Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

Email is still a very powerful tool for fundraising and the likely reason why donor conversion rates dropped in 2012 is because nonprofit e-newsletters are still formatted to primarily be read on desktop and laptop computers. Related Links: 12 Must-Know Stats About Social Media, Fundraising, and Cause Awareness. It’s that simple.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2012

Our good friend and business partner in Canada, Michael Johnston of HJC, also shared some interesting stats about the differences in the nonprofit landscape that I thought I’d pass along. The US open rate is about 18%, in Canada it is almost 30%! And the response rates are double what we see in the US.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

We're tracking open rates, web site hits, blog comments, people served, high-dollar donations, staff productivity, and thousands of other things across our organizations. 16% retention rate . Funders are going to eat those stats up! And that sounds like a great relationship to me. . 129 have donated again in 2010.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Multi-channel donors have a 56% higher retention rate than offline-only donors. Send more personal looking, sounding, and feeling email appeals. You can download the full study for more ideas, examples, and stats here. Retention increases by 29% for offline donors when you have their email address.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Sounds like you? Become familiar with the CSR research available and pull the data or stats that will help inform your colleagues. Always include a specific call to action and a deadline, using marketing speak with a powerful subject line, then send the email from someone who can drive the open rate.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

They don’t need to know all your statistics – in fact using more than one well-chosen stat can make people stop reading, which means they probably won’t give. This may sound crazy, but a lot of people beat around the bush when asking for a donation and never really come right out and ASK in their fundraising letter. So, stay on point!

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

While this sounds great, the real question becomes: Are you doing everything you can to maximize your investment into email marketing? It sounds like a silly question, but 46% of marketers say they use more than one email service provider (ESP). 4 The Ultimate Email Marketing Cheat Sheet: Facts, Stats, And Actions.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Then two hours later, you’re sitting there looking through past writing projects and online templates hoping to find inspiration without a single word written… Sound familiar? Facts and stats are useful here. That encouraged us, especially when Dr. Butler said he had treated people with brain cancer before and had good success rate.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Churn rate. There are resources out there--experts, leaders of projects already underway--who can furnish you with stats to serve as arsenal. Be an ambassador (as cheesy as that sounds), validate fears, and then assuage them. we have to work first on establishing a culture that makes Web 2.0 non-threatening and inviting.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Remember the stat from before? The rate of supporters who donate for a second time after they’ve given once to a nonprofit is only around 20% according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. Recurring donors give at a consistent rate, usually on a monthly basis. Donor Appreciation for Recurring Donors.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Remember the stat from before? The rate of supporters who donate for a second time after they’ve given once to a nonprofit is only around 20% according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. Recurring donors give at a consistent rate, usually on a monthly basis. Donor Appreciation for Recurring Donors.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

While this sounds great, the real question becomes: Are you doing everything you can to maximize your investment into email marketing? It sounds like a silly question, but 46% of marketers say they use more than one email service provider (ESP). 4 The Ultimate Email Marketing Cheat Sheet: Facts, Stats, And Actions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

I took a look at a couple of the measurement tools available for Pinterest and got on the waiting list for Pinerly after reading this analysis from the Poynter Blog based on stats provided by Pinerly. Here’s the stats I asked for and why: Average Repin Ratio : Gives a measure of engagement. SFMOMA love. I was [.]

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

look at stats and compare to your audience to see if it is a fit. Great to have a lapel mic and ear phones (to monitor how the recording sounds). Sony Sound Forge - much like audacity but is single track. Export to mp3, things to consider: Bit rate - indicator of the quality of the file. existing and target.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” Well, you know, it sounds like a good goal, right, but do I need to lose that? “Because we raised this $20,000 and have this gallery and classroom space, 200 children from our local special-needs programs are able to do art therapy on site for free or reduced rates.” ” So, if I say, “Oh, you know what?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). What’s the sound of your nonprofit’s brand? Have you ever thought about it?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

I’m going to share some website tweaks to help you boost your conversion rate for online gifts. It’s actually a good thing to send more email because the more email you send, and the more people open and read your email, the better your deliverability rate. They can boost your conversion rate 5%, 10%, as high as 27%.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

Erica: Sounds good. And what I’ve seen so far, every time monthly donors get an email, the open rates go up, the click-through rates go up. The other thing is the retention rates go up. If you see the fact that, on average the retention rate is still about 46%. So you don’t want to sound too greedy.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

nonprofit CEOs were killing it, knocking it out of the park, but they still need more money, and they needed their revenue to grow at a higher rate because frankly, the amount of money they were bringing in was simply not matching their strategic plans or the plans within their strategic plans. And I saw the need to come alongside other.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So one thing that you absolutely need to look at is, just like it sounds, when did they last give? Kari: We’ve got an example of this, because I know that some of you are going, “Well, that sounds confusing.” Makes sense? Jackie: Exactly. Kari: Cool. So let’s look at recency. Jackie: Okay. So we had donors. .

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Because I sound like a broken record saying this, I’m going to say it again, volunteers make your very best donors. So you want to focus on info and stats about your cause, rather than your thoughts, appearance, or external factors. And, let’s see, “Click-through rates, improved during COVID or the same?”

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And that sounds kind of self-evident but it is often the case that sometimes tactics lead in communications. And this year’s trends report, and you can download it for free at the URL at the bottom, has some really interesting stats about the effectiveness of communications teams. Sarah: Exactly, exactly. Steven: It make sense.

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