NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

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 email campaigns being effective? Download the FREE Guide.

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Free Create Metrics Fundraising 130

.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

When directors understand their role in stewarding and growing resources, keeping track of that progress becomes a lot more interesting. Circulate articles and information on best practices and trends in finance. Offering online dashboards that make financial trends easy to spot. Online courses. Share information.

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Raise Law Associations Director 419

Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

For larger associations, you may want to consider divvying up roles accordingly: Analytics – This person reports on any trends and delivers insights based on their review of the data. Start discussing what metrics will help you make overarching decisions. What metrics might be used to support creating new programs?

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Analytics Associations Model Metrics 169

Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

It can be helpful to set up dashboards that give you a daily overview of key performance metrics and trends for each of your campaigns. A good place to start is to think about the metrics that are most important to each campaign. A good place to start is to think about the metrics that are most important to each campaign.

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Campaign Tips Online Fundraising 84

sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2024

It’s a reliable touchstone to identify giving trends as well as shifts in sustainer and email engagement in the nonprofit digital space. When looking at online benchmarks and digital revenue, we saw that any growth or ground held was due to increases in sustainer metrics. We look forward to this report every year.

Benchmark 78

Benchmark Blackbaud Report Online 78

Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

The problem is that fewer organizations examine patterns and trends from their existing data. You may be tracking the number of likes on a Facebook post. Choose new metrics Once you have identified the data you already have, it may be time to select new metrics that better align with your goals.

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Data Metrics Measure Goal 91

M+R

APRIL 16, 2024

So here’s your action item: If your organization hasn’t already, save any existing UA data before this date for historical tracking! You may also want to discuss which KPIs are important for your organization to track year over year and save any relevant data so you can continue to compare those KPIs to historical performance.

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Benchmark Analytics Google Comparison 40

sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Whether you are measuring the number of organizations you reach by impact area or tracking the percentage of minority-led nonprofits you support, use your grants management system to keep your organization accountable to your goals.

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Practice Trend Grant Gartner 72

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Your point of contact understands the importance of monitoring patient traffic trends, developing economies of scale, and identifying grants that will shore up revenue streams. From the start, you want the system tracking the grants that fund multiple programs and to enjoy the ease of having all grant documentation in one electronic source.

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Fund Software Community Tips 89

Global Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2018

I suspect that this constant growth and change will continue in 2019 and include some important trends. Excellent data tools will continue to get cheaper and easier to use… This trend has been going strong for a while now, particularly as more and more of the data landscape has shifted to using open source tools.

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Trend Track Data Organization 52

Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

Just like last year, common solutions to this year’s problems emerge in the form of fundraising trends. We’ve been paying attention to these developing trends, and have compiled them here for you. Providing insights into fundraising metrics and trends. Appealing to younger donors. Revisiting corporate partnerships.

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Trend Campaign Fundraising Mobile 98

Care2

JANUARY 7, 2013

Here’s some great content metrics that strategist Jay Baer highlighted on his blog (thanks for the recommendation Beth Kanter ) which nonprofits can utilize. Some call social media shares vanity metrics because they have turned into such a popularity contest. How are people consuming your content? Are people sharing your content?

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Metrics Content Track Analytics 71

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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Metrics Donor Fundraising Retention 42

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study, over half of association professionals say investing in business intelligence and data analytics is a top priority, yet only one-third would rate their organization’s data as excellent or very good. What is the state of your association’s data? Routinely audit your data.

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Associations Data Benefit Practice 136

EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here ! These four are key: 1. Andrea Bastiani Archibald, Ph.D. ,

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Donor Gift History Virtual 179

Care2

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Are you measuring the right social media metrics or do you have your head in the sand? So what type of metrics are non-profits tracking to determine if they are achieving their objectives? One metric I track on our Blog is RSS or eMail subscribers. Think about that for a minute or so. The answer matters.

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Metrics Social Media Track Media 74

Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Digital marketing is often a cost-effective option for organizations because there are many free online tools to help you create content and track your campaigns. Determining metrics to track Without knowing what metrics to track, it’s hard for you to determine how effective your marketing efforts truly are.

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Marketing Guide Nonprofit Channel 52

Care2

JULY 16, 2014

Nonprofits have been able to track gather important data about their audiences interactions with their website via Google Analytics. Here are 3 ways that nonprofits can use the new analytics without giving into the vanity metrics: Don''t obsess over every piece of data. Looks for overall trends.

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Track Twitter Analytics Metrics 65

Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

Research from Community Brands consistently shows that members place high value on networking and staying up to date on industry news, trends, and regulations. Goals and success metrics. In addition to goals, establish a set of online community metrics to help you track progress toward your goals and find opportunities for improvement.

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Community Online Strategy Guidelines 134

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Imagine what your organization could accomplish in 2022 if you began each initiative with clean, streamlined donor records that record donations from your online forms and update automatically , an arsenal of canned reports to track key metrics, and a solid plan to prioritize each donor segment individually. About the Author.

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Strategy Fundraising Social Media Nonprofit 278

Nucleus

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For associations offering courses and certifications, having basic metrics on things like participation counts and revenue are critical – but just the start. It measures activity for courses such as popularity, revenue trends, and geography of participants.

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Learning Management Associations Data Learning 130

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics? Can the development office customize workflows and notifications when a donor is lapsing to help you determine the root cause and how to turn the trend around? 3) Tracking the Donor Journey or Donor Funnel.

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Metrics Nonprofit Profile Platform 261

.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Even with the threat of recession on the horizon, these statistics indicate that the Great Resignation does not appear to be a passing trend. If you haven’t been tracking workforce statistics, now is the time to begin. However, the job of finding those talented individuals is increasingly difficult.

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Application Statistics Culture Job 221

Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

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Local Pledge News Support 99

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

A major part of connecting with these individuals and optimizing the giving experience is utilizing the data you collect about their giving trends to inform your future fundraising decisions. . The last thing you want to do is waste their time and bog their donor reports down with unnecessary metrics. .

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Report Data Donor Metrics 123

Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

That’s why you need to change the way you measure social media and declare a war on vanity metrics. Track these conversations each week and put them in a spreadsheet; this will allow you to track your growth over time. Here are more meaningful metrics to focus on that I''ve written about here on Frogloop.

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Metrics Social Media Media Social 77

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Based on current giving trends, s ome predict # GivingTuesday 2022 will raise a historic $3 billion. Many organizations participate in GivingTuesday to launch end – of – the – year fundraising campaigns. #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement held every Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

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Celebrate Associations United States Social Media 129

Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These same metrics are important to track during crises to effectively determine which indicators can signal alarm. Reports generated around donor engagement can measure campaign involvement, giving history, and other trends that can help guide your strategic processes. Which campaign strategies generate the most donations?

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Data Metrics Nonprofit Analysis 69

sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2023

There are always questions about the future of fundraising: What trends will take hold? Fitness Tracking A great way to get fundraisers excited about a cause is to get them moving. Fitness tracking also allows organizations to expand the reach of traditional walks, runs, rides, and other distance events.

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Platform Charity Trend Badge 72

Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics. Track data for your marketing campaigns during these special events to determine which messages are most effective for driving donations. Assess metrics such as your email open rate or online donation rate to measure your success. Review your donor demographics.

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Donation Donor Giving Demographics 52

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Are there 2020 trends that we will continue to see in 2022? This trend is unlikely to change. Let’s translate these trends into tactics. Use a mobile online donation form integrated with Google AdWords so you can track transaction-specific conversions to better analyze your marketing efforts and donor acquisition.

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Online Fundraising Benchmark Adwords 93

Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A great listener An experienced fundraiser Excells at setting and tracking metrics/ goals So, while your personal preferences may vary, the top qualities of a major gifts officer are pretty consistent. Which trends are you/have you been most excited about in the last year or two? What makes you nervous?

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Gift Interview Question Articulate 52

Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

The annual M+R Benchmarks Report has arrived again, shining a light on trends that are shaping nonprofits’ digital programs. Having shared and discussed this year’s Benchmarks Report with many of our partners, here’s twelve key trends that have resonated strongly within the EveryAction community.

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Benchmark Digital Trend Report 62

Neon CRM

MAY 22, 2023

It also empowers your team to better appreciate a supporter’s involvement with their matching gift program and track incoming corporate gifts through the matching lifecycle. After all, this is how you can determine which elements of your strategy are successful, identify areas with room for improvement, and analyze trends over time.

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Gift Results email Metrics 97

The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

One association conducts an annual brand tracker; trust in the association is one of the metrics. Track trends in your industry. The key takeaways from this discussion are: Start conversations at the staff, leadership, and Board levels.

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Associations Industry Government Education 130

Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

Members of this team review fundraising metrics , such as: Which recurring donors have upcoming credit card expirations, in order to stay ahead of lapsed recurring gifts. They may also receive payout reports or other data from different teams to incorporate and track within a database.

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Fundraising Metrics Database Nonprofit 95

Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Next, define your goals by considering how you’ll track, measure, and evaluate its performance. To uncover insights on your audience, consider conducting surveys with your current supporters; analyzing your nonprofit’s email, website, and social media data ; or using free tools, like Google Trends.

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Communication Campaign Channel Measure 98