NonProfit PRO

MAY 27, 2022

But the process of identifying the right metrics and reports to measure and communicate is more complex… especially when it comes to finding metrics to drive grant performance. If you’re keeping track of something, then you’re probably doing it… right? Download to see the list.

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Clairification

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Fundraisers wonder about the upsides and downsides in asking donors to cover credit card and other gift transaction fees. Per Fundraise Up , those who donate $80 or less and cover transaction costs on their first donation are 14% less likely to donate again when compared to similar donors who do not opt to cover the transaction costs.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 29, 2023

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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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2022

These key event metrics quantify the success of your events, and can show you how to improve them. Key performance indicators (KPIs) are measures of how much money your fundraising events are raising, how your audience is growing, and which parts of your event are the most successful. Fundraising ROI (Return on Investment).

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 17, 2024

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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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 4, 2024

For many years, the overarching narrative for annual giving in higher education fundraising has been the same: We’re getting bigger gifts from fewer donors. With my co-host, Brian Kish, we pour over data from Blackbaud’s donorCentrics® and Fundraiser Performance Management. Maybe we need to focus our attention on narrower metrics.

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Future Fundraising Now

MAY 8, 2024

Fundraising is at least half a numbers game. Here’s some help from Fundraising Report Card, at Avoid These 8 Common Fundraising Metric Analysis Pitfalls to Make Better Nonprofit Management Decisions : Focusing Solely on Revenue. Ignoring Fundraising Costs. Overlooking Non-Monetary Metrics.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Then, you can more easily identify major donor prospects and reach out to them with relevant fundraising appeals. Depending on your goals, you can tailor the following types of communications to each segment: Fundraising appeals. Cater your fundraising asks based on donor giving capacity. Create and implement your segments.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The messages you send are more than fundraising appeals ; theyre opportunities to nurture relationships, share your story, and inspire action. In an age dominated by digital outreach, direct mail fundraising remains a powerful tool for nonprofits to connect with donors. Personalize for Maximum Impact.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Artificial Intelligence can now be used to enable behavioral economics modeling (BEM), the well-established field that combines economics and psychology to comprehend how and why people behave the way they do when making financial decisions.

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CharityHowTo

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Improve your nonprofits grant success in 2025 with key metrics, goal-setting, and funder stewardship strategies to boost funding and sustainability.

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

MARCH 7, 2022

It’s not enough to know that your fundraising strategies are successful. These insights can only be gained by calculating fundraising Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This article will unpack 10 essential KPIs for measuring fundraising success. This article will unpack 10 essential KPIs for measuring fundraising success.

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Tony Martignetti

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Two finance and audit pros walk us through six key metrics that anyone can understand, and that reveal the true state of your financial … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for October 16, 2023: Financial Literacy For Your C-Suite & Board → It also protects the people filling those roles. It also protects the people filling those roles.

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Tony Martignetti

DECEMBER 8, 2024

James Misner:The Art & Science Of Fundraising James Misner explains what he sees as the right and left brain activities of your nonprofits fundraising. There are relationships and data; stories and metrics; motivations and outcomes; emotions and systems; and, more brain interactions.

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Clairification

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We think of value as a hard metric—the anticipated fair exchange of this for that. This is what all fundraising, fundamentally, is about. Yet one side of the exchange is a hard metric: The donor’s cold, hard cash. But value can be a surprising, generous, unfair exchange. “ Ah… value. Wow, wow, WOW!

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Data can help inform your nonprofit’s approach to text-to-give and drive greater fundraising results. A text donation campaign informed by donor data is more likely to inspire donors to act and bring in greater fundraising results. Your nonprofit is now hosting a text fundraiser to coincide with your upcoming fundraising gala.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

When you combine the associated expenses with the costs of operating your organization day-to-day, you determine that you’ll need to add new fundraisers to your calendar to fund all of these initiatives. Fortunately, there is an answer—passive fundraising! What is passive fundraising? Let’s dive in! Thanking participants.

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Candid

MAY 22, 2024

The Fundraising Effectiveness Project ’s (FEP) Quarterly Fundraising Report analyzes year-to-date trends in fundraising from individual donors, based on sample data from GivingTuesday and the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Growth in Giving database. jump in average fundraising growth.

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Based on my experience, here are three of the most common mistakes nonprofits make, along with what they should be doing instead: Fundraising mistake #1. By themselves, social media appeals, fundraising letters, and other mass marketing efforts offer low conversion rates and contribute to message fatigue and information overload.

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Bonterra

OCTOBER 4, 2021

With the end-of-year period quickly approaching, it’s a good time to audit your metrics to make sure your overall fundraising strategies are working as planned.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

If efficiency, technology, and smarter fundraising have been on your nonprofit’s radar, you’ve almost certainly encountered artificial intelligence (AI). . AI can completely change how nonprofits engage donors and prepare for fundraising appeals. Reduced overhead costs of broad fundraising outreach. How AI for Nonprofits Works.

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The Fundraiser Coach

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

One of the biggest challenges we face as major gift fundraisers is balancing two distinct ways of thinking: our internal, metrics-driven mindset versus the donor-focused approach that builds relationships. The most successful fundraisers understand that thinking like a donor is key to closing transformational gifts.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Whether you’re future-proofing your fundraisers by focusing on future giving initiatives or leveraging low-cost digital channels to acquire donors , your nonprofit can still inspire enough support to keep its operations going strong. However, make sure you have the right tools and technology in place to capture these metrics.

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Not Your Father's Charity

MAY 25, 2022

The best place to start when it comes to fundraising from major donors is to begin with your database. However, like all donors, they can make a significant financial impact, and you should include them in your fundraising strategies. Raising funds from nonprofit major donors is a vital part of your fundraising strategies.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 30, 2024

It was the same story, different day, for fundraising during the first quarter of 2024. Those are some of the numbers reported today by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) and presented by the Foundation for Philanthropy at the Association of Fundraising Professionals and by GivingTuesday. and 3% respectively.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

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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Clairification

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

So I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and tried to pull together the various challenges I’ve seen nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, and marketers grapple with in the past year. I thought: what can people do now to set themselves up for success as we move forward into high fundraising season at the end of this coming year?

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. Relevant: Confirm that your goal, increasing the number of monthly donors, and how you plan to pursue it align with your organizational goals, fundraising priorities, and mission. Determine your objectives.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 2, 2024

The midpoint of the year is always a good time to see if you’re meeting your fundraising and communications goals. Your fundraising revenue may be down. We’re still in an uncertain economy, but that doesn’t mean you should stop fundraising. Never stop fundraising! Never stop fundraising! Always have a plan.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2023

B y Olivia Mode-Cater Picture this: your organization is about to host another fundraising event. You’ve assembled a fundraising team, booked a venue, and put together the perfect program agenda. However, this results in low attendance numbers, causing you to miss the mark on your fundraising goal.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2022

To get started, let’s go over some of the types of metrics your nonprofits can track: Types of Data Analytics for Nonprofits. Fundraising Metrics. One of the most crucial data sets to keep an eye on are your fundraising metrics. Social Media Metrics. Fundraising Event Metrics.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 21, 2024

While it may help fundraisers hit their metric goals, it doesn’t align with how major donors think, feel or give. And that’s where a deeper, more thoughtful strategy comes into play.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

By Amanda Wasson In the ever-evolving landscape of fundraising, it’s clear that the traditional channel-first mindset is no longer sufficient. It’s time to embrace a paradigm shift toward audience-first fundraising. Move beyond channel-specific metrics and adopt a holistic view of donor engagement.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In the coming weeks, the new Instagram sharing features will be available on GoFundMe for fundraisers supporting nonprofits, with similar functionality following soon on Facebook, according to an announcement from the firm. Features include real-time, dynamic progress metrics and a new donate button designed to inspire action.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

A very common “go-to” funding idea for small nonprofits is fundraising events. Some fundraising events are huge, drawing attendees and sponsors like moths to a flame. You can raise money with all kinds of fundraising events like parties, galas, sporting events, concerts… and the list goes on and on. BUT the flip side?

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The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 6, 2024

These interactions can be anything from attending a fundraising event to donating online. In this guide, we’ll explore three ways your nonprofit can inspire these positive feelings among donors through online fundraising. Let’s get started with the most important part of the conversation: choosing effective technology.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Why is fundraising important for nonprofits? Leverage Nonprofit Fundraising Best Practices.

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