M+R

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a tasty fusion of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data. We hope you’ll join us and participate in our upcoming 2023 M+R Benchmarks. with data from dozens of other nonprofits to create a pot of averages, trends, and key metrics. Read time: 2 minutes. first appeared on M+R.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Set performance benchmarks (e.g., How to Measure: Use metrics like sponsorship revenue growth, cost of acquisition, and renewal rates to evaluate which partnerships are delivering the best financial returns. This model isn’t just for gyms or museums—it can work for advocacy groups, community organizations, and more.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2012

The 2012 eNonprofit Benchmark study comes out April 5 th and is packed with great data that highlights key online fundraising and advocacy response rates as well as social media metrics. Not to worry, you can get a sneak peak at some of they key benchmarks in this terrific infographic that illustrates: Fundraising.

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.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2024

Members saw us as a professional home, their most trusted source of advocacy and information. At.orgSource we call this new benchmark for performance Association 4.0, Robust Business Intelligence Systems : Use data systems to support decision-making and produce clear, multidimensional metrics to guide initiatives.

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M+R

APRIL 24, 2024

The latest edition of the annual M+R Benchmarks Study has arrived, and here’s your ticket to ride. This year, 225 wonderful nonprofits partners joined in the fun, contributing data on fundraising, advocacy, engagement, mobilization, and marketing. The 2024 M+R Benchmarks Study is here! Sign up now! RSVP for either party here!

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M+R

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The deadline to join the 2023 Benchmarks Study is THIS Friday, December 2. The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a tasty fusion of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data. We hope you’ll join us and participate in our upcoming 2023 M+R Benchmarks. And reach out to benchmarks@mrss.com if you have any questions!

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This year, a record 27 regional food banks participated in M+R’s annual Benchmarks Study covering mostly digital fundraising, marketing, advertising, and advocacy metrics (and here’s another plug…if you haven’t dug into this year’s study, do it now!). Now — let’s get into one of my favorite topics — Food Bank fundraising data!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

By Brent Merritt , a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs. About the Author: Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2017

One important part of effective digital measurement is being able to benchmark your performance relative to your organization’s past performance or compared to peer organizations. One excellent resource to use for benchmarking nonprofit digital results (in the US) is the annual M&R Benchmarks study of nonprofit digital advocacy.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Blackbaud’s annual Online Benchmark report was released earlier this month at #bbcon and the results speak largely to a positive outlook for nonprofit fundraising. . But the question those metrics beg is how the increase in volume is impacting email performance. The total number of email recipients was up 72%. But it didn’t.

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NTEN

MARCH 27, 2013

It's kind of our favorite time of year: our annual dose of data about email and online advocacy and fundraising activity. With the analytics and campaign expertise of M+R Strategic Services , we are excited to release the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study ! So: What’s going on with nonprofit email, fundraising, and social media?

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

MAY 15, 2019

Every year, nonprofit consultants M+R release their annual Benchmarks report , which provides an overview of digital trends in the sector. The big sound bite from this year’s Benchmarks Report is that total online revenue grew by only 1% in 2018. Most individual email metrics have continued to decline.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2010

Since the release of the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , we know many of you have been hard at work looking at how your programs measure up against industry benchmarks. But the Benchmarks Study is really meant to help you think (or rethink!) Source Everything ! Let's say you want to track your email fundraising open rate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2014

The only way to do that is to benchmark against your organization’s performance or peer organizations. Pick Metrics. Now it is time to pick the metrics or data points that will let you know whether or not you’ve reached your goal. ” Advocacy Campaigns. Select Your Tools. ” Social Media.

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2009

We just released the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study with our fantastic friends at M+R Strategic Services. Get the recording to see how Children's Defense Fund and HRC use benchmarks to increase the performance of their online campaigns. Email still performs incredibly well across all categories -- from fundraising to advocacy.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Start with benchmark data. Luckily, there are a number of great reports available to help you set a benchmark against industry averages. These are some places to begin: M+R Benchmarks ; Fundraising Effectiveness Project Reports ; Fundraising Report Card Benchmarks. . . — Kevin Shulman for the Agitator-DonorVoice.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

For example, @nonprofitorgs/lists : Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling. 6) Respond to and engage with followers. 10) Explore Twitter Spaces, Newsletters, and Communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2010

Jeremiah Owyang from The Altimeter Group along with John Lovett and Eric Peterson both of the Web Analytics Demystified firm have published an open research report that advocates for a standardized framework of the following business objectives and use of metrics to measure them. They define this process as "social media analytics.".

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Forum One

MAY 4, 2010

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. The findings mirror many of benchmarks in the Convio report. percent and email advocacy rates at 4 percent. donating money).

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M+R

MARCH 11, 2024

P.S. Guess who will be releasing a Benchmarks study on April 24? The annual M+R Benchmarks Study will once again explore the labyrinth of nonprofit digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing metrics. Hope to talk with you soon! See you in the co-op! The post Scout Quest Webinar Recap: Humane Society Results!

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Need some metrics guidelines?

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Need some metrics guidelines?

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

The annual M+R Benchmarks Report has arrived again, shining a light on trends that are shaping nonprofits’ digital programs. Having shared and discussed this year’s Benchmarks Report with many of our partners, here’s twelve key trends that have resonated strongly within the EveryAction community.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Email marketing is the foundation for most nonprofits' education, advocacy, volunteering, and fundraising efforts online. Let's take a quick tour of the most important metrics, and take the first step to improving your email campaign performance through evaluation and optimization. Offensive Email Metrics.

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M+R

APRIL 19, 2023

Don’t forget to make your reservations for our Benchmarks launch events if you haven’t already. READ TIME: 1 minute The Benchmarks team is busy in the kitchen, cooking up another edition of super useful digital nonprofit data. April 27, 2023, ONLINE Benchmarks Webinar. Amuse Bouche: Benchmarks is served up next week!

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M+R

APRIL 11, 2023

READ TIME: 1 minute The Benchmarks team is busy in the kitchen, cooking up another edition of super useful digital nonprofit data. Visit mrbenchmarks.com on the 27th to get a flavor for all the trends in fundraising, advocacy, and digital marketing. April 27, 2023, ONLINE Benchmarks Webinar. RSVP via Zoom here. p.s. UK groups!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

SMART Objectives are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely objectives. The Aspen Institute’s Nonprofit Advocacy Campaign guide points out they come in three flavors: Tactical: Tools and Techniques. It also helps to break down your goal into monthly or quarterly benchmarks.

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Care2

MAY 19, 2014

Marketing Research Metrics Mobile Nonprofit Benchmark Studies Online Advocacy Online Fundraising Trends nptech' It''s important to make sure that your nonprofit has a website that''s responsive including action and donation pages. What are your investment goals and wish list items for 2014?

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Which metrics will help you achieve it?

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Care2

MAY 27, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Here are a few examples.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

We saw some of the impacts of these changes in this year’s Benchmarks. Some (including our friends at EveryAction and ActionKit) are using the data about when, where, and how the tracking pixel has been downloaded to separate out different types of opens, so you can see two metrics for “human open rate” and “combined open rate.”

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2010

Well it is officially spring in Austin and with spring brings a return to warmer weather, longer days, Easter egg hunts, and metrics for the nonprofit professional. So, use this study as a starting point to better understand why metrics are important, and which metrics and drivers can have the largest effect on your online marketing programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

If don’t synthesize the ongoing stream, it gives me vertigo. I set aside an hour or two a month to review my valid metrics , but also to do a meta synthesis of the conversation to curate the best points and resources. It also helps to break down your goal into monthly or quarterly benchmarks.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Need some metrics guidelines?

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

The first stage was to look at increases in metrics if all staff added social media tasks to their jobs. This gave them the confidence to invest in a social media staff person and they saw more results. The chart above is a small example of how GRIST tracked its results on a campaign against staff investment. Case study is here ).

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