Robert Weiner

MARCH 25, 2009

Convio has released a new online fundraising benchmark report that is based on data from 600 of Convio’s nonprofit clients from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. Compared to 2007, results for online fundraising were up 14 percent, email file growth was up 28 percent, and Web site traffic was up 20 percent.

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Benchmark Report Online Fundraising 100

Robert Weiner

JULY 9, 2009

Things haven't improved much since Care2 published their 2007 analysis, The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes. It took years for email to become a viable fundraising channel. A recent survey published by NTEN, Common Knowledge, and ThePort had a similar conclusion: Only 39 percent of respondents said they've raised money on Facebook.

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Causes Facebook Analysis Washington 100

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

She's trying to make the case for investing in Advancement Services at a college that seems to only want to invest in fundraisers. In his blog post on evaluating fundraising programs, Measuring Success The Buffett Way , Jason McNeil asks What measures might Warren Buffett use to evaluate development effectiveness?

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Service Retention Evaluation System 183

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

, and the subsequent TechSoup discussion , I’m posting an analysis conducted by Sarah Grosvenor , the Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Willamette University , on the potential for mobile fundraising at the University. Sarah granted me permission to share her findings with the world.

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Raise United States Analysis University 100