Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

Questions to ask a potential vendor (PDF). Rating the strengths. Use a spreadsheet to track and rate the vendor proposals that you get. Questions to ask Vendors. What is their background or experience in Google Analytics and web tracking for impact? Here is a helpful approach to getting vendors to bid.

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

So, here are four common questions about mobile fundraising your data can help you answer: Will donors give through text? If you’re tracking website interactions with Google Analytics, you can see how many of your users used a mobile device to view your website during the duration of your social campaign. That’s a fair question.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

What business questions do you want answered? If particular role types are not attending, take a look at your content and determine if it makes sense to create sessions or a learning track that addresses their needs. As a bonus, many associations find that repeat event attendees also renew at higher rates. (

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

One question you can ask is: “ What impact do you want your organization to make ?” Consider additional questions such as “What programs and services are most effective?” Answering such questions will help leverage your staff, time, and resources. You may be tracking the number of likes on a Facebook post.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

.” High customer retention rates can help a company spend less on marketing, improve the overall lifetime value of a customer, and earn more referrals. According to the Harvard Business Review , increasing customer (or partner) retention rates by 5% can increase profits by 25-95%.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

To help you compile this survey and get the data you need, we’ve compiled a few tips for writing post-event surveys and details of some of the most important questions that you need to ask. But before you start randomly lobbing questions at participants, we have a few tips that will help you improve the process.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

There are a few important tips that you should follow when having a conversation with a prospective member; Answer questions as directly and succulently as possible. This will allow you to set-up pre-programmed responses for the most commonly asked questions. For example, you’ll be able to respond directly to any questions.

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Social Media Associations Media Social 332

M+R

MAY 31, 2022

Apple Mail Privacy Protection works by pre-loading email content — including open tracking pixels. Reminder, email opens are tracked by tiny image pixels embedded in email content. So what happened to open rates? Pre-MPP, we all agreed that open rate generally reflected the rate at which people were interacting with an email.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

There’s no question about it: Data collection can feel overwhelming and scary, and it can often feel like a challenge you’ll never be able to overcome. Be deliberate – If you can’t tell members what you’re going to do with the answer they’re giving you, don’t ask those questions.

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Impact Strategy Associations Data 169

NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

Maybe the first question here should be: do you know what list "churn" is? Basically, "churn" is the term used to describe the rate at which subscribers – be they in your email lists, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, etc. The average churn rate in 2010 for nonprofits in our research sample was 14%.

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Rate Facebook Chart Metrics 95

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

It’s worth noting that in the survey the questions about email marketing and fundraising are only presented to those that have working knowledge in nonprofit email marketing and fundraising. If they can not, then those subscribers should be deleted to improve your open rate, thus email deliverability.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Along with texts’ speed and unparalleled open rates , one of the biggest benefits of text marketing is how easy it is for your recipients to respond quickly and directly. Supporters can get more information quickly by asking any questions they have about a message. Encourage supporters to respond directly. Keep an eye on your metrics.

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Practice Puerto Rico Fundraising Metrics 59

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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Analytics Marketing Taxonomy Module 169

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Nonprofits have assets but instead of owners having equity in the balance sheet, net assets are tracked for a nonprofit. At a nonprofit, a donation must be tracked throughout the accounting process, and if the funds are restricted, supporting documentation is required to prove that the funds were only used for the stated purpose.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. Track your own data. For example, retention rates tend to be higher for mid-level and major donors. Same as above.

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Analytics Strategy Fundraising Benchmark 122

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Reflect on your old software and create a strategy for buying new tech by asking the following questions: . Rate your staff’s understanding and use of your current software. . Creating a timeline for your project will help you stay on financial track, ensuring you hit your goals sooner.

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Tips Time Associations Software 131

sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

There is no doubt about it—students are confused, and they are questioning whether college is obtainable without financial help. As of this post, completion rates are down 40% year over year, a devastating drop. Let students and families know that they can make corrections to their FAFSA starting the week of April 15–19, 2024.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here are some questions to ask yourself: How long does it take for your grantees to fill out your application? 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.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Americans today question the value of a college degree and mistrust the so-called “ivory tower” experts. They also distrust the media, calling bias and questioning facts. Unfortunately, it continues to rise, spreading from national news down to the local level at an alarming rate. Track trends in your industry.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In order to do that, look at your story and ask yourself questions like: Does this story make sense to tell at a certain time of year ( end-of-year giving season , etc.)? Look at your email open rates, social media interactions, and other data points. Did your engagement rate improve? . Decide when to share your story. .

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Storytelling Help Measure Audience 109

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. Start tracking your retention rates. To improve your retention rate over time, you first have to track it! Which types of campaigns or events saw the highest retention rates?

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Nucleus

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s why your response rate to surveys dwindles over time. Some questions to consider before conducting a survey include: Why are we conducting a survey? What question are we trying to answer? Once you know your survey’s raison d’etre , you can move forward in designing a survey instrument (also known as “the questions”).

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Survey Data Analytics Associations 130

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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Software Management Donor Guide 98

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Building from your theory of change, it is crucial for organizations to have a comprehensive, clear set of metrics (also called “indicators” in the social sector) that track inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes; all of these build evidence of your program’s effectiveness. How might you know whether this is the case?

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Practice Impact Data Effective 73

Neon CRM

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Do you know your donor retention rate? It’s one of the most important metrics you can track—it can teach you so much! On top of helping you understand how well you engage donors after their first gift, your donor retention rate can guide you as you plan future fundraising campaigns, messaging, and community outreach.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

Consider all of these channels as you finalize your marketing strategy and track the analytics related to each. For instance, you’ll want to track email open rates, social media likes, and click-through rates to gauge performance. This way, you’ll have reliable data you can look back on for future campaigns.

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Game Marketing Change Tips 52

Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., NOTE: I’ve wondered about doing an experiment where you hire a dedicated staff member specifically to make these daily calls; then track results to see if the investment paid off in higher percentages of renewals and larger repeat gifts.

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Donor Charity Gift Test 92

BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2016

What questions should you be asking as you think through who will perform the very important function of board recruiting for you? . Top Ten Questions to Ask when Choosing a Board Recruiting Service. Does the service publish their rates online? Are you confident you are paying the same rate as others who have used that service?

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Service Question Search Linkedin 76

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s worth it to invest in digital analytics tools. . How can these tools help you track meaningful data? Have a question for our Fundraising Coach?

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Analytics Digital Tools Measure 107

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.). For example, if you are hosting an in-person seminar ask the attendees to text questions to you (and give them an incentive to do it).

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Data Analytics Associations Registration 169

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2015

Yesterday, I participated in two seemingly unrelated events that generated that question. Fitbit and fitness/health apps offer many benefits — they help us become more aware of our healthy habits by measuring and producing data. Not commercially available #atlantichealth pic.twitter.com/5vE4aEvk4i.

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Track San Francisco Aggregator Awareness 50

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Establish the fundamental aspects of your podcast by answering the following questions: What is the primary goal of the podcast? After you’ve answered these questions, you can determine the funnel position for your podcast. Your podcast should feel like a two-way conversation, even with listeners who aren’t present in the studio.

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TechImpact

JULY 30, 2014

This is a question I ask myself, and web masters around the world ask themselves, on a daily basis. But these are all the intuitive questions, the obvious stats. Try using your audience personas you developed as guidelines for what different demographics you want to track and report on. Implement offline conversion tracking.

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Analytics Statistics Google Demographics 223

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. Still have questions about the importance of data hygiene?

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Associations Data Benefit Practice 136

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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Profile Software Nonprofit Donor 91

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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Retention Donor Guide Rate 85

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2016

Craver : Year after year for the past decade, donor retention rates have been sinking. help a nonprofit track its fundraising and justify its time and effort? Craver : There are some fundamental metrics that serve as a sort of fundraiser’s GPS—retention rates and lifetime value. Today, they’re at an all-time low.

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