Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Social Impact Nonprofit Social Media Survey View more presentations from Weber Shandwick Social Impact. Here's the topline results: There is extensive experimentation with social media in the nonprofit sector, but only half (51%) surveyed are active users. Measure social media with key metrics for visibility, engagement and advocacy .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

December 2, 2008 In general, although I am sometimes asked, I tend to avoid assisting clients with choosing a donor database package. As a 10,000 footer, NTEN’s new Donor Management System Survey is of keen interest. 18% of users surveyed use that one, which also accounted for 35.5% of use in very large organizations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

December 12, 2007 I had a good look at NTEN’s CRM Satisfaction Survey (yippee for data!), and although the sample sizes were small, and not representative of the nonprofit sector as a whole, the people surveyed seemed to like the open source tools available. That’s pretty impressive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

“A survey of 200 charity and foundation professionals revealed that nonprofits are finding it difficult to determine how valuable social media tools are for their organizations. Seventy-nine percent said they hadn’t found ways to do so.” – Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 12, 2009. Online giving in 2008 was up 44% from 2007.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2008

April 23, 2008 NTEN is doing some great work getting information about the use of different kinds of tools in the sector, and how people are using them. They are doing a CMS satisfaction survey, and the more info that they get, the better. and how they like them. So go rate your CMS ! {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Earlier this week, I wrote a post on about the NTEN CRM satisfaction survey. No concrete conclusions can be drawn about overall use of or satisfaction with CRM tools from this survey. December 14, 2007 I feel misunderstood. It wasn’t scientific, and the sample was about.05% million of them.) How could that be representative?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

January 16, 2008 I’ve had a few interesting things happen lately which is making me wonder about what’s happening with open source, and the perceptions of open source in the nonprofit sector. As you know, NOSI is doing a survey on the use of FOSS in the nonprofit sector. In a sense, we are, of course quite biased.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009

The results of two new surveys paint a bleak picture of the effectiveness of social media for fundraising and volunteer recruitment. A second survey, from the Cone communications agency , reached similar conclusions. It concludes that: Social technologies are not delivering much in terms of fundraising or attracting volunteers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source Tool #16: CiviCRM April 21, 2008 In honor of the webinar that is happening in a couple of weeks, I figured I’d talk a bit about CiviCRM.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Vote here for the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards. Give you the chance to register for the free 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Report, with 2,500 tagline examples. Voting will: Sharpen your understanding of what works and what doesn’t communications-wise. Inform and inspire your foundation’s messaging.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source tool #14: SugarCRM March 27, 2008 Since I’ve been covering CRMs for the webinar today, I figured I’d switch categories on my free and open source software list.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Fill out the survey. { Fill out the survey. { I can’t wait to get my grubby little fingers on the data on CiviCRM and Salesforce. So, let your voice be heard! Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

A 2008 survey of nonprofits showed that 7 in 10 nonprofits rated their tagline as poor or didn’t use one at all. The 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Report ( [link] ) provides everything an organization needs to jump start its tagline development process: Why a Nonprofit’s Name Isn’t Enough.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Listening further, I learned this was a report of a study just recently published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, using data on giving from 2008. 1 But let’s compare their numbers for 2008, the year for which the Chronicle recently reported. Giving USA’s number for individual giving in 2008 is $214 billion. Why the difference?

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NTEN

MAY 29, 2009

2008 Nonprofit IT Staffing & Spending Report. 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. Nonprofit Social Network Survey Report. Proof that Roombas really work ! There have been a lot of releases over the past month. Did you miss any? A Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Every year we survey the nonprofit technology community (via our members, program participants, and other like-communities) to learn two main things: How are WE doing , as an organization, to make your work easier, and your mission a little closer? 93% of NTEN members would (or have already) recommend membership to their colleagues.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To start with, we conducted a survey (tweet tweet!) Our survey showed that 91% of our respondents use Facebook, 63% use Twitter, 45% use YouTube and 35% use LinkedIn, amongst other media. And 92% of surveyed nonprofits plan on using at least one of these tools in 2011. is through mobile devices! Why Go Mobile? Get Engaged!

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Blackbaud's analysis of online giving in 2008 found that December accounted for about 21% of the year's transaction volume, but 48% of the total dollars raised. Online Giving Tops $15 Billion in 2008. billion was given in 2008 to US charities, exceeding $300 billion for the second year in a row. Giving USA estimates that $307.65

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MAY 14, 2009

The Nonprofit eBenchmarks study also analyzed specific list segments, such as donors vs. non-donors, geographically targeted audiences, surveys and tell-a-friend emails. The Nonprofit eBenchmarks study also analyzed specific list segments, such as donors vs. non-donors, geographically targeted audiences, surveys and tell-a-friend emails.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The results of two new surveys paint a bleak picture of the effectiveness of social media for fundraising and volunteer recruitment. A second survey, from the Cone communications agency , reached similar conclusions. It concludes that: Social technologies are not delivering much in terms of fundraising or attracting volunteers.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

M&R and NTEN just released an impressive benchmarks study that analyzed 32 nonprofits online advocacy and online fundraising programs in 2007 and 2008. The Nonprofit eBenchmarks study also analyzed specific list segments, such as donors vs. non-donors, geographically targeted audiences, surveys and tell-a-friend emails.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

We did a survey of hundreds of professionals during the 2008 and 2009 downturn, and found that often wasn’t the case. There is a misconception that employees would view budgets for those programs as money that could have retained others.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Thankfully, a recent survey conducted by BoardSource in 2012 shows signs of increased governance among nonprofits 2. Through surveying chief executive officers from all 50 states, BoardSource reported the following key findings: Increased attendance at board meetings, with 88% of respondents reporting 75% or higher attendance.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In 2008, NTEN began asking the community to tell us what they thought of the tools they use. We conducted vendor satisfaction surveys for the Constituent Relationship Management , Content Management Systems , and the Donor Management Systems nonprofits use. In summer 2009, we went looking for a better way.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 14, 2011

In previous Research Friday posts, I reviewed key findings from our annual Sector Survey on increased demand for social services and the cash crisis facing providers. Between 2000 and 2008, this revenue mix provided stability and the opportunity to grow, due to gradual increases in overall government funding. Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

Though the practice is decades old, the term was only coined in 2008, making it a relatively new field of study. Despite its recent emergence, it has gained rapid popularity, with an estimated $300 billion in impact investments in 2014, and an estimated $500 billion expected by 2019 (Sirull, 2015; Monitor Institute, 2009, p.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 » Sunday Feb 01 2009 Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 08:56PM | by Allyson Kapin What are your nonprofit resolutions for 2009? All rights reserved.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

The Donor Confidence Report by Campbell Rinker which surveyed over 500 U.S. donors asked whether donors expected to give the same amount, more, or less in 2010 compared with 2009. The Donor Confidence Report by Campbell Rinker which surveyed over 500 U.S. the lowest score since December 2008.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Many of these organizations continue to see 2X to 3X the daily traffic of average days in 2008. (A Here are some of the other data points and trends that research and system performance revealed in 2009: More than 111 million consumers planned to donate online to charity in the last quarter of 2009.1.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2012

Because this is a pilot program, you or your staff will be surveyed within six months of receiving your donation. Evergreen and International Rivers were runners-up in the 2008 Show Your Impact contest. Your responses will help TechSoup and Adobe understand if this program was useful, and how it could be improved.

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Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2009

Chris McCroskey, founder of TweetCongress says that in 2009, the number of Members of Congress using Twitter has gone from two dozen to more than 160. According to Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, Internet use among Latino adults rose by 10 percentage points, from 54% to 64% between 2006-2008.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

According to the Council for Aid to Education's 2008 Voluntary Support of Education Survey , matching gifts as a percentage of corporate giving totaled $175 million in 2008, up $6 million from the previous year. It’s not hard to see why matching gifts are so popular.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 29, 2008

May 29, 2008 NTEN just released their CMS satisfaction survey. Wordpress (which was not originally in the survey, they parsed this data out from the “other&# category) was at 2%. Anyway, the survey report, and survey data are worth looking at if you are shopping for a CMS. { Ok sorry for evangelizing.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

November 2010 Fundraising Survey The first Nonprofit Research Collaborative fundraising survey is based on completed questions from 2,349 charities, 163 foundations, and 386 grant makers. Invitations to participate in the survey were sent by the six partner organizations to their constituents. renewed contracts.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Key Insights from the 2010 Global State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on October 27th, 2010 Blackbaud has conducted its North American State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey annually for six of the past seven years.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2011

The first study is the “Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising Consumer Survey&# which was developed by Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council. An online survey of individuals who have participated in at least one walk, ride, or run event in the last two years was conducted.

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