Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2017

A donation of time/talents is an indicator of a deeper passion for your mission/event. In today’s busy world, a donation of time and talents can be more valuable than a monetary donation from the perspective of your supporters. For the Boot Walk, the average donation was closer to $153/person. Time is money.

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Raise Fundraising Cancer Volunteer 39

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2009

Take a look at this chart from the report: The lower retention rate drags down the lifetime value of online-acquired donors, as per this chart: So, while we're busy chasing down those high-value online donors, they may be costing us more in the long-run. Now you tell us: does this match your experience with your online donation programs?

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Attention Metrics Online Fundraising 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is listens by searching for discussions about blood donations in their local area says Courtney Martin. We've been able to answer questions for people who want to donate blood but don't know the rules, or who have misconceptions. The social media maven and metrics expert is Laura Lee Dooley.

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ROI Examples Results Social Media 91

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

We're tracking open rates, web site hits, blog comments, people served, high-dollar donations, staff productivity, and thousands of other things across our organizations. Do those numbers tell you anything you NEED to know, or are they vanity metrics (those numbers we LIKE to track because we think they make us look good)?

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Data San Francisco Problem Gift 82

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

When you started your nonprofit, you likely had a core group of supporters who provided donations and funding on a regular basis. Someone donates, and regardless of who they are, the amount they donated, and their reason for giving, they are thrown into the in-progress communications schedule already set at the nonprofit.

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Donor Guide Tips Retention 115

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

You’re going to make agreements about your priorities, “We actually are redesigning our website, so that means we’ve got to update our email templates, and we got to change the look of our donation forms.” Here are the metrics. Other things can wait. . You’ve got to define some starter set of KPIs.

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Technology Video Nonprofit System 106

Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

When someone goes online and enters a gift in on that landing Page, that donate page, guess what, sometimes creates a duplicate in the data file, all right, because it just doesn’t integrate well. All right, so they have to interface, integrate with another email system, and another landing page system, and another this and that.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2022

Fundraising on Instagram helps your donors stay engaged with your organization and gives them more than one place to donate from. With a business account, you’ll have access to a host of features that will help you keep track of important metrics and post advertisements on the platform. Getting Started on Instagram. Writing a bio.

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Guide Fundraising Social Media Profile 59

sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Troubling Nonprofit Statistics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on October 28th, 2010 I spend a lot of time looking at metrics and benchmarks from across the nonprofit sector. First Year Donor Retention is 29.3%

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Statistics Trend Benchmark Blackbaud 84