sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. Then, guided by those goals, use effective data collection tools, measure outcomes, implement improvement strategies, and promote transparency.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Using data to help your organization thrive Here are four strategies to help data drive your decisions so your organization can thrive! As the First Republic Bank reported, 90% of nonprofits are already collecting data ! Think about what metrics you will use. Your new metric may be a 20% reduction in employee turnover.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The new Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report is out, and it has some significant differences from previous years. What are those differences, and what can you take away from this year’s report? Topics Discussed in This Episode: Background on the Luminate Online Benchmark Report. How data is segmented in the report.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Fundraising metrics are the key to unlocking your most effective, generosity-encouraging strategies. That’s why it’s important for fundraisers to stay up to date on nonprofit organization statistics and use metrics to inform their fundraising strategies and decisions. Report The Nonprofit Email Report Learn More 4.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

We understand what it takes to empower teams of supporters, and using our firsthand knowledge, we’ve pulled together several volunteer engagement ideas and strategies for maximizing your team’s impact. Much like a volunteer recruitment strategy, this volunteer engagement playbook is essential to all your volunteer programs and activities.

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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. With that, let’s get started.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Fundraisers often have a love/hate relationship with fundraising CRM reports. 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. Let’s find out how to achieve that level of reporting Zen consistently.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Whether your nonprofit organization has used an omni-channel donor engagement strategy for years or you’re just getting started, busy fundraising seasons are the most important opportunities to communicate cohesively across mediums with your supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. 1) Set up and prioritize LinkedIn Pages in your social media strategy. Finally, prioritize your LinkedIn Page in your overall social media strategy and commit to posting regularly. LinkedIn Pages.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A key component of finishing the calendar year off strong is to ensure that you are reporting on what you’ve achieved and identifying where there is room to grow. As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, carefully consider how you are packaging your data in the most impactful way.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach to direct mail. It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. Then, once you understand your audience members and which strategies resonate with them, you can build a strategy.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

The conversation around email performance is wrong: open and click-through rates alone do not show constituent engagement. To say this is a highly anticipated, monumental report would be an understatement. The annual report informs how organizations measure impact relative to their peers. Figure 1: Opens and open rate.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. .

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Bloomerang

MAY 22, 2024

For years, when nonprofits would publish digital reports with their best stories, they had to point inspired readers to a separate page to make a donation, disrupting the storytelling to fundraising pipeline. We solved this problem with Storyraise , a solution for nonprofits to create digital annual, impact, and donor reports.

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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. Compared to past years, the 2020 report was as unique as the year itself. All three metrics dropped slightly from 2019 to 2020. The Bad News. to an average of 19.2%.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Step 3: Advanced board recruitment strategies Elevate your board recruitment efforts with advanced strategies designed to identify and attract top talent who can bring valuable expertise, diverse perspectives, and a deep commitment to your organization’s mission. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Provide the right tools.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

These will support your business case by aligning with your goals: Consistent, trusted data with standard interactive reports using a common language that employees throughout your organization easily understand – all in a secure data warehouse. This will align the organization by having clear success metrics and KPIs.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Whether you’re planning holiday events or social media campaigns, incorporating texts into your promotion strategy can have a big impact on your success. We’ll cover five best practices you can use to improve your texting strategy and earn more for your mission: Ask every supporter to opt in. Keep an eye on your metrics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2020

By Dana Bakich , founder and CEO of Positive Equation – a digital consultancy focused on equipping nonprofits with the tools and resources to build impactful digital strategies. According to a New York Magazine report, conducted in partnership with Livestream, 80% of consumers would rather watch a live video from a brand than read a blog.

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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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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

MAY 15, 2019

Every year, nonprofit consultants M+R release their annual Benchmarks report , which provides an overview of digital trends in the sector. This year's report addressed issues such as email list growth and churn, the rise of monthly giving, and the impact of social media's peer-to-peer fundraising for nonprofits.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

What parts of your digital strategy are working well? This year, the need to check in is even more critical, as 2023 will usher in a whole new paradigm for a core part of digital strategy: web metrics. Those looking to have reliable, recurring reports will need to invest time in setting up custom reports in Looker Studio.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Unfortunately, the topic of member engagement strategy can also be overwhelming. Wherever your association is in the process, you can always improve your member engagement strategy. Next, you’ll want to focus on the metrics side of your formula, ensuring your values are measurable. Member scoring is a journey.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

Many CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) professionals have shifted their employee and community engagement strategies as the world shifted to virtual and socially distanced work. The smallest company size considered in this report, 0 – 1,000 employees, had the highest overall giving and volunteering engagement rates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2014

Why Your Nonprofit Should Invest in Video As Part Its Communications Strategy – Guest Post by Michael Hoffman, CEO of See3. And when video is paired with a continuous strategy and clear metrics for success, there is overwhelming evidence showing that it is a crucial, important investment for nonprofits. Finding the ROI.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

Understand the broader concept of talent strategy. So, rather than honing in on just a few individual practices as part of a limited-scope retention strategy, it’s ultimately more helpful to look at your organization’s broader talent strategy and how it is or isn’t helping to drive retention.

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Retention Management Tips Nonprofit 91

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

Understanding Program Management Statistics Whether you’re assessing future needs or composing an annual report to share with donors, funders, and community members, conducting impact assessment is crucial for tracking progress and driving continued on-the-ground impact. Project your future needs and allocate resources accordingly.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To make it easier, we’ve organized the components of a nonprofit business plan into three categories based on your responsibilities: Board Support and Guidance Vision and Values Alignment Financial and Resource Planning Executive Summary: A brief overview of the nonprofit’s mission, goals, and strategies.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. To help you work through these decisions, and what to do about the maybes, check out our conversation guide, Aligning on a Revenue-Wise Strategy.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

That’s why we put together a list of the five essential metrics you need to know, as a fundraiser, to achieve higher retention rates. Tracking these metrics will help you keep a pulse on the current engagement of your donors so you know which efforts are working and which ones need to be increased or modified. Donor Level Moves.

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

So what happened to open rates? Pre-MPP, we all agreed that open rate generally reflected the rate at which people were interacting with an email. Now, however, we’ve got three different open rates to think about. Others haven’t, so you’re still seeing “open rate” — but now it means “combined open rate.”.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

The top 50 organizations outperformed the also-rans on a variety of metrics, as they have in the 13 years this study has been conducted (not a surprise). Dill acknowledged that the association had many of its highest rankings in recent years in that 2021 report. Last year, we grew our headcount by 11%,” Dill said.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

Basically, "churn" is the term used to describe the rate at which subscribers – be they in your email lists, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, etc. The average churn rate in 2010 for nonprofits in our research sample was 14%. To whet your appetite for the full report, here's a great peek at the charts regarding Facebook page churn:

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

From a steep learning curve to having to interpret new metrics, the frustration is real. The data isn’t apples-to-apples We knew this going in, but organizations are still having to adjust to learning and setting up new metrics, while data like unique pageviews and bounce rate are gone. GA4 is built with a different approach.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Your nonprofit likely has plenty of strategies for gathering direct donor feedback. You might send surveys or host meetings with high-level supporters to get their input on your organization’s strategies. Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics. Their retention rate. Review your donor demographics.

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Donation Donor Giving Demographics 52

Neon CRM

MAY 22, 2023

In fact, matching gift emails sent in the first 24 hours after a donation result in 2-3 times higher than the average nonprofit email open rate ! Apple matches gifts made by full- and part-time employees between $1 and $10,000 at a 1:1 rate. Some matching gift email metrics are similar to those of a standard nonprofit marketing email.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It’s been proven time after time that data-driven strategy creates the most successful fundraising results. These same metrics are important to track during crises to effectively determine which indicators can signal alarm. Advanced reports can highlight information like new donors, at-risk donors, and lapsed donors.

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