âIâm increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we donât do something very foolish. I mean with artificial intelligence weâre summoning the demon.â â Elon Musk We do not know the full power of [...]
The nonprofit executive director's time and energy are precious commodities, particularly in small organizations where a single individual is often the director of HR, IT, finance, and, well...everything. It's easy to see how performance evaluations (not to speak of nonprofit performance management) can feel like another large spoonful on an [...]
Donor data drives your nonprofitâs fundraising efforts. When you (as we recommend) focus on donor retention, your donor data helps you build relationships with your current supporters. If youâre comfortable with your retention strategies and have moved on to expanding your network with acquisition strategies, you can also use donor [...]
T. Clay Buck and Ryan Woroniecki will show you how to safeguard your data, keep your donors happy, and protect yourself and your org. Full Transcript: Steven: All right. Ryan, Clay, I got 2:00 Eastern. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started? Clay: Let's do [...]
The personal touch works! A random sampling of about 4,000Â Bloomerang customers found that those who reached out to donors personally (phone, email, text, in-person) in March and April 2020 saw significant year over year increases in revenue compared to those who didn't. Those trends continued on in May 2020: Your [...]
In today's digital-dominated world, personal touches like handwritten notes and phone calls can break through the noise. Though mostly anecdotal, top fundraisers and consultants have espoused the power of such personal touches, particularly the use of the phone. We even have some data to back it up: McConkey-Johnston International in [...]
Each quarter the Fundraising Effectiveness Project releases their latest findings from billions of dollars donated through the participating donor database companies providing anonymous data from the majority of their customers. This allows the philanthropy world to establish metrics in a similar fashion to all of the key industries within the [...]
It does you no good to drive folks to your website⊠have them follow you on social media⊠or even hear about you in the news â unless they take an action that furthers your mission. Trust me, I know. At one nonprofit where I worked we asked folks to [...]
It's late June, which in the philanthropy world always means the release of the latest Giving USA report. The report estimates total giving in the United States based upon a multitude of sources. It is the oldest and most referenced barometer on the state of the charitable sector's health. The [...]
Do you have a background in finance? Me neither. Whatâs funny is that I wasnât a person who loved data and numbers until I entered the nonprofit world. Much to my surprise I now live, eat, and breath numbers every day. Iâm a disciplined person by nature, and I suppose [...]
Evidence is piling up from more than one source in the world of philanthropy regarding the reduction in small and medium-sized gifts. In the past year, both Giving USA and the Fundraising Effectiveness Project report have reported that the level of giving from small and medium gifts is dropping. Â [...]
As expectations increase for more sophisticated development strategies and tactics that win and keep donors engaged with organizations, donor data plays an increasingly influential role in the nonprofit landscape. The good news is that most nonprofits already have excellent record-keeping practices in place thanks to the integration of CRM and [...]