Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Creating measurable goals with actionable items is vital to a fundraising strategy, and just as important is checking in to see how you’re doing. Let’s check out what to consider when measuring your results. As BoardSource points out, even measuring your ROI is more than just money in vs. money out.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

After fundraising or community events, communicate results clearly. Share the number of attendees, the amount of funds raised, or the number of people helped, and explain how these results will contribute to the nonprofit’s mission. Report event outcomes. Highlight key data. Update on ongoing campaigns. Offer personal thank-you’s.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

It lets donors determine for themselves that their donation, involvement, and passion moved the needle and made a measurable contribution to the world. Receiving that small gift—along with annual updates on how “their” animal is doing—is measurable, touchable, huggable proof that an annual subscription is a big deal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Who people are and how they engage with you is critical information when crafting and running powerful fundraising campaigns that deliver results. Creating a single source of truth with clean, accurate and meaningful data will deliver better results from the same amount of effort. . Maximize your team’s time and energy. .

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “How does your nonprofit measure success?” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: A Strong Staff Supports a Strong Mission We measure success through employee feedback and the experiences of those we support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2020

8) How to Leverage Your Giving Tuesday Results in Year-End Messaging. In this post, learn how to leverage your Giving Tuesday results in year-end messaging. Read this post to learn how The Salvation Army Western Territory created a seamless transition from Giving Tuesday to their year-end fundraising campaign.

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Association Analytics

MAY 4, 2023

Having these kinds of insights will make you a rockstar at your association because you’re tying decisions to data and showing measurable results. Analytics allows you to see what’s working and what isn’t so you can get the most out of every program or initiative that your association offers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How are you measuring your success? The good news is there is an invisible string connecting all the positive experiences above, so measuring your event’s success , reach , and therefore, growth can be a domino effect. Let’s start at the end – Imagine that it’s the day or week after your big event. Focus on Experience.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

Then, ask each department which of their goals align with the association’s overarching goals and how they plan to measure their efforts. Are the goals measurable or are they “feeling” focused? Understand what key performance indicators (KPIs) are involved in determining if your organization is on track to meet your goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

and around the world to create award-winning videos that drive results. Video engagement on social media is the measurable action that viewers take after watching. Results showed that although joy was the most common emotion elicited, surprise came in a close second. He and his team work with nonprofits across the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Attribution is what allows you to measure the success of your acquisition strategies (and get great insights for optimisation). Measure the success of your upgrade asks – do donors who come from your species extinction petition go on to be regular donors at a higher rate? How to keep growing your donor acquisition. Hierarchy matters.

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.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

There’s a lot of news right now about people using AI to achieve better results. Content optimization—Assess keyword density, title tag length (The length of the title that is displayed in search engine results.), You can also identify links that may be harming your results. But they were an impressive starting point.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

After a week, review the following data points: 1) CTR (Click-Through-Rate): The CTR is the number of times your ad is clicked on after it is visible on the SERP (search engine results page). We hope you found this blog helpful in measuring the success of your Google Ad Grants campaigns!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

And, while the terms may describe a donor’s giving, what can non-profits say about the results of their donors’ commitment? This metric in mind, monthly donors know the measure of their impact when they check the box to make their donation monthly. Today, a $5 donation will empower one person with lasting access to safe water.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

How do you get your appeals in front of your Facebook audience despite the significant decline in organic reach and the resulting reduction in engagement caused by changes to the News Feed algorithm? Cost Per Result tells you how much you’ve spent on average to secure a donation. Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) measures ROI.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 12, 2022

Identify the key metrics you’ll use to measure your goals. Start by reviewing each of your strategic goals and identifying the key metrics you can use to measure progress against those goals. List out everything you measure in one place. Step 3: Pair down each metric into a broad performance measure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

It’s an easy way to set measurable goals and to align your objectives with your daily posting. 10) Measure success. Once you start using your content calendar, you will need to measure the effectiveness of your posts. 10 Steps to Create a Content Calendar. 1) Organise your existing content.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The result? Start Small and Scale Up : Begin with a single initiative, like personalized email marketing, and gradually expand as you see results. Measuring the Impact of AI on Member Engagement Once AI is integrated into your engagement strategy, tracking its impact is essential.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

But due to many common challenges to constantly reach new donors, retain existing donors, and increase operational efficiency the amount of effort to impact lives doesn’t always result in the high return it should. Are you able to measure outcomes that directly relate to your cause? How many meals were served or puppies saved?

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

That repositioning resulted in strategies that revolved around the physician, and it drove products and services in the same direction. You’re stuck using revenue growth as the primary measure of success when you could focus on impact.” Those are value-based outcomes that may result in growth. Are more pets seeing veterinarians?

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Blue Avocado

JULY 16, 2024

What should be measured? Don’t get me wrong: Aspirational language is great for identifying what the value is , but it can be difficult to measure employees against this standard. The behaviors above are actionable, observable, and easy to measure. How often should they be done? Should they be tied to pay increases?

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Most associations don’t have an easy way to measure member engagement across all their different systems and touch points. And even when measured, it can be tricky to know how to use engagement scores to improve member experience and operational results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

What you expect the end result to be. 3) Regularly measure the results of high net worth donor engagement. During your solicitation meeting, make sure you communicate: How much money the project needs. The specifics of what their money would be funding.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

Results : We measure performance of the test and roll out the most effective campaign based on registration numbers. Action Plan : We make the assumption that this drop off is due to fatigue, seeing and experiencing some of the same speakers, sessions, exhibits year over year. Predictive Analytics to focus your marketing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Tools like Screaming Frog can be used to crawl your current site and download the results onto a spreadsheet where each piece of content can be assessed. It can also be used to measure progress and keep the planning team focused. A comprehensive web content inventory lists pages, images, documents, and applications on a spreadsheet.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

The hard work laid out above can seem especially time-consuming (and expensive when measured in dedicated staff hours) compared to just allocating some budget for Care2 or Facebook. As a result, your acquisition goals need to be much greater than the number of active volunteers you want to have when the state session rolls around.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

These simple actions can be potentially life-changing, and they are all made possible by ads posted at the top of Google Search results. Keywords must maintain a quality score (which is measured on a 10-point scale) of at least 3. to effectively manage the Google Grant, and opportunity is left on the table as a result.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Measure Success with Clarity: Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate progress and adjust as needed. This transformation resulted in a 25% increase in operational efficiency and significantly improved member satisfaction. This proactive approach helps associations turn challenges into opportunities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Finally, and this is critical: Measure your results against expectations. Measure, measure, measure. Of the six “successful” campaigns it identified, further research revealed the bot had completely fabricated four of the results. They can create these assets and help refine your media buy and distribution.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 27, 2023

5 Ways a Recurring Giving Program Boosts Fundraising Results A recurring giving program can be a valuable part of a nonprofit’s overall fundraising strategy. According to fundraising expert Dr. Adrian Sargeant , a 10% improvement in your donor retention rate can result in a 200% increase in donor lifetime value.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

It’s never been more expensive to be an American, with certain measures of consumer prices having gone up around 400% over the past 40 years, while real wages have increased only 4% during the same inflation-adjusted interval–that’s not to mention the cost of student loans, housing, and other major purchases.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 30, 2023

Dig Below the Surface to Find Gaps in Member Retention It’s likely that your organization measures retention rates, but are you looking at the surface or digging in below the aggregate level ? Let’s break down several scenarios to show how data analytics can help improve the member experience.

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Charity Village

JULY 17, 2024

Released in May, this all-Canadian report unpacks how direct mail fundraising programs performed last year, thanks to the amazing charities who share their results with us! If you’ve been wondering how your fundraising measures up against other charities in the nonprofit sector, this is the report for you.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

If you have no idea what a good or poor donor retention rate is, it’s difficult to measure your own performance. Remember: Averages are a useful starting point, but there are all sorts of reasons why your results may deviate from the norm. You know what they say about measurement, right? That which gets measured gets done!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Ask any nonprofit fundraiser if he or she wants to increase the results of their fundraising efforts and you’ll get a resounding “yes”! The reason we start this process with a goal is that you’ll have no way to measure the efficacy of your efforts without one. . The next question, of course, is how? Review your donor list.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Assessing Learner Sentiment Another important part of measuring the effectiveness of education programs is assessing learning sentiment. As a result, they invited the expert to develop more courses and saw an increase in learner enrollment and program revenue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Discoveries are the “sharpening your ax” mode smart nonprofits invest in before taking a swing at technology challenges, and avoiding them can result in a big miss. It’s like that old adage from carpentry, “Measure Twice, Cut Once.”. Two contracts, one discovery and one build: less risk and cost. It’s about people.

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