ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

This call spurred the increasing demand for program evaluation. In your organization, this may look like negative attitudes toward evaluation, poor research designs and collecting data but not using the data. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

In this guide, we’ll explore nonprofit data warehouses, the steps to configure one, and how to harness the power of your data effectively. Better donor engagement and fundraising: Data warehouses enable nonprofits to segment their donor base and tailor their communication and fundraising strategies accordingly.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

But even the simplest goals aren’t necessarily easy—and they usually require a pretty sophisticated strategy to back them up. 7 Things Your Association Strategy Should Include Mapping out a strategy for your membership association isn’t a one-time process. If it doesn’t, then your organization won’t last.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

This guide will provide a framework for how you can recruit with long-term development in mind. Hard skills are measurable technical skills or certifications such as CRM management proficiency. Soft skills are typically shown through previous experience and hard skills can be measured through technical assessments.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

This guide will provide a framework for how you can recruit with long-term development in mind. Hard skills are measurable technical skills or certifications such as CRM management proficiency. Soft skills are typically shown through previous experience and hard skills can be measured through technical assessments.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. Whether you’re looking to take an improved approach to your existing strategy or design a new plan from scratch, this guide will steer you through the process of building a fundraising strategy. Offers accountability.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Major Gift Fundraising Strategies for Every Phase of the Process In this guide, we’ll take you step by step through every part of the major gift fundraising process and provide you with tips for securing more (and larger!) Impact 4 Ways to Expertly Manage Donor Data 9 min read Read Now Perform Prospect Research What Is This Strategy?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. In this guide, we’ll cover the need-to-know information and steps of creating a major gift fundraising strategy, including: What is a major gift? Evaluate external threats and opportunities.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . I’ve long advocated for adding “wows ” to your donor relationship-building strategy, so this finding particularly struck me. And that’s really the whole point of placing a premium on donor retention strategies. Action Steps to Increase Donor Loyalty.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

It’s a time to focus on evaluating what fundraising approaches from 2020 worked and be honest about what didn’t pan out as planned. To help get you started with this template, and your fundraising plan, we’ve put together some tips and strategies below. With this knowledge, you can begin creating a plan for the future.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

There is no “one size fits all” strategy, but all collaboration is rooted in trusted relationships. They are setting the stage for transparent communication when evaluating compatibility and complementary “value exchange between partners” are in effect. Measure and share impact. Layer two begins with the implementation process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the “E” or evaluation. ” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. There are two different methods to evaluate your training. Formative Evaluation.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

They help you gather information, assess needs, measure outcomes, and build relationships with your grantees. What To Ask as You Review Your Questions To help you evaluate and improve your application, here are seven questions to ask yourself as you review each question. As a grantmaker, questions are your tools.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

What should you consider when evaluating eLearning consultants? This guide will help you decide whether partnering with a consultant is the right move for your association and how to choose the right team member when doing so. Some of these services include: Creating a strategy for your learning business. Let’s get started.

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Greater Giving

MAY 25, 2022

Fundamental Strategies to Maximize your Event Marketing ROI. As a result, your nonprofit’s financial health often depends on your ability to recoup that investment through a successful marketing strategy that brings in ticket sales and donations. These recommendations include: 1. Prepare ahead of time. Automate your marketing.

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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? And everything in between.

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Marketing Guide Metrics Nonprofit 69

The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Discover our step-by-step guide to connecting with donors who truly care about your mission, and watch your fundraising efforts thrive. This will help you understand the types of supporters that are most likely to be interested in your cause and guide your efforts in targeting the right audience.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2021

That makes it challenging for the agency to show adequate ROI or valuable conversions to their client when there is no strategy behind the advertising spend. This knowledge will help you introduce new marketing channels into your strategy. Those are the starting point to guide and prioritize your marketing and advertising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. Running Facebook fundraising ads is an excellent way to reach your target audience and optimize for donations while generating data that allows you to measure your success. Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) measures ROI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

I entered the community as a foundation evaluator wanting to find the best strategies and tools for documenting and learning about networks but also for measuring those difficult-to-pin-down outcomes and impact. Evaluation can also help foundations get the feedback they need to modulate their role and influence.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

. Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). 2: Measuring the Effect on Outcomes is Preferred to Measuring Outputs : Measure your results, not just numbers.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This is just one example of how storytelling impacts engagement and why it’s so crucial to build storytelling into your nonprofit’s strategy. Create goals that are specific and measurable to ensure that the stories you tell are purposeful (“specific” and “measurable” just so happen to be the first two letters in the S.M.A.R.T.

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sgEngage

JULY 3, 2023

During times of crisis, it is important to take an informed, measured approach that supports the long-term success of your organization’s mission. Evaluate your current business model. For example, think of strategies for engaging your base through new, low- or no-cost channels, or implement automated processes to speed up operations.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review the basics of AI fundraising tools and a few strategies for using these solutions to improve donor relationships. These solutions can also help you develop personalized strategies that speak to each donor’s unique needs and interests based on their past interactions with your organization.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The Blackbaud team noticed a gap in the data management strategies of nonprofit major gift officers, namely: Only 37% of major gift officers actually used their nonprofit’s CRM for prospect cultivation. You can also measure your team’s actions as a whole against those of other major gift teams to see if you’re aligned with the competition.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Some fundraising software, such as Qgiv and DonorSearch, offer AI tools to help you with your fundraising strategy without leaving their platform. This analysis can be used to discover valuable insights and make informed decisions about your fundraising strategy. ChatGPT Prompts for Nonprofits: Get Started Today [Samples].

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 18, 2009

These 5 Steps are intended to help you create a successful social media strategy, but as you will see, they focus on your organization’s overall strategy! Evaluate your goals and objectives, as an organization. For more resources on capacity evaluation: Social by Social’s How-To archive.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Drive strategy by using data to inform your association’s strategy and departmental strategies as well as drive business metrics and KPIs. You can identify which member acquisition strategies drive the highest LTV members, then double down on those. Evaluate Your Opportunity Costs. Don’t forget the intangibles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

A few months ago, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. The group included a mix of Google grantees as well as measurement professionals. Create a roadmap for measuring your financial + social impact. Europe and Latin America. Report Out.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Sometimes it’s best to take a step back and evaluate if you’re doing everything possible to get your message heard. Creating a digital plan does that by aligning strategies to support your marketing goals. Chapter 2: Marketing Strategy. What’s a digital marketing strategy you want to focus on?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Do you use it to inform your decisions, evaluate your outcomes, or improve your practices? If your application has not changed in more than three years, it may not reflect your current goals, strategies, or priorities. To do this, you need to understand how these changes fit into your organization’s larger goals and strategy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

have successfully adopted social enterprise strategies to diversify their revenue portfolios and create sustainable revenue streams, such as the YMCA and Goodwill Industries. It is best to take the time to plan and evaluate issues before making a debut in the marketplace. Review the social enterprise marketing strategies regularly.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

Before beginning a full rebrand, it’s worth evaluating why your nonprofit is considering this in the first place. Next, consider what audience learnings you can surface using your nonprofit’s marketing analytics, such as email engagement metrics, website traffic measures, and social media performance.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In this guide, we’ll discuss how to use digital marketing strategies to update your organization’s nonprofit marketing and outreach plans both now and into the future. Combine these online strategies with traditional nonprofit outreach to create an even greater impact on your donors. Donor Profiles and Records.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success. Here’s everything we’ll cover in this guide. Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Sales Ops: Table of Contents. Performance. Technology.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Modern CRM reporting is crucial for several reasons, namely because the right reports will help you: Evaluate performance: Get a bird’s-eye view of your organization’s fundraising efficacy by analyzing key metrics like donation amounts, donor engagement, and campaign success. My Dad’s axiom rings true, “ you get what you pay for.”

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