sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Many nonprofits struggle to maximize their data usage. In fact, when surveyed, 97% of nonprofit professionals expressed an interest in learning how to use their data more effectively, and only 5% reported using data in every decision they make. So, how do healthcare organizations overcome these data silos?

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study, over half of association professionals say investing in business intelligence and data analytics is a top priority, yet only one-third would rate their organization’s data as excellent or very good. What is the state of your association’s data?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

year-over-year in June 2022—the highest rate in over 40 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics—we asked foundations how inflation would affect their operations. We should note that annual salary changes may not coincide with or immediately follow changes in inflation rates, given that salary review processes take time.

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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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Measure Help Analysis Metrics 88

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

By Josh Kashorek , Director of Marketing at Journity , and advocate for using data to create high-performance nonprofit marketing campaigns. 2) Conversion Rates. The mention of conversion rates often makes nonprofit pros cringe, because it sounds technical, like some jargon a marketer would use. 3) Engagement. 5) Retention.

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Metrics Digital Marketing Retention 318

Achieve

MARCH 16, 2022

In particular, post-event surveys have become a powerful tool to continue engaging attendees after virtual events , collect valuable event data, and brainstorm strategies for improvement. If you’re searching for simple strategies to greatly improve virtual event success, post-event surveys are a strong place to start.

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

According to a survey by LinkedIn, 61% of U.S. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the unemployment rate will remain low, at 3.9% Review the Data I asked Sarah how she advises employers to approach this challenging environment. Begin with the data,” Sarah responded. Robert Half found that 46% of U.S.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

As 2024 kicks off and the world of data and AI continues to rapidly evolve, associations need to adapt to meet the ever-changing needs of members and stakeholders. In this blog, we’ll outline our top three strategies to elevate your impact this year, along with ways to make small, easy changes that lead to large, impactful results.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2024

At first glance, it would be easy to put a gloomy headline on the Council on Foundations ’ most recent CF Insights field survey tracking trends in community foundations’ 2022 asset growth, giving, and the activity of donor-advised funds (DAFs). Still, at $112.7 billion, total assets in 2022 were well above 2020 totals.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, carefully consider how you are packaging your data in the most impactful way. How to glean insights : Having the data is one thing, but knowing what insights to pull with confidence that it is the right picture is quite another.

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Report Data Metrics Analysis 71

CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

This ultimately results in better donor acquisition as well as stronger, more genuine partnerships with greater retention. There are so many tools available to us in this day and age to access some really meaningful data about our current donor base. That is a lot–maybe even an overwhelming amount–of data right at your fingertips!

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Audience Donor Survey Demographics 82

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. We surveyed over 700 nonprofits to find out what advice they’d give themselves and others about fundraising in the new normal. Set Up Better Data Collection Standards and Regularly Audit Them.

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Survey Virtual Nonprofit Sponsor 337

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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

6,057 donors completed the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey and based on their responses, the donor community worldwide is made up of primarily women (65%) who have a liberal ideology (53%) , characterize themselves as religious (72%), and give between ($101-$1,000 USD) annually (43%). View: Giving Trends in Africa Data Sheet.

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South America Global Trend North America 259

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Analyzing Marketing Results. Refresh your website with recent pictures, fundraising updates, and results of your work. Use these four means of communication in conjunction with other personalized outreach like phone calls for the best results. Analyzing Marketing Results . Integrating Marketing Channels . Social media.

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Digital Marketing Donor Channel 75

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

Third Sector Labs recently co-hosted a data management webinar with Debbie Snyder , VP of Sales & Marketing for Adcieo. The topic – “Why don’t you have a data management plan?” ” – focused on why you need, and how to create, a nonprofit data management plan. Within the past 3 months = 30%.

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Data Management Rate Benchmark 133

Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

Over the last few months NTEN has been surveying U.S. Their results are now in and are quite interesting. To quote Annaliese Hoeling, NTEN’s publications director: A couple of the biggest take-aways for us were that 91 percent of nonprofits taking our survey reported using at least one cloud software solution?.

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Survey NTEN Results San Francisco 56

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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Donor Strategy Retention Help 102

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Last year over 1,300 organizations responded to the Nonprofit Research Collaborative’s year-end Nonprofit Fundraising Survey (NFS). This annual report collects data on everything from overall sector growth, to fundraising goals, to regional data, to projections for the future. It’s thorough, to say the least.

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Survey NSF Fundraising Statistics 47

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

When you see increasing donor attrition rates or decreasing event participants, try walking in their shoes. The result is relevant innovations and improvements that include people-focused and technology-focused solutions. Real-World Results. For example, a fall in renewal rates or average gift size. Of course not.

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Results Donor Map Case Study 41

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

We believe nonprofits and fundraisers who focus on these five topics and develop an overarching strategy that considers these subjects will set themselves up for long-term results as forward-minded individuals and organizations. Big Results for Nonprofits That Embrace Flexible Work Environments. Dig in with us below.

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Trend Fundraising San Diego Philanthropy 271

Global Giving

APRIL 4, 2019

Q: Why bother gathering data? When gathering data, it is important to first reflect on what goal you want to achieve and what information you need to know in order to find out if you’re doing it right. Q: How can data help nonprofits raise more money? Gathering data at regular times (e.g. How can you adapt to them?

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Conversation Data Fundraising Hints 52

Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

Predictably, this often results in nonprofits prioritizing donor stewardship and relationship-building with that small pool of people who make large gifts. And that, in turn, results in decreased individual giving, and the cycle continues. As Tim Sarrantonio, Neon One’s Director of Brand reflected, a 5.2% Been a client?)

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Retention Donor Gift Template 98

Greater Giving

JUNE 8, 2023

Gathering Data for Informed Decision-Making Measuring Fundraising Success Evaluate the total amount of money raised and breakdowns of different revenue streams such as ticket sales, sponsorships, and donations. This data helps identify the most effective fundraising methods and areas for improvement in future events.

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Survey Method Profile Demographics 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The survey fundings are based on a sample nonprofit CEOs whose organizations are receiving funding from foundations giving at least $5 million annually in grants called the “Nonprofit Voice,” with 170 respondents answering the questions on this survey.

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Data Measure Sample Seattle 111

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2022

But getting high-quality event analytics requires high-quality, accurate numbers—which means carefully tracking data along the way. Getting clean, accurate data makes for clean, accurate KPIs, and setting yourself up for future success! So what are those metrics, and what data do you need to track to analyze them?

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Metrics Ratio ROI Sponsor 98

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Text marketing , also known as SMS marketing, can help your organization engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately boost your fundraising results. For example, adding a Salesforce SMS app to your nonprofit’s Salesforce database allows you to quickly create segments based on your existing donor data.

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Practice Puerto Rico Fundraising Metrics 59

Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Nonprofits with a high donor retention rate have long-term supporters who come back year after year. Nonprofits with a low donor retention rate need to continually acquire new donors or larger gifts to keep up. Each year, FEP releases the findings of its annual survey. because of this higher repeat retention rate. . . .

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Retention Donor Guide Rate 85

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

Then, when a donor gives, fills out a survey, or takes another specified action, they trigger that message and receive the corresponding email automatically. For example, if you use Salesforce and its marketing automation add-on, you can populate emails with data like donors’ first names and most recent donation amounts.

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Relationship email Donor Wisconsin 59

Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

By collecting and analyzing key data points, you’ll be able to continually refine your strategy and stay at the forefront of social media fundraising. Let your data lead the way. This is where your social media engagement rates come in. So how do you stand out from the crowd? Then, multiply that number by 100.

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Social Media Metrics North Carolina Media 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2014

I first put a fitbit, a digital pedometer that tracks steps, calories burned, food intake, and other personal analytics data, on my wrist back in October. As a data nerd, I couldn’t resist the fitbit and its ability to track my every move during this glorious science experiment. Otherwise, I would need to go on statins.

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Data Track Research Public 115

Care2

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Unfortunately, many nonprofits don't feel like they have the luxury of focusing on fundraising strategies that will bring in long-term results, which has led to low donor retention rates. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, the commercial business customer retention rate is 94%. That is an attrition rate of 59%.

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Retention Rate Donor Strategy 76

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

The university’s Salesforce success has been made possible through a migration from their legacy TargetX CRM into a customized Education Data Architecture (EDA) environment that was both integrated with Marketing Cloud and compatible with Salesforce.org’s new Admissions Connect tool. The Digital 360 Advantage.

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Alabama Student University Application 113

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

In some cases, you can survey to see what people currently associate the organization with. As a result, you’ll need to get comfortable with using hashtags to promote your content. It can often help to do some research, to find which hashtags will deliver the best results. You’ll also want to keep track of these stats.

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Social Media Associations Media Social 332

Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

Adrian Sargeant, Harriet Jones-Day, James Barratt, and Kathryn Edworthy from the Institute, we surveyed more than 1,000 nonprofit professionals from small and medium-sized nonprofit organizations. Here’s our take on these factors with key data insights from the report: 1. Capacity Fundraiser fatigue is real. Take a Tour 5.

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Studies Fundraising Philanthropy Culture 92

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. Invest in data analytics : Leverage data analytics to better understand donor patterns and preferences.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

In 2009, Campbell Rinker , a firm that specializes in research for the nonprofit sector, conducted a survey into the use of accounting packages in the sector and their users' preferences. Below is a summary of the survey's findings, and we encourage you to participate in our forums discussions and give other users your insight.

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