Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Communicating the stories of your nonprofit is the most powerful means of inspiring your donors and supporters. In fact, 56 percent of individuals who follow nonprofits on mobile and social networks take further action, the number one action being making a donation, after they have read a compelling story published by a nonprofit.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The 2024 M+R Benchmarks Study found that December giving accounts for 26% of all online revenue for nonprofits, with the final week alone contributing 13% of total online donations. At the event, acknowledge major donors, dedicated volunteers, or corporate sponsors by name to add a personal touch and inspire others to step up their support.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Finding the bandwidth and funding to provide professional guidance for staff and volunteers may be a stumbling block. Low commitment from senior leadership and volunteers. Offer opportunities for learning to new staff, leaders, and volunteers and ongoing refreshers for current employees. Initiatives that seem more urgent.

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Care2

JANUARY 21, 2013

Are people who like or comment on these videos signing up for organization’s enewsletters, are they donating money, volunteering, taking an advocacy action? These are the types of questions we hope to see answered in the upcoming video benchmark study for nonprofits being conducted by Edelman, See3 Communications, and YouTube.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Set performance benchmarks (e.g., This could include event sponsorship, volunteer opportunities for employees, or matching gift campaigns. Tell a compelling story that pulls at the heartstrings. How to Measure: Track revenue generated, expenses incurred, and profit margins for each earned income initiative.

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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). Ask for, and share, stories of involvement and success.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2024

For example, you can include homepage calls to action (CTAs) that include signing up to volunteer, donating to your cause, registering for a healthcare appointment, or hosting a peer-to-peer fundraising event. With that in mind, its no surprise that 92% of people want brands to create story-like ads.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

According to the M+R Benchmarks report , fundraising mobile messages generate an average of $92 in revenue for every 1,000 messages sent. Explore our customer stories to discover how nonprofits like yours have used these solutions to raise more for their causes. The 9 Best Volunteer Apps for Better Engagement in 2025.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Include benchmarks and initiatives that remind your members why they joined your association and why they stay. Your constituents are more likely to volunteer and donate if you use clear communication around goals. Consider including goals that address the following: Your mission or brand. A call to action.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Incorporate your unique knowledge into valuable website content such as: Downloadable resources Blog posts Toolkits Quizzes Multimedia stories Make some of this content freely available on your website and turn other content into gated resources that require an email address to unlock. Streamline your online donation form.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

This Member round up features mergers and lots of great new tools to help you with everything from storytelling to benchmarking and finding local Jewish holiday celebrations. platform is a cloud-hosted solution for the gathering, curation, and use of stories to affect change. Get started or learn more by going to [link].

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

You see, it’s about them and their desire to know what’s going on, not necessarily for you to ask for money, ask them to buy a ticket to your event, and ask them to volunteer (which is too many asks at once!). Volunteers? Depending on your organization, it might make sense to include volunteers, too. ONE Success story.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The annual report includes things like your organization’s major accomplishments, benchmarks, and constituent success stories. After sharing the mission statement, vision statement, and core values, your annual report should then show how your organization executed those through data and story. Share key indicators. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

According to the 2020 Benchmarks Report , revenue from monthly gifts increased by 22% in 2019 and now accounts for 17% of all online revenue for nonprofits. Fundraiser Stickers for Facebook Stories. Page Fundraisers. A Live Video “Donate” button. 8) Embrace Cause Awareness and Giving Days.

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Practice Fundraising Online Nonprofit 342

Neon CRM

JULY 19, 2023

1/4th of Annual Nonprofit Revenue is Raised in December Source: M+R Benchmarks According to the 2023 M+R Benchmarks Report , December giving accounts for roughly one fourth (26%) of annual nonprofit revenue. Even as all giving declined in 2022 according to the M+R Benchmarks, the same study found an 11% increase in monthly giving.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The data speaks for itselfaccording to the M+R Benchmarks 2024 report : Of desktop users who made their way to a nonprofits main donation page, only 16% completed a gift. Long story short: youll want to find a user-friendly platform to create a donation page, monitor fundraising metrics, and steward donors from one system.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

" 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report – "Five years into the research, it is clear that direct mail giving is still the overwhelming majority of fundraising revenue, and organizations must find ways to optimize multichannel giving versus hyper-focusing on internet giving alone. ."

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2011

Do you know the first steps in telling your organization's story? I have been fortunate to work at a few nonprofit organizations, and there is always a critical need to effectively tell the story. However, in our world, one of the most challenging tasks can be translating complex issues and ideas into a compelling story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

Nonprofits are familiar with writing blog posts that provide program updates, tell success stories, comment on breaking news and current affairs, and promote calls to action. The rise of mobile and social media has profoundly altered how journalists frame and format their stories, and the same is true for nonprofit bloggers.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

We will recruit two volunteers to join the board development committee. Centralizing your messaging around a single person or story helps you build empathy among your audience members. Benchmarks to hit along the way. Event planning software to plan and manage your fundraising events and volunteer staff.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

For professional fundraising teams, expanding your pool of prospects could include asking board members , volunteers, and major donors to provide a list of colleagues, corporate contacts, family, and friends, anyone they can recommend who has the capacity to give and an affinity for your cause. Stories help us pay attention.

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Effective Fundraising Tips Donor 101

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Recurring Giving Benchmarking Analysis , retention rates for recurring gifts can be upwards of 90%, compared to 40% for one-time gifts and a single-digit rate for one-time peer-to-peer gifts. . Offer volunteer opportunities. Another great way to engage new donors is by giving them hands-on volunteer experience at your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. Harrison’s emphasis on telling his personal story when he talks about charity: water sets the tone for the organization’s marketing strategy.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Organisations across the world are responding to the devastating pandemic by using everything at their disposal to make lasting change in their communities, and Giving Tuesday offers a significant fundraising opportunity for the sector to recruit new supporters and volunteers. Set Achievable Goals.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2023

You can’t place a value on how much donors appreciate staff that truly understand their stories, personalities, and preferences. Especially in the beginning of their employment, many benchmarks beyond gift income must be mutually agreed upon. The learning curve is steep and long. Set stretch, but realistic, expectations.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. There are even a few international reports.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Develop Your Story. Before you build a website, plop down a boatload of cash on ad buys or set up a Facebook page, you first need to establish your story. Every nonprofit has an origin story that is either interesting, touching or inspirational. Is it to recruit volunteers? Why do you exist? Know Your End Goal.

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Marketing Create Nonprofit Campaign 78

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. There are even a few international reports.

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Research San Francisco Homeless Contest 61

The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A compelling story and call-to-action. ? Then, choose (and tell) one story that illustrates your donors’ impact and encourages donations. ? Incorporate your #GivingTuesday messaging and story. ? Gather the email addresses for people who have engaged with your nonprofit in the last year, including volunteers and donors.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

2009 eNonprofit Benchmark Study. “I Including various social media tools in the way you do your work (whether it’s communications, fundraising, outreach, volunteer recruitment or service delivery) comes from strategically identifying the right tools for the right things. For more: What Will Online Giving Look Like Next Year.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 8, 2025

As fundraisers, were also storytellers and every donor has a story. When we can identify what those stories are and understand the kind of path our donors follow at each stage of the giving process, we can gently guide their journey, connect with them at a deeper level, build strong relationships, and improve fundraising results.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

The best fundraising strategic plan tells a complete, organized, and analytics-based story that your team can actually use to help your campaign be more successful. The same is true for volunteers, whose social networks could potentially provide some serious peer-to-peer fundraising boosts to your campaign. Volunteers + Current Donors.

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Fundraising Guide Nonprofit Campaign 108

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

But this age group is the second most likely to fundraise and volunteer for your organization, and the most likely to spread the word. Check out this post: Nonprofit Content Marketing – Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends for 2014 and don’t miss the associated Nonprofit content marketing infographic.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll look at three important steps to take as you start planning your year-end fundraising campaign, including: Setting your year-end fundraising goals Identifying your campaign’s story Planning for donor retention Let’s take a look! Stories say so much more than statistics! How can those points help you tell a story?

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sgEngage

JUNE 25, 2021

Grandparents missed their grandchildren, volunteers missed their time helping others, and groups missed the fellowship they had with one another. Globally, charities raised 3x more in 2020 than 2019 using Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising , powered by JustGiving® 2021’s P2P Benchmark Study. Rooney, Ph.D.

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Digital Donation Charity Fundraising 72

Byte Technology

JUNE 22, 2015

Indeed, more than 63 percent of the whitepaper’s surveyed groups report increasing their use of images to tell their stories of success, need, appeal etc. Of course NPO brochures and web pages have long used pictures to draw in readers, but such imagery should be seen as something to use across all marketing platforms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

I can’t emphasize the importance of doing a content audit which requires looking at your Facebook insights and getting a good understanding of what content performs well or not on Facebook before you begin experimenting with promoted posts. While you do this, it might also be useful to do a little benchmarking.

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