NTEN

APRIL 9, 2014

Published today, M+R and NTEN’s 2014 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study returns for the eighth year. We''ve crunched the numbers from 53 nonprofit organizations to define this year''s industry standards for online fundraising, advocacy, and list building. Monthly website traffic for the nonprofits in the study was up 16% in 2013.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The Social Media for Social Good collection from NTEN and NetSquared calls for your case studies in leveraging social media tools in your program work. That’s why we’re launching the Social Media for Social Good case study collection! There is still time to submit your case study – but hurry !

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M+R

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a tasty fusion of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data. Each edition of M+R Benchmarks is only as good as our ingredients — the more nonprofits who sign up, the more reliable and thorough the final study will be. The post Be Part of the 2023 M+R Benchmarks Study!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2013

March is not only great for basketball, but is also good for nonprofit research studies about digital strategies and launches of new data tools. So if you like looking at and thinking about data and love to get your hands dirty with a data jujitsu, here’s a couple of goodies for you. RESEARCH STUDIES. … Read More

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2012

Funding Services AND Advocacy: The Smart Choice for Grantmakers – guest post by Aaron Dorfman, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Some grantmakers shy away from funding advocacy, preferring instead to fund direct services. NFP described an advocacy approach that incorporated both grass-tops and bottom-up advocacy.

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Advocacy Fund Service Seattle 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2012

Part of the M+R Infographic for Benchmark Study. And that’s exactly what the eNonprofit Benchmarks Study has been providing consistently for the past couple of years. The 2012 study is packed with the latest trends in online messaging, fundraising, advocacy, mobile communications, and social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

and the best way to learn is to spend an hour or so a month studying your analytics. 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. 4) Experiment with LinkedIn Ads (maybe).

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M+R

APRIL 27, 2023

This year we are serving up data from 215 amazing nonprofit partners, with a refreshing mix of fundraising, advocacy, engagement, and marketing. The full 2023 Benchmarks Study offers a sumptuous spread including digital ads, social media, email, mobile messaging, web traffic, and more. The 2023 M+R Benchmarks Study is served!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Which is why we’re excited to invite organizations to participate in M+R and NTEN’s 2015 Benchmarks Study to help determine this year’s industry standards for online fundraising, advocacy, and list building. Are you ready to find out how your online program stacks up against your competitors, colleagues, and frenemies? We thought so.

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Benchmark Studies Nonprofit Metrics 99

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 7, 2010

And I got to learn why I love him so much – iturns out, according to wikipedia, he’s a “classic allegory of greed and corruption tarnishing all that’s good and innocent in the world&# – so I studied up on shmoo which made it all worthwhile [link] &#.

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M+R

APRIL 7, 2021

Here it comes, hot off the presses: The 2021 M+R Benchmarks Study will go live on Wednesday, April 21. It’s all the newest news and topical trends affecting nonprofit digital marketing, advocacy, and fundraising. . 2020 M+R Benchmarks Study—A Data Odyssey: The Recording. Related Links. 2021 Benchmarks UK FAQ.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

One of my favorite nonprofits to study, nonprofits would be wise to subscribe, follow, and like the World Wildlife Fund and learn from their commitment to early adoption and investing resources in building a powerful online brand. Online Advocacy :: The online action network is now featured under a catch-all “Act Now” link.

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Like other studies have noted, social networks like Facebook are not raising much money. Facebook Boosts Organizations Web Traffic, Advocacy, and Email Lists. 66% from advocacy organizations said they experienced an increase in people taking some type of action, like signing a petition.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2022

And unfortunately, according to this 2019 study , it’s estimated that nonprofits lost out on almost $93M due to low deliverability rates in 2018. That is a LOT of email. With all that bouncing around, it makes sense that email clients like Gmail and Outlook regulate what makes it into inboxes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2015

If your nonprofit is committed to maximizing engagement on Twitter, then you must create visually compelling call-to-action images for fundraising and advocacy campaigns. Sign online petition and pledges.

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Images Twitter Studies Action 100

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 2, 2012

According to a recent study , 90% of Americans want companies to tell them the ways they are supporting causes. Or, do cause marketers actually create accessible avenues for advocacy? in Communication Studies from Arizona State University. Schmaltz's "Nonprofit Fundraising and Advocacy". A lot of money. Get another!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

Living Case Studies: Social Media and Sustainable Agriculture. Living Case Study. I use a “Living Case Study&# technique — it is less formal that your traditional case study because it covers a work in progress and shares lessons learned as well as successes. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2019

In comparison, a recent Gartner study that found that 59% of business enterprises have some form of AI deployment in operation today. The Salesforce.Org study also looked at how nonprofits were having meaningful conversations with their constituents. Gartner estimates that the average company has four AI or ML projects in place.).

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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. UK and Ireland friends: your study is coming soon! Sign up now!

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

That’s a good number, but that leaves 53% of nonprofits worldwide that haven’t yet come to the understanding that Facebook can be a colossal waste of time if you are not following these best practices and at least occasionally purchasing Facebook Ads for special fundraising and advocacy campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

My colleagues at The Monitor Institute just published a study called “ Disruption: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support ,&# a national study of member-based advocacy organizations. The study was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The John S. View more documents from Working Wikily. and James L.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

I shared results from the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from NTEN and M+R Strategic Services. The fundraising response rate fell by 19%, while the advocacy response rate fell by 7%. Advocacy actions and items of personal interest tend to result in more click-throughs from newsletters. Highlights.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

In July of last year, DSA-LA successfully mobilized to push LA Metro to conduct a feasibility study on bringing cleaning staff in-house. advocacy director for the Alliance for Community Transit, a coalition of transportation and housing organizations. Over seven months later, the report is still not out.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2017

During special fundraising and advocacy campaigns or in the months leading up to a special event, add your nonprofit’s campaign and event hashtags to your nonprofit’s Twitter and Instagram bios. 7) Add a hashtag to your Twitter and Instagram bios.

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Communication Online Tips Nonprofit 277

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Heres why investing in email marketing is worth it for nonprofits: Popularity of email: Studies show that email users check their email quite frequently, with 44% checking at least once daily. Advocacy and volunteering emails As you well know, donating isnt the only way your audience members can show their support for your mission.

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Media Cause

JUNE 1, 2024

Fostering Authentic Relationships With and Amongst Your Audience Digital advocacy is critical to moving missions forward, creating systemic change, educating your base, and mobilizing leaders who are loyal to your organization and committed to the larger movement in which you operate. Read the full case study here.

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NetWits

JUNE 30, 2011

Let me know that there are other things I can do to support you that aren’t all about money like: take an advocacy action, share with a friend, like you on Facebook, play a game, attend an in person or online event … and then, yes, ask me for money. Romance me a bit, tell me some stories, and get me fired up about the cause.

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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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Social Media Advocacy Benchmark Analytics 95

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 11, 2011

– Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - – "Let’s face it, the world is no picnic these days. The Congressional Management Foundation new study, Communicating with Congress: How Citizen Advocacy Is Changing Mail Operations on Capitol Hill provides some good insight." But why is that?

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Web Advocacy Open Source Bookmarking 111

Bloomerang

APRIL 18, 2025

Whether the goal is donations, advocacy, or volunteer engagement, well-designed nonprofit marketing and communications can inspire action. A well-crafted mission- and impact-driven narrative helps people form an emotional connection with your organizationand that connection leads to donations, volunteering, advocacy, and engagement.

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Action Design Marketing Audience 94

Care2

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Dan has spent the last few years studying millions of Tweets and what resonates with people on Twitter. So if you are looking to amplify your advocacy efforts on Twitter, check out some of Dan’s most important data. One of the best places to go for Twitter data is Dan Zarrella at Hubspot.

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Studies Twitter Social Network Social Media 70

Care2

JULY 26, 2013

Online Advocacy Online Marketing Social Networking Technology Trends Web 2.0' This is where you can best reach Millennials wherever they are - smartphones are often a staple item carried around with your phone and your wallet; and if you have a smartphone, you have access to emails, social media, and text messaging.

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Global Difference North America Studies 78

M+R

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is a wide-ranging exploration of digital fundraising, advocacy, and marketing data. In addition to helping make the study, you’ll receive an individualized analysis comparing the data you submitted for your organization to other organizations of your size and type. Read time: 2 minutes.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

One of the findings of the Generosity Commission study showed that people want complete control over when and how to fit volunteering into their lives, which often isn’t possible with the volunteer opportunities they find. Put this into a written plan, with goals, objectives, and who/what/when/where/how strategies and tactics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

Wildlife SOS works toward protecting Indian wildlife, conserving habitat, studying biodiversity, conducting research and creating alternative and sustainable livelihoods for erstwhile poacher communities. SOS Children’s Villages works to stop more than half a million children ending up alone, abandoned or in institutions.

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Nonprofit Conservancy Social Media National 279

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

" A new study asks: Should the nonprofit and charitable sectors engage in political activity? That’s one question posed by a new study, Beyond The Cause: The Art and Science of Advocacy, and the conclusion is, well, inconclusive.

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