Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

For those 79% of nonprofits out there, I have listed 10 social media metrics below that can be easily tracked and plotted on a Social Media Return on Investment (ROI) Spreadsheet ( Download ). If you don’t already, get access to your website’s traffic logs and track and plot unique visitors on the Social Media ROI Spreadsheet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 21, 2012

Your organization’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is directly related to whether your staff fully understand each sites’ unique functionality and toolset as well as how to best integrate these tools into your long-term online communications and fundraising strategy. The Broadcast Web], Web 2.0 [The

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 12, 2012

Your organization’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is directly related to whether your staff fully understand each sites’ unique functionality and toolset as well as how to best integrate these tools into your long-term online communications and fundraising strategy. Time: 8-9:30am :: New York, Toronto.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. They depend on the quality of the data collected in their donor management system. The bottom line: if you can’t reach your donors, you can’t solicit them. What would you do differently?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Social Media Roi Slidesbk. I’m doing a panel titled “Social Media ROI&# with Lauren Vargas from Radian 6 and moderated by Roz Lemieux from Fission Strategy. ROI had it origins as an accounting term and was originally a measure of return on the total investment in the entire business. The Four I’s of ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

What’s more, golfers often tap into their personal and professional networks to field a team, which expands your tournament’s reach and donor pool and opens doors for further stewardship and partnerships. Plus, collecting donor data becomes automated, ensuring no information is missing. 2) Sponsors Will Look For New Options.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2012

The Social Web has dramatically changed how non-governmental organizations communicate with supporters, donors and volunteers. Many organizations are making simple mistakes that are draining their social media Return on Investment (ROI) – the good news, however, is that these mistakes can be easily fixed. Cost: Free!

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

After we made introductions, I asked about their donor CRM, jotting notes as they shared their hopes, frustrations, and data woes. As their list of frustrations grew and their unfulfilled hopes piled up, they asked me if I thought it was time to change to another donor CRM. How could your CRM improve your donor experience?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

It creates a personal, meaningful introduction of your cause and nonprofit to new donors. There’s a whole constellation of potential new donors out there, and this is how you connect! Inspire supporters and develop new donors by giving peer-to-peer fundraising a whirl!

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

By actively bringing together different departments and leading discussions around revenue diversification, you can set measurable goals, evaluate the ROI of each funding source, and make informed decisions about where to invest time and resources. How to Measure: Evaluate cost per dollar raised, donor acquisition costs, and conversion rates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A monthly giving program, also known as a monthly giving society or circle, is where donors sign up to automatically donate a specified amount to an organization each month. Donation pledges are donor promises to give an organization a certain amount of money over a set period. What is a Monthly Giving Program?

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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. It’s also worth sending a postcard campaign to your one-time donors asking them to become monthly donors.

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TechImpact

JULY 22, 2014

The email is your digital avenue to a potential donor, volunteer, or even employee. You’ve been told over and over about the importance of nonprofit social media marketing, but measuring ROI can be difficult. Here, your ROI is easily measured with the all important email address. Ask for non-financial support.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Email marketing ROI is around 4,300%. According to a recent study conducted by the Direct Marketing Association, email marketing has a 4,300% ROI , which is comparable to direct traffic, CPC, and even organic search traffic. 50% of the ROI of a pin can happens after 2.5 And for good reason, too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

It was also my duty to organize four fundraising events each year and manage an average six volunteers in any given week. can produce significant ROI is a myth. Adding social media to that already packed job description just would not have been possible. It’s not the tools. Social media is not free! The era of winging it is over.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

received 93,000 visits and as traffic grows consistently from month to month so does my ROI. Still, understand that the more good, high-quality content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI. A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers.

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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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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 25, 2021

Effectively managing volunteers starts with a vision, the creation of a plan, and the execution of a strategic process to reach targeted goals. When developing a vision and strategy, your nonprofit should consider what is important to both your organization and the volunteers that provide your nonprofit with support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The ability to track and monitor those relationships should be the #1 priority for organizations seeking to expand their donor base or increase their revenue. How do you get the most functionality and return on investment while meeting the baseline needs of your donor constituency? . 1) Kindful :: kindful.com.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants tips to improve first-time donor retention: Dear Charity Clairity, What tips would you give to a small to medium-size shop to improve first-time donor retention? What can I do to make the ROI better? Send new donors a great thank you letter. Not a receipt.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Organization Size: 125 exotic cats, 9 paid staff, 107 volunteers, 80,000 supporters. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. The ROI for us is measured in lives saved more than just the money raised to do so. Organization: Big Cat Rescue. Name: Carol Baskin. Title: CEO.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Do research on prospective donors? What questions do they have? Managing change is key to the return on investment for any initiative because if the staff doesn’t adopt the change, then the ROI is zero. Volunteers? Coordinate an upcoming event? You got it. Process incoming donations? Absolutely. What don’t they know?

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2014

While the ROI of storytelling is a difficult one to measure , what’s important to understand is that it does work. According to this study, the amount of Oxytocin the brain actually produces effectively predicted how willing people were to help others. How about even monthly? The formula. And of course, it all starts with the brain.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

When it comes to nonprofits – and particularly, nonprofits on Facebook – we're all looking for the answer to the question: What's the ROI? The truth is, ROI can be calculated in a variety of ways. At EDF, we wouldn't disagree with that, but we do think it has the potential to become a competitive source of donors and activists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month, we did a Networked Nonprofit session at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Recently I got my first full-on blast of the Networked Nonprofit at a session the authors presented at the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. He offered to write a guest post. Opportunity Design.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

A common misconception among newer nonprofit professionals is that every campaign or event is meant to attract new donors and donations. The longer a donor gives to your organization, the more time you have to build meaningful relationships that will reinforce their long-lasting support. . Ensure communication is a two-way street

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2024

Invite folks on your planning team, board of directors, organizational staff, dedicated volunteers, or partners to share the link to their personal and professional network and broaden your reach even further. Strategically plan event-specific email blasts and include your event site link in regular newsletters and donor communications.

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Volunteer Hub

JULY 20, 2021

Your volunteer management solution can make or break your volunteer program! Your organization’s volunteer management solution is a crucial component of your volunteer program. Here are a few questions to consider when reviewing and analyzing your volunteer management solution for effectiveness in 2021.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 22, 2020

When they need to get in touch with a donor or prospect, they don’t send an e-mail first… they pick up the phone and make a call. The only way to know what works, and what doesn’t is to track metrics and return on investment (ROI) for all fundraising tactics. Then they follow up with an e-mail. They Ask for Referrals.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 14, 2025

The good (or not-so-good) news is that your donors are likely just as addicted to their devices as you are. Its no wonder that SMS, or text messaging, has emerged as a powerful tool for organizations to connect with and communicate with donors and supporters. Show your appreciation to donors with personalized thank-you texts.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

We work with a nonprofit organization that noticed small gifts from major donors slipping through the cracks. Gift officers did not check for gifts from their assigned donors each day. As a result, they missed opportunities to reach out and connect with these potentially valuable donors as they gave non-major gifts. Automation.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A donor database is much more than a glorified phonebook for nonprofits. When nonprofits invest in the right donor management tools and use them properly, they can become an incredible asset. These solutions optimize and expand your fundraising and donor stewardship activities to help form long-lasting relationships.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Major donors can sometimes feel like an elusive prize that only few will ever receive. The key to understanding where major donors are concerned is learning more about them and how to communicate with them effectively. Session I: Effective Major Donor Development with Charles Burge. Are you tired of fundraising? Frustrated?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Still, understand that the content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI. A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. Highlight Special Donors, Fund-Raisers, and Volunteers. offers a 90-minute webinar on blogging on WordPress.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 27% of online donors say that email is the tool that most inspires them to give (social media 29%, 18% website, 12% print). The time invested in ramping up your campaigns and the content strategy behind it is well worth it in terms of return on investment (ROI).

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

I love them as a major donor cultivation tool, but I hate them for everything else! Attendees often don’t convert to donors. Here are the positives (potentially transformational): Major donor prospects are often inspired to give or give more if proper attention is paid to them. Donor conversions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Today, I am moderating a panel at SXSW about Social Media Nonprofit ROI in the format of a poetry slam. A creative report on non-profits, social media, and effective ROIs delivered as poetry slam and expertly judged including interactive crowd participation. I shall investigate - I muttered - to know what ROI could account for.

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