Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When your website showcases your organization’s impact and tells your story well, visitors will want to know more. Use these four means of communication in conjunction with other personalized outreach like phone calls for the best results. Refresh your website with recent pictures, fundraising updates, and results of your work.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Ways to measure your efficiency and success within each . How to Measure Success. Alexa shared a variety of ways her team evaluated the success of their planning and execution of the Collaborative event. They also measure retention to see how many return each year and what factors could play into increases or decreases. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” The group’s leader is Martin Brookes , a British economist at a hedge fund, who got the idea after a phone call. “A big U.K.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this blog post, I’m going to talk about how to evaluate those annual appeals before you publish them so you know you’re sending out the best possible ask. . Once you’re ready to look at your appeal again, you should evaluate it by asking the five questions below. I stick by them as a place to begin. Our Incoming 1L class.”

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Once you have a clear mission, set both short-term and long-term goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART). Give each persona a name and story Assign each donor persona a name and create a brief narrative that describes their background, motivations, and relationship with your organization.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Evaluate your progress and determine whether you are on track to meet your targets. Measure donor engagement: Review donor retention rates, average donation amounts, and overall satisfaction of your donor base. Develop a story that highlights your nonprofit’s impact and the importance of ongoing support from donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Stay in regular contact with newsrooms and pitch stories to help the organization reach a larger audience. Help uncover compelling or creative stories of impact to use in fundraising. Set up face-to-face meetings or phone calls to ask contacts to donate. Offer to help write (or edit) fundraising emails or letters. Miscellaneous.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). Miscellaneous (3 percent). Project Demographics/Orientation/Status (2 percent).

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

They’re organized, actionable and tell a complete story of how you’re going to achieve your goals. Between all the events , phone calls and mailings your plan can bring you and your team back to the most important activities. The best fundraising plans are not ones that sit within the top drawer of your desk. Fundraising Goals.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

It’s the story you tell potential and current donors. You can break this into a few separate steps: Evaluate your current fundraising strategy. When was the last time you didn’t have your cell phone on you? Text fundraising : People are on their phones all the time, which makes text fundraising a no-brainer!

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

mailing address; phone number; tax identification number). Ready to adopt a more human donor loyalty philosophy and wrap it into a written strategic plan that holds people accountable for seeing it through and measuring success? To ensure you’re meeting your objectives, measure customer satisfaction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference?

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Measure all fundraising metrics. Use the data in your CRM to measure all metrics, including donation amounts, donation frequency, donor details, and more! . Then, evaluate what donor acquisition and engagement strategies worked and what didn’t. . Share stories and testimonials from the people you help! Phone calls.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Evaluate external threats and opportunities. Follow up with a phone call, thanking them for past engagement and discussing what they love about your mission. Make one last phone call. In fact, 42% of donors said that hearing personal stories from a nonprofit’s beneficiaries impacted their decision to give.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

Review your donor files to evaluate the giving histories of your donors and identify your most loyal, faithful donors. Follow up with a phone call. If not now, ask for permission to spend a few minutes on the phone within the same week. Measure only activities that get you closer to a gift. No cold calls. Wrapping up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

So, this is the very important information that the Seafood Watch Program provides people like me, someone who loves to each seafood, but wants to do it in a responsible way. Before we relied heavily on our cell phones, the program offers small paper guides. Your organization was one of the early adopters of mobile phone apps.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

It's not enough to just share stories about your impact — how do you mobilize and engage people who are passionate about issues you're working on? Put People at the Forefront of Your Stories. Your audience will respond to stories that immediately grab their attention. Share their stories with your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Grantees get better at communication, proactive planning, partner engagement, message discipline and social media integration and measurement. Grantees get better results integrating Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels best practices and measurement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

First Book has teamed up with Disney to celebrate the release of "Bedtime Stories," a holiday movie. Yesterday, I caught a story on NPR about charity giving trends and social media use. They mention DonorsChoose , SharingTV , the Salvation Army's use of mobile phones for its " text a kettle campaign."

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

I often get asked questions about how a nonprofit’s website should look and behave and what benchmarking or evaluation tips I might have. Allison : A good nonprofit website tells a story that leads the user on a journey where they’re offered the information they need, when they need it. It’s an addition to the story.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

When it comes to determining how effective programs and organizations are, anecdotes don't tell the whole story. Many programs, when evaluated, have been shown to be ineffective or have negative outcomes. There are some key elements to look for when your organization is ready to evaluate a performance management data system.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2018

What is the donor’s story and would they serve as a spokesperson for hospital services? There are two key measures of the success of the Donor Welcome Kit: . To properly evaluate all feedback, look for trends between the feedback and the socio-demographic profile/age/gender and other characteristics of the donor.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Effective Knowledge Transfer and Exchange for Nonprofit Organizations: A Framework, from Imagine Canada (formerly the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy), provides a framework to help nonprofits plan, conduct, and evaluate their efforts at knowledge transfer and exchange. a slogan, perhaps, or a compelling human-interest story â??

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sgEngage

MAY 23, 2024

Think, “What if my organization’s name showed up in a story in the Washington Post about this?” Review the Funding Opportunity Announcement Carefully When you start the application process, review the announcement carefully for programmatic requirements such as evaluation, organizational structure, planning, and outreach.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 14, 2013

Data tells a story. Research by Chuck Longfield, Blackbaud’s Chief Scientist, indicates that a donor who phones your organization to let you they’ve moved are 11 times more likely to leave a bequest. Evaluate early and often what is working. Let’s talk a few examples. Eleven times! Could they take action? little bets”.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2024

She couldn’t stand the focus on metrics as the reference point against which her work was evaluated. Numbers and measurements have their place, but there is an administrative function to them. FUNDRAISING EXAMPLE : Once I was engaged in an hour-plus phone conversation with a supporter who was a Holocaust survivor.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

How will you measure success? You are writing a compelling story about how you are helping change the world for the better. Evaluation Plan. This can be a separate section, or evaluation methods can be added to various other sections. What are the exact goals you are trying to achieve? How much will it cost?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I've covered arts organizations and social media here and there over the past three years and last winter co-wrote a cover story article with Rebecca Krause-Hardie for ArtsReach. On the web, anyone can evaluate the photographs in terms of aesthetic quality and relevance to the exhibition theme. It's very easy to sign up and judge.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

KPIs give your organization a way to measure the success of campaign-specific goals and your nonprofit’s long term goals. Be sure to share impact stories, campaign progress, and program updates to keep your community in the know. Check out the story of our work with the Chicago Repertory Ballet to learn more! Set S.M.A.R.T.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Jimmie Alford, one of the great fundraisers in America, told me a story a few years ago, which was about this volunteer who had to raise money for mental health in a community. Again, integrating your own personal stories can be highly motivating to people. . The only thing that makes you different is your stories. .

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

This means good marketing should allow you to: Take a critical look at your marketing strengths and weaknesses Evaluate your progress toward you current goals Set new goals based on your progress Clarify and help you connect with your target audience. Evaluate Results for Next Year. Don’t try to do too many things at once.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Monitor the ad performance to gain benchmarks against which to measure future performance. This is a good benchmark against which to measure the performance of your donation page. But your grandparents might appreciate a phone call or even a written note with the reunion details. Tell your nonprofit’s story.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Evaluation In this stage, the potential donor begins to consider making a donation to your nonprofit. For a better glimpse into how that works, check out this story about how one nonprofit used Neon CRM and WindFall to increase major gift prospects by 20%! When in doubt, tell the story of one person instead of sharing statistics.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

There are tons of #GivingTuesday guides, playbooks, toolkits, examples and stories so we decided to try to summarize some of the best Giving Tuesday ideas we’ve seen as well as adding our own. New volunteers will be evaluating new nonprofits based on rating sites. Find great fundraising supporter stories to amplify.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Here’s the amazing thing… a lot more money came in phone calls! Don’t forget, if you get calls or letters that reference an online campaign, the online campaign needs to be credited for those gifts in your database so you can accurately measure the impact of the campaign.) So they were over their goal.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2011

Do you know the first steps in telling your organization's story? I have been fortunate to work at a few nonprofit organizations, and there is always a critical need to effectively tell the story. Ready to dive into how to convey messages using specific marketing channels, and ultimately, how to measure the results of your work?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2022

According to ReCharity’s nonprofit fundraising strategy guide , prospect research is “the process of evaluating a potential donor’s financial capacity and affinity to give to your organization prior to contacting them with a donation ask.”. Describe a specific story of the person, program, or project that benefited from your donors’ gifts.

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