Testing

Have You Tested These 5 Assumptions Lately?
August 24, 2022 at 10:17 am

Testing is about the most basic best practice we have in direct marketing. It’s how we measure what works and what doesn’t. In fundraising, it’s critical because if there’s one lesson we’ve all learned over and over, it’s that direct mail is counterintuitive. Logic and common sense do not apply. Except when they do.

Practice Is the Road to Perfection
June 30, 2022 at 9:14 am

Today, there are so many more ways to engage with your donors in all channels & media that you have more opportunities to practice.

A Nonprofit Horror Story
May 9, 2019 at 12:36 pm

In a recent blog, we talked about the negative consequences of evaluating nonprofits on the basis of their “overhead ratios,” the ratio of the organization’s operating costs to its income. Although useful when looked at in conjunction with other aspects of the organization’s data, it can be downright misleading...

The Nonprofit Optimization Guide
October 16, 2017 at 2:18 pm

Most nonprofits struggle to make online fundraising work. And most agencies will add "digital" on to a direct mail program, but few have cracked the code to discover what really works to raise more money online. In this free eBook, you'll learn a new methodology that will help you optimize your fundraising and grow your online revenue.