Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This was a considerable commitment, but many in the sector saw a need to measure the impact and effectiveness of such funding—specifically, whether the funds were going to nonprofits led by communities of color or to more traditional, white-led institutions. In 2015, we began asking all grantseekers to provide demographic data.

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Data Support Demographics Evaluation 59

Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

What happens if you’re heading into 2024 with big goals and ambitions and a database filled with duplicates? Here are 6 tips on how to transform your data into a tool you can use to meet and exceed your association’s goals, into next year and beyond! What’s the strategic goal? What will you do with this information?

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Data Tips Associations Government 169

Qgiv

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Match the cause with the business Set a mutually beneficial goal Use more than one marketing channel Make it a collaboration, not just a donation Track the campaign Match the cause with the business Before you start your cause marketing campaign, you need to find the right business to work with. Don’t focus your goals solely on money!

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Causes Marketing Impact Guide 52

Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Though the growing climate crisis makes headlines every day, its enormity and complexity can be overwhelming to donors who often struggle to know where to begin and how to devise equitable strategies to address its impacts. It also seeks to hold philanthropy accountable to their stated goals.

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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.

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Effective Demographics Philanthropy United States 104

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Impact numbers are a great way to demonstrate the positive changes your organization has provided. But, to the outside world, impact numbers can be challenging to conceptualize. That’s why we recommend contextualizing your impact numbers with a powerful story.

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Storytelling Impact Help Demonstration 64

sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the significance of advancing equity in philanthropic grantmaking and discuss actionable steps that donors, organizations, and social changemakers can take to make a meaningful impact. This means moving away from rigid funding structures and timelines toward more agile and responsive approaches.

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Philanthropy Action Structure Law 87

Bloomerang

JANUARY 3, 2022

I hope that you smashed your goals and are currently basking in the glow of knowing that you’ll be making an even bigger impact in 2022. . In this post, I’ll walk you through why that’s important and what metrics you should measure. . So, ask yourself : What was your original fundraising goal? Goals and metrics .

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Evaluation Metrics Campaign Fundraising 112

Candid

AUGUST 25, 2021

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is making a bold and public move to use Candid’s GuideStar profile and demographic survey to track data from grant applicants and recipients. At the same time, there is an increased call for organizations to be transparent about the demographic makeup of our grantees.

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Data Conversation Demographics Profile 105

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

From smaller, newer nonprofits to larger charitable organizations, measuring performance is a universally shared need, especially in the realm of fundraising. But for organizations that offer direct services to constituents, such as social services nonprofits, there’s another layer of complexity— impact measurement.

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Statistics Stats Program Management 52

Forum One

JULY 15, 2021

our demographics and interest areas). This stage of personalization doesn’t require automation, and you can test and gauge impact by simply monitoring opens and click-through rates. What are your goals? How will you measure success? Most consumers today expect an online experience that’s customized.

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Personal Test Demographics Analytics 101

Candid

JULY 26, 2022

The overhead myth is a pervasive challenge for nonprofits, often leading to organizations that are under-funded, unable to make an impact that aligns with their potential, and rapidly losing high-performing employees. The goal should be to add nuance to your nonprofit’s spending, showing supporters that overhead spending is truly important.

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Course Ratio Fundraising Statistics 122

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Outline your digital marketing goals. Before you start crafting your messages, it’s important to define clear goals to guide your digital marketing activities. Measurable. Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) that your team can track to evaluate your progress toward your goal. Demographics. Achievable.

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Digital Marketing Create Social Media 59

Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

3 Key GivingTuesday best practices for campaign success While GivingTuesday presents a golden fundraising opportunity for nonprofits, its impact is limited to just one day. GivingTuesday best practices revolve around three key pillars: goal setting, database segmentation, and crafting compelling messages. For more on S.M.A.R.T.

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Practice Campaign Database Goal 52

TechImpact

JULY 29, 2014

While a CRM can help organizations accomplish micro-goals, it should ultimately be thought of as a tool that helps nonprofits accomplish goals at the organizational level. Here are 3 ways Tech Impact thinks you can. My CRM will help us better measure success. So how do you go about answering that though question?

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Effective Demographics Tech Interaction 152

Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Your organization’s social media strategy should be a carefully structured plan with SMART goals, posting frequency, key dates (like an awareness month tied to your mission), and content guidelines for posts. Paid social media can help you further your nonprofit’s reach so you can reach and surpass the SMART goals you set.

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Social Media Media Guide Social 52

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Your nonprofit mission statement is how you communicate your organization’s impact to supporters, clients, and the community at large. Mission statements are typically short and to the point, briefly communicating the nature of the organization’s work, impact , goals, and values. Are you working with new demographics?

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Examples Language Iowa Nonprofit 95

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Remember SMART goals? If you’ve attended management workshops that drilled you on the SMART goals, now is the time to use them. The acronym SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Your donors need your definitions for each SMART goal centered around a specific project, with a defined impact.

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Gift Celebrate Goal Donor 105

Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Determine your goals and audience. The first step to creating a nonprofit content strategy for WordPress is to determine your goal and your audience. To help you figure out your goal and audience, answer the following questions: Why do you want to start a WordPress site? Who do you want to see and interact with your content?

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WordPress Content Strategy Create 52

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To make it easier, we’ve organized the components of a nonprofit business plan into three categories based on your responsibilities: Board Support and Guidance Vision and Values Alignment Financial and Resource Planning Executive Summary: A brief overview of the nonprofit’s mission, goals, and strategies.

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Guide Business Support Metrics 52

Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A brief description of the project, including your goals and objectives. Project description Your project description should delve deep into the specific activities of your project and how they will benefit your target demographic. Information about your organization and its experience addressing your proposal’s key need or problem.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits. It’s important to note that every nonprofit’s data warehousing needs and use cases will vary depending on everything from their cause to supporter base size to strategic goals and more. Monitor program impact.

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Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Before you begin developing your nonprofit marketing campaign, don’t forget to set meaningful goals for what you want to accomplish. These can be quarterly or annual goals. You can also align your marketing targets with other current goals for your organization, such as focusing on donor acquisition or stewardship. Social media.

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Digital Marketing Donor Channel 75

Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

After assessing how these donors already interact with your nonprofit, you can build target donor profiles based on demographics, psychographics, giving habits, and preferred communication channels. Choose impactful visuals. The market landscape. Identify and define specific parameters. Conducting a marketing opportunity analysis.

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Mail Fundraising Nonprofit Channel 52

Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

impact advertising on Facebook? Currently, every app impacted by Apple’s update is going to have to come up with their own solution to these new data privacy measures. This is a good opportunity to define and align on goals , or what user actions are the most valuable to your organization. Social Media for Social Impact.

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Facebook Aggregator Conversation Measure 98

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Marie Palacios will explain what donors want to know, why it is crucial, and how to share your past achievements, so donors contribute to your future goals. We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. You know, impact is always good for year end.

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Report Measure Process Impact 81

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This leads to measurable growth and improved patient results. These divisions create data silos that can cause roadblocks within your organization, resulting in unnecessary friction between teams, unmet campaign goals, and staff inefficiency. Impactful multi-channel marketing. Manage and streamline patient outreach efforts.

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Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 80

sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Measurable Growth Donor management helps cultivate prolonged success and growth by steering organizational leaders toward a donor-centric action plan. Sustainable Fundraising Understanding and engaging with donor trends allows organizations to implement a donor action plan that aligns with the network’s unique goals.

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Management Donor Blackbaud Retention 52

Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Facebook allows you to target specific demographics for a minimum of one dollar a day. A strategy will keep you on top of your marketing goals and tell you when to post your social media content for the highest impact. Clearly establishing your objectives will help you fine tune your ad’s details to meet your campaign’s goals.

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Facebook Guide Demographics Nonprofit 86

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Remember your goal is persuading consumers. Make the mission or program the hero – Focus messaging on your nonprofit’s values, impact, and service. ” For nonprofits, this shows the value of thoroughly researching your donors’ demographics, history, and motivations before crafting appeals.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

They have been brought to light in recent times, however, due to the changing demographics of the Unites States. According to the Impact of Diversity study , nonprofit boards are 78.6% Gathering information and involving stakeholders is an important practice to set goals and develop a recruitment strategy. Asian American.

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Strategy Phase United States Arizona 52

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

Unfortunately, there are times when we lose focus on our ultimate goals for change and instead fixate on the campaign itself or let a concept for engagement overshadow our real calls to action. What do you measure every day, week, month, year? But how does it help you move closer to your goal?

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Campaign Design Impact Metrics 114

Bloomerang

JULY 15, 2021

It’s a universal trait displayed across peoples and cultures throughout the world, and it’s only recently that anyone has even tried to counterbalance its potential negative impact on the workplace. Counter measures for confirmation bias in the nonprofit workplace. A breakdown of national board member statistics illustrates this point.

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Nonprofit National Culture Voice 108

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

From the moment they land on your website to sign up for an opportunity to when they check out of their shift, your volunteer’s experience can directly impact your organization’s ability to meet its goals. Every successful volunteer program prioritizes volunteer engagement in order to meet its goals. Metrics matter!

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Volunteer Strategy Organization Metrics 94

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Understanding what’s working for small, community-based organizations is critically important as we’ve seen them most impacted by the stress and turmoil the sector has faced since the onset of COVID. Our goal is an expanded horizon of generosity based on a rethinking of how we measure giving. Bringing in New Givers.

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Trend Global Demographics Giving 79

sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

They are currently in the process of delivering on this goal. Johnson Center provides insights into the impacts this scale of data is making, and the challenges it is creating. Demographics data—what do grant recipient and grant descriptions reveal about who benefits from the foundation’s grants? Open Data Defined.

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Communication Oregon Grant Portland 88

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. For example, you can understand what impact, if any, a new communication channel had on fundraising outcomes.

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Analytics Org Adwords Metrics 52