EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

Mobile optimization —M+R’s Benchmarks for the year 2022 found that “users on mobile devices (including both phones and tablets) accounted for 57% of nonprofit website traffic.” Clear and concise messaging —make it easy for supporters to understand your ask and the urgency behind it. Ready to take the next step with your advocacy program?

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

On average, Raiser’s Edge NXT users report: 35% increase in donors 48% increase in donations 44% increase in total dollars raised Why Integrate Raiser’s Edge NXT with VolunteerHub? The table below shows VolunteerHub data that can be synchronized into Raiser’s Edge via the integration.

Integration 96

Integration Synchronous Blackbaud Module 96

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Here are 3 rules for reporting impact Be warm, heartfelt, and sentimental. First names only! Here are 6 channel options: A simple phone call from you, or even better—a board member A postcard A video email A letter An email A text 3 time-saving ways to report impact with scale and efficiency (no matter how big or small you are!)

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Gift Script Phone Voice 102

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Before heading out to an event, quickly pull a report of your volunteer t-shirt sizes to prevent your volunteers from wearing a t-shirt two sizes too big! You may also want to ask your volunteer their preferred method of communication – phone, text, or email – in their volunteer application. Managing volunteers is a lot of work.

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Volunteer Management Tips Application 273

Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Text-to-give is a text fundraising method, similar to text-to-donate, that allows your supporters to donate to your organization using their cell phones via text messaging. Text-to-give allows your donors to give through their phone bill, while text-to-donate takes your donors to a mobile donation form to complete their transactions.

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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 ! Invite mid-level donors into your strategy.

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Donor Gift History Virtual 179

sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Look for tools in your grant management system that provide customizable templates admins can configure, allowing users to save PDF reports detailing critical information about requests and the organizations making those requests. Bring these reports to your decision meetings as a reference. This could be by phone, letter, or email.

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Grant Process Management Technology 97

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

By keeping all the board materials on a Google Drive (or another cloud storage service), these documents – whether they are bylaws, budgets, minutes, agendas – will make it easier for board members to keep track of documents, and not risk losing them when a board member’s computer crashes, or someone unexpectedly resigns.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. The processing power of our mobile phones roughly doubles every 18 months as does storage capacity, as do Internet speeds with the advent of faster 4G and 4G LTE mobile networks.

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Phone NSF PowerPoint Mobile 67

Greater Giving

MARCH 26, 2024

A chaotic jungle of emails and phone calls. Streamlined Operations: From managing games and admissions to tracking data and generating reports, Greater Giving’s interface made running the event a breeze. Online registration? Nonexistent. Sponsorship management?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2018

So why haven’t you been doing your monthly financial reporting in a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) yet? Whether it’s your payroll system, expense tracking or payment gateways, these systems have the capability to be automated with your cloud accounting system. Source: NTEN 2018 Cloud Report. Efficiency.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The webinar then closes with a discussion about how to track and report Return on Investment (ROI) for your online communications and fundraising campaign. Track and report their mobile and social media ROI. Participants will: Gain knowledge of best practices for website and e-newsletter design.

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

On average, Raiser’s Edge NXT users report: 35% increase in donors 48% increase in donations 44% increase in total dollars raised Why Integrate Raiser’s Edge with VolunteerHub? The table below shows VolunteerHub data that can be synchronized into Raiser’s Edge via the integration.

Integration 52

Integration Synchronous Blackbaud Module 52

Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Pew Research Center reports that 97% of Americans now own a cell phone, with 80% of respondents texting. It enables donors to give money from their phones to campaigns. As an association looking to provide the best member experience, it’s vital to offer a mobile-friendly option. What is text-to-give technology? .

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Associations Technology Giving Adopt 137

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Accepting event registrations by check or over the phone? Simply use an item donation form on your website to collect donor information, utilize online ticketing for guest information, track sponsorship benefits, and simultaneously assign attendees to tables using easy-to-use seating features! Are you processing donations manually?

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Software Team Fundraising Registration 97

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Action items not assigned to an active team member can lead to phone calls, meetings, and other crucial tasks not being completed. Queries and reporting tools will provide an efficient means of building a list of relevant activities. When a new person comes on, it’s a good time to understand exactly what access they need. Likely no.

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Data Blackbaud Policy Database 76

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Depending on the CRM’s complexity, you can expand training to cover more advanced features, such as reporting, automation, and customization. For example, a fundraiser will need to focus on donor management , while a program manager will need to learn how to track program outcomes.

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Association Analytics

JULY 22, 2021

Even without a complete data set (which is practically unattainable), you can still do things like send renewals, get event registrations, create membership reports and raise funds for your foundation. Set a baseline and keep track of the progress you are making. It’s an easy way to collect phone numbers for your database.

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Data Analytics Associations Registration 169

Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

The annual M+R Benchmarks Report has arrived again, shining a light on trends that are shaping nonprofits’ digital programs. It’s clear to us from this year’s report, that digital engagement has taken some important leaps forward for nonprofits of all shapes and sizes. Mobile grew another nine percent in terms of overall digital share.

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Benchmark Digital Trend Report 62

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We were looking for an easy-to-use donor management software that could help us organize and keep track of all our donors,” he says. Our old software required me to print out past contact reports and contact information for when I went on donor and alumni visits.

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Management Donor Organization Charlotte 81

TechImpact

JULY 30, 2014

Try using your audience personas you developed as guidelines for what different demographics you want to track and report on. If you haven’t been using the trackbacks page, this might be a good page for you to start reporting on. Track backs, located under the social tab, shows you who has been linking back to your website.

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Analytics Statistics Google Demographics 223

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In 2014, Meredith Niles had just taken over fundraising for Marie Curie in the UK when her phone rang. New in her role, with two new staff persons reporting to her and an already-packed end-of-year schedule—including appeals, a holiday catalog, events, and concerts—Melissa felt torn.

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Gift Volunteer Celebrate Culture 91

sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

If someone has indicated that they want to donate, but hasn’t, don’t hesitate to follow up with a phone call, text, or reminder email, especially as the time for the event or campaign runs down. According to the 2022 Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report , the annual value of a sustainer is four times greater than a one-time donor.

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Effective Tips Fundraising Blackbaud 74

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Your donor engagement strategy outlines exactly how you’ll reach out to donors and the KPIs you’ll track to measure how engaged a donor is with your organization. The Donor Engagement Cycle The donor engagement cycle is a process that every donor goes through and includes four steps: Ask, Thank, Report, and Repeat.

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Donor Strategy Nonprofit Phone 98

The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 18, 2022

You get better data and reporting. You can real-time track your incoming funds and run reports to have a clear picture of your fundraising efforts. Having better data and reporting allows you to more easily allocate your funds to your programs. Eliminating manual entry also reduces human error. Make it easy for them!

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Online Fundraising Database Comparison 98

Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2023

Thank you phone calls have the effect of closing the loop, helping to keep alive the warm glow people experience when making a gift. You’d probably need to commit to doing this for at least three years to track how the lifetime value of donors called began to exceed that of donors not called. Think about what you could test.

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Donor Charity Gift Test 95

TechImpact

AUGUST 19, 2014

A CRM, or constituent relationship management system, robust piece of software that helps nonprofits track every interaction they have with individuals. They’re the ones entering the data, making the phone calls, reporting on interactions, and overall making sure your tech investment was worthwhile.

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Media Cause

JUNE 21, 2022

and a ton of new features that are going to come with it—for example, the ability to unlock your phone using your Apple Watch, new emojis, Siri enhancements and, the subject of this blog, privacy enhancements. . they had the ability to allow or prohibit tracking from apps. they had the ability to allow or prohibit tracking from apps.

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Track Google API email 52

Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

This prompt essentially asks users to opt-in and “allow” apps and websites to track their activity. If a user opts into tracking, nothing really changes. Due to new tracking limitations and data processing protocols, Facebook will no longer be able to utilize most of these attribution windows. Smaller Retargeting Audiences.

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Facebook Aggregator Conversation Measure 98

Network for Good

MAY 17, 2021

But while many nonprofit organizations are attracted to promises of free licenses and a seemingly endless library of widgets, even more find themselves hopelessly tangled in fields of data and needlessly complex reporting mechanisms. The place for prospecting and tracking donations, grants, memberships, and volunteering.

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San Francisco License Nonprofit Database 64

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

The tool can draft stewardship emails, create impactful copy for annual reports, and even generate speeches for stewardship events. A few places to make sure you have boiler plate language are your website, annual and impact reports, one-on-one donor communications, and newsletters or publications distributed by your organization.

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Tools Fundraising Analytics Analysis 361

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Make sure team members know what their responsibilities are and when they will be asked to share data or reports relevant to their roles. A scheduling tool that allows you to track attendance and send shift confirmations and notifications. End-to-end reporting that syncs with your CRM to provide a comprehensive view of your volunteers.

Volunteer 90

Volunteer Program Roles Training 90

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Or you can track the time it takes you to fill out the form, either with sample data or by trying to collect similar data from your own systems. Do you analyze it, report it, or share it with your stakeholders? Limit mid-cycle reporting to a phone call with the program manager.

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Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 91

Candid

DECEMBER 10, 2021

nonprofits (79 percent) plan to prioritize talent acquisition in 2022, up from 59 percent in 2020, a report from human resources firm Nonprofit HR finds. million in support of tracking and monitoring efforts. million in support of tracking and monitoring efforts. Report offers roadmap for modernizing U.S.

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PDF Conservancy United States Grant 52

Neon CRM

JUNE 22, 2023

Provide a Portal for Self-Reporting Hours Reporting hours can be a particularly challenging task for nonprofits to manage. Multiple projects with different committees can make it hard to keep track of which volunteer is doing what and when they’re doing it. It also makes it easier to manage things like reporting.

Volunteer 52

Volunteer Practice Management Nonprofit 52

Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2023

Many volunteer coordinators spend hours exchanging emails and phone calls with potential volunteers, only to have the majority of their prospects fall through. Volunteer management software, like the one offered from Bloomerang Volunteer , allows you to keep track of notes about your volunteers and monitor their performance.

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Software Volunteer Benefit Management 52

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. Text-to-give (also known as text-to-donate, text-to-pledge, or text fundraising) is a form of mobile fundraising that asks donors to send a keyword to a text fundraising phone number. Link to any form.

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