehensive view of your volunteers.

Volunteer 87

Volunteer Program Roles Training 87

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Now, let’s say that, during a proposed budget review, you notice that the board has cut funding for a top-rated yearly educational program with your constituents. However, by pulling reports that combine your donor acquisition versus retention numbers, you show that the donor base has never increased by more than 10% in a year.

Guide 52

Guide Business Support Metrics 52

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

Definitely shop around to get the best rate, but don’t expect zero. Bloomerang is a powerful donor-tracking software and offers an online giving option, too. Kindful is another powerful donor-tracking software that facilitates online giving as a built-in feature. And this integration needs to be automatic.

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Tools Online Giving Tips 75

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It’s the amount of money you expect a donor to contribute over the course of their life with you, and it’s an important metric to keep track of because it helps you understand how to keep your donors engaged and how to get them to give more. ” TIP: How do you Calculate Donor Retention Rate?

Retention 91

Retention Donor Support Giving 91

Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. Nonprofits usually report retention as a percentage. When the entire donor journey is addressed in your plan, conversion rates for donor acquisition are much stronger. Launch your campaign.

Fund 52

Fund Donor Strategy Search 52

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Goals help you measure your success, track your progress, and get clarity on what you hope to achieve. Of course, you want to increase your membership base. Track and Analyze Progress If you plan to have a membership drive on a yearly basis, having past data to assess is immensely helpful. Make your goals specific.

Benefit 52

Benefit Track Associations Marketing 52

Byte Technology

APRIL 7, 2015

From tracking donations and expenditures, the success or failure of fund-raising events, staff protocols and effectiveness, lists of donors large and small and so much more, the organization that shirks information management does so at their own peril. For many non-profits, data crunching is everything.

Software 100

Software Volunteer Management NPO 100

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The amount will of course be different for every organization, but it’s still a standard expectation for board members to be engaged and push the campaign forward in whatever ways they’re able, including making a gift. Report on your progress. In capital campaigns, board giving matters. Our Recommended Approach: 6 Steps.

Campaign 75

Campaign Giving Pledge Gift 75

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

But before you can capitalize on the information stored in your CRM or other nonprofit software, you need to know exactly what analytics to track in the first place. Reporting on goals and maintaining accountability. There are virtually unlimited metrics you can track— if you can collect the data, you can analyze it.

Analytics 52

Analytics Org Adwords Metrics 52

Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

To avoid common volunteer management mistakes and optimize your volunteer scheduling processes, implement these simple strategies: Carefully track volunteer hours. Generate reports to gauge program success. Carefully track volunteer hours. Generate reports to gauge program success. Make profiles for each volunteer.

Volunteer 52

Volunteer Profile Survey Track 52

Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As talented people from a range of backgrounds look for volunteer opportunities, they will choose organizations that have a track record of showing diversity and inclusion is important. Of course, inclusion is essential. According to a report published by Smart Company, diverse teams make better business decisions 87% of the time.

Volunteer 89

Volunteer Program Skills Retention 89

Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

News outlets will now look more at how a CEO Tweets vs what is reported in a quarterly earnings report. This can be used to track the engagement rates overtime of the posts on a personal profile. The line between personal and professional seems to overlap the higher up the person is in the company ending up at the CEO.

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Profile Social Linkedin Audio 98

NTEN

JUNE 24, 2010

You may already know you can use Google Analytics to track your Google AdWords campaigns. Generate the Tracking URL . Awhile back, I wrote about tracking click-throughs using query strings. Forget the technical details, because Google provides a tool you can and should use to create the tracking links for you.

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Track Analytics Google Campaign 68

Kindful

JANUARY 16, 2023

PayPal offers verified charities a discounted processing rate of 2.89% + $0.49 By only using PayPal to manage your online fundraising, you may miss out on other useful fundraising features that can help your nonprofit track and manage donor relationships more effectively. Easily generate automated reports. per donation. .

Paypal 52

Paypal Alternative Nonprofit Integration 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Donor management solutions Donor management systems , also known as nonprofit CRMs , are software solutions that allow nonprofits to track donor interactions and giving histories, create donor segments, and develop communications campaigns. Customized donor reports. Staff training resources , such as digital courses or videos.

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Software Guide Fundraising Platform 87

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 4, 2023

When you get more than 200 donors, you may be eligible to mail at nonprofit postage rates as low as 19 cents per piece (as of July 2023). Of course, USPS makes you jump through hoops for that discount. If you have fewer than 200 mail recipients, the answer is probably yes. This letter puts all donor information on one sheet of paper.

Money 98

Money Tips Time Mail 98

Byte Technology

MAY 31, 2016

To begin, consider using a program that monitors your site 24/7 and instantly reports problems when and if they occur. Of course it should come as no great surprise that Internet giant Google has some great solutions for uptime website monitoring. Happily, there are some easy and effective answers.

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Problem Websites Money Time 100

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Over the course of 2020, MacKenzie Scott announced grants totaling almost $6 billion. At Candid, we have been able to track down this information using a combination of automated and manual searches. Further analysis of organizational size can be found in our earlier report.) billion to 384 nonprofits.

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Grant Structure Analysis Aggregator 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Tweets with links have an 86% higher retweet rate and higher engagement overall because people are hesitant to retweet or engage with tweets that do not have a source or a call-to-action. Including links, of course, also helps increase traffic to your website. Include a link in your tweets as often as possible.

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Twitter Practice Social Media Nonprofit 355

DipJar

AUGUST 6, 2021

The foundation of your volunteer management program is, of course, the volunteers. With a volunteer management system, you’ll centralize communications and keep track of your interactions with volunteers. Track volunteers’ hours. Let’s dive in! Volunteer Recruitment . Volunteer Retention. About the Author.

Volunteer 98

Volunteer Program Management Retention 98