Whole Whale

APRIL 5, 2024

Leveraging ad libraries can provide valuable insights into competitors’ strategies, industry trends, and best practices, helping nonprofits refine their own ad campaigns and messaging. This can help them adapt their own campaigns to stay relevant and effective.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Picture this: your donor data and fundraising trends reports are due, but instead of the usual stress, you’re calm, prepared, and even proud of what you’re about to submit. Measure Impact: Link fundraising successes to specific projects or programs, showcasing the tangible outcomes made possible through donor support.

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Report Effective Fundraising Template 60

Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In the fast-paced world of online education, understanding the effectiveness and impact of learning programs is crucial for associations. By harnessing the power of learning analytics, decision-makers can gain valuable insights into learner behavior, course effectiveness, and overall program success.

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Analytics Education Program Impact 169

Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

You may be wondering where to focus your fundraising as we emerge from the fog of 2020 and into, perhaps, a less cloudy future when it comes to nonprofit giving trends. Charitable giving was up in 2020 , and projections for nonprofit giving trends in 2021 and 2022 are even rosier. Nonprofit Giving Trends on the Horizon.

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Trend Strategy Giving Fundraising 136

Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

Their mission is simple: EGA promotes just, effective philanthropy for people and the planet. It also allows them to measure their progress toward their 30% equitable funding goal. The post Advancing racial equity for effective environmental grantmaking appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Effective Demographics Philanthropy United States 105

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. If you’re ready to explore the growing power of CSR, let’s dive into the latest trends in corporate giving.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Are your email campaigns being effective? In this three-part toolkit, we include a guide and a master list of metrics you should really care about to determine the success of your organization, as well as a dashboard to track your data and measure your trends. Are your donors engaged? Is your organization growing?

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

It’s the perfect time to reevaluate your fundraising strategies, leaving the less effective approaches in the past, and considering the addition of (or emphasis on) some new ones. Just like last year, common solutions to this year’s problems emerge in the form of fundraising trends. Appealing to younger donors. Let’s get started!

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Trend Campaign Fundraising Mobile 98

Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Some organizations utilize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure their goals. Donorbox defines KPIs as “a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a nonprofit (or another type of organization) is achieving its key organizational objectives.” KPIs should be clear, quantifiable, and adaptable.

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Data Metrics Measure Goal 99

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Performance measurement (PM) informs strategic decisions. It provides critical data for nonprofit leaders, board members and funders to understand the effectiveness of organizations in serving their missions. Use performance measurements sensitive enough to detect gradual changes so that small scale initiatives can be informative.

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Forum One

JUNE 22, 2021

Let’s break down how measurement planning and an agile approach to managing and assessing your content allows you to optimize and track the effectiveness of your content strategy. Why you need a measurement plan. This is where a measurement plan is useful. Creating and implementing a measurement plan.

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Content Effective Strategy Measure 47

Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

Sure, you can look at historical or yearly trends on a graph to identify patterns, but by drilling deeper into the analytics you can uncover insights to help put your data into action. Consider these data points as you assess your event registrations: What trends or patterns exist in your registration data? Does it fluctuate?

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Fortunately, with data, we can better understand members’ behavior and which marketing channel is most effective to reach our members. In today’s world, success is measured by more than just clicks and open rates. Do you know what your most effective marketing channel is? What content and formats are most effective?

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Analytics Marketing Taxonomy Module 169

NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

We recently released the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. Here’s a few of the highlights … Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. To that end, here are five tactics that every nonprofit should be using to improve their online fundraising effectiveness. 5) Make it Shareable.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Here are five corporate giving trends to watch in 2019 and how they’ll affect your business, employees, and consumers. Employees will demand more of this type of involvement and corporate responsibility from their companies, making it crucial to employee satisfaction that businesses support this corporate giving trend.

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Trend Giving ROI Measure 56

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report. Segment your donor base : Use the information from the report to segment your donor base effectively. Your own careful review of the report is encouraged. Happy action planning!

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As we step into the new era of data consciousness, organizations face a pivotal challenge: balancing effective fundraising strategies with the stringent demands of privacy compliance. The compliance is not just a legal necessity but also a trust-building measure with their donors and supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Creating measurable goals with actionable items is vital to a fundraising strategy, and just as important is checking in to see how you’re doing. Let’s check out what to consider when measuring your results. As BoardSource points out, even measuring your ROI is more than just money in vs. money out. 3) Past Trends.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 2, 2022

How Salesforce is helping growing organizations scale efficiently and effectively. How Salesforce helps crafts more effective communications for 55% of surveyed institutions. What trends and technology best practices you should expect to see in the next 12 months.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2023

Big philanthropy’s support of HBCUs declined from 2002 to 2019 An examination of trends in philanthropic giving to HBCUs underscores a history of underfunding. Because of this, general operating support is seen as a measure of funder trust in grantee organizations. I just don’t think the trend will stay within two years.”

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Philanthropy Comparison Student Grant 131

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Most nonprofits do not have the resources to hire one of these in-demand professionals nor do you see many funding opportunities to build this type of commitment to measurement and learning from data into a nonprofit’s DNA. ” @ mmorino just finishing up talks in RI/Boston – some great discussions about measurement.

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Measure Roles Support Literacy 99

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Work with the finance team and other stakeholders to ensure that your goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Bound). Measuring your results is as valuable as the initial goal setting, and often overlooked in the flurry of looking ahead to the future. Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals.

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Gift Develop Measure Blackbaud 74

Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

The Fundraising Effectiveness Project recently released their 2020 Fourth Quarter Report, which examined giving trends for the entire 2020 calendar year. The post What the 2020 Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report Tells Us About 2021 and Beyond appeared first on Qgiv Blog. The Bad News.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Analyzing your nonprofit’s data and industry trends can uncover insights about: Existing donors. Conduct research about your organization’s specific market, working to identify marketwide consumer and technology trends. Use the data you’ve gathered along the way to narrow down your most effective concepts and messaging strategies.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Impact measurement: Have open discussions about the effectiveness of AI and decide how you will monitor its success. For example, if you’re using a chatbot to answer queries on your site, you could measure response time, user satisfaction, and query resolution. Encourage experimentation.

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Team Tips Fundraising Training 98

Cloud 4 Good

JULY 25, 2022

In this report, you will find the results: How Salesforce is creating digital transformation for nonprofit organizations like Zero to Three, Rainforest Alliance, and Teach For America How Salesforce is helping growing organizations scale efficiently and effectively Why 70% of surveyed organizations utilize Salesforce for donor and constituent management (..)

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Survey America Teach Nonprofit 64

Candid

MAY 10, 2023

To spread the word about a new initiative or build awareness around your mission-driven work, effective communication with your audiences is key. Next, define your goals by considering how you’ll track, measure, and evaluate its performance. Step 5: Launch, measure, and optimize It is time to launch your communications campaign.

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Care2

AUGUST 25, 2013

Having a social media strategy is important to measuring its impact on your organization and the community you serve. But these social media strategy tips will definitely help you engage your community more effectively. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' Broadcast communications does not build community.

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Social Media Effective Strategy Media 77

sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Donor management centers around proactively fostering relationships with donors and leveraging donor data to cultivate donor interest, maximize retention, and utilize donor resources effectively. Enhanced Data Utilizations Effective donor management systems leverage donor data to maximize workflow to produce more positive results.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

At a recent webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment (TCE) and Allie VanHeast of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KCF) shared how they are using Demographics via Candid in practice to better understand alignment with institutional goals and measure their progress.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2017

The State of Grantseeking™ Report spotlights current trends in the field. As quickly as things change today, you know how important it is to stay on top of these trends, adjusting your own expectations accordingly. " One resource is the State of Grantseeking™ Report that GrantStation publishes every six months.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Cybersecurity is the proactive approach you take to identify any vulnerable points, implement simple protective measures, and effectively respond to potential attacks. This limitation can make it even more challenging to implement and maintain comprehensive cybersecurity measures. Phishing. Fix vulnerable points.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. Readers suggested humorous names for these bands like – “Radicchiohead” and “Lady Bah Bah.”

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2014

The report’s Six Stages of an Effective On-boarding Strategy guides you through and answers these questions: Some of the key points that resonated for me were: You don’t have to target everyone. Use each piece of communication as a measuring tool. Is there a higher Click Through Rate in one email vs another email?

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Effective Strategy Online Advocacy 59

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

This statement is crucial for demonstrating how effectively your nonprofit manages its resources. Their expertise can provide tailored advice and strategies for implementing new standards effectively. The Statement of Activities—commonly referred to as an SOA—is one of four essential financial statements for nonprofit organizations.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 77

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Work with the finance team and other stakeholders to ensure that your goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Bound). Measuring your results is as valuable as the initial goal setting, and often overlooked in the flurry of looking ahead to the future. Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals.

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Gift Develop Measure Blackbaud 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , You should also be thinking about what to measure and an efficient method for collecting that data before you begin.

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