Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Although the news is a little better for the retention of repeat donors, who account for 37% of all donors, even this loyal group shrunk by nearly 5% from 2023 to 2024. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , only 8% of first-time donors make a repeat gift.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

fundraising salary dipped slightly by 0.2% — from $96,621 in 2023 to $96,449 in 2024 — the median salary rose from $83,000 to $87,672, a 5.6% In 2023, women earned an average of $92,882 compared to $114,938 for men. Here are the top takeaways on the current state of nonprofit employee salaries from the report.

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2025

And, as more organizations experiment with and invest in texting, it’s clear — with the investment in text messaging rising 75% from 2023 to 2024, according to M+R — that those organizations that try it are seeing value and scaling up. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

billion in charitable contributions in 2023, representing about 8% of total giving in the U.S. While planned giving programs can take years to yield actual gifts, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be tracking every metric from the program’s inception! According to Giving USA 2024 , planned giving bequests accounted for $42.6

CRM

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

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. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

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. And so the concept here is that you will always be able to have a shortlist of opportunities that you can start to pursue. What kind of program?

Instrumentl

NonProfit PRO

JULY 24, 2025

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Award

Bonterra

JULY 16, 2025

CSR fun fact: In 2023, Merck spent $3.6 Examples of corporate social responsibility initiatives Bronco Wild Fund: In 2023, this fund provided over $2.3 CSR fun fact: The electric pickup trucks sold in 2023 are projected to save 1.9 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

Ethics

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

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

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Here’s what we suggest: We need to start rethinking annual giving metrics to create a new storyline about fundraising for higher education. Maybe we need to focus our attention on narrower metrics. News & World Report metric of alumni participation , the impact of this ranking indicator is going to show in our data for years.

Metrics

Candid

MAY 22, 2024

The Q4 2023 Quarterly Fundraising Report , released in April, found significant year-over-year declines across all metrics for 2023, including the number of donors, total dollars raised, and retention rates. The post 5 takeaways from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2023 data appeared first on Candid Blog.

Fundraising

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

Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

between 2022 and 2023. To evaluate your segments, your nonprofit should: Review engagement metrics. Look at metrics like email open rate, click-through rate (CTR), direct mail response rate, donor retention rate, fundraising totals, and event attendance, depending on the strategies you implement.

Demographics

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. The organizations that can do the best job of retaining donors in 2023 will be most successful—not just in this year, but for years to come. This problem is not going away.

Nonprofit

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

Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s that time of year to start your 2023 GivingTuesday prep! Because of the increase in donations, GivingTuesday is a great opportunity for your organization to boost your acquisition metrics. GivingTuesday is quickly approaching, meaning a big day of fundraising for nonprofits like yours.

ChatGPT

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. However, make sure you have the right tools and technology in place to capture these metrics. Charitable giving saw a 2.1% Fortunately, there are ways your organization can battle these disheartening statistics.

Ethics

Candid

JUNE 12, 2023

In mid-May 2023, shouts of joy could be heard in the Candid offices. In fact, between August 2022 and April 2023, the IRS released very little 990 data at all. Details and impact of the May 2023 990 release Between May 5–18, 2023, the IRS released around a million 990 files. Or maybe there was a landing on Mars.

Demographics

Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

Read our article here about our 2023 successes. As we have worked with nonprofits, some of those nonprofits love to delve into data and constantly adjust goals and metrics, and other nonprofits need more guidance about how to structure their goals to be data-driven. Last year’s data is used for all this year’s applications.

Grant Writing

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. Here are our top takeaways and a glimpse of the inspiration attendees experienced onsite. The most successful campaigns begin with research.

Conference

The NonProfit Times

JULY 30, 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% Despite the negative trend, dollar amounts have stabilized compared to 2023, with dollars donated by new donors decreasing by only 1.9% and 3% respectively. of all donors, had the sharpest decline at 10.4%.

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

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. According to the 2023 Neon One Nonprofit Email Report , 28.59% is the average nonprofit’s open rate. Something like this.

Nonprofit

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In 2023, nonprofits raised over $3.1 Use the impact metric to clearly define what each person’s gift will support The Council For Exceptional Children clearly displays how each donation creates an impact. Our 2023 Giving Study found that 76% of the younger generation was influenced to give because of social media and advertising.

Media

NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 23, 2023

As a nonprofit leader, you are increasingly at the forefront of addressing societal inequity through your work. Here’s a comprehensive blueprint for nonprofits to effectively showcase their equity efforts for grant application success.

Applicant

Candid

MAY 4, 2023

Source: Candid, 2023. Source: Candid, 2023. Source: Candid, 2023. To dive deeper into the factors that positively affect the sharing of demographic data, we created a metric called “survey completion level”, ranging from zero to four. Source: Candid, 2023.

Demographics

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?

Template

Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

In 2023, 62,575 nonprofits earned or renewed their Candid Seals of Transparency. A nonprofit can earn a Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum Seal for its nonprofit profile on Candid’s GuideStar by sharing information about its mission, programs, financials, leadership, and/or goals and metrics.

Metrics

DonorSnap

JANUARY 18, 2023

Email metrics allow you to track your progress. The post Nonprofit CRM: A Complete Guide for 2023 appeared first on DonorSnap. Research also shows that it can take up to 7 “touches” before a prospect responds. With a CRM like DonorSnap, you can send out print, mass email, drip email, and text message campaigns.

CRM

CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Considering the twists that fundraising plans may have taken in 2023, it’s crucial to recalibrate for the upcoming year. Whether you have a previous fundraising plan or not, review your 2023 fundraising activities to gather insights. What’s your plan for 2024?

Calendar

Candid

APRIL 20, 2023

Twitter analytics Facebook insights Instagram insights LinkedIn analytics TikTok analytics Once you have exported data from the last year, sort posts by the metric you’re most interested in, such as engagement, reach, or link clicks. If you haven’t exported your data before, here are how-to guides for major platforms.

Media

Candid

JUNE 20, 2023

This information can also help you set benchmark KPIs and metrics that are important for your organization to track over time. Common examples of these complimentary datasets include grant, compensation, financial, census, and subject area-specific data, such as homelessness, climate change , and education. Eastern Time.

Demographics

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Last month, Tatango and MissionWired released the Nonprofit Text Messaging Insights Report as a starting point for metrics on fundraising and engagement text messaging across the nonprofit industry. million raised from nonprofit text messaging in 2023. Here are six takeaways from the report: 1. Text Messaging Accounted for 4.5%

Nonprofit

Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

You can see here how each platform is doing, comparing numbers and averages from 2023 with the previous year. In 2023, we experimented with different types of content like open-ended questions and graphics. If you want to learn more about building out a social media strategy, check out my 2023 article on the topic.

Media

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 29, 2022

We’re happy to share these with you and hope they help your organization raise more in 2023! In 2023, keep an eye out for these trends: Creating a Comprehensive Fundraising Plan for Your Nonprofit. Critical Fundraising Metrics to Increase Donor Retention. Fundraising Trends to Watch.

Metrics