Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2022

These key event metrics quantify the success of your events, and can show you how to improve them. Tracking these key event metrics can deliver critical insight into what you’re doing well, and where your events need improvement. So what are those metrics, and what data do you need to track to analyze them? Sponsorship Dollars.

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Future Fundraising Now

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

From the Better Fundraising Blog, here are eight foundations (plus my comments) for success in fundraising: Communicate with your donors regularly. Focus more on improving the metrics that matter most, like net revenue and retention rate, and focus less on metrics like likes and awareness. You lose them. Build a donor pipeline.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 30, 2024

To better understand the shortcomings of for-profit metrics as a true measure of nonprofit success, lets look at how return on investment (ROI) is calculated. You will have the elements to translate between and marry the business metrics that ROI measured and your mission impact criteria.

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The Fundraiser Coach

MARCH 30, 2025

blog series, a six-part guide for building stronger, more sustainable donor relationships. In unsettled times, it’s tempting to focus on metrics: number of meetings, dollars raised, goals hit. Build Connection: The First Step in Securing Transformational Gifts Welcome to my B.R.I.D.G.E. What Gets in the Way of Connection?

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Blackbaud

APRIL 24, 2025

Mistake #6: Neglecting Data and Metrics Fail: Decisions are based on anecdotes rather than data-backed evidence. Track key metrics: Review donation retention rates, average gift size, cost per dollar raised, and lifetime donor value. Are they capturing the metrics that matter most for your organization?

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The Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Most nonprofits already have a dedicated website with donation pages, blog content, contact forms, testimonials, and other information about their cause. If you’re unsure about which data metrics to keep an eye on, then you’re in the right place. Why Are Website Data Metrics Important? Top Website Data Metrics to Track.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 14, 2025

For beginners, your success metrics and key performance indicators can provide essential direction. Each award category provides example proof points to guide you on metrics to share. The post How to Craft an Award-Worthy Nomination for the Blackbaud Impact Awards first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 13, 2025

For clarification, please see our blog on this topic. The bottom line, for our purposes in this blog, is that objectives are increments or building blocks of a larger, over-arching goal. Use metrics, data, or benchmarks. But First: Objectives or Outcomes? What Are SMART Objectives?

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 30, 2024

You can also have AI analyze recordings of past pitches to review metrics like listening ratio, speaker engagement, and overall emotional tone of the meeting. The post How to Use AI for the Right Ask (Without Being Creepy) first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 18, 2025

Making this shift includes moving beyond traditional metrics of success that prioritize short-term results over long-term sustainability and embracing approaches that are relational, equitable, and human-centered. The post Innovative Approaches for Grantmakers to Address Grantee Well-Being first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

And once you’ve shared your report with stakeholders, be sure to track engagement metrics afterwards to see how well your report performed and in which ways it could be strengthened in the future. The post 6 Best Practices for Increasing Engagement with Digital Impact Reports first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 6, 2025

If you have other metrics you have used, please share! What was the rate of growth in individual grant sizes? What was last years conversion rate? What was the rate of grant-flipping, moving from declined to awarded? What was the rate of brand-new funder growth?

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 23, 2025

” Monitor Performance Regularly: Track key metrics like CTR and conversion rates, making adjustments as needed to maintain compliance and optimize results. The post Maximizing Impact and Visibility with Google Ad Grants for Nonprofit Growth first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud. ” Bad: “We need donations.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

How to Measure: Use metrics like sponsorship revenue growth, cost of acquisition, and renewal rates to evaluate which partnerships are delivering the best financial returns. Create an action plan: Choose one area to explore, set up financial metrics, and implement the plan.

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore key tactics and best practices for raising the most money in December, ensuring your organization ends the year on a high note. December is a critical month for nonprofits, often bringing a surge of charitable giving as donors seek to make year-end contributions. Leverage the Holiday Spirit 1.1

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Candid

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Create long-term, sustainable ecosystems for social impact: By convening stakeholders as trusted advisors, promoting shared learning, and aligning on common goals and community-defined success metrics, PBIs cultivate a cohesive and effective social impact ecosystem that ultimately drives systemic change.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The post Convert the Next Wave of Rage Donors into Lifelong Supporters first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud. If you implement strategies to flip negativity into hope and frustration into action, you can help your organization turn an onslaught of small, anger-fueled gifts into real change.

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Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2025

In this blog, well cover everything you need to know about the key foundations of an effective donation form , along with practical tips and tricks to boost conversions and satisfaction alike. From there, analyze key metrics, such as abandonment rates and average donation size, to identify areas for improvement.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

One of the easiest ways to do that is through your organization's blog. How can you lead your audience back to your blog again and again for exclusive information, stories, and updates about the campaign? As the progress meter advances, each new milestone could unlock a new piece of exclusive content on the blog.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 6, 2025

This finding is particularly puzzling because the majority of those surveyed expressed confidence in their abilities, in the effectiveness of their fundraising materials, and in the fairness of their performance metrics. This shift in perspective can transform how we engage with prospects. And that’s a goal worth investing in.

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amplifi

JANUARY 30, 2025

At amplifi, we use the 12-month metric but feel free to choose what works best for your audience. If youre like us and use the 12-month metric for active donors, you can consider anyone whose last gift was 13-23 months ago at risk of lapsing, and those who last gave 24 to 36 months ago as lapsed. Engagement.

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Blackbaud

MAY 21, 2025

Before testing, know your baseline metrics average gift amounts and your forms conversion rate. Free Resource Major Giving with Blackbaud Raisers Edge NXT: A Lookbook for Fundraisers Download Now The post Try A/B Testing of Your Donation Form for the Optimal Giving Experience first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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Fluxx

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Beyond the traditional metrics of grant awards, a deeper dive into grantmaking data unveils valuable insights. This blog will show how data, specifically regarding funds, awards, and geographic impact, can be harnessed to optimize grantmaking strategies.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Generate blog content: Consistent blog content can keep community members tapped into your organization and eager to sign up for your upcoming events. As you share content on social media, track metrics, like impressions and likes, to assess your performance.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Participate in cross-blogging. Cross-blogging opportunities require your nonprofit to partner with similar organizations to write posts for their online blog audiences. Outline the mutual benefits of this opportunity—by writing posts for your nonprofit’s blog, your partners will also be able to reach a new audience.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 11, 2025

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 28, 2025

Measure Your Progress and Refine Track Key Brand Metrics Brand clarity is about more than warm, fuzzy feelingsit also impacts measurable results. The post From Mission Impossible to Mission Unstoppable: Cracking the Code on Nonprofit Brand Clarity first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

What metrics will you track? The post Use GivingTuesday to Supercharge Your Year-End Giving Campaign appeared first on Greater Giving Blog. How to Build a Year-End Giving Campaign (That Includes GivingTuesday) 1. Start With a Clear Goal What do you want to accomplish before the year ends? How much money do you need to raise?

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 6, 2024

Grant Professional Association’s GrantZone has over 70 discussion threads on grant metrics, from understanding if a new position’s expectations are realistic to helping directors identify accurate metrics for a team. Having a universal understanding of what an organization hopes to gain from metrics creates purpose.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 19, 2024

These metrics can then guide layout decisions, calls-to-action, and content structure. The post How Nonprofits Can Collaborate with a Design Agency on their Website Investment first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud. By setting measurable targets, you give your design agency a clear direction.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2025

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Blackbaud

APRIL 22, 2025

The post Recruitment for Nonprofits 101: A Guide to Getting Started first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud. Over time, youll start to develop the optimal recruitment solutions for your nonprofit and build (and retain ) a team of passionate advocates.

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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. Email Marketing Metrics.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 8, 2024

When looking at online benchmarks and digital revenue, we saw that any growth or ground held was due to increases in sustainer metrics. Open rates have become overinflated due to machine opens and, for the first time in 16 years of producing this report, we have determined that open rates are no longer a metric we can include.

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Critical Fundraising

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Each month, the Critical Fundraising blog presents a digest of the best fundraising-related blogs and articles from the previous month that have adopted a critical fundraising mode of thought. Evan Feinberg says the efficiency metrics used by ratings agencies such as Charity Navigator aren’t the right ones. True enough.

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll break down these three types of grants, explain their unique characteristics, and offer guidance on how to use them effectively. Performance Metrics : Funders often require detailed reports on the program’s progress and impact. Capital Grants 1.1

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Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Important activities: Prepare progress and financial reports that follow the funder’s specific guidelines, using both quantitative data (like metrics and KPIs) and qualitative insights (such as testimonials and stories). The post Understanding the Grant Lifecycle: Info for Nonprofits first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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