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NationBuilder Insights: Finances section quick-start guide

Learn the basics of the Finances section of NationBuilder Insights.

Updated over 2 months ago

Overview

The Finances section of NationBuilder Insights provides comprehensive financial analytics to help you understand your fundraising performance, donor behavior, and revenue streams. This powerful tool offers deep insights into your organization's financial health across multiple interactive dashboards.

Key dashboards

There are three finance dashboards. Each one looks at your financial health from a different angle:

Transactions dashboard

Offers a detailed view of financial transactions.

Key metrics:

  • Total Transactions

  • Total Revenue

  • Total Contributors

  • Average Transaction

Visualizations:

  • Revenue by Month

  • Transactions by Month

  • Revenue by Source (donations, memberships, event tickets)

  • Revenue by Transaction Frequency (One-time, Recurring monthly, Recurring annually)

  • Revenue by Transaction Size

  • Revenue by Nation

  • Revenue by Tracking Code

Contributors dashboard

Provides insights into the people who donate to your organization, purchase memberships, and buy tickets.

Key Metrics:

  • Total Transactions

  • Total Revenue

  • Total Contributors

  • Average Transaction

Visualizations:

  • Revenue by Month

  • Contributors by Month

  • Contributors by Location

  • Contributors by Source (donations, memberships, event tickets)

  • Contributors by Nation

Donors dashboard

Helps you understand donor behavior and opportunities.

Visualizations:

  • Donors by type (new, retained, reactivated)

  • Revenue by donor type

  • Average donation size by donor type

Key Metrics:

  • Donor retention rate

  • Donor reactivation rate

Common use cases

  • Year-over-year performance analysis

  • Campaign effectiveness tracking

  • Donor segmentation

  • Seasonal fundraising planning

  • Revenue diversification strategies

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