Blackbaud

JANUARY 28, 2025

Case in Point According to the 2023 M+RBenchmarks report, nonprofits that maintained consistent branding and simplified their donation pages saw marked improvements in conversion rates. Measure Your Progress and Refine Track Key Brand Metrics Brand clarity is about more than warm, fuzzy feelingsit also impacts measurable results.

Nonprofit

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

Go beyond metrics to show what you’ve learned and how you adapt your programs. AI Tools Are Reshaping Grant Writing and Reviewing At Grant Writing Made Easier, we’ve been championing responsible AI use since 2023 , and the 2025 grant trends are underscoring that this trend isn’t going anywhere. Upgrade evaluation capacity.

Grant

NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2025

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Retail

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

billion in charitable contributions in 2023, representing about 8% of total giving in the U.S. While establishing relationships that can lead to planned gifts can take time, there are ways nonprofits can effectively raise more funds through this type of fundraising. Incorporate planned giving into fundraising appeals.

CRM

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 18, 2025

Covering the period from 2021 to 2023, the 2025 GPEI marks a pivotal effort to understand the latest information on conditions influencing philanthropy during a time of significant global challenges, including natural disasters, economic upheaval, and a global health crisis. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad.

Retail

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 19, 2024

For instance, the Blackbaud Institute Spotlight: 2023 Trends in Giving found that online giving grew by 17% among small organizations, medium organizations by nearly 10%, and large organizations by 12.5% These metrics can then guide layout decisions, calls-to-action, and content structure.

Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

JULY 24, 2025

Fundraiser of the Year. From visionary executives and tireless fundraisers to behind-the-scenes heroes and emerging leaders, these awards celebrate the people who make the nonprofit sector thrive. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("pid",

Award

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Instrumentl is the institutional fundraising platform. So if April 30th comes around in 2022 and you haven't actually moved this outside of researching, Instrumentl will automatically roll that to the 2023 deadline. If you want to bring grant prospecting, tracking, and management to one place, we can help you do that.

Instrumentl

Bonterra

JUNE 24, 2025

And participation isn’t just a metric it’s a marker of culture, alignment, and impact. CyberGrants customers reported a 24% decrease in grant approval times from 2023 to 2024. Smarter giving leads to stronger partnerships The benefits of a digital-first CSR strategy extend beyond internal metrics.

Engineering

NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 8, 2025

Phishing attacks have surged by 1,265%, driven by the growth of generative AI, while cloud intrusions have increased by 75% in 2023 alone. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. window.dfp_npp_interstitial = googletag.defineSlot("/124057991/npp_interstitial", [[640,480]], "napco-ad-npp_interstitial").addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Grant

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.

Finance

Tony Martignetti

AUGUST 14, 2023

John Mark Vanderpool: Impact Metrics First, we resolve any confusion over impact versus outcomes and outputs. It’s … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for August 14, 2023: Impact Metrics → John Mark Vanderpool: Impact Metrics First, we resolve any confusion over impact versus outcomes and outputs.

Metrics

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.

Fundraising

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.

Metrics

Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

between 2022 and 2023. 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.

Demographics

Candid

JANUARY 20, 2023

Candid’s 2023 Seals of Transparency are here, and this year it’s even easier to earn your first Bronze Seal or update your current Candid Seal and take advantage of their perks. Earning your 2023 Candid Seals of Transparency is an essential first step to becoming eligible to use Apple Pay for accepting donations.

Strategic Plan

Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

While many have embraced the “new normal” as we move past the pandemic, there continue to be underlying challenges for nonprofits trying to raise money in 2023. Despite organizations utilizing fundraising best practices , many challenges for nonprofits remain. drop in donor retention in Q3 of 2022. This is two-fold.

Nonprofit

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

decrease in 2023 after inflation, showing how challenging it is for donors and nonprofits to keep up with inflation rates. During this step, you’ll identify trends, opportunities, and other insights to guide your fundraising strategies and make outreach more effective. Charitable giving saw a 2.1% Personalize communications.

Ethics

The NonProfit Times

JULY 30, 2024

It was the same story, different day, for fundraising during the first quarter of 2024. Giving was up (4.1%) compared to the first quarter of 2023, but the number of donors and retention both declined again, 1.3% Data is weighted across size of organization as determined by amount fundraised. and 3% respectively. of all donors.

Fundraising

Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s that time of year to start your 2023 GivingTuesday prep! GivingTuesday is quickly approaching, meaning a big day of fundraising for nonprofits like yours. Many organizations use GivingTuesday as a social media campaign to increase fundraising and spread awareness for their cause.

ChatGPT

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

With only rare exceptions, major metrics — total amounts given, number of funders, average grants — increased from the previous year. billion to charity during 2023, up from $11.2 Not every metric increased. In both 2022 and 2023 accountholders gave an average of 11.8 billion for 2022. Funders made 2.3

Metrics

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In 2023, nonprofits raised over $3.1 We understand that a big contributor to a successful GivingTuesday is your fundraising campaign site. Many organizations start fundraising before GivingTuesday, either around Thanksgiving, or even as early as late October; others incorporate GivingTuesday into their year-end fundraising campaign.

Media

Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

When it comes to reaching your fundraising goals, email reigns supreme (after direct mail and face-to-face, of course). The 2023 Neon One Nonprofit Email Report noted that the average nonprofit’s email list has 4,191 contacts. Your open rate is, of course, one of the most important metrics you’ll want to track. billion by 2025.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We’ll cover: How to set up a donation page Donation page best practices Our favorite donation page examples How to set up a donation page With today’s robust, user-friendly fundraising tools, building a donation page for your nonprofit is easier than ever. Track the performance of your form and keep adjusting to improve your fundraising.

Donation

Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

On April 16-18, 2023, 3,600+ fundraising professionals descended on New Orleans, LA for AFP ICON’s 63 rd annual conference, the largest turnout in six years. Implement procedures to asess metrics. Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z all share an interest in engaging with organizations through peer-to-peer fundraising.

Conference

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

This opportunity to connect directly and immediately with supporters has made texting a key channel year-round and especially during critical fundraising campaigns like Giving Tuesday, end-of-year fundraising , and rapid-response moments. million raised from nonprofit text messaging in 2023. Text Messaging Accounted for 4.5%

Nonprofit

CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Considering the twists that fundraising plans may have taken in 2023, it’s crucial to recalibrate for the upcoming year. As we embark on the fundraising journey in 2024, the significance of a well-structured nonprofit annual development plan cannot be overstated. What’s your plan for 2024?

Calendar

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2023

What a Nonprofit Annual Report Is Your annual report has one job: to provide an overview of your nonprofit’s activities and key metrics for a specific year. So, what 3 or 4 key performance metrics can you share that give someone a good idea of the impact of your work during the year? Sample Time!

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

In 2023, 62,575 nonprofits earned or renewed their Candid Seals of Transparency. We’re recapping the key takeaways from our recent webinar to make it easy for nonprofits to leverage Candid’s profiles for fundraising. If my nonprofit has a 2022 or 2023 Seal of Transparency, what do I need to do to get one for 2024?

Metrics

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

While goals are vital to success, SMART fundraising goals help make sure you’re setting goals that you just can’t miss. The reality is this: goals ARE vital to success —especially when fundraising for new nonprofits. Fundraising goals help a nonprofit fulfill its mission. So, what exactly is a SMART fundraising goal?

Goals

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 12, 2025

when adjusted for inflation in 2023? Small tweaks to your fundraising appeal can make a big difference in persuading people to give. Why is it important to include impact data in nonprofit fundraising appeals? By reporting impact data in your fundraising appeals, you can: Show donors the difference they can make.

Fundraising

Candid

APRIL 20, 2023

Increase donations: success is measured by an increase in donations on the platform’s embedded fundraising tools, such as those on Meta or TikTok. “A data-driven approach to social media strategy” was originally presented at the 2023 Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. Then, pull the top and bottom 10 posts.

Media

DonorSnap

JANUARY 18, 2023

When it comes to successful fundraising, relationships are at the forefront. Examples of helpful fundraising reports for nonprofits include donor retention and LYBUNT reports. Email metrics allow you to track your progress. Online Donations Online fundraising is growing fast.

CRM

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At this time of year, we assess our fundraising performance and make plans for next year. In fundraising, we talk a lot about donor lifetime value. The idea of donor lifetime value is a big one in fundraising. We need to consider the quality and intensity of the relationship between donors and our organizations.

Donation

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In the world of nonprofit fundraising, stories are more than just words on a page or images on a screen; they are the beating heart of your mission. The Power of Storytelling in Fundraising Humans are meaning-making creatures. Personal stories have an undeniable impact on fundraising efforts.

Nonprofit

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 29, 2022

It’s time once again for a recap of the best articles about fundraising that we’ve published throughout 2022. We’re happy to share these with you and hope they help your organization raise more in 2023! Fundraising Trends to Watch. Fundraising Technologies: 4 Key to Know for 2022. Event Marketing KPI’s.

Metrics

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

So many nonprofits found 2023 to be particularly stressful. Tip 1: Categorize your revenue types, such as fundraising, grants, and earned income. Tip 2: Review your upcoming funding requests, fundraising goals, and grant applications to make sure you are including an appropriate allocation for your indirect costs.

Indirect Cost