Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

Odds are your emails are going to spam folders and are in violation of email compliance laws that require opt-out information and a mailing address to be prominently featured in all email campaigns. If they can not, then those subscribers should be deleted to improve your open rate, thus email deliverability.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. Without that information, you won’t know what you need to adjust, scrap, or continue doing. Without this information, you’re flying blind. . Start with benchmark data. In this post, I’ll explore the fifth strategy. .

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Remember to keep it interesting—feature a member, include relevant information about your organization, or even include some behind-the-scenes pics! Make it personal: Personalized messaging can lead to a 26% increase in open rates. Once you’ve hit send, keep an eye out on your open rates and click through rates.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Texting is a unique channel because it’s immediate; it’s useful for sharing information and links to websites; and most of us carry it around with us in our pockets. Mobile messaging is a useful part of a multi-channel fundraising and engagement strategy , given the state of email and direct mail. Volunteering. Key takeaways.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Data health solutions that enhance and maintain the health of your data, ensuring you are always working with accurate, complete, and up-to-date information. Examples of performance tools include performance analysis and benchmarking. . Data intelligence solutions for fundraising can be broken into three categories: .

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

When it comes to reaching your fundraising goals, email reigns supreme (after direct mail and face-to-face, of course). 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%. But what about reach?

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2011

Every e-mail marketer worth her salt knows how to calculate an overall messaging open rate: messages opened ÷ messages delivered. It's probably the easiest calculation you can make that still produces valuable information for your organization. True Open Rate. That's where the "Unweighted Open Rate" comes in.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

While nonprofits often deliver highly relevant content in direct mail appeals – based on giving history, interests and past actions – that approach isn’t always carried over to their email appeals. Delivering relevant content to your audiences, though, can significantly increase email click-through rates. *.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A fundraising strategy helps keep you on track by offering deadlines and benchmarks to hit throughout the year. That’s because all nonprofits have similar goals, including connecting with more donors, boosting their donor retention rates, and developing strategic, sustainable partnerships with other organizations. Major gifts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Make Sure Your Nonprofit’s Information in GuideStar Is Current. It’s important that you understand that if anyone donates to your nonprofit on any of these sites, the funds are mailed to the contact information your nonprofit has in GuideStar. Monitor Your Charity Ratings and Reviews.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Looking at pages per session and bounce rate (ideally less than 70%), how engaged are our website visitors? According to M+R Benchmarks , half of nonprofit website traffic comes from mobile and tablet users. 5) Information is outdated and difficult to update. Growing your mailing list. wave.webaim.org/extension.

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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. From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. Highlights.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks report , mobile message volume for nonprofits increased by 40% in 2023, indicating that this channel is here to stay. Segmented donor lists to send relevant information to specific audiences. Integrations with Handbid’s existing donor profiles and payment information.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks Study , monthly giving increased by 11% in 2022, making up 28% of all online revenue. Reference data from past email marketing, social media, and direct mail campaigns to see what percentage of donors responded to and/or converted because of your communications. Engagement level.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Segment your donor base : Use the information from the report to segment your donor base effectively. Show appreciation for their contributions and keep them informed about the impact of their donations. Use this information to optimize your fundraising efforts and make data-driven decisions. That’s fifty-two “moves” each year.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). 2) Educate.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

A member newsletter or club newsletter is a great tool to share important information with members in a place they likely visit every day, multiple times a day: their email inbox. If your newsletter includes irrelevant information, your members won’t see any need to open it, and you’ve cut off a major communication avenue with them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

As a general rule, donations pages should be simple, optimized for mobile giving, and ask for the minimal amount of information required to make a donation and to capture a donor’s contact information. A pioneer of crowdfunding and online fundraising, GlobalGiving.org is a site to study and learn from.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The report either gave a big "F" or a mediocre rating to most of the nonprofits in the report. There are two main ways nonprofits can build lists: Organic Cultivation: via your own website, events, social networking sites, direct mail, etc. You need this information to tailor appeals to different segments of your list.

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Care2

MARCH 28, 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) Check out the full study here.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The 2017 Luminate Online Benchmark Report , just released by Blackbaud, shows donation and email trends based on online fundraising and email campaigns by 707 Luminate Online customers. We saw fundraising email open rates go down 3.8%% and click rates plunge by 15.5%. Email newsletters saw similar declines. Want to learn more?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. You won’t get as much personal information about donors from text-to-give compared to a text-to-donate, where donors make gifts via your online donation form. Plus, text messaging subscriber list size grew by 11%.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

Your constituents now expect to receive relevant and interesting information in every email. And perhaps your next tweet or mailing. Delivering personalized content to your audiences can significantly increase click-through rates. Helps data integrity (verify mailing address; find out interests). #3 It’s not just me.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Likewise, once someone registers, there is a wealth of information of information on how participants engage with online tools to fundraise. The first step to improving registration rates is understanding the roadblocks. Benchmarks & Stats Event Fundraising Traditional Events' Next Steps.

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Care2

APRIL 15, 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) Check out the full study here.

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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) I hope the data is useful to everyone.

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Care2

MAY 29, 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) 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

bbcon 2020 is just around the corner, and I’m excited to be presenting on the critical role of benchmarking and analytics in shaping your fundraising strategy. Average gifts, retention rates, channel giving, big data, small data…the sheer volume of information involved with fundraising can be daunting.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

According to the donorCentric study published by Target Analytics, which gathered data from 25 large nonprofit organizations ranging from CARE to Amnesty International, many nonprofits have mastered raising money from Direct Mail campaigns, but haven’t quite figured out how to replicate their fundraising success online.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

According to the donorCentric study published by Target Analytics, which gathered data from 25 large nonprofit organizations ranging from CARE to Amnesty International, many nonprofits have mastered raising money from Direct Mail campaigns, but haven’t quite figured out how to replicate their fundraising success online.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

CRM software is the central database used to store information on each nonprofit supporter, including all of the touchpoints and interactions with each individual. This includes maintaining donor profiles (demographic information, contact information, preferences, etc.) Donor management. Internal operations management.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2018

You should not conduct a donor survey unless you know exactly what information you need to obtain from the survey and what you’ll do with the info once you get it. . Research shows that shorter surveys are more likely to produce higher response rates , so keep the survey as short as possible. Purposeful. By how they give—e.g.,

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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) Is it signing up to receive information?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

The purpose of your nonprofit’s email newsletter is to meet your donor’s need for information and connection. But be careful about including program participants because the information they need may make donors feel like outsiders or make the newsletter seem irrelevant to them (and that’s no good). Click To Tweet. They just won’t.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

But, right here at the top, we just want to make sure we state how important it is that you have a database of donor information to analyze and act on in the first place. Common examples of nonprofit KPIs include average donation size, number of recurring or repeat donors, new donor acquisition rate, and donor attrition rate.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Effective donor management aims to build strong, long-lasting relationships with donors, increase retention rates, and ultimately, secure ongoing financial support for an organization’s mission and programs. It begins with identifying and engaging potential donors, but it really kicks into gear after the donor has made their first gift.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

For example, Oceana and the Dogs Trust : Account Category & Contact Information. You can also add contact information which will add a “Contact” button, a “Call” button, or an “Email” button to your profile depending upon which contact information you provide.

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