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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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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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Findings from Nonprofit HR’s 2021 Nonprofit Talent Retention Practices survey showed that 42% of responding nonprofit leaders expected their employee turnover to increase in the coming year. About the Author Mark Becker founded Cathexis Partners in 2008, providing technical and consultative services to nonprofits of all sizes and types.

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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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Double the Donation

AUGUST 21, 2021

Survey responses. After each event or campaign, it’s a good idea to send participants a survey to capture their feedback. He previously served as director of IT consulting at a fundraising event production company focused on nonprofits. Be sure to ask questions about their online experience.

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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

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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What I’m up to these days January 29, 2008 As you might have noticed, my blogging has diminished a bit. It’s because, basically, I am about as busy as I’ve been in a very long time.

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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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Fill out the survey. { 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

OCTOBER 24, 2007

at 7:21 pm What did you get out of this survey? [poll=2] { 1 trackback } Roundup for November 2007 « Nonprofit Blog Exchange 07.09.10 at 12:09 pm { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 11.10.07 2 admin 11.10.07 at 9:00 pm Well, for one thing, I should have used mutually exclusive questions instead of checkboxes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2017

In 2014, the Center for Effective Philanthropy conducted a survey of 235 nonprofit leaders to identify the main practices used by nonprofit organizations to engage clients (Buteau, Gopal, & Buchanan, 2014). Among those surveyed, almost all of the nonprofit leaders indicated their organizations gathered client feedback (Buteau et al.,

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Well, pro bono consulting can happen entirely on digital platforms. We did a survey of hundreds of professionals during the 2008 and 2009 downturn, and found that often wasn’t the case. LG: There was a time during the pandemic when hands-on volunteer opportunities all but disappeared. How do you do that in an all-virtual world?

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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. At present, we’ve conducted one-on-one consulting engagements with over one-third of the state’s DV programs. Lessons learned from our work with agencies in the field.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 6, 2009

A March 2008 report in Science magazine, Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness , found that, "spending more of one's income on others predicted greater happiness both cross-sectionally (in a nationally representative survey study) and longitudinally (in a field study of windfall spending)." There are so many ways to give.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

Let's explore: First, some context: The survey was conducted in January of this year, and marketers on social networks -- it was kicked off with a Twitter invitation to the survey -- participated. A total of 880 marketers took the survey. The key findings: . 39% spend at least 10 hours/week.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Their donor file has quintupled since 2008. Rachel Muir , CFRE, Nonprofit Consultant, Speaker & Trainer. And they regularly maintain and update their database. This year they are on-track to break the 70% retention barrier and have already bested their stretch fundraising goal for the year. Can you do like they do?

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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. All Rights Reserved

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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. All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

A survey by PRWeek and Barkley found that 55% of male Internet users said they would pay more for a brand or product that supported a cause they cared about. A survey by PRWeek and Barkley found that 55% of male Internet users said they would pay more for a brand or product that supported a cause they cared about. All Rights Reserved

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 25, 2012

Those reasons, captured in a post-exit survey, contribute greatly to the new release of the second edition of Branham's best-seller, The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave. The original edition was based on feedback from nearly 20,000 surveys. Then came Enron, Worldcom in 2002, then the crash of 2008 exposed the depth of corruption.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

5 Biggest Trends in Online Fundraising View more presentations from Steve MacLaughlin A Sneak Peek at the Third Annual Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Survey Friday, March 18, 2011, 3:30 to 5:00 pm Attendees will be the first to hear the results of the latest Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report. All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

consulted accountants, 40.8% consulted attorneys and 38.8% consulted financial/wealth advisors when making charitable decisions 55% of high net worth households gave their largest gift in 2009 to fund general operations at nonprofit organizations 54.6% s network of friends/peers 72.4% All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2011

A Sneak Peek at the Third Annual Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Survey Friday, March 18, 2011, 3:30 to 5:00 pm Attendees will be the first to hear the results of the latest Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report. All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2010

solicit The 2010 Cygnus Donor Survey notes this and other trends. Only 26% of Nonprofits Rated their Websites Very Effective This is from the 2010 State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey. That means that today’s donor is not yesterday’s donor. All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2011

But analysis of actual data, instead of online or phone surveys, is still much more accurate and meaningful. That means that organizations with a major giving or annual fund focus are likely to have some performance differences. Retention rates for both new online and offline donors are bad. They get worse over time. All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Donors Flip Channels Dunham+Company has new data out in “A National Survey of the Impact of Offline Communication on Online Donations.&# The study was part of a Campbell Rinker Donor Confidence Survey of 510 adults nationwide who had given at least $20 to charity in the prior year. All Rights Reserved

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