3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 1, 2015

You keep mailing out newsletters and fundraising appeals. Your response rate falls from 60% to 40% to under 30% over time. You keep adding new donors, new prospects and your mailing lists get larger. Is your organization is a donor data hoarder? All data needs to be managed. The cost of using bad data.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Here’s how to do it: Start a newsletter: Send newsletters out on a quarterly or monthly basis to let your members know what your organization has been up to. Make it personal: Personalized messaging can lead to a 26% increase in open rates. Once you’ve hit send, keep an eye out on your open rates and click through rates.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Community Brands recently shared donor retention data that reinforced alarming trends that the nonprofit sector has been monitoring for a while. In their survey, they asked nonprofits what their current donor retention rate was: about 60% said they didn’t know and the rest had an average donor retention rate of 45%.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It’s been proven time after time that data-driven strategy creates the most successful fundraising results. The challenge can be in knowing which nonprofit data to prioritize, along with how to evaluate it and use it to make improvements. What do we mean by “data?”. What can data help your nonprofit achieve?

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

Get Prepared and Dig Into Your Data Before you decide how to position your campaign or how much to spend on advertising, it’s critical to analyze your supporter data. This data is the key to unlocking personalized experiences for your donors. Google Ads ), and understanding tracked data. Conducting user research.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). Sort through online organizational data (Google analytics, email open rates) to see if there are insights, trends, and patterns that could be used to improve operations.

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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). According to the Nonprofit Email Engagement Benchmark Study by M+R , the average email open rate for nonprofits is around 25%, while the click-through rate hovers at 2.5%. But what about reach? billion by 2025.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

and a high unsubscribe rate can be a red flag to your email service provider and ultimately impact your ability to send emails at all. This results in better email open rates , email deliverability, and clickthrough rates, and lower spam complaint and unsubscribe rates. Small lists raised more money per contact, too.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2022

When you prioritize donor retention when planning and executing your overall fundraising efforts, you gain opportunities to reactivate lapsed donors and build lasting relationships with new donors through direct mail and digital campaigns. What is donor retention? Donor retention measures how many donors continue to give to your organization.

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Media Cause

JULY 11, 2023

Whether someone just joined your mailing list or made a donation, your email system sends personalized messages automatically. Data-Driven Decisions Email automation tools often come with analytics. By analyzing data such as open rates and click-through rates, you can refine your email strategy to better resonate with your audience.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Personalize the ask In a study of email fundraising campaigns, we found that the emails with the highest engagement rates addressed the recipients by name and used “you” language, speaking directly to the recipient. An organization could segment their donor data to follow that structure, narrowing the criteria as a donor gives more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. The third post in this series, 10 Donation Page Best Practices for Nonprofits , provides detailed advice, but its worth reiterating that the first step in being successful in online fundraising is having well-designed, data-driven donation pages.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach to direct mail. It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. When the entire donor journey is addressed in your plan, conversion rates for donor acquisition are much stronger.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

That’s because all nonprofits have similar goals, including connecting with more donors, boosting their donor retention rates, and developing strategic, sustainable partnerships with other organizations. Donor stewardship helps you boost your donor retention rate , helping you earn much more over time. Major gifts. Online fundraising.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

While nonprofits often deliver highly relevant content in direct mail appeals – based on giving history, interests and past actions – that approach isn’t always carried over to their email appeals. Delivering relevant content to your audiences, though, can significantly increase email click-through rates. *.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Collecting registrations online means there’s no need to track down and manage mailed registration forms, checks, and receipts; search for information in multiple spreadsheets, emails, and handwritten notes; or enter and re-enter registrant information. Capture crucial donor and sponsor data.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

But first, let’s compare how the major communication channels of direct mail versus digital communications play a role in donor retention. Direct Mail versus Digital Communications . A prevailing myth in the nonprofit sector is that traditional mail has been phased out by the internet.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

It may seem counterproductive to ask your subscribers to opt into your emails twice, but some research on open rates suggests that customers may prefer a confirmed opt-in (COI) email more than a welcome email.” Newsletters. If you require more data, make sure it’s going to benefit your strategy.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

It may seem counterproductive to ask your subscribers to opt into your emails twice, but some research on open rates suggests that customers may prefer a confirmed opt-in (COI) email more than a welcome email.” Newsletters. If you require more data, make sure it’s going to benefit your strategy.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2011

Every e-mail marketer worth her salt knows how to calculate an overall messaging open rate: messages opened ÷ messages delivered. That's why I was a little confounded when we first started using our new e-mail system, and it would spit out a report like this: An overall open rate of almost 33%? True Open Rate.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Thanks Gail!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

It is illegal to buy, sell, or trade mobile phone numbers, unlike e-mail and snail mail addresses. Pitch to Your Website, E-newsletter, Blog, and Print Materials. This new page should then be linked near the e-newsletter subscribe option on your website and blog. and your “Thank You” landing pages and e-mails.

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NetWits

MAY 26, 2011

I’m sure I’m not alone in my ability to spend hours upon hours sifting thru web analytical data and exploring all the amazing information amassed, working to decipher what it all means. Also, Google defaults to the most recent month’s worth of data. First page visible upon accessing a specific website profile).

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2020

Start boosting your donor retention rate by focusing on those who are just giving to your nonprofit for the first time. New donor retention plays a major role in your overall retention rate. The drastically lower new donor retention rate means that focusing your efforts here offers the greatest potential for fundraising success.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Thanksgiving holiday each year, meaning that nonprofits have almost an entire year to analyze their data from this past Giving Tuesday and start planning for 2023. When you start Giving Tuesday planning early, you can devote time to crafting a data-driven, evidence-based fundraising strategy based on previous campaigns.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Effective data management is key to understanding your constituency and building better fundraising and engagement strategies. In this guide, we’ll share some of our expertise surrounding the topic of nonprofit data analytics through the following points: Overview of Nonprofit Data Analytics. 4 Types of Data Analytics.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 27, 2021

Newsletter. You can look to your current donor data to help provide guidance on this. . How is your email open rate? Does your audience respond well to direct mail? There are several forms of external nonprofit communication which include: Website Content. Social Media. Press Releases . Live Events. Potential locality.

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Qgiv

MAY 24, 2023

This data wasn’t available for Generation Z. Direct mail is still important One shocking finding is how important direct mail is to fundraising. Even with advancements in technology like email and text messaging, donors welcome direct mail as a preferred method of communication.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 5, 2022

All of us have experienced it: an inundation of emails that leaves us with email fatigue, prompting us to unsubscribe from a mailing list. Identify the emails you send out on a regular basis and group them into general categories, such as newsletters, webinar invites, event invitations, etc. Determine your lists.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Multichannel marketing refers to the practice of engaging your audience through a combination of direct and indirect communication channels, including: Email: Send out regular newsletters with updates on animal rescue efforts, upcoming events, and opportunities for supporters to get involved. Show impact and results.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2021

Apple’s latest privacy updates will affect data sources commonly used by mission-driven organizations. In 2017—after years of unease among privacy advocates and users —Apple began announcing and rolling out a series of changes to reduce the volume of data collected and make users more aware of data collection.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

Don’t assume a nonprofit virtual assistant is limited to basic clerical work like data entry and responding to emails. Your nonprofit needs you working in your strengths , not setting up your newsletter in Mail Chimp or scheduling your next Facebook post. Nor should you. So, if you need help (and I know you do!)

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Your nonprofit can have your best year-end campaign by incorporating data-driven planning, tapping into overlooked segments, crafting impactful storytelling strategies, maximizing digital fundraising channels, and cultivating donor fundraising and stewardship throughout the year. Keep reading to find out more! #1

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Analyze results data to double down on what inspires action. Sending a recurring newsletter or print mailing to engage supporters.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

This means identifying effective and capable tools to help you make strategic moves based on accurate, updated data. . Data-driven fundraising strategies are always the smartest move, so make sure you have the necessary constituent relationship management software (CRM) integrations and reporting tools. Where did you find them?

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Greater Giving

MAY 25, 2022

From board members to newsletter subscribers to volunteers to former donors, your database contains a heterogeneous audience with different interests and needs. Paired with a compelling call-to-action and a clear target audience, Google Ads can quickly lead to better engagement and increased conversion rates. Social media.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). 2) Educate. 3) Involve.

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