The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes 5 Fundraising Metrics Every Nonprofit Should Track This Year In todays data-driven world, you cant afford to guess whats working and whats not in your fundraising efforts. Tracking the right metrics helps you understand your impact, refine your strategies, and maximize your resources.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Outdated Technology and Manual Processes In todays digital-first world, outdated systems and manual processes are often the first red flags. Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) : Define and track KPIs that align with your strategic goals, such as member engagement, retention, and satisfaction metrics.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Download the guide now to transform your approach to digital metrics and drive greater impact for your cause. Our latest guide, “Essential Digital KPIs for Nonprofits,” offers a roadmap for organizations seeking to optimize their digital strategy through effective measurement.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 3, 2022

I hope that you smashed your goals and are currently basking in the glow of knowing that you’ll be making an even bigger impact in 2022. . In this post, I’ll walk you through why that’s important and what metrics you should measure. . So, ask yourself : What was your original fundraising goal? Goals and metrics .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2020

Any time you see an impressive Google Grant case study , the metrics are always made possible through conversion tracking. . The first step in the process is to make sure that you have Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager installed on your website. . Event goals are triggered by Google Tag Manager. The process is: .

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Many organizations are experts at driving traffic to their online donation forms, but plenty struggle to actually secure donations and reach their fundraising goals. Well show you how to do that through the following tips: Customize your donation process to your organizations needs. Make the donation process mobile-friendly.

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Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Throughout the evaluation process, it’s important to keep your association’s unique goals and success metrics top-of-mind. They’ve done this before for other clients and are adept at the repeatable, proven processes which allows for a quick and seamless integration. Implementing a new software solution is a huge project.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Tools like Canva and Adobe Spark offer free templates and editing options to make this process easier. For social media content, focus on metrics like likes, shares, comments, click-through rates, and follower growth. Invest in creating visually appealing graphics and videos that showcase your work.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

Brands announced a strategic partnership with NVIDIA with a goal of deploying multiple AI solutions using NVIDIA technology in 500 restaurants this year. Brands is now introducing AI-powered agents at select Pizza Hut and Taco Bell locations to assist and enhance the team member experience. Today at the NVIDIA GTC conference, Yum!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This article delves into the intricate process of crafting a nonprofit digital strategy, harnessing the capabilities of ChatGPT , while closely aligning with The International Social Impact Institute ® ‘s (The ISII) Digital Strategy Framework. Define Your Goals : Begin by outlining your organization’s goals for leveraging ChatGPT.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Fundraising emails play a key role in informing your audience about your campaigns purpose, goals, and how they can show their support. Monitor email metrics such as open and clickthrough rates to determine how frequently supporters open your emails. Evaluate if these metrics change when you adjust your email frequency.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 17, 2025

AI models process tokens to learn the relationships between them and unlock capabilities including prediction, generation and reasoning. The faster tokens can be processed, the faster models can learn and respond. This process is known as tokenization. What Is Tokenization?

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Instead of one-time transactions for small amounts of money, in Altruist’s experience working with top-level clients, this approach involves a six- to 12-month-long process for raising millions in new capital. The less focused your nonprofit is, the less likely you are to achieve your goals because the organization is spread too thin.

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sgEngage

JUNE 6, 2024

Just as a successful capital campaign follows defined steps and milestones, so does the work of a database manager—nitty-gritty, behind-the-scenes tasks to keep the campaign moving toward its goal. Gifts from prospects on the top of your giving pyramid are necessary to meet your campaign goal. Review reporting. Add data health tools.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Suddenly, digital transformation wasn’t just an aspirational goal; it was a mission-critical investment. Did you complete all your ambitious digitalization goals? For some, digital transformation still means migrating paper-based processes into the digital realm. And they needed to do it right away.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 16, 2021

When you are in the process of growing your online business, there are essential metrics you will need to track to ensure that your business is expanding. One of those crucial metrics is your website’s conversions. We can help you decide which Call to Action best meets your campaign goals. Website Conversions.

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.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

Periodic technology assessments guarantee that those resources are in good order to deliver on the ambitious goals you’ve set. The objective is to identify strengths and weaknesses and make recommendations for improvements that advance your strategic goals. The value is in the process and journey.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Here at Bloomerang Volunteer , we’ve had the privilege of working with dozens of nonprofits during their event planning processes. 1) Set Your Goals. First, you need to determine your key goals for the event and include them in your checklist. Party, dinner, casual get-together, conference ) What is our goal for the event?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

If we continue trying to measure social change by financial criteria alone, well never have a full view of the inputs and processes necessary to create lasting impact. To better understand the shortcomings of for-profit metrics as a true measure of nonprofit success, lets look at how return on investment (ROI) is calculated.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Ensure your association celebrates GivingTuesday 2024 and meets your fundraising goals too. Become data driven Use your organization’s data to determine if you’re on track to hit your current fundraising goal. Share why their gifts are important, what goals your organization is trying to reach, and include any donation metrics.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

8: Your Organization Doesn’t Have KPIs and Metrics Challenge : Without key performance indicators (KPIs) or metrics, your organization is missing out on vital information about your members. Set up your KPI and metrics! If your KPIs and metrics aren’t set up properly, what you do pull could vary tremendously over time.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Learn why AI is a game-changer for major gift officers Making the Ask: AI as Your Strategic Partner Finding the Right Number One of AI’s superpowers is its ability to process staggering quantities of data to suggest optimal ask amounts. Now it’s our turn to make the ask—are you ready to take AI for a whirl?

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Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

Smaller shares of grantmakers providing technology and tools, unrestricted funding The good news is that a significant majority of funders are now committed to streamlining grant applications (67%) and reporting processes (56%). Outdated systems and inefficient processes are added burdens that make it harder to serve their communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 12, 2020

You can highlight where the donation is going or show how close you are from reaching your goal. The goal of a re-engagement email is to reach out to subscribers who were at some point interested in your organization but have now stopped interacting with your content. . It skews your email marketing metrics. What can you do?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

A well-crafted year-end fundraising plan helps nonprofits define clear and specific fundraising goals, identify potential donors, and tailor their messaging better to resonate with their supporters. Define your metrics of success. However, this is not a universal rule. What do you want to get out of your year-end campaign?

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Your strategic plan and your budget are key components in this process. Explain how both documents reflect organizational priorities, goals, and objectives. To highlight the significant metrics, describe the relationship between the budget, the plan, and initiatives that are important to members. Bring that connection to life.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By doing some homework upfront, you ensure that the agency can hit the ground running and deliver a final product that truly reflects your organizations values, goals, and community needs. Define Clear Goals and KPIs A great website is more than a pretty faceits built to achieve specific objectives.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 15, 2024

Having measurable metrics is crucial to pinpoint what is and isn’t working in training development programs. Measurable training metrics may include completion rates, engagement rates, course evaluations, and assessment scores. It helps them know if they are using time and resources wisely.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2022

These key event metrics quantify the success of your events, and can show you how to improve them. Tracking these key event metrics can deliver critical insight into what you’re doing well, and where your events need improvement. So what are those metrics, and what data do you need to track to analyze them? Sponsorship Dollars.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 10, 2019

1) Be clear on your goals. Right before adding social media to your fundraising strategy, it’s useful to decide on the goals you want to achieve. Set SMART(Smart, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely) goals to make the tracking of your success easier. It’s not enough to say ‘I want to use social media for fundraising’.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2024

However, managing grants efficiently and effectively can often be a daunting task, requiring meticulous attention to detail, rigorous compliance measures, and streamlined processes. Looking Back: Traditional Grant Management Processes In the past, managing grants for nonprofits involved lots of paperwork and manual tasks.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Prioritizes outcomes—views customer satisfaction as the significant metric of success. Gartner identifies these qualities as key to delivering value: A customer journey mapping process that extends beyond acquisition and purchase through the life of the relationship. “Guessing about member preferences is not an option.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

Weve broken the process down into five basic steps: Step 1: Examine your existing fundraising. Are you meeting your goals? Work with your software provider to streamline the implementation process and set up necessary integrations or plugins. Track data points and metrics to evaluate your campaigns progress.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Once you have claimed or created your LinkedIn Page, the set up process is straightforward. During the set up process, you may have noticed Showcase Pages ? LinkedIn Analytics offer an important key metric that Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram do not – the ability to view clickthroughs on organic posts.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2025

An efficient grant distribution process builds trust with your grantees and improves transparency across your organization. This is also where you can set up your grant distribution process for success. To make the acceptance process seamless, include instructions on how to sign and return the notice.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

At the will of ever-changing, inequitable user review processes, performance metrics and opaque algorithms, one thing is clear: Workers are grappling with invisible digital overlords, just to make enough to scrape by. Id encourage platforms and companies to step back and ask: What is the goal of this evaluation process?

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Once you have your taxonomy and metadata in place, you can use metrics to analyze the performance of your marketing channels. Here are examples of success metrics broken down by three common channels: List Preparation. With or without a process in place, getting the list you want can be challenging and time-consuming.

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