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2008 Charitable Giving Exceeds $300 Billion

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While an estimated $307 billion dollars was given to charitable causes in 2008; total fundraising declined an inflation adjusted of 5.7% With an estimated two-thirds of charities experiencing a decrease in 2008 overall giving, I decided to take a look at how things are shaping up so far in 2009. from 2007 levels.

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"2008 is going to be a challening year." To quote Yogi Berra, "It's deja vu all over again."

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"2008 is going to be a challenging year." While I don't think anyone anticipated that the end of 2008 would be as ugly as it was, the content of the article is probably even more valuable today. He wrote that: "In addition to the recession, we are also seeing some other troubling indicators.

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10 Things Fundraisers Can Do to Adapt During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

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Strategize with this economic downturn in mind, not the 2008 recession. While it’s natural to look back at the recession of 2008, this is a very different economic disaster. We are currently planning for a year ahead, but we have far more questions than answers.

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Fighting Through a Down Economy: How Admissions Offices Adjusted

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When the economy crashed in 2008, we all felt the negative impact, including K-12 private schools. While overall enrollment numbers have not completely returned to pre-2008 levels, the journey back is well underway. This is a guest post by Daniel Weede, Senior Account Executive at Blackbaud.

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Advice for Women Leaders

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percent of the increase in total labor force growth between 2008 and 2018.". According to the US Department of Labor , in 2010 "the median weekly earnings of women who were full-time wage and salary workers was $669, or 81 percent of men’s $824.". That said, ladies, we have a lot of work ahead of us.

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How to Keep Donors Engaged When Everything is Changing

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I first heard Penelope Burk speak at the International Conference of the Association of Donor Relations Professionals in 2008. You need to continually build trust and loyalty with donors.

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The benefits of using Web 2.0 tools: a view from the corporation

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There were internal benefits as well, with 68% citing an increased access to knowledge, up 30% from 2008, and 54% claiming reduced communications costs, up by 20% from 2008. ” One big standout for me was the statistic that claims 52% of respondents feel they have increased the effectiveness of their marketing using web 2.0

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