NonProfit PRO

MARCH 30, 2023

After conducting a survey of nonprofit fundraising professionals, FreeWill found that virtually all respondents view DAFs as a force multiplier for their fundraising strategies in 2023.

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Fundraising Virtual Survey Nonprofit 262

NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In this year’s annual survey, findings from 890 fundraising professionals provided insights into where organizations found success in 2022, common challenges, and what they're prioritizing in 2023 as they create their fundraising strategies.

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Report Nonprofit Survey Professional 300

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Based on data gleaned from the 2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report , below are 27 stats about how NGOs worldwide are using online technology. 32% of global NGOs have a written social media strategy. 80% of global NGOs agree that email updates are effective for their communications and fundraising strategy.

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Social Media Stats Media Technology 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2014

Why Your Nonprofit Should Invest in Video As Part Its Communications Strategy – Guest Post by Michael Hoffman, CEO of See3. And when video is paired with a continuous strategy and clear metrics for success, there is overwhelming evidence showing that it is a crucial, important investment for nonprofits.

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Video Communication Strategy Stats 139

Classy

JULY 21, 2021

A recurring donation program is essential to a well-rounded fundraising strategy. . We surveyed over 1,000 recurring donors to learn what exactly motivates recurring donors to give, incentivizes them to stay, and causes them to abandon their recurring gift subscriptions. Benchmark Your Recurring Donation Strategy.

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Report Donor Benchmark Stats 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Create powerful stat and inspirational quote graphics. Your NGO has a written social media strategy. According the 2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report , only 32% of NGOs worldwide have a written social media strategy. A written social media strategy is essential for success. Create # GivingTuesday graphics.

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NGO Social Media Media Social 231

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Before the Event: Content Strategy. Write a minimum of five call-to-action and 10 stats posts/tweets with sources in advance that can be easily copied-and-pasted during the event. When live reporting in real-time on Twitter, only tweet the most interesting quotes and stats presented by event speakers.

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Conference Report Org Stream 232

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan’s argument is that because NTEN is in a leadership position in the field, it should lead in showing transparency by publishing its web stats.

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Stats Web Statistics NTEN 100

Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2012

Here’s a few of the stats from the 2012 report and my take on how they’ll impact your online strategy: Millennials reported that their biggest pet peeve is not knowing how a gift will make a difference. The 2012 report found that 77% of millennials surveyed have smartphones.

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Survey Stats Brain Social Media 35

TechImpact

AUGUST 20, 2014

The truth is, without the help of data, effectively planning a fundraising strategy or maintaining high donor retention numbers makes a hard job near impossible. According to a recent survey by Third Sector Labs, 80% of expert advice is focused on content and messaging; while a measly 5% of that expert advice is focused around technology.

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Data Donor Database Nonprofit 175

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Given the increasing challenge of obtaining grants, future focused NGOs in Kenya should find ways to incorporate individual giving as part of their fundraising strategy. By far, those two stats are higher than any other country surveyed. 2) How do M-Changa’s crowdfunding services fill that void? 63% are female, 37% are male.

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Kenya Trend Mobile Giving 194

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

Here’s the description: Where and how do mobile and social strategy intersect. Allyson Kapin shared some stats about the use of email on mobile devices. We discussed nonprofit readiness for integrating a mobile strategy. Nonprofits need two things: engagement strategy and to think differently about content.

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Integration Mobile Conference Strategy 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2012

Two excellent sources for stats on how mobile use in the US has become more pervasive. American’s are no longer tethered to their desktops to use the Internet, especially social media. The good folks at Hubspot have also done a round up of mobile stats, 23 Eye-Opening Mobile Stats. Source: Mobile Mindset Study.

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Mobile Studies Attention Data 112

Double the Donation

AUGUST 21, 2021

Stats like these suggest that it’s worth investing more time in your peer-to-peer fundraising program. Survey responses. After each event or campaign, it’s a good idea to send participants a survey to capture their feedback. Your organization’s strategy is evolving faster than your software.

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Results Fundraising Software Raise 87

Achieve

APRIL 28, 2022

Your donor engagement strategy needs to involve more than simply asking for donations. In your outreach, describe the impact matching gifts will make on your programs plus relevant stats to illustrate the effects of applying for a match. We have one word for you: Surveys. ! Design a beautiful, streamlined website. donor data.

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Donor Tips Online Gift 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

For NGOs to successfully inform and motivate Gen Z to take action, they must embrace a mobile-first, multi-device strategy and as the Internet of Things evolves over the next decade, the definition of “devices” will expand to include screens on everything from digital billboards to smart cars. Source: eMarketer. Thank you! .

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Demographics Trend Technology North America 251

Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

have unlimited texting and 97% of US adults text ( Pew Research, 2015 SMS stats, and 2018 stats ). Offers guided surveying for organizations. Build a successful online fundraising strategy from the ground up. Well, free-ish. Why should your nonprofit be using mass texting? Roughly 90% of cell phones in the U.S.

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Free Open Source Nonprofit Phone 105

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. everything before lays the foundation, everything during and after helps you improve and change your strategy. survey in room: most prevalent is 20 hours/week with other job duties.

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

“A survey of 200 charity and foundation professionals revealed that nonprofits are finding it difficult to determine how valuable social media tools are for their organizations. Blogging was the missing piece in my social media strategy. If your nonprofit is already blogging, plot your stats. I only launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Social Media Metrics Track Myspace 243

Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 6, 2023

84% of surveyed donors said they’re more likely to donate if their gift can be matched. Improve your fundraising appeals’ response rates by incorporating matching gifts with these strategies: Highlight the additional impact donors can make with matching gifts. Using the right software can make these strategies much easier to implement.

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Stats Gift Donor Statistics 59

NetWits

JANUARY 14, 2011

Jeremiah Owyang, an industry analyst with digital strategy consulting firm Altimeter Group , interviewed 140 enterprise-class social strategists for a report on the “ Career Path of the Corporate Social Strategist ”. What are the major focuses of your social media strategy in 2011? Interesting, but not unexpected.

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Social Media Profit Difference Media 230

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2010

We invite you to join us, take our survey, and we welcome your contributions." The State of Online Word of Mouth Marketing [STATS] – "In a session yesterday at Forrester’s Marketing Forum, Forrester analysts Josh Bernoff and Augie Ray presented research findings on peer influence and word of mouth marketing. ."

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Web Bookmarking Philanthropy Facebook 126

Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Let’s take three different trends reports and outline how to use them to optimize your fundraising strategy. Nonprofit sector reports can be an invaluable way to keep on top of important trends, and they can have a tremendous effect on your own nonprofit’s strategies and tactics.

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Hype Research Marketing Benchmark 52

Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Nonprofits need to pay special attention to this stat. Are enewsletters still worth your organization’s time? Are nonprofits experimenting with mobile more?

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Benchmark Advocacy Studies Metrics 76

Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Retention is the key to maximizing your fundraising strategy, and appreciation is at the root of that strategy. In this guide, we’ll dive into how your organization can create an appreciation strategy. The Foundations of Your Strategy. Dr. Adrian Sargeant conducted a survey about why donors stop giving.

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Ideas Donor Strategy Create 133

Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Retention is the key to maximizing your fundraising strategy, and appreciation is at the root of that strategy. In this guide, we’ll dive into how your organization can create an appreciation strategy. The Foundations of Your Strategy. Dr. Adrian Sargeant conducted a survey about why donors stop giving.

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Ideas Donor Strategy Create 133

BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

80% of nonprofits recently surveyed claim their organization does not spend enough time preparing for and launching fundraising campaigns. The truth is, without the help of data, effectively planning a fundraising strategy or maintaining high donor retention numbers makes a hard job near impossible. Where do you fall in these stats?

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Data Donor Philadelphia Nonprofit 40

Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Some “behavior-based” metrics – and the strategies that they suggest – include the following: Strategy. Post event surveys revealed the number one reason participants didn’t fundraise in 2012 was “No one asked me to”. Changes to communication strategies and messaging can remedy this oversight. Encourage self-donation.

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Metrics Benchmark Fundraising Stats 42

Achieve

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

But there is one stat that continues to frighten most university fundraisers: Of the thousands of Millennial alumni surveyed, 75% said they would be more likely to donate to a different cause or organization than their alma mater. So which is it? Your gift helps make it possible for students like Jason to attend the university.”.

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University Giving Student Fundraising 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Limited time and resources for maintaining and creating content on one hand, and a desire to get started. The secret sauce: Very focused objectives for your Fan Page and a selective strategy. Measuring this requires some surveys of fans as well as counting the number of insights gleaned from posts and discussions from Fans.

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Metrics Benchmark Facebook Experiment 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. ” Survey your audience 5-6 months about mobile usage (yes it changes that fast!) Sample survey. My session was about leadership and digital strategies.

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Social Media Digital Mobile Trend 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2010

It's the dance floor and the balcony - both strategy and tactics but deployed in a lab with focused experiments, measurement, reflection and learning from peers. To build an effective strategy, one needs to identify an objective that links to a communications goal or theory of change and, of course, identify the audience.

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Social Media Remix Research Audience 95

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

In July 2011, TechSoup.org conducted a survey of nonprofits on their current use of cloud services, their plans for adopting cloud services, their expectations on costs, and their barriers to cloud adoption. The survey project was done under leadership of TechSoup's Dan Webb. Here's the stats: Nonprofit Comments.

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United States Adopt Library Survey 47

Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

To put this into context, here are some stats around other (non-Christmas and non-Thanksgiving) holiday spending: Mother’s Day: $23.6 billion ( National Retail Foundation 2017 Survey ) Father’s Day: $15.5 billion ( NRF 2017 Survey ) Halloween: $9.1 billion ( NRF 2017 Survey ) Easter: $18.4B ( NRF 2017 ) Valentine’s Day: $18.2

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Ideas Fundraising Strategy Gift 98

Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

55% of respondents in a survey said they were less likely to make a purchase if they came across an ad multiple times. And the efficacy of retargeting and remarketing is not limited to just hypothetical examples and research stats. And a part of the strategy was using remarketing and retargeting. By 750% in just 10 months.

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Work Meme Search Technique 26

NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

In April at our NTC conference panel, we'll dig in and discuss some strategies, advice, and real examples from groups that have had success. Users are more likely to download a full report after seeing a compelling stat or chart, than to wade through a long report in hopes of finding a useful statistical nugget. Make it easy to find.

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Policy Data Content Share 36

Connection Cafe

JUNE 5, 2017

This more complete picture of how people are talking about your issues and candidates will form the underpinning of your message development and engagement strategy. For example, they know they are taking a survey or they know you are checking the engagement stats on your Facebook page. Obtrusive and Unobtrusive Analysis.

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Content Social Media Analysis Issue 41