Tony Martignetti

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Dean Dalzell & Jerry Frick: Financial Literacy For Your C-Suite & Board Leadership that understands your numbers protects not only your nonprofit. It also protects the people filling those roles. It also protects the people filling those roles.

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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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Metrics Grant Grants Grant Writing 98

Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Recent nonprofit trends show that giving is on the decline, decreasing by 2.1% Chances are, your nonprofit offers many different services, covers several different sub-causes, or runs various projects at once. Then, you can more easily identify major donor prospects and reach out to them with relevant fundraising appeals.

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Demographics Metrics Goals Media 278

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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Nonprofit Fundraising IT Metrics 291

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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Metrics Retainer Education Fundraising 94

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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Metrics Fundraising Nonprofit 114

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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Metrics Fundraising Funding Donation 98

Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

Imagine this: Your nonprofit is in the midst of several key projects and is planning to launch a new community program, all of which will greatly benefit your mission. However, you quickly realize there are several obstacles to starting a new fundraising campaign, including team time, resource availability, and donor fatigue.

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Fundraising Retail Nonprofit Ethics 130

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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Metrics Fundraising Media Management 58

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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Metrics Grant Grants Goals 71

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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Fundraising Metrics Donation CRM 130

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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Metrics Fundraising AI 105

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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Nonprofit Metrics Calendar Goals 168

Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Data can help inform your nonprofit’s approach to text-to-give and drive greater fundraising results. By Mike Snusz In order for your nonprofit to effectively reach supporters via a text donation campaign, you will need to simulate an authentic, one-on-one communication experience. Monthly donors. Recurring annual donors.

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Donation Demographics CRM Fundraising 270

Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 28, 2024

Partnerships with organizations that share your values can yield much-needed support for your nonprofit. By Casey Dorma n In 2022, 360MatchPro reports that companies donated $21 billion to nonprofits, and 88% of all public companies have Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Access to more resources.

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Nonprofit Metrics Software Funding 159

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To take advantage of this trend toward recurring giving, your nonprofit will need to look inward at its donor data. Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. First, we’ll cover how to determine your goals for your monthly giving program.

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Metrics Goals Nonprofit Media 130

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Donor motivations are the “why” that drives their support of your nonprofit. By Ryan Carpenter For the last several years, nonprofits have struggled to make ends meet due to falling revenue, rising inflation, and an increase in community needs. Learn how to uncover those motivations and inspire more support in this guide.

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Ethics Donation Demographics CRM 284

Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Despite the importance of raising money well, the majority of small to midsize nonprofits use suboptimal strategies—methods that are expensive, time-consuming, and yield only minimal returns on a lot of hard work. These are the kinds of revenue strategies that keep nonprofits just surviving instead of scaling. Fundraising mistake #2.

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Fundraising Metrics Nonprofit Federal Grants 88

Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

But the good news is that nonprofits benefit from higher open rates compared to regular marketing emails. To improve your nonprofit email marketing, focus on sending relevant messages to your donors at the appropriate times. Check out nine nonprofit email marketing examples every nonprofit should have.

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Nonprofit Metrics Publishing Training 173

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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Metrics Fundraising Nonprofit 98

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Nonprofit events are a powerful way to showcase your mission and raise critical funds. Depending on the fundraising platform used during your event, these messages may be sent automatically! This could include volunteering, serving on advisory boards, participating in advocacy campaigns, or even becoming peer-to-peer fundraisers.

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Metrics CRM Donation Fundraising 147

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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Fundraising Budget Nonprofit Liability Insurance 130

Pamela Grow

MAY 2, 2024

Of the data your nonprofit collects , financial information is one of the most useful types—and one of the most complex to track. However, the wide range of revenue sources and expenses your nonprofit may have can quickly complicate your data collection and analysis. Essentially, it tracks cash flow in and out of your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Finance Software Management 147

Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2022

Data analytics for nonprofits is just as valuable … and even more crucial. So why, exactly, is data so important to nonprofits? Donor data can help you understand you donors and reach new ones, set goals and track successes and ways to grow, and—most importantly—data can keep your nonprofit on track to fulfill your mission!

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Metrics Nonprofit Media Readiness 97

Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2024

How does your nonprofit organization compete with all this? This is very common for fundraising campaigns and inviting people to events, as well as including a link to your email newsletter on your social media platforms. You’ll also want to send regular reminders for fundraising appeals and event invitations. It’s a lot!

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Electronics Nonprofit Media Metrics 163

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. Nonprofit major donors, such as endowments, foundations, and corporations, are often more complicated than individual donors. Still, you have a great deal to offer individual major donors as a nonprofit.

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Funding Fundraising CRM Metrics 130

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. from the previous year. from the previous year. jump in 2020.

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Fundraising Metrics Donation IT 110

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). . It’s been a big buzzword for years now, but AI has moved beyond buzzword status—it’s an accessible and increasingly common tool for nonprofits. How AI for Nonprofits Works.

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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? Let’s begin. Develop a Strategy.

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Fundraising CRM Nonprofit Retainer 97

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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Fundraising Retainer CRM Metrics 111

Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Does a nonprofit’s mission statement influence its fundraising efforts? New research conducted using data from Candid suggests that understanding this relationship can boost your nonprofit’s fundraising success. An effective nonprofit mission statement draws supporters and donors to an organization.

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Donation Nonprofit Budget Metrics 137

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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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

GoFundMe and Meta announced new sharing features intended to drive more donations to nonprofits. Through the collaboration, donors and nonprofits might be able to more easily share the causes they care about with their social networks. The post GoFundMe, Meta Combine On Sharing Features appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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Metrics Donation Software Fundraising 103

NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Here's a look at one of the many metrics you can and should regularly review to evaluate your fundraising efforts.

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Metrics Fundraising Strategic Plan 64

Joe Garecht Fundraising

JANUARY 10, 2022

For most fundraisers, nonprofit grant writing is incredibly frustrating: in many cases, it seems like a roll of the dice. Here they are, in no particular order: #1: Systemize Your Grant Fundraising Program. It’s important to remember that when it comes down to it, nonprofit grant writing is a numbers game.

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CauseVox

JULY 6, 2021

If you’re planning on hosting a fundraising event and you want the perfect online fundraising platform, you need to do your research. A good nonprofit event fundraising platform will help you raise more with less effort: it creates a streamlined, simple experience for you, your fundraisers, and your donors.

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Fundraising Nonprofit Donation Goals 97

Just Write Grants

JANUARY 2, 2025

Understanding these projected trends will help nonprofits stay ahead of the curve and optimize their funding strategies. Funders and nonprofits alike will increasingly rely on data to drive decisions and measure impact. Enhanced Reporting : Nonprofits will need to provide more detailed data on outcomes and effectiveness.

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