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. Key Benchmarks: How Did Your Nonprofit Measure Up ? Nonprofits need to pay special attention to this stat. Are nonprofits experimenting with mobile more?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Focus on Event Fundraising Analytics , we looked at how peer-to-peer event metrics let us know if our event planning and execution efforts are paying off in fundraising results. Benchmarks let us know how we perform compared to our event fundraising peers. Obvious event metrics to follow are the basics, like these: Total amount raised.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Using a graphic design tool such as Canva or Venngage , converting powerful stats, quotes, and CTAs into graphics is a time-tested, proven method to grab the attention of your followers, thus increasing your engagement on Twitter (and all social media). Create custom graphics for powerful quotes, statistics, and call-to-actions.

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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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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Event metrics can be great guides as we plan. In earlier posts, npENGAGE has discussed how to focus on our event fundraising analytics and how to use these metrics for success. Below are some ways to use your event metrics to identify and engage specific participant types during your fundraising event. Warm Bodies.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Analyze the stats of previous emails. MailerMailer’s 2010 Email Marketing Metrics Report, MarketingSherpa “Email Marketing Benchmark Guide” 2008. Give current subscribers the opportunity to tell you what they like. Capture more info during event registrations.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Being able to benchmark performance against what other nonprofits are doing is an important starting point to understanding your own data. Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) is the industry standard for donor retention stats and other related donor engagement metrics.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Well, I’ve got some eye-opening stats that might make you reconsider where to channel your communication efforts. Well, here’s another mind-blowing stat: Radicati Group reports that there are over 4 billion email users worldwide, and that number is projected to reach 4.6 The numbers don’t lie! But what about reach?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These stats were compiled by the team at Blackbaud, long-time stand-out providers of nonprofit technology. It involves examining the data and performance metrics of individual major gift officers, as well as the team as a whole, to understand what’s working and what leaves room for improvement. Peer Benchmarking.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2013

Over time, we’ve isolated certain benchmarks that provide clues to the health of an event. Efforts that improve these metrics often lead to growth in revenue and vitality of an event or event series. Common peer-to-peer benchmarks include the following: Repeat attendance. How Do I Use Metrics with My Event?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

We also just started reporting on the metrics we already had available (web analytics, FB insights, email campaign stats) and are now moving towards more of a “digital content services&# model with metrics related to specific campaigns, etc.&#. There are specific metrics for specific platforms.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2014

So I broke down and purchased a FitBit and as a metrics geek, I have to say I love it! So why not think of your event metrics as your own personal P2P FitBit? So what metrics should you check out to monitor the health of your peer-to-peer fundraising event? So here is another metric to put in your own fundraising rucksack.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

According to the “ eNonprofit Benchmarks Study ” done by NTEN (shout out to Holly Ross ) email is still the “killer app” that reaches the most people. Stats, stats, stats …. Facebook Pages give you stats!! You may be thinking “why do stats matter?”. See a sample of what the stats look like here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Last week, there was a useful exchange on the NTEN Affinity group for Nonprofit Bloggers around the question "What metrics do you use to measure success for your blog?" the listserv question was focused on blog metrics and primarily as traffic and driving traffic! Are blog metrics all about traffic? Google Analytics.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2013

While it is advised to review event metrics after an event, it may be beneficial to review some fundraiser participation while the fundraising is actually happening. Learn what makes a peer-to-peer participant an effective fundraiser in the 2012 donorCentrics Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Benchmarking Insights whitepaper.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

Set Program Goals & Metrics. Clarify quantifiable outcomes or metrics that can be easily measured on a routine basis. If a program falls in the woods, and no one’s there to hear it… You get the picture – impact is irrelevant if no one knows about it, so be sure to share updates with both stats and stories internally (i.e.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

According to a benchmark report , the average one-time email gift is $87! 4 The Ultimate Email Marketing Cheat Sheet: Facts, Stats, And Actions. This post offers insight on everything from A/B split testing headlines to really diving into conversion metrics. The Program Is Using Specific Metrics To Prove The Return.

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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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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

In their gigantic 2011 email benchmark report, Marketing Sherpa indicated the most effective way to improve email message relevancy was to automatically send email based on triggers.What's a triggered email campaign? But these stats show how receptive people are to email after they've take an action. The work is done upfront.

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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. The right metrics. Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. funders of a 20th century mindset - what metrics speak to them. industry benchmarks.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2015

If this is the first year you’re doing some P2P archaeology, start by pulling the following stats: Event level data: Online and offline fundraising totals (separate from sponsorship or other dollars). Fundraising performance metrics. Compare your performance to industry benchmarks. Participation / registration growth.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 17, 2013

The first metric that we need to rethink is measuring success based on the percentage of participants we’re converting into fundraisers. So, guess what… despite all our best efforts we’re not moving this massive metric boulder. Benchmarks & Stats Event Fundraising Friends Asking Amy Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Traditional Events'

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2018

Here are some key stats that recap the impact to the higher ed sector: Online giving grew 13.2% James Wiley: What is critical about #GivingTuesday are the additional metrics outside of how much money institutions raise. James Wiley: We are seeing a lot of institutions use reports like these to benchmark for their institution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

Establishing metrics for this campaign was difficult in that we didn’t have anything to use as a benchmark. Our digital engagement success is evolving based on our experience and it is difficult to outline what metrics of success might look like. A breakdown of the engagement and site visit stats are below.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 10, 2019

LinkedIn’s Social Selling Index is one of the few metrics I think is worth obsessing over. At the very least this will give you a benchmark to reference your progress. If you’re looking to crush LinkedIn marketing in 2019then consider these 5 tips: 1. Check Out Your LinkedIn Social Selling Index (SSI).

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2019

LinkedIn’s Social Selling Index is one of the few metrics I think is worth obsessing over. At the very least this will give you a benchmark to reference your progress. If you’ve ever wanted to increase your “ weekly search stats ” on LinkedIn then investing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) might be a good place to start.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Here Are This Week’s Nonprofit Highlights: Jeff Haguewood of Sidekick Solutions suggests the 5 Basic Fundraising Performance Metrics to Start Measuring Today. It’s important that you begin paying attention to the stats. If you’re not appropriately monitoring performance, how can you gauge success? Infographics.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

To establish benchmarks for measuring success of our design efforts. Once we’ve set the timeframe, we then start digging into the data to answer some key questions: What are some benchmark stats for improvement? If we set up Goals, reviewing them post-launch is another great success metric. Methodology. What’s Next.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Set benchmarks and specific goals for traffic, engagement, and online giving for the year. Produce a monthly website and online engagement report of key metrics. Monthly Website Stats: Monthly visits, unique visitors, pageviews, pages per Visit, time on site, and bounce rate (aim for under 60%).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

About a year ago, I decided to benchmark my blog using some tips suggested by Avinash Kaushik. Measuring the success of social media efforts can't be done with a single metric. I think there will be different metrics for different strategies, organizations, and tools. I don't think this metric has any meaning in isolation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Or they might have some understanding of metrics and have gone as far as setting up a free google analytics account, but are not sure what to do next. Several reported difficulty in getting Google to show up-to-date stats, while others noted a very occasional loss in historic stats for an entire site. What is your benchmark?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

But from my stats surcease of sorrow, I realized - some things you can’t keep score. And anxiously anticipating metrics that assign value even more; And my hopes have all the seeming of a marketer still dreaming, That my efforts not in vain, will yield intangibles and metrics all the same. DEFINE the METRICS.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is it best to create a monetary goal or one based on impact metrics? The 2021 M+R Benchmarks report saw an increase in fundraising email response rates. Will the money be used much further down the road? Are you funding programs or operations or both? What is a realistic goal for the timeline and your community?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Check out this post: Nonprofit Content Marketing – Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends for 2014 and don’t miss the associated Nonprofit content marketing infographic. Jeff Haguewood of Sidekick Solutions suggests the 5 Basic Fundraising Performance Metrics to Start Measuring Today. Infographics.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 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)

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The study takes a deep dive into the metrics, statistics, and trends of four different peer-to-peer fundraising event types: cycling, endurance, 5Ks and walks. In the study, we identify areas for potential growth and share key performance indicators to help you benchmark and refine your existing events. billion in event revenue.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We need to know what metrics we need to be tracking. Sample metrics. ” You can use those wow factor stats, like I shared through Charity Water, you can share the power of your dollar, like I just showed you through the filter and the spay-and-neuter grant. Hopefully, that helps a little bit.

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