sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Yes, training on empathy and recognizing bias is important, but it needs to go deeper. The post Trends in Grantmaking: Putting Equitable Grantmaking into Practice first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Reviewing Internal Processes for Equity The first place to start is internally with your organization’s operations.

Practice 72

Practice Trend Grant Gartner 72

Nimble AMS

AUGUST 8, 2022

But according to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study , only 39% of association professionals have one! How can your organization reverse this concerning trend? A set of rules, metrics, or policies established by an organization to bring clarity and ease of use to data practices is a data governance policy.

Policy 117

Policy Government Adopt Associations 117

Everyaction

AUGUST 23, 2018

When sending a fundraising email, nonprofit Digital staff are keenly aware of the metrics that they need to achieve; a high open rate means the most people are actually seeing the content of the email, and a high click rate indicates that the email's messaging was persuasive enough to move people to donate. What is email deliverability?

Metrics 49

Metrics Spam Fundraising Rate 49

The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) holds a three-day conference + ongoing training for members about advocacy and communicating the value of the profession, members and association to different audiences, called the STR Program. One association conducts an annual brand tracker; trust in the association is one of the metrics.

Associations 130

Associations Industry Government Education 130

.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. Once we talk through the issues, they realize that there is a current employee, who with the right training and mentoring, would be a great fit for the role.

Application 221

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.

Local 99

Local Pledge News Support 99

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? Who will be doing training, support after you go-live?

Metrics 261

Metrics Nonprofit Profile Platform 261

Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While video views are nice, we measure our success by engagement—using likes, comments, saves, or shares as our metrics. You don’t need to do trends A persistent social media myth is that you need to participate in trends if you do video. You can use free tools like MusicallyDown or SnapInsta.

YouTube 122

YouTube Tips Script Audio 122

M+R

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Hoping to hop on the 2022 Benchmarks train? Across channels and platforms, we end up with answers about what is working and what’s not, trends in nonprofit strategies, and insight into supporter behavior. . with data from dozens of other nonprofits to create a set of averages, trends, and key metrics. All aboard!

Benchmark 87

Benchmark Analysis Aggregator Advocacy 87

sgEngage

MARCH 13, 2024

Invest in onboarding and coaching messaging streams to train your new participants every step of the way. This metric is one to watch for the future. That’s whyreturning participants are so valuable and nonprofits need to keep stewarding, engaging, and communicating with P2P participants so they keep coming back.

Blackbaud 77

Blackbaud Report Fundraising Benchmark 77

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.

Trend 52

Trend Track Data Organization 52

Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

These ideas from a recent association trends study can help you prepare your organization for whatever comes next. While I don’t have a crystal ball, I do have some association trends data that can help. Here are five ideas from the association trends study to help you prepare your association for 2022 and beyond: 1.

Associations 78

Associations Studies Trend Data 78

Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

As Candid’s manager of digital communications, I’ve been digging through our social media analytics, researching broader trends, and determining our strategy and tactics for 2024. I selected those metrics because our goals for social media are to increase brand awareness and drive traffic to our articles and resources.

Social Media 52

Social Media Data Strategy Media 52

sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

You can pull in different report metrics and filters to get the information you need to make decisions. Your provider likely makes free resources available to you such as user guides and training because they are relevant to all their thousands of customers. Configurable solutions carry a much lower total cost of ownership.

Software 86

Software Grant System Industry 86

EveryAction

JUNE 8, 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! Learn more at MESG.marketing !

Advocacy 143

Advocacy Local Audience Poll 143

sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

It takes various components to make an organization run effectively, and by properly utilizing donor data and information, organizations can track interactions, estimate future performance, address potential concerns, and see donor retention trends. It’s impossible to improve something that can’t be measured.

Management 52

Management Donor Blackbaud Retention 52

sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2021

In 2020, with little warning and without any training in “ pandemic-affected peer-to-peer fundraising ,” this industry soldiered on and continued the necessary work needed to support critical missions. Data represents both overall metrics, as well as metrics in one of five fundraising categories: Walks/5Ks with a registration fee.

Blackbaud 65

Blackbaud Studies Fundraising Registration 65

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Retention saves money by reducing recruiting and training costs and increases income by eliminating relationship disruptions, thus shortening the time between first solicitation and first gift. Successful organizations create a quantifiable performance evaluation using fundraising software to identify the top 3–4 metrics.

Develop 74

Develop Management Gift Proposal 74

sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

When trained properly, data processing AI tools can improve your nonprofit’s fundraising effectiveness by allowing you to focus more of your attention on donors with a high giving capacity and likelihood of long-term involvement. You can use this information to identify trends and patterns in donor sentiment.

Tools 85

Tools Donor Fundraising Survey 85

Nonprofits Source

JULY 25, 2023

Provide Training, Guidelines, And Resources With the right ambassadors on board, it’s time to get them ready to market your fundraising campaign or event. Properly train them on how to use the software and make a fundraising ask. Plus, ambassadors can even fundraise on your behalf and help you meet and exceed your goals!

Marketing 52

Marketing Tips Fundraising Contest 52

VQ Strategies

AUGUST 24, 2022

As volunteer trends have changed and new generations enter the volunteer force, organizations benefit from taking a broader view of recruitment, expanding the focus both internally and externally, cultivating relationships with potential supporters and deepening relationships with current volunteers. Recruitment.

Retention 98

Retention Goal Volunteer Measure 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

There are rage tweeters and arrogant trolls that occasionally trend to the top. People who are active on Twitter tend to be plugged into current events and trending news. You can export monthly reports to track new followers, profile visits, and engagement metrics such as total likes, retweets, mentions, and replies.

Twitter 356

Twitter Practice Social Media Nonprofit 356

Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

We have helped over 11,000 people become Certified Nonprofit Professionals and more than 15,000 other leaders in the sector to advance specific skills with virtual training resources. Too many professionals express interest in learning new skills, but never take action to really find and embrace new training opportunities. .

Develop 94

Develop Tips Skills Nonprofit 94

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Additionally, if your organization decides to partner with a vendor, identify their areas of expertise, security policies, and training or customer support programs before making the final call. Understand individual patient health within the context of population health trends. Use analytics tools to surface new patient insights.

Integration 77

Integration Data Nonprofit Platform 77

Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2021

In 2020, with little warning and without any training in “ pandemic-affected peer-to-peer fundraising ,” this industry soldiered on and continued the necessary work needed to support critical missions. Data represents both overall metrics, as well as metrics in one of five fundraising categories: Walks/5Ks with a registration fee.

Blackbaud 48

Blackbaud Studies Fundraising Registration 48

Candid

MAY 10, 2023

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. Use this information to take an audience-first approach to building out the rest of your campaign.

Communication 98

Communication Campaign Channel Measure 98

Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Train callers on matching gifts. Keep an eye on trends in employer information. Having a team of well-trained callers is the secret to any successful phonathon campaign. We suggest that you: Identify any knowledge gaps and situations where additional training is needed. Train callers on matching gifts.

Guide 98

Guide Script Tips Gift 98

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Training and Workshops Your nonprofit can offer training programs and workshops where members enhance their skills and industry knowledge. Access to Research and Data Access to research reports, market trends, and extensive research libraries is another perk that your organization should seriously consider making available for members.

Benefit 52

Benefit Associations Nonprofit Grant 52

Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

As the sector pushes more and more for higher fundraising return on investment (ROI), these trends of exclusivity according to wealth and background are reinforced. Even after going through training themselves, your leadership probably isn’t qualified to teach the rest of the staff.

Practice 59

Practice Leadership Nonprofit Culture 59

Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

For example, social media companies often treat inclusive design features like accessibility to the visual and hearing impaired as afterthoughts, and indeed, the development of such features are at the mercy of hiring and layoff trends. Large audience and engagement numbers are not the only metric of social media success.

Social Media 92

Social Media Media Strategy Social 92

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

That said, I am currently in Southeast Asia presenting social media trainings to nonprofits in Malaysia, Singapore and Manila – most of which are just getting started with using social media. Define Your Metrics and Create a Social Media ROI Spreadsheet. Though most nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the U.K.

Social Media 225

Social Media Media Avatar Organization 225

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

One of the posts that got a lot of engagement and contributed to the uphill trend in the metrics was about editorial calendars. ” What are the metrics for measuring your content? Over the past 5 years since I’ve been analyzing metrics and my content , I have a good list of the topics that do well.

Content 101

Content Measure Organization Strategy 101

sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

You can identify trends with easily accessible historical data and always know where you are with real-time information. Are there reports you can schedule that would save you time by communicating key metrics to stakeholders before they ask for that information? Tip 2: Review your scheduled reports.

Foundation 81

Foundation Build Grant Fund 81

Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2014

I’ve been training to get myself ready to be successful for this trip. A couple of months ago, on top of my training I made a commitment to move more and be conscious about my overall habits when it comes to activity, diet and even sleeping. So I broke down and purchased a FitBit and as a metrics geek, I have to say I love it!

Fundraising 37

Fundraising Benchmark Metrics Blackbaud 37

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 30, 2012

Training for members without financial expertise is essential for any effective Board of Directors. What is the trend of revenue, expense and other activities? How do these trends compare to expectations? The key to effectively using a dashboard is isolating the essential metrics aligned with measures of expectations.

Report 86

Report Ratio Tucson Director 86

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. Before each training I review the Web presence for each NGO in attendance.

Practice 278

Practice Develop NGO Online 278

Care2

JUNE 18, 2013

The letter hosted on the website www.overheadmyth.com comes on the heels of Dan Pallotta’s TED Talk and Keynote at NTC13, which sharply criticized funders and nonprofit rating service providers for penalizing nonprofits who spent what they considered too much money on administrative expenses, such as salaries, training, and benefits.

Evaluation 77

Evaluation Charity Ratio Rate 77