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Have grantmaker salaries kept up with inflation?  

Candid

year-over-year in June 2022—the highest rate in over 40 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics—we asked foundations how inflation would affect their operations. We should note that annual salary changes may not coincide with or immediately follow changes in inflation rates, given that salary review processes take time.

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Your journey awaits: The 2022 M+R Benchmarks Study is here

M+R

The full 2022 Benchmarks Study is waiting for you to explore right now (or download as a pdf so you can still check it out while in airplane mode). Email list sizes increased by 7% … and open rates increased at a truly suspicious rate.

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Empower donors with a personalized portal

Bloomerang

According to the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the average donor retention rate in the U.S. Create a donor experience that strengthens supporter relationships. is around 45 percent. As nonprofits work on strengthening donor relationships to improve retention, there has been an increased focus on the donor experience.

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The Ultimate Nonprofit RFP Guide

Whole Whale

That said, it can be very helpful to rate all proposals along the same criteria. We recommend creating an excel doc to track the bids and give grades across desired criteria for each vendor. Interviewing and deciding Choosing the right vendor is more art than science.

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Questions to Ask During the RFP Process

Whole Whale

Questions to ask a potential vendor (PDF). Example RFP for a larger website build (PDF). Example RFP for a smaller website build (PDF). Rating the strengths. Rating the strengths. Use a spreadsheet to track and rate the vendor proposals that you get. Considering a Rebrand? Check this out. Vendor checklist.

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Study finds 5.2 percent fundraising growth but low retention in 2020

Candid

Giving Data & Trends (38 pages, PDF), found that the growth in overall revenue was driven in part by small donors (between $101 and $500 in total 2020 giving) and “supersize” donors (at least $50,001 in giving), who gave 5.8 percent and 11 percent more, respectively, than they did in 2019. percent and 8.4 percent and 14.9

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10 Website Design and Email Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

billion by 2019 – a growth rate of 26%. Never send email newsletters BCC or as a PDF attachment. Write short subject lines (50 characters or less) and use emojis to maximize open rates. To register for future free webinars, please see the Nonprofit Tech for Good Webinar Schedule. 5 Must-Know Stats for Nonprofits.

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