The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

A matching grant pledge prior to the big day encouraged supporters to dig deep, resulting in a 40% revenue increase compared to the previous year’s total by the time the day drew to a close. Supporters took advantage of the second chance. Average 2023 clickthrough rates were nearly identical to what they were in 2022 for GivingTuesday.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

And while that may sound low, it is double the rate of Facebook Pages. If your nonprofit is going to use LinkedIn Pages, then commit to posting a minimum of 2-3 times per week to maximize your click-through rate (CTR) and engagement. and the best way to learn is to spend an hour or so a month studying your analytics.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2024

Understand Digital Engagement Metrics Before you launch your digital recruitment marketing campaign, you need to understand how digital engagement works so you can fine-tune your strategies accordingly. Remember, your influencers built their platform by posting content that resonates with their supporters. Collaborate creatively.

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the unemployment rate will remain low, at 3.9% Studying factual information will help you make better choices.” According to a survey by LinkedIn, 61% of U.S. workers are considering leaving their jobs in 2023. Robert Half found that 46% of U.S. Begin with the data,” Sarah responded.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

You might send surveys or host meetings with high-level supporters to get their input on your organization’s strategies. Specifically, donor giving patterns can reveal insights about how to best reach donors across multiple platforms and secure their long-term support. Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics.

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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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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

According to a recent study by Campaign Monitor , email marketing has an astonishing ROI of 4400%! A study by Edgerank Checker found that Facebook posts from nonprofit Pages only reached an average of 7.7% And while those numbers might seem modest, when you compare them to social media engagement rates, they become truly impressive.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

We are inspired by the work of our partners and the clients we support as we review this year’s 9 th Employee Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility industry report , covering data collected from January-December 2020. This was the only group that had an increase for all metrics from the 2019 report.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. It involves your efforts to recruit new supporters, engage with existing ones, and grow your organization’s influence, all with the goal of funding your mission more efficiently. 6 elements your fundraising strategy should include.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

Studies show that people spend an average of almost eight and a half hours interacting with digital media per day. Collect digital marketing KPIs Key performance indicators (KPIs) are metrics used to measure your digital marketing success. likes, comments, and follows) Email open rates and click-through rates SEO performance (e.g.,

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

This might include reaching a certain fundraising amount or achieving specific metrics like email open rates or donation page conversions. While the goal of fundraising is in the name—to raise funds—it’s also about increasing your reach and support for the next campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2011

The panel featured some previews from a recent research study “ How Strong Is Your Social Net? The always thoughtful and inspiring, Avinash Kaushik, suggests that there four social media metrics that we should focus on measuring across channels. Of course, you need to start with.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Nonprofit organizations benefit from recurring donations because they provide consistent revenue streams and help organizations maintain long-term relationships with supporters. 57% of donors are enrolled in a recurring giving program, up 46% from the previous year according to a 2023 360MatchPro study. And donors like it.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Your nonprofit’s donor retention rate is the percentage of donors who give from year to year, or over any other specific time period. It’s probably one of the most critical metrics you should be studying in 2021. . Building a solid base of retained support that already feels connected to your mission is essential.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2010

Since the release of the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , we know many of you have been hard at work looking at how your programs measure up against industry benchmarks. But the Benchmarks Study is really meant to help you think (or rethink!) Here are three tips for better collecting and calculating your organization's metrics: 1.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The 5 key points from “Ogilvy on Advertising” Do your homework – Study the product, its competitors, and research consumers’ views before developing advertising. Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before. Put a human face on the cause through case studies, testimonials, and videos.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In fact, a study by Salesforce found the number one most valuable metric of success for service organizations is customer satisfaction. To figure this out, look at your website analytics, email analytics, conversion rates, social listening, and more. . Some pages, channels, and topics convert at much higher rates than others.

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Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The ultimate goal of your nonprofit should be to provide support/services to the community. Optimizing your volunteer program, and the software that supports it, can help your organization fill roles that provide critical support to the community. Measure the Conversion Rate Between Volunteers and Donors.

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sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

Live-streaming Tools Live-streaming gives your virtual event a more engaging, dynamic feel and opens up additional opportunities both to keep attendees interested and to ask for more support. After your virtual auction , study your engagement data and revenue totals. Nonprofit’s website.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

What can you do to improve the metrics that matter? Put all your goals on paper and include every metric you need to measure to meet the goals in your fundraising plan. Check your metrics, focusing on overall numbers and growth. Consult the metrics for every site and write down three things you can do to grow your metrics.

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Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

In terms of donor retention, FEP measures three specific donor retention rates: the overall average donor retention rate (donors of all types regardless of recency/frequency), the average retention rate of first-time donors (those who have only given one gift), and “repeat” donors (donors who gave last year and in prior years).

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Focus on Event Fundraising Analytics , we looked at how peer-to-peer event metrics let us know if our event planning and execution efforts are paying off in fundraising results. Metrics and benchmarks can be our guides to whether your efforts at creating a great experience for participants are paying off. Profit/loss.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

Studies show that donors ask less about where their money is spent and more about the impact their donation is making. Charity watchdogs are a type of nonprofit that publicly share information about charities, including reviews and ratings. What criteria do they use to make these decisions? The problem with ratios.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

You can also use tools to target specific audiences for your different campaigns, helping you ensure your reach the people most likely to support your cause. The average internet user in the United States spends over two hours a day on social media, so you’ll be reaching supporters where they already are. Engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

That said, below is selection of metrics to track and a brief explanation as to why. Email is still a very powerful tool for fundraising and the likely reason why donor conversion rates dropped in 2012 is because nonprofit e-newsletters are still formatted to primarily be read on desktop and laptop computers. Other Metrics.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

This Marketing Cloud integration allows the university’s many individual departments and schools of study to reach their faculty, staff, and students through targeted, relevant communications. We’ve seen really great response rates from these comms.” . The Digital 360 Advantage.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Studies show that people spend an average of eight hours and five minutes interacting with digital media per day. Research these prospects to determine which marketing channels, messaging, and branding would be best suited to solicit their support. Create customer personas.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

You’re looking for people who care about and will support your nonprofit’s mission and are interested in the event you’re hosting. 27% of Millennial respondents wanted to see updates about the causes they support on social media. Ask supporters to share your event. So to gauge effectiveness look at the following metrics.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Some organizations like to avoid sending welcome emails on weekends, but I'm not overly concerned about this issue; many of your supporters will open your messages any day of the week. The language should focus on the importance of new supporters, volunteers, and donors, and how these individuals help grow and enrich the organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

That said, below is selection of metrics to track and a brief explanation as to why. Email is still a very powerful tool for fundraising and the likely reason why donor conversion rates dropped in 2012 is because nonprofit e-newsletters are still formatted to primarily be read on desktop and laptop computers. Other Metrics.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Fundraising is important for nonprofits because it supports each organization’s work by providing financial revenue and setting up opportunities for future engagement with donors. Measure all fundraising metrics. Use the data in your CRM to measure all metrics, including donation amounts, donation frequency, donor details, and more!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Tweets can be 280 characters, but studies have shown that tweets between 71 and 100 characters perform better than longer tweets. Tweets with links have an 86% higher retweet rate and higher engagement overall because people are hesitant to retweet or engage with tweets that do not have a source or a call-to-action.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

That was wholly evident in our 2020 EOY fundraising numbers: supporters stepped up when nonprofits asked for help. . Average gift was nearly flat year over year for the median organization, but this metric is especially volatile and easily pulled by outliers. More data would be wonderful, but these experiences make sense.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2023

Tell stories your supporters and prospective supporters want to hear The third of our fundraising best practices for nonprofits is to tell stories your supporters want to hear. The stories that you tell will inspire your supporters and would-be supporters to give to your nonprofit in support of your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The study aimed to get the nonprofit perspective on these two important questions: How important do nonprofits believe performance assessment is to demonstrating impact? This is similar to the finding in the NTEN/Idealware study that discovered the barriers that keep nonprofits from collecting and using data: expertise, time, and money.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2020

Just last year, MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research released a study that showed exactly how much companies in the commercial sector benefit from having a tech-savvy board. In fact, companies with digitally literate board members significantly outperformed their peers on key metrics. Not all metrics are KPIs.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

City Health Dashboard , a project of the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health, supported by Forum One, is a model for making their rich data accessible to all of their audiences and at data-driven storytelling. Develop a strategy for data storytelling.

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