Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

With that in mind, let’s look at the 5 steps (and criteria) you can use to find the best tool for you and your nonprofit. Data capabilities: Learn what metrics the tool can track, along with reporting functionality. The good news is that the longer the contract, the better the rate. Will you need to pull in your IT team?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Personal acknowledgments, impact reporting, and a strong monthly giving program are some of the cornerstones to a high donor retention rate. But there’s one unsung strategy that can elevate your donor retention rates, while expanding mid-level and major giving: multi-year gift agreements. Does this r eally improve donor retention?

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EveryAction

JULY 31, 2023

Needless to say, if you’re a fundraiser, meeting your organization’s fundraising goal is top of mind in the fall and winter. In fact, Double the Donation research indicates that mentioning matching gifts results in a 71% increase in response rate and a 51% increase in average donation amount. Maximize corporate philanthropy funding.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2024

According to the latest Community Brands research, 52% of association professionals use an online member community but only 14% rate their use of the platform as excellent. Leveraging a branded online community helps your members find and network with like-minded individuals at their association.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In today’s world, success is measured by more than just clicks and open rates. How are you tracking success? Besides tracking the number of emails you send across the organization and the frequency, you can also view data like your opt-outs over time, the actual number of sends, and bounces to see if they are fluctuating and steady.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Unfortunately, it continues to rise, spreading from national news down to the local level at an alarming rate. When a keynote speaker at an event leans one way politically, associations are more mindful of having another speaker who leans in the other direction. Track trends in your industry.

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Media Cause

JULY 11, 2023

Consistency demonstrates professionalism and commitment and keeps your organization in the minds of your audience. By analyzing data such as open rates and click-through rates, you can refine your email strategy to better resonate with your audience. Monitor Open Rates. Track Click-Through Rates (CTR).

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Send two versions of the same email—one with an emoji in the subject line and one without—and track the response rates to see which performs better. Cultural sensitivity : Be mindful of cultural differences and interpretations of emojis.

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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 ! Key elements to keep in mind should include: Your logo Color scheme Typography Imagery Brand voice And more! And it’s easy to do so⁠—especially when you employ matching gift software.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Be mindful not to overweigh activities that have limited opportunities for participation (i.e. Since his activity is newer and more consistent, his engagement score is rated higher than Lynne’s. To learn more about how we can help you with tracking and measuring your member engagement, get in touch with us today.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Nonprofits with a high donor retention rate have long-term supporters who come back year after year. Nonprofits with a low donor retention rate need to continually acquire new donors or larger gifts to keep up. One aspect of this survey is about average donor retention rates over the years. How to Calculate Donor Retention .

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Association Analytics

JULY 22, 2021

Set a baseline and keep track of the progress you are making. Keep monitoring the growth with metrics (for example, decreased number of duplicates, increase in completion rate of certain fields.). Keep in mind the delicate balance of your need for data without asking people for too much information. Be creative.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

It may seem counterproductive to ask your subscribers to opt into your emails twice, but some research on open rates suggests that customers may prefer a confirmed opt-in (COI) email more than a welcome email.” By tracking what pages your constituents pay attention to on your website, you can send emails targeted to their interests.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Like others, revenue is most likely top of mind for your association. Start by tracking your members’ behaviors. And you might find retention rates increase. These may have not been a big revenue generator for you, but they provided a much needed connection for your members and delivered value to them. Get Started!

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

With that in mind, we recommend incorporating direct mail into your fundraising plan. A 2020 study by Ballantine found that direct mail response rates ranged from 5-9% compared to 1% for email. Going back to response rates, those can vary based on a number of factors inside and outside of your control.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

By keeping your goals in mind and ensuring that your content is useful for your listeners, you can create a real impact with your podcast. Ensure you regularly track metrics such as reviews, listener numbers, audience growth rate, and the conversion rate from listeners to donors.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

It may seem counterproductive to ask your subscribers to opt into your emails twice, but some research on open rates suggests that customers may prefer a confirmed opt-in (COI) email more than a welcome email.” By tracking what pages your constituents pay attention to on your website, you can send emails targeted to their interests.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

As of this post, completion rates are down 40% year over year, a devastating drop. Yes, an admissions officer wants prospects to enroll at their institution, but offering alternatives for those who may be uncomfortable committing right now due to financial uncertainty goes a long way in the mind of a student.

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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. Here are the essentials to keep in mind when building or updating your nonprofit’s donor retention strategy. Start tracking your retention rates. Use integrated software whenever possible.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Well, here’s another mind-blowing stat: Radicati Group reports that there are over 4 billion email users worldwide, and that number is projected to reach 4.6 According to the Nonprofit Email Engagement Benchmark Study by M+R , the average email open rate for nonprofits is around 25%, while the click-through rate hovers at 2.5%.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 25, 2023

However, locating and attracting new customers within this competitive landscape can pose further challenges such as patient satisfaction rates and patient retention. It gives an inside look into your patient experience and can help your team identify potential areas to improve overall patient satisfaction rates.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Maybe you check your open rate and see that only 25% of your audience bothered to open the email you spent hours writing. But look: even if your open rate is only 25%, you are connecting with one quarter of your email list, and that’s significant. Still, we all want better open rates. That’s average. ). So frustrating!

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

Understand your audience When planning your marketing strategy, it’s helpful to start with the end in mind—who are you trying to reach? Consider all of these channels as you finalize your marketing strategy and track the analytics related to each. This way, you’ll have reliable data you can look back on for future campaigns.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In this article, we’ll discuss the following six concrete steps your nonprofit can take to boost revenue and grow your organization: Track your organization’s retention rate. For instance, download Bloomerang’s development plan template for free to track your fundraising initiatives. Track your organization’s retention rate.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That means you likely won’t see the results—increased fundraising revenue, increased donor retention rate, increased average gift size—that you would likely see when using a paid solution.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Flipcause: Your Solution to Social Media Fundraising Changes Designed with small nonprofits in mind, Flipcause offers cost-effective tools that facilitate easy integration with your existing social media tools, providing a seamless fundraising experience. ” – That’s where Flipcause steps in! in a calendar quarter.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2011

Every e-mail marketer worth her salt knows how to calculate an overall messaging open rate: messages opened ÷ messages delivered. That's why I was a little confounded when we first started using our new e-mail system, and it would spit out a report like this: An overall open rate of almost 33%? True Open Rate. and take action.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Understanding what pages on your website are most trafficked is key to increasing conversion rates, and knowing what posts on your blogs are getting the most page views helps your nonprofit further focus its content. But what about your nonprofit’s social media feeds? Twitonomy is perhaps the most robust analytics platforms available.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. When the entire donor journey is addressed in your plan, conversion rates for donor acquisition are much stronger. Along the way, it’s key to track and analyze your campaign’s performance data.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 28, 2014

Here are Target Analytics, our high-touch modeling team asks our clients to rate where they are at with a prospect management system. The first rating choice is “Level 1,” and this rating means that the organization does not have a formalized prospect management system in place.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Keep in mind that successfully carrying out a powerful fundraising strategy requires a strong partnership between your organization’s marketing and fundraising staff. A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. 6 elements your fundraising strategy should include.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

When it comes to donor data, there’s a lot to keep track of. From tracking conversations and donations to event registrations, you can note every interaction you have with a supporter in your nonprofit CRM. Bloomerang gives users access to a dashboard that actively tracks your retention rate to keep it top of mind for your entire team.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

With that in mind, let’s take a look at seven different steps you can take to retain your GivingTuesday donors. But there’s a catch: Collecting extra data is useful, but adding additional fields to your donation form will decrease your conversion rates. As Tim Sarrantonio, Neon One’s Director of Brand reflected, a 5.2%

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2023

Boost your fundraising results and peace of mind with Bloomerang Payments Get a Demo Questions to Ask Your Payments Processor How do you proactively protect against fraud? Is this included in our payment processing rate or an additional charge? How do you reconcile and track charges and can we do this within our existing CRM solution?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

And for Oatly, that is on purpose; I am exactly the customer they have in mind. For instance: Customer Relationship Management systems (CRMs): help us track donor interactions and giving histories. Website analytics: help us track donation page interactions and web traffic. For me, it’s Oatly.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2014

In Part I, I covered rating choice “Level 1,” and how it means that the organization does not have a formalized prospect management system in place. Let’s say your organization rates itself the following: “Level 2: Informal system with some contact sheets completed, some assignments, minimal actions tracked with less than 50% adoption.”.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Keep in mind, though, that this is an in-kind donation : Google won’t send you a check. You’ll need to maintain a minimum click-through rate (CTR) ; for example—Google wants to ensure you’re spending your credits on ads that work. How Can I Track My Ads’ Effectiveness? That’s $120,000 worth of advertising per year!

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