Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Recognizing volunteers effectively can positively impact your retention rates. Adding recognition to your nonprofits volunteer program is just one more way of enticing supporters to continue to donate their time regularly. When considering reward and recognition strategies it is key to have an end-goal and metric for measurement.

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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. Diversity Metrics.

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Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2023

First responders and essential workers who gave us a measure of normalcy during the pandemic come immediately to mind. 10 Examples of Heroes in Action Several perspectives illustrate that philanthropy is full of heroes who demonstrate courage each and every day to improve the world. million non-profit organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

KD Paine and I had the pleasure of interviewing the Arlene McCrehan social media team at Goodwill for our soon to be launched book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Goodwill uses measurement and learning in its evolution into a networked nonprofit. How will you measure it? How are you defining success?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You want to collect the data you need to make informed decisions, support your grantees’ success, and demonstrate your impact. You can also look at the response rates, completion rates, and error rates of your application to see if there are any issues or challenges. Does your application match your values?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Starting during the weekend of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and #GivingTuesday in 2016, Gmail introduced a new method for measuring the quality of engagement when it comes to email deliverability from the email sender to determine if an email should be delivered to an inbox, known as the inbox placement rate.

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Media Cause

JULY 11, 2023

In the nonprofit sector, where scaling reach and impact is a common goal, automated email marketing is the secret sauce that allows for meaningful connections with an ever-growing supporter base without stretching your resources too thin. This is key in building and maintaining relationships with supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

It is tempting to allow board members to skip fundraising, but this useful list is designed to give board members a wide range of tasks they can choose from to support the financial growth of your organization, and only a few involve directly asking for money. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

Increases Open Rates : Everyone knows that writing effective subject lines is essential to increase email open rates. Content Repurposer Let’s say that you have content on your website, social media, or newsletter that you would like to repurpose into an email for your supporters.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This small portion of your nonprofit’s supporter base is known as your major donors. To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. They require careful planning, cultivation, and stewardship to acquire a major gift and turn major donors into recurring supporters.

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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. Allow for comments explaining their rating, which can uncover areas of improvement and highlight successful aspects of the event.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Support these policies with management tools that help you stay on track with requirements and deadlines throughout the entire grant lifecycle. Develop a set of best practice policies and procedures to meet the needs of even the most challenging funders—like federal agencies.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2023

There are two alarming trends in the current nonprofit world, and they are profoundly and demonstrably linked. Across the nonprofit sector, the average donor retention rate is about 40% to 45%. So what can nonprofit leaders do to combat staff turnover and improve donor retention rates at the same time? Let’s take a look!

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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%.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

EGA has a long-standing history that includes more than 10 years of data collaboration with Candid, to support their Tracking the Field (TTF) research program. It also allows them to measure their progress toward their 30% equitable funding goal.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Leverage Multiple Marketing Channels If you want to attract the attention of as many supporters as possible, develop a multichannel marketing strategy. Text: Encourage supporters to opt in for text updates to stay informed about your nonprofit’s activities. Problem solve. Introduce a challenge that your character faces.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The study aimed to get the nonprofit perspective on these two important questions: How important do nonprofits believe performance assessment is to demonstrating impact? Nonprofits want more help in performance assessment efforts than they are currently receiving from their foundation funders.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

Even though higher rates of BIPOC staff report aspirations of being in leadership positions while also having similar qualifications as their white peers, there is still a racial gap in board and staff leadership. Community partners, donors and volunteers can see when an organization is not being holistic in their DEI practices.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

According to SureImpact’s Primer on Nonprofit Impact Measurement , impact is “the quantifiable difference an organization makes … the collective effects (intended and unintended) of a nonprofit’s work on the communities it serves.” Make sure you have the staff and budget to support your chosen metrics. Why Are Impact Metrics Important?

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before. 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. Illustrate the concrete change created by donor support.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

What specific measurable achievements will our board use to assess the ED’s performance? Do performance measures need to be modified so they meet SMART criteria (Specific, measurable, action-drive, realistic/relevant, timely)? . What support does the ED need from our board to overcome obstacles or achieve goals?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

All of which combine to make impact difficult to measure and explain. They guide our relationships, how we craft grant solicitations, applications, and reports, how we review opportunities, track progress, and ultimately how we judge and support what’s possible. Our expectations around results are powerful.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

You can deploy you to make a deeper, more personal connection with your supporters. Instead, you should speak directly to your supporters like you’re good friends. You can add your supporter’s name to your subject line, your story introduction, and weave it in when you make your ask. How do we know? The Research.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

Charity watchdogs are a type of nonprofit that publicly share information about charities, including reviews and ratings. They often use financial ratios to measure a nonprofit's impact, but these do not most accurately showcase a program's efficiency. So, how can nonprofit leaders effectively communicate impact to stakeholders?

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Good visual design includes engaging imagery, stewardship, real stories of impact, and clearly demonstrates your mission and focus through simple, concise visual cues. Use qualitative measures (surveys, interviews and onsite usability testing) to understand how the new website resonates with key audience groups.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Ways to measure your efficiency and success within each . Supporters of your nonprofit have busy schedules, so you want to ensure your event offers them value that is worth their investment of time. . How to Measure Success. How to Measure Success. Experience Our Nonprofit Event On-Demand.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

How are you measuring your success? Create SMART goals for your marketing activities so you know where you are going and what you need to measure. Put all your goals on paper and include every metric you need to measure to meet the goals in your fundraising plan. What’s working? What’s not working? A family moving into a house.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In the world of philanthropy, the coming year promises innovative corporate giving trends that can benefit both nonprofit fundraisers seeking support and corporations eager to make a meaningful societal impact. That’s why 71% of employees say it’s imperative that their employer supports giving and volunteering.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

You can see donors would respond positively were they to hear more from charities about the impact of their giving, and if they felt they were treated with appreciation for their support – at whatever level. For as long as the Fundraising Effectiveness Project has measured nonprofit donor retention it has been abysmal. People give.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This loyalty is invaluable, as it often results in long-term support, advocacy, and even word-of-mouth referrals to friends and family. Retention rates for recurring donors are much higher than their one-time counterparts—they often stick around for years! By linking your preferred payment gateway provider (e.g.,

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

Your passion and drive demonstrate why donors should give to your cause, but finding new donors and keeping existing ones takes something more: a solid fundraising strategy. Making your donors feel appreciated is important and often leads to recurring gifts from dedicated supporters. Make the goal a stretch, but don’t overdo it.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

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. Segmentation is the process of grouping your supporters based on shared characteristics.

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

As nonprofits are using multiple channels to reach their supporters, they also need to be able to track engagement across these online and offline channels. EveryAction’s contact records can track nonprofit's relationships with their supporters across any channel. Mobile list size grew by 35% in 2017. per dollar in online revenue.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

In a talk at New York University earlier this month, Berger called this lack of meaningful measurement a full-on "battle for the soul" of the social sector. This means support doesn't necessarily flow to the most efficient and effective nonprofits, and corrupt or inefficient nonprofits continue to receive undeserved support.

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Achieve

APRIL 28, 2022

Ask supporters open-ended questions. Your supporters have their individual engagement preferences, and it generally takes numerous interactions across channels before a follower is ready to donate. However, if your supporters don’t know that their gift can be matched, your matching gift program won’t make much of a splash.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2020

All this technology and data have made it possible for nonprofits to use a range of metrics to measure growth and performance. A KPI, which stands for Key Performance Indicator, “is a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a nonprofit (or another type of organization) is achieving its key organizational objectives.”

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Robust CSR software helps alleviate the struggles of managing your company’s philanthropic initiatives and measuring impact, so you can focus on driving employee participation and making bigger waves with your efforts. They track employee participation and measure the impact of these programs. Who Uses CSR Software?

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