ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 15, 2011 Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead and Manage a Nonprofit Organization posted by Laura L. We welcome your comments and feedback. A 2008 study shows that the nonprofit sector employs approximately 13 million people in the United States. [1] April 18, 2011 11:16 AM Laura Bush said.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

When Mashable first started buzzing about Pinterest in December 2011, I took a quick look at the site and thought to myself, “Shopping, crafters, and foodies. Finally, make note that people can “Like/Repin or Comment” on your Pins. Not relevant to the vast majority of nonprofits and (whew!) Repin your first Pin.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Tell them your initial plans for 2011 and listen to their feedback. In other words, take a page from how you approach major giving and begin treating your top fundraisers the same. If you can get new donors to a second gift, though, the likelihood increases dramatically that they will give a third gift.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 2, 2012

We welcome your comments and feedback. In 2011 I gave to over twenty different nonprofit organizations. Yet I plan to give again in 2012 to the Christian humanitarian organization and not to my alma mater, a decision which seems to run counter to commonly held assumptions about donor stewardship. For example, I gave $20.08

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Disclaimer Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Lost Your Tax-Exemption? In 2008 the IRS instituted the 990-N that requires those with $25,000 or less income to annually file; this is a postcard form. Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365 Days a Year Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 18, 2011 Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunteer?" We welcome your comments and feedback. A couple months ago, the ASU Lodestar Center released its 2010 report on Arizona Giving & Volunteering. For 2008, the CPS put the Arizona volunteering rate at 25 percent. One in three.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

The organization I helped found as Colorectal Cancer Coalition in 2005 officially became Fight Colorectal Cancer on Monday, March 6, 2011. At the 2008 conference, I attended a session presented by Farra Trompeter of Big Duck Consulting. It went over very, very well giving us confidence of how the brand would be received.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The cockroach under the refrigerator: scandal and malpractice in philanthropy posted by Travis Butterfield , Project Coordinator ASU Lodestar Center Ever since I worked with Laura Tan on editing her recent blog post , I have been thinking about the unintended effects that volunteer service can have.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

If you have suggestions for people I should interview in 2011, please let me know in the comments. 2011 Aneesha Raghunathan, Owner, Hope Line Fashions Coming soon! They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names! The way they're titled below is how they were listed at the time of the interview.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2011

The survey identified cloud computing as the top technology priority for CIOs in 2011. ” Organizations do not want to invest in infrastructure when they can using the Internet to give their people to access technology and enabled services. That is what cloud computing and Convio’s software delivery system is all about.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear.

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MAY 18, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,430 nonprofit organizations representing $2.21

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

Some important trends will be explored later to show analysis of post-Haiti giving. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,434 nonprofit organizations representing $2.19 The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving would be up 6.3%

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MARCH 17, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 1 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 17th, 2011 NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) is in Washington, DC and it’s sold out once again.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Myths about Online Giving Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 1st, 2010 There are so many myths about online giving. Older donors don’t give online Wrong. 25% of donors aged 65 and older give both online and offline.

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APRIL 15, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending February 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,430 nonprofit organizations representing $2.21 million in yearly revenue on a monthly basis.

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MARCH 19, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 3 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 19th, 2011 This is the last day of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ). That’s it for NTC 2011.

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MAY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on May 10th, 2011 The Chronicle of Philanthropy is not only a great publication, but they also publish some excellent research about online fundraising trends.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. I''ve spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments!

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JANUARY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 3 Nonprofit Predictions for 2011 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 10th, 2011 Philanthropy Journal has published three of my nonprofit predictions for 2011. Giving Gets Better 2. Social Gets Integrated 3.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

Beth is hoping that people will sign an online petition letting Apple know that people want to give on their iPhones. Should nonprofits focus on giving through iPhone applications? Not until they improve their existing online giving options and optimize their website for mobile devices. Will you get donors through a mobile app?

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Early Bird Registration for 2011 NTEN NTC is Open Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 12th, 2010 NTEN’s 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference is now open for early bird registration. The 2011 NTC should be the best yet.

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MARCH 7, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Key Trends in Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 7th, 2011 Blackbaud has released two new groundbreaking research studies that reveal insights about peer-to-peer event fundraising.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

But it’s also the latest online creation of Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. After giving Jumo some basic details and your interests the site lets you start picking projects that you are interested in.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

37% of charities reported a decrease in giving, a noticeable improvement over 2009 when 51% of organizations reported a decline. 36% of charities said that their giving revenue would increase in the last quarter of 2010, compared with the last quarter of 2009. billion in total giving for Haitian earthquake relief.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Overall Fundraising Remains Positive The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,376 nonprofit organizations representing $2.2 The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving reports that overall revenue increased by 4.3% Read more about the methodology. over last year.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,468 nonprofit organizations representing $2.25 The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving reports that overall revenue increased by 0.3% million in yearly revenue on a monthly basis.

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JUNE 2, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Questions for Geoff Livingston Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on June 2nd, 2011 I’m starting a new series of short interviews with people who are really changing what’s happening in the nonprofit sector.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Overall Fundraising Remains Positive The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,412 nonprofit organizations representing $2.2 The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving reports that overall revenue increased by 4.9% Read more about the methodology. over last year.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking How Nonprofits Can Avoid Online Credit Card Fraud Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 20th, 2011 Nonprofit organizations are a big target for online credit card fraud. There are certainly pros and cons to using these but they work.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 12th, 2011 One year ago a devastating 7.0 This is what the future looks like for transparency, accountability, and demonstrating how giving produces measurable outcomes. Technology Can your website and giving forms handle 4x their normal traffic? Do you have email templates ready to go?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

This data comes from the our donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking group and looks across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Just like a report of giving by city. Excludes donors giving $1,000 or more in 2009. This group is comprised of 14 very large nonprofit organizations with data from 2009.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Today we’ll take a look which states have the highest percentage of donors giving five or more years and donors with annual incomes greater than $100,000. This data comes from the our donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking group and looks across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Tis the Season for Charity Gift Cards Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 9th, 2010 The Los Angeles Times had an article the other day called “Causes offers gift cards for charitable giving.&# Will it work? Absolutely.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Federated campaigns often "help" their donors make giving decisions by prominently publishing such ratios next to the organizations names. Zooop — fast-forward to 2008: Charity Navigator gets new executive leadership in Ken Berger.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 2, 2011

We have our go-to report that gives us a picture of all income in a nice matrix separated by fiscal year over a 3 year period. There is no way out of the box in reporting to compare 7/1/2008-12/31/2008 vs 7/1/2009-12/31/2009 vs. 7/1/2010-12/31/2010. Leave a comment » This is just what we track.

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