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2024 Year-End Recap: Evaluating Fundraising Events

Greater Giving

Evaluating Your 2024 Fundraising Events: What Worked and What Didnt? As 2024 wraps up, now is the perfect time for evaluating fundraising events. Whether your events included auctions, galas, or virtual campaigns, understanding key metrics and takeaways will set you up for even greater success next year.

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8 steps to success for fundraisers

Future Fundraising Now

From the Better Fundraising Blog, here are eight foundations (plus my comments) for success in fundraising: Communicate with your donors regularly. A lot of fundraisers worry about too much communication. Those vanity metrics that dont lead directly to revenue are a waste of time and money. You lose them.

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9 Common Fundraising Mistakes: How Many Are You Making?

Blackbaud

Its a normal part of life, work, and fundraising. While some mistakes are unavoidable, there are a few common fundraising pitfalls that we see organizations regularly make. If you can avoid these or adjust the following issues in your current fundraising programs, it will set your programs and your organization up for success.

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Nonprofit Marketing Analytics: Which Metrics to Watch and Why

Blackbaud

By tracking the right metrics, you’ll be able to determine what parts of your nonp rofit advertising stra tegy are successful and what needs to be adjusted. But what metrics are the right ones to monitor? Impressions What is this metric? Click-Through Rate What is this metric? Bounce Rate What is this metric?

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Start Strong: Build Donor Connection That Lasts

The Fundraiser Coach

blog series, a six-part guide for building stronger, more sustainable donor relationships. With major gift fundraising, it’s about understanding the person , not just knowing their giving history. In unsettled times, it’s tempting to focus on metrics: number of meetings, dollars raised, goals hit. In listening.

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50+ Fun and Creative School Fundraising Ideas That Work

Qgiv

According to school fundraising studies , only 64% of parents, teachers, and administrators believe their school is well-funded. As a result, choosing the right school fundraising ideas to excite your school community is essential. Implementing a well-organized and engaging fundraiser can yield numerous benefits for your school.

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4 Financial Metrics to Increase Transparency for Your Nonprofit

Blackbaud

Performance of the organization: If the organization has strong growth and positive financial metrics , they will be more likely to share this information. Contributions increase when total assets, program ratio, and operating margin increase, which is why it’s important to understand these metrics for your own organization.

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