Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Here are 4 ways to measure volunteer program ROI and ensure you are getting the highest amount of value. As your nonprofit grows, so does the need to optimize your volunteer program and effectively measure ROI. One of the easiest ways to measure volunteer program ROI is by calculating the total volunteer value.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 16, 2021

At each hybrid event, event planners can take advantage of some critical features in order to boost ROI before, during, and after the event takes place. With some planners, event organizers can actually set up multiple levels of event management to truly maximize your hybrid event’s ROI. . Use Sophisticated Event Technology.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to measuring performance, but every successful fundraising team should have the ability to assess and refine its data. The goal is then to turn those data insights into actionable tasks. Your team can decide which data points and KPIs matter most to your strategy and your mission.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 8, 2022

Does your association have a data governance policy? In our data-driven world, governance is crucial in maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and security of your organization’s data. Continue reading to learn how your association can adopt its own data governance policy and become a more data-driven organization.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

Whether you tell stories in your fundraising or communications program, chances are you want to understand the impact and return on investment (or ROI) of the stories you tell. In this article and video tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to set up a story measurement system, and how to track and analyze your data.

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Greater Giving

MAY 25, 2022

Fundamental Strategies to Maximize your Event Marketing ROI. This guide will look at four transformational fundraising strategies for increasing your nonprofit’s ROI from its event marketing outreach. When you spend time and money marketing to people who are unlikely to attend your event, your ROI will inevitably take a hit.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

I am a big fan of actionable metrics. Fenton’s guide divides up the kinds of metrics you can focus on under the headings See, Say, Feel and Do. Ss I suggest in my Community Mapping approach , the actions and metrics should be mapped against the segments of the community doing them. What do you think? What do you think?

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M+R

MARCH 11, 2024

Read time: 2 minutes Did you miss our latest webinar about Scout Quest, our privacy-focused one-of-a-kind online data co-op? Here are the four biggest takeaways: 1) Huge Results for the Humane Society of the United States: Gabby Green from HSUS shared her experience using Scout Quest data to reactivate a huge inactive file.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Next, you’ll want to focus on the metrics side of your formula, ensuring your values are measurable. Consider the frequency of the member activities, how many dollars you spend, or the rates compared to peers to get measurable data before start assigning values. What metrics will help your association move forward? .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. The key, though, is doing it in a way that delivers maximum ROI. Perhaps the most important factor in setting your budget is that you want to generate enough data to decide if the financial return from running ads is worthwhile.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Specific ways organizations can get the board on board As you put together your summary for the board, try these specific tactics for illustrating the value of a technology change: Highlight return on investment (ROI) Show the board how the new technology will improve ROI, and lean on data.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The reality for many organizations, whether a smaller nonprofit, a large international advocacy organization or a government agency, is that their data lives in separate silos. Tools and channels that house data often do not make it easy to navigate. Not sure how to compare or connect data sources. Does this sound familiar?

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Before we dive in, we want you to start thinking of data as one of your most important assets. Of course, they are valuable assets, but data is, too. Let’s build your business case to make data analytics a top priority: 1. Start by assessing and documenting the current state of your data. What do you think about our data?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Specifically, the book teaches how to demonstrate the value of your initiatives, using a simplified version of the ROI Methodology. Phillips , authors of the book, Show The Value Of What You Do , developed the ROI Methodology in the 1970s and refined it in the 1980s when their first book describing the process was published.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 16, 2022

Nonprofit budgets are often tight, and each of your campaigns should aim to hit as high a return on investment (ROI) as possible. To better analyze your campaigns, you’ll need to understand a few fundamental metrics, including ROI, cost per dollar raised (CPDR), and cost per acquisition (CPA). ROI = (Output / Input) X 100.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

When you manage constituent relationships, interactions, and outcomes through a case management process, understanding the key data points at play will allow you to analyze the bigger picture of your performance over time. Funders may also explicitly ask for impact assessment data as part of their grant application and reporting processes.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

These algorithms are continually refined over time as more data is generated for analysis. The most user-friendly AI tools will provide these insights in the form of predictive scores and rank metrics. Reduced (and in many cases completely eliminated) need for time-consuming and inaccurate manual data analysis or donor segmentation.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2011

Being new to this, we also had to determine how to measure the return on investment (ROI) of our ad buys, to help guide our efforts in the future. We've already written a step-by-step guide on how to use Google's URL builder , but it's pretty easy: The key is to remain consistent so you can find the data in Google Analytics.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Let’s review three strategies for analyzing your donor giving patterns to create a data-driven fundraising and marketing strategy: Identify popular times of the year for giving. Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics. Assess metrics such as your email open rate or online donation rate to measure your success.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

That way, you will know what decisions your board is making and can provide them with the data that will guide them to the right ones. Defend Your Programs and Services with Data Board members may have varying opinions on which programs and services should be prioritized or expanded. What will convince them is data.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Specifically, the book teaches how to demonstrate the value of your initiatives, using a simplified version of the ROI Methodology. Phillips , authors of the book, Show The Value Of What You Do , developed the ROI Methodology in the 1970s and refined it in the 1980s when their first book describing the process was published.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

That’s why we put together a list of the five essential metrics you need to know, as a fundraiser, to achieve higher retention rates. Tracking these metrics will help you keep a pulse on the current engagement of your donors so you know which efforts are working and which ones need to be increased or modified. Donor Level Moves.

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Donor Search

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Guest Post by Margaret King, Founder/President of InfoRich Group, Inc. Recently, I asked Prospect Researchers to complete a brief survey to help me understand how they measure the value of the work they perform. The survey consisted of four questions: What are the top three criteria used by management to evaluate your performance?

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

When it comes to acquisition, we all know that metrics matter. However, most nonprofits don’t know which metrics to look at —or what to do with that information once they have it. . Taking time to read spreadsheets or reports full of data can be time consuming and overwhelming. I recommend looking at three key metrics. .

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

When you start GivingTuesday planning early, you can devote time to crafting a data-driven, evidence-based fundraising strategy with a better chance of success. Key fundraising metrics like donor retention rate, donation frequency, and fundraising return on investment (ROI). The characteristics of your donor base.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A great listener An experienced fundraiser Excells at setting and tracking metrics/ goals So, while your personal preferences may vary, the top qualities of a major gifts officer are pretty consistent. Candidates don’t necessarily have to have a great deal of experience – but understanding the role of data within major gifts is important.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

Data collection- Any online event allows event marketers and event producers to go above and beyond simple attendance metrics. These metrics can work as lead generation tools or increase sales and marketing efforts post-event. . 4 Ideas for Hybrid Events. 4) Lean Into Gamification Like GPJ Experience Marketing Suggests.

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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. The basics include: benefits, value, metrics, and financial calculations. I think that is dangerous. However, if you want to get to the other two outcomes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

.    A few days ago, I asked " What are the best metrics to track your blog's ROI and make improvements? "   The areas of the blogging ROI analysis included:  author contribution, readership growth, reader engagement, authority, cost, and value.    Do you need it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s a strategy that I have been using, testing, and adapting since @NonprofitOrgs first launched on Myspace in 2006 and now there’s an ever-increasing flow of data being released that proves that social and mobile media are, in fact, powerful fundraising tools. Other Metrics. It’s that simple.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2010

And analyzing this data for meaningful takeaways is something many organizations haven’t even considered at this point. While the area of social metrics continues to evolve and grow, there are five main tips all organizations should follow when measuring social media activity for ROI: 1. Specific and easy to assess.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

This might include reaching a certain fundraising amount or achieving specific metrics like email open rates or donation page conversions. Attainable: Set a challenging yet realistic fundraising goal that pushes your limits but is still achievable, using data and research to guide you to the right amount.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Ease of use : The best dashboards are easy to use, even for those who don’t have a lot of experience with data. Flexibility : The best dashboards are flexible enough to track the metrics that are most important to your nonprofit. Make sure the dashboard you choose can be customized to track the specific data points you want to track.

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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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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

According to a recent study by Campaign Monitor , email marketing has an astonishing ROI of 4400%! Social media, on the other hand, lags behind with an average ROI of 94%. Email marketing offers an unmatched ROI, a vast potential reach, and higher engagement rates compared to social media. The numbers don’t lie!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2009

Photo by Jeff Pulver David Armano has an article on BusinessWeek called " The New Focus Group: The Collective " where he urges companies using social media to make the last word in ROI insight, not investment. My point was that the qualitative insights are just as important to hard data points. The process is: Listen, Learn, Adapt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2014

And when video is paired with a continuous strategy and clear metrics for success, there is overwhelming evidence showing that it is a crucial, important investment for nonprofits. Finding the ROI. It’s no surprise that a tactic with a cost is high and unclear ROI gets minimal resources. But we have reached an inflection point.

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