Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Not surprisingly, a 2020 report from Wild Apricot showed that 68% of organizations have difficulty growing membership. Signing up for a membership is not something today’s professionals shy away from, so it’s critical for today’s associations to discover how to get in front of their target market and successfully communicate their value.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. 1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Your own careful review of the report is encouraged.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. Standardization around portfolio tracking, donor interactions, documenting proposals, and next steps is critical to the health and sustainability of any fundraising program.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. But they often come with many strings attached—such as detailed reporting requirements. So many nonprofits found 2023 to be particularly stressful.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

As the First Republic Bank reported, 90% of nonprofits are already collecting data ! You may be tracking the number of likes on a Facebook post. When you record your data, errors are more likely to happen if it is messy or unorganized, and incorrect data will be reported. What information is vital and helpful?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." First, it helps with staff retention rates. Professional development can be costly at times. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. Evaluations should not be about power, judgment, blame or failure.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

Professional fundraisers need to cover all the details to meet their targets. Professional fundraisers already know the power of handwriting a thank-you note; that personal touch is just as effective when you reach out ahead of your campaign to current major donors and planned givers. Hit them up.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In fact, when surveyed, 97% of nonprofit professionals expressed an interest in learning how to use their data more effectively, and only 5% reported using data in every decision they make. Data integration allows nonprofit healthcare organizations to: Exchange data at a faster rate. Informed fundraising plans.

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EveryAction

JULY 31, 2023

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. Forbes reports that December alone accounts for nearly a third of annual giving, with 10% of nonprofit revenue being received in just the last three days of the year.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

> Download the 2013 NTEN Community Survey Report In July 2013, we circulated the online survey link to the NTEN Community via direct email (sent to 38,354 contacts) and announcements in our community channels, including our blog, NTEN Discuss list, our Facebook page, our Twitter network, and our LinkedIn group.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 16, 2018

If you’re a nonprofit professional you know what it’s like to drown in excel spreadsheets tracking your supporters, donations, major gifts prospects, and almost anything else. From your board members requesting the latest donor stats to your digital director asking for email conversion rates, tracking your data can be hard.

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Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

Many organizations use disparate systems, CRM, online giving, volunteer management, email marketing, wealth screening, website tracking, the list goes on. If those systems don’t communicate, or place data into the same data warehouse, your organization can’t track donor/constituent engagement and behavior.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

Tailoring your messaging for each segment can result in increased engagement and higher email open rates, ultimately leading to more significant impact for your nonprofit. Tailoring your messaging for each segment can result in increased engagement and higher email open rates, ultimately leading to more significant impact for your nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

If you’re a fundraiser or nonprofit development professional, you’ve likely heard the term “donor retention.” Nonprofits with a high donor retention rate have long-term supporters who come back year after year. One aspect of this survey is about average donor retention rates over the years.

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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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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Unfortunately, it continues to rise, spreading from national news down to the local level at an alarming rate. Members report having to work doubly and triply hard to shore up their credibility. Track trends in your industry. A few execs said their industries are not affected, including tourism and agriculture.

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Nucleus

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s why your response rate to surveys dwindles over time. Data Into Action Often associations collect data and read the reports but then don’t do anything with it. Know what you want to track and why you are tracking it. While it’s good to collect input, this can be a problem.

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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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sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

Lost receipts, multiple tracking spreadsheets, and unchecked spending, oh my! These hurdles are a few of the challenges facing school business offices and nonprofit organizations doing their best to evaluate and keep track of employee purchases day-to-day. Is this sounding like your month-end scramble?

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2011

> Download the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report. > Download the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report. We received responses from 1,070 individuals. Key Findings from the 2011 Survey.

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Media Cause

JUNE 21, 2022

It was then that Apple did what every advertiser and most marketing professionals would say is unfathomable: They gave app tracking options to the users. they had the ability to allow or prohibit tracking from apps. This new report now allows you to see how many times an app accesses these things and adjusts as needed.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Nonprofit professionals are constantly being challenged to be more “data-driven” in their work. This is where the increasing amount of nonprofit sector research reports can help. This article will dissect the different types of nonprofit sector reports you may come across in your own research. Save your spot.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

They seek out the free version of every tool, look for professional volunteers to do every skilled task pro bono, and stuff their own envelopes for their annual appeal. What About Ratings on Sites Like Charity Navigator? These star ratings can be accessed quickly online and may deter donors from giving. Sometimes that’s ok.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 5, 2022

But as an association professional, you might find yourself shying away from asking members to donate – concerned that donors might feel as if they’re always being asked for money or that they already paid their membership dues, so why should they give more. . Have the right dashboards and reports in place.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

You may have heard this software referred to by a few different names, including donor management software, nonprofit CRM , donor database, donor software, and donor tracking software. This feature appears in each donor’s profile and rates their engagement from “cold” to “on fire!” Generosity score. Fundraising metrics.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Then, they could pull a report showing the percentage of donors and other funders who are a great match and correlate that with the amount of income produced. Has your donor retention rate increased, decreased, or remained flat? Has your donor retention rate increased, decreased, or remained flat? Now add a “pipeline target!”

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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. According to a National Council of Nonprofits report , the vast majority of nonprofits operate at the grassroots level, and 88% have budgets less than $500,000.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

For example, link to a report that gives donors more information about a mission they’ve invested in, or profile a particular person or animal your organization helped last month. By tracking what pages your constituents pay attention to on your website, you can send emails targeted to their interests. Responses to website behavior.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

You can peruse the listings of hundreds of VAs, check out the types of services they offer, and see the ratings and reviews from previous employers. When you find a prospective VA, start communicating via email and note the person’s professionalism and communication skills. Word of mouth is usually best to find someone good.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

For example, link to a report that gives donors more information about a mission they’ve invested in, or profile a particular person or animal your organization helped last month. By tracking what pages your constituents pay attention to on your website, you can send emails targeted to their interests. Responses to website behavior.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Higher Conversion Rates = Raising More Money. The Audubon Society's Porter Mason said that EveryAction's network effect "increased conversion rates by a magnitude of 5x to 20x". #2. Pull detailed, customizable reports. Custom reports offer a real-time picture of your supporters across all channels.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Then, you can increase your retention rate and create a stronger base of support. . Bloomerang customers have the advantage of leveraging a donor database solution designed by fundraising experts to help nonprofits improve donor retention rates and raise additional funds. Learn More Paige and the team at United Way of Midland, Inc.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

CSR software is a technology solution designed to help businesses manage, measure, and report on their CSR and sustainability initiatives. These platforms serve as centralized platforms to streamline the collection, analysis, and reporting of data related to a company’s social, environmental, and ethical performance.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 4, 2023

When you get more than 200 donors, you may be eligible to mail at nonprofit postage rates as low as 19 cents per piece (as of July 2023). Also, if you do need to outsource your printing, your printer may require press-quality art packages made by professional design software. No labels needed! Learn more at abejasolutions.com.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

Our personal and professional personas have started blurring from the first time someone Tweeted and logged into LinkedIn. The line between personal and professional seems to overlap the higher up the person is in the company ending up at the CEO. LinkedIn Analytics with Shield AI tool for a personal profile.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. Tracking open and click-through rates for each segment provides data to refine messaging.

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NTEN

JANUARY 26, 2021

Profiling the YMCA, one of the most well-recognized nonprofits serving communities across the country, The New York Times reports that many locations have furloughed up to 95% of their workers as revenues are down 30% to 50%. For example, government grants often require onerous record-keeping and reporting.

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