article thumbnail

How to Demonstrate ROI to Your Nonprofit Board Members

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your board may well be aware of metrics surrounding the cost to raise a dollar and be keen to understand what that number is for your nonprofit. Be aware, however, that in the world of nonprofit research, many experts discount that this metric has any real value in rating a nonprofit. However, gaps in management (i.e.,

ROI 342
article thumbnail

5 More-Important-Than-Ever Digital Marketing Metrics for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

While there are many things vying for your attention, when it comes to digital growth there are only five critical metrics you should look at to help you get the most out of your budget and drive long-term sustainable growth. It needs to be combined with the other metrics to provide value. 1) Traffic. 2) Conversion Rates.

Metrics 318
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Understanding Impact Metrics for Your Nonprofit: A Guide

DipJar

In this sense, impact metrics are the specific measures of the positive and negative effects of an intervention, action, or project on individuals, communities, or the environment. In this guide, we’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about nonprofit impact metrics, including: . Why Are Impact Metrics Important?

Metrics 52
article thumbnail

Guest Post: Transcending the middle with a metrics mindset

Twenty Hats

So, how can we demonstrate with confidence what we do matters? Your most powerful strategy requires getting serious about metrics. All businesses and organizations are governed by them, even when they talk about mission and values, the metrics behind the rhetoric matter. So, get good at understanding values that can be measured.

Metrics 59
article thumbnail

Let Data Drive Your Decisions

Bloomerang

Donorbox defines KPIs as “a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a nonprofit (or another type of organization) is achieving its key organizational objectives.” Choose new metrics Once you have identified the data you already have, it may be time to select new metrics that better align with your goals.

Data 99
article thumbnail

Your Guide to Year-End Fundraising Best Practices

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Clear Goal and Demonstrated Impact: By spotlighting specific stories and quantifying the outcomes of past contributions, donors will see their gifts as catalysts for positive change and want to give more. Define your metrics of success. What do you want to get out of your year-end campaign?

Practice 243
article thumbnail

What is your organization’s “One Metric That Matters”?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The other is about using data to make decisions, but for the start up audience. They have some ideas in common – including finding the “One Metric that Matters.” When you know what the right question is, you’ll know what metric to track in order to answer that question. This was a major step forward in theory.

Metrics 101