Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

I use TweetDeck, Twhirl, and the Analytics reporting suite among others. So what tools did you come to depend on in 2008? It’s not cheap, but it works well, and saves me so much time invoicing, that it pays for itself several times over every month. Proprietary Tools. Adobe Air , and applications. It’s kinda cool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

A couple years ago, I made a screencast about Google Analytics for Nonprofits. Over the years, I've been able to rub elbows with metrics geeks, even to pretend to be one at the 2008 E-Metrics Summit in DC. What major contribution will you bring to Web Analytics Association and its membership? Here's his platform from the site.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

60) Search « Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team | Main | Year-End Fundraising » Tuesday Jan 06 2009 Defining a Nonprofit Websites Google Analytics KPIs (Part 2) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 12:43PM | by James OMalley In part 1 of this series, we discussed how to correctly install your Google Analytics.

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NTEN

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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits May 19, 2008 There are some really interesting tidbits of stuff out there. Everyone (including them) gets better data. Allan Benamer points out that Kintera is about to be delisted by NASDAQ.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

An expert in her field, Lori has several decades of experience working with some of the largest commercial and nonprofits in the world, but prefers to use analytics for the greater good by helping social good organizations make a bigger impact in the work that they do. The economy is complex, and uncertainty is high. Follow the Leaders.

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 17, 2009

Target Analytics' Index of National Fundraising Performance for the first quarter of 2009 had nothing but bad news. All key metrics declined for the index as a whole for the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Available later this year, this open-source solution integrates Salesforce’s data model for nonprofits, Nonprofit Success Pack , with AWS Data Lake and analytics platforms like Tableau to help nonprofit customers accelerate impact and engagement by simplifying their data operations.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 30, 2009

In 2008, non-profits and charities collected about 10% of their donations online, according to a survey by Target Analytics, but usability expert Jakob Nielsen says the amount of money collected online could be much higher — with improved website design and content that answers the donors’ real questions. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 17, 2009

Tags: analytics online community Best practices research Non-profit technology Web 2.0

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

transaction Setup Fee: $0 Commitment: None Integration: Salesforce, MailChimp, Eventbrite, Optimizely, Google Analytics, Google Docs, HubSpot, Insightly, Stripe. Founded: 2008 MobileCause has a pretty simple goal: Help nonprofits raise more money with less time and effort. MobileCause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

I use a variety of tools for this analysis, including Google Analytics, Feedburner subscriber counts, and manually tracking comment to post ratios (typepad doesn't have a nifty plugin like wordpress to automate that grunge work) A tool that use to evlauate my content is PostRank.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

At Blackbaud, Dennis has managed the Strategic Services Practice, comprised of consultants in Business Analytics, Design & Information Architecture, Deployment Services and Agency Services. Her team raises funds to help secure and distribute more than 200M meals annually for families struggling with hunger.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

According to the donorCentric study published by Target Analytics, which gathered data from 25 large nonprofit organizations ranging from CARE to Amnesty International, many nonprofits have mastered raising money from Direct Mail campaigns, but haven’t quite figured out how to replicate their fundraising success online.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2014

The Alabama Eye Bank operates the Global Sight Network , a service the eye bank started in 2008 to provide corneas prepared through long-term preservation to health-care facilities in developing countries. Check out tools for gathering, managing, and analyzing data with TechSoup Database and Analytics Product Donations.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2009

Target Analytics' Index of National Fundraising Performance for the first quarter of 2009 had nothing but bad news. All key metrics declined for the index as a whole for the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008.

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2010

So you're tracking your web analytics, and your metrics are going up in all categories. This report shows that web traffic grew on average of 6 percent for organization's sites over 2009, with 60 precent of organizations bringing in more traffic in 2009 than in 2008. But have you ever wondered how you compare to other organizations?

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

According to the donorCentric study published by Target Analytics, which gathered data from 25 large nonprofit organizations ranging from CARE to Amnesty International, many nonprofits have mastered raising money from Direct Mail campaigns, but haven’t quite figured out how to replicate their fundraising success online.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Foundations have consistently remained conservative in their grant and operational spending since the financial market crash of 2008 and have been looking to do more with their limited resources. Data and Analytics. Grants that are Hyper Issue-Focused with Holistic Approaches to Problem Solving.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2008

December 28, 2008 | David Kinard Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Making an end-of-the-year plea for funds can often create a perception for the potential donor that the non profit is unorganized and would rather use a shotgun approach to asking for money, than a relationship-based approach to developing resources. All rights reserved.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you need a good reason to read her blog, sit down for an afternoon with this incredible talk she gave in 2008 at an arts marketing summit and prepare to be blown away. When anyone asks me who's being thoughtful and analytical about social media in museums, I send them to Beck Tench. Want something a little geekier?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In 2008, the US economy was languishing in the Great Recession. These methods would also pave the way for new analytical tools to coordinate audit resolution across agencies and funding periods. Why the Environment Changed: Federal Grant News. “It

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2011

So, how can we use analytics to reduce postage costs in acquisition without harming results? If so, look at your acquisition lists from 2008/2009 then calculate your average18- or 24-month long-term donor value by list. (Be This is a double-edged sword for donor acquisition. 24-month) of the newly acquired donors by list source.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Election 2008 is remarkable for so many reasons. As agents of social change, there is a great deal the nonprofit sector can learn from Election 2008. Go Mobile: Mobile applications have surged in this 2008 and some predict it will make the difference in the election's outcome. For the first time in U.S. Tools you can Use.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2021

Launched in 2008, MobileCause pioneered the use of text-to-donate in the nonprofit sector. In the years since they have expanded to offer online, mobile, and event fundraising solutions, peer-to-peer campaigns, mobile messaging, robust reporting & analytics, and CRM integration.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Main | Care2 Launches Americas Favorite Animal Shelter Contest » Monday Oct 13 2008 Using Google Analytics to Track a Nonprofit Website (Part 1) Monday, October 13, 2008 at 01:21PM | by James OMalley Nonprofits take note: Google Analytics software application has shattered previous barriers to analyzing and optimizing websites.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2011

80% of participants used in-person asks and 73% used email to raise funds The second study is “Understanding the Value of Team Captains&# based on research from the donorCentrics Events Benchmarking Group by Target Analytics , a Blackbaud company.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

I first came across @paullyoung in September, 2008 when he implemented a birthday campaign as part of charity:water’s September campaign. In 2008, even more people joined and raised over $1 million for clean water projects in Ethiopia. charity:water continues to be an innovator in the area of online fundraising.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

We shook up our e-news format again in November 2008. That November, we saw an 80% increase in blog traffic over November 2008. The blog/newsletter strategy drives most of that, as you can see from the increase in blog traffic as a percentage of total site traffic for the last few years: 2008: 17% 2009: 19% 2010: 22% 2011: 25%.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

You can also use analytics to determine the people in your database who are most likely to fundraise on your behalf. Chris Cain has designed and implemented solutions using Blackbaud’s digital platforms since 2008. And now more than ever, doctors (and donors) need to feel the love.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2011

The organizations that participate in the Target Analytics online benchmarking group are prominent nonprofits covering a range of sectors, including animal welfare, the environment, health, human services, international relief, and societal benefit.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2010

The Target Analytics donorCentrics Index of National Fundraising Performance for 2009 reported this trend. Recurring Gift Donors only accounted for 10% of all US Donors The Target Analytics 2009 donorCentrics U.S. That’s not the case this time. First Year Donor Retention is 29.3% Recurring Giving Benchmarking Analysis says so.

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Care2

JUNE 29, 2009

According to the latest Target Analytics Index of National Fundraising Performance , the number of new donors dropped by almost 13%, as compared to 2008. The study also showed that for the first time since Target Analytics released its initial study in 2002, overall revenue per donor declined by 2.1%. compared to Q1 2008.

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Care2

JUNE 28, 2009

According to the latest Target Analytics Index of National Fundraising Performance , the number of new donors dropped by almost 13%, as compared to 2008. The study also showed that for the first time since Target Analytics released its initial study in 2002, overall revenue per donor declined by 2.1%.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2016

For all the cutting edge digital techniques employed by the 2008 Obama campaign, they still grappled with a familiar problem nonprofits often face: multiple databases with overlapping, conflicting, and duplicate information. Lesson #2: Consolidate Your Data.

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