Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

In this guide, we’ll review the importance of year-end giving and the best strategies to use to plan a successful campaign. To move forward successfully, review your past year-end fundraising performance and determine your strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. Round up metrics such as your: Fundraising total.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

You might answer this question with metrics like the number of new donors or the number of donations. While these basic figures can be informative from a year-over-year trend perspective, they do a poor job answering questions like: Why did these metrics change? I consider those basic metrics to be “rearview mirror” metrics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 19, 2024

It’s about going beyond superficial engagement metrics to truly grasp what an audience cares about, what questions they want answers to, and what inspires them to take action. This article walks through seven tips. Creating ideas for LinkedIn posts derived from an article’s content.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success. Here’s everything we’ll cover in this guide. Sales Ops Metrics & KPIs. Performance Metrics Analyses. Selection of Key Sales Metrics to Adopt.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover the ins and outs of online fundraising, explaining how you can leverage various platforms and fundraising ideas to engage your supporters virtually. But first, let’s review a few online fundraising basics. To do this, start by reviewing your revenue goals for your online fundraising platforms.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In this sense, impact metrics are the specific measures of the positive and negative effects of an intervention, action, or project on individuals, communities, or the environment. In this guide, we’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about nonprofit impact metrics, including: . Why Are Impact Metrics Important?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

In this guide, we’ll cover how nonprofits can leverage their donor management software as well as how your organization can find the best solution to solve your most pressing needs. Similar to the engagement meter, a generosity score also provides an at-a-glance view of an important supporter metric. Fundraising metrics.

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

You learn a lot about consumer preferences by reading the reviews on Yelp. Review the Data I asked Sarah how she advises employers to approach this challenging environment. When my clients need to make important decisions, I always recommend that they use data to guide their thinking. Begin with the data,” Sarah responded.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover the need-to-know information and steps of creating a major gift fundraising strategy, including: What is a major gift? 7 steps to start a major gift program Major gift fundraising tools Let’s start by reviewing the basics of what these key donations are. Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits?

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Whether you’re crafting an emergency plan to react to unexpected external circumstances or creating your strategy for the next two to five years, this guide will help your nonprofit get the most out of its strategic plan. These goals include specific numbers and time frames to help orient your strategic planning around quantifiable metrics.

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Kindful

MARCH 25, 2021

This guide will walk you through the top ways you can leverage donor data in your communications with the help of fundraising tools. To help provide a clearer picture, let’s review the common tools that nonprofit utilize and the key data it can help you collect: Online donation forms. Let’s learn more! Email tools.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

Goals and success metrics. In addition to goals, establish a set of online community metrics to help you track progress toward your goals and find opportunities for improvement. These metrics tell you how many of your members have joined the online community and how many are using it. Read the guide. For example:?How

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2021

In this guide, we’ll take a deep dive into the different types of peer-to-peer fundraising and how nonprofits can leverage this strategy to maximize revenue. . Track key campaign metrics. Directly after the campaign, build a report of the key metrics that determine your campaign’s success. . A Guide to Donor Retention.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now up – you can read it and join the conversation on the SSIR blog , or read the full post below. Metrics that Matter. Beth Kanter compiled examples of the way organizations are using Facebook for specific purposes.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 18, 2009

My review of The Pollyanna Principles. One great way to help guide you in the process of identifying and selecting the most appropriate technologies is to ask your community! Review the POST Method. Review the Social by Social Handbook (read for free online, or buy). What are they using now? Then…repeat!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Here’s a detailed guide to executing the recruitment basics effectively: Expand your horizons. Step 5: Measure and celebrate board successes In addition to implementing a strategic recruitment process, it’s crucial to define success metrics that align with your organization’s goals. We’d love to hear from you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Capturing insights like this as the event unfolds is a good technique because if you wait until the event is over, there is a chance you won’t remember everything in vivid detail. It isn’t just about writing it down, it is also reviewing what your captured with your team in an “ After Action Review.”

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

This post is designed to guide your organization through the nonprofit annual report creation process. Review these strategies for keeping your report centered on your supporter community: Consider your audience. Create visuals to feature important metrics and information. Create a donor-centric nonprofit annual report.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

That’s why we’ve created this comprehensive guide to nonprofit storytelling, in which you’ll explore the following points: The Importance of Storytelling for Nonprofits. Track specific metrics related to how well your story is received by supporters, such as: Open Rate: How many supporters open your email or text communications?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

June #4Change Chat Questions: To keep the two-hour chat on topic, I’ll be helping guide conversation by using some of the questions below to drive us to share ideas, examples and resources. If you want to take a peak at where we may go in the conversation, review the questions below. How to Participate.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2010

But in actuality it takes months of preparation – building and stewarding an online community, inspiring donors, cultivating them, testing in advance of year-end and analyzing your metrics -- to really make the most of your year-end fundraising opportunities. And an un-thanked donor won’t be a donor for long.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Using that knowledge, we’ve created this guide to help your team understand major gift KPIs, the metrics you should be tracking, and the top tips to do so successfully. You’ll explore major gift metrics through the following guide: Overview of Major Gift Fundraising Data. Overview of Major Gift Fundraising Data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. An online communications and fundraising audit is a review of all your online communications and fundraising systems and it should be done by the person in charge of writing and implementing your strategic plan.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

In this buyer’s guide, we’ll cover everything you need to find the right fundraising software for your organization’s needs. Here’s a quick overview of some of the most useful marketing platforms: Email marketing platforms allow you to schedule email campaigns in advance, segment your subscribers, and measure email marketing metrics.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Let your experience guide which questions to ask, then use data to find answers. Each staff member – and perhaps even volunteers – should understand how their role contributes to key metrics, and how they influence the success of the association. Declutter Your Demographics What actually matters to your mission?

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

As you make your way through this guide, keep in mind that your GivingTuesday strategy shouldn’t only focus on the day itself. Start your planning process by reviewing your current fundraising strategy and performance. Key fundraising metrics like donor retention rate, donation frequency, and fundraising return on investment (ROI).

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Want step-by-step guidance for building out your Fundraising Planning Guide and Calendar Worksheet? We also recommend doing a review of what strategies did and did not work for you last year so that you pick and focus on the ones that drove results. Understand Your Need & Goals.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

To make the most of these opportunities, nonprofits should conduct a comprehensive review of both their program and operational needs at least six to 12 months ahead of launching a campaign or initiative. Moreover, 84% set departmental goals related to community engagement, and 68% include community engagement in performance reviews.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2011

Instead, they identify key organizational results areas and associated metrics to define successes and failures. They use results as a guide for designing and implementing rapid responses as part of their multi-channel citizen engagement campaigns. What are the best metrics to measure those? getting policies passed.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Lets review proven tips for creating more inspirational CTAs and transforming your supporters passion into action. Review the WCAG standards to ensure your digital buttons and CTA content are perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. Strategically craft your CTA language.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore everything you need to know about donor databases to help you choose the right solution for your nonprofit. A donor database is a software solution that nonprofit professionals use to access insights into their supporters’ engagement histories, track key fundraising metrics, and measure success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

If don’t synthesize the ongoing stream, it gives me vertigo. I set aside an hour or two a month to review my valid metrics , but also to do a meta synthesis of the conversation to curate the best points and resources. Guides, not report cards. Pick valid metrics in the context of an integrated campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

That statement guides how I engage and what content I share. and some are free) that can more easily gather up metrics into a spreadsheet than the insights tool, but you do have to talk with a sales person first. I look at the following metrics: Total Interactions. In reviewing my spreadsheet, I discover what works.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

What can you do to improve the metrics that matter? The Four Elements of a Nonprofit Self-Audit of Your Marketing Plan When you walk through your nonprofit self-audit, you have four major tasks: clarifying your marketing goals, taking stock of your organizational assets, reviewing your systems, and tracking your progress.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes The Nonprofit Guide to Optimizing Website Traffic for Maximum Impact A website serves as the digital face and gateway for any nonprofit organization. Read on for the ultimate guide to making the most of your website visits without spending a penny on ads. More time means greater engagement.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Yet if yours is like many mission-driven organizations, you still measure digital performance using basic metrics (like page views and visitor counts) that fail to demonstrate real mission impact. However, a savvy measurement plan doesn’t require tracking every possible metric or having the most sophisticated analytics setup.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

That way, you will know what decisions your board is making and can provide them with the data that will guide them to the right ones. Mission statement: Clear statement of the nonprofit’s purpose, future aspirations, and guiding principles. It provides the evidence needed to help guide big-picture decisions.

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