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MAY 19, 2008

60) Search « Landing Page Optimization for Online Fundraising | Main | The Essentials of Online Advocacy Begin With Email » Monday May 19 2008 Care2 Website Goes Green, Saves 341,000 KW-hours Monday, May 19, 2008 at 05:08PM | by Hatef Yamini I was really excited to drive into work this morning in a Toyota Prius.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Other interesting findings include: For email newsletters, open rates and click-through rates fell slightly (1-2%) in 2008, though the changes were not strictly statistically significant. Email lists are continuing to grow, though the rate of growth was 17% in 2008. Average gift size across organizations was $71 in 2008.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot.

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See3

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

In today’s NY Times is an article about Facebook and the difficulty of getting your data removed. So to really delete my entire life on Facebook would mean deleting data from many individual accounts. One thing I have learned about the Internet is the persistence of information. Once it goes up, it’s up.

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MARCH 25, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

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. Notes ^ [1] Historically, tax-exempt organizations filed either a 990 or a 990-EZ unless their revenues were $25,000 or less. These smaller nonprofits were not required to file a year-end information report.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The "Fall Festival" advertised on their homepage is for 2008, and the "events" link opens up to a May 2009 calendar. Long overdue, the IRS finally pulled the trigger.

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Care2

OCTOBER 13, 2008

link] October 10, 2008 | FChristie I think that this is a great contest. v=cb71fk-79Uc Also, full details of my idea can be found at: www.quidproquohealthmanagement.com October 11, 2008 | Jonathan Barry my name is anandbabu and iam from vishakapatnam in india.i first i will prepare data of schools and collegs of my city i.e

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

For example, between 2006 and 2007, online donations grew by 26% but between 2007 and 2008 online donations only grew by 14%. I hope the data is useful to everyone. Dave Steadman Hamilton College March 26, 2009 | Dave Steadman Copyright © 2008, Care2.com “People are still giving. com , Inc.

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JANUARY 6, 2009

Out of the box, Google Analytics provides a lot of useful metrics, such as visitors, pageviews, most popular pages, and a variety of other helpful data. As commented on before the data is not necessarily the issue as opposed to how to look at it and what you want to look for. It has to do with marketing measurement and accountability.

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Care2

JULY 15, 2008

While youre at it, the always fantastic Agitator blog posted a video article linking to new data and a helpful article showing how to save costs related to online video. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Weve outlined three key take-aways below. Be sure to check it out. To create a new comment, use the form below.

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Care2

JANUARY 19, 2009

Note: Because of the proprietary nature of the data shared in this webinar, you need to work for a nonprofit, and you will need a password to view this presentation. id=gk63ogf2 January 23, 2009 | Allyson Kapin Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Please call Justin at 303-475-4827 or email and ask for the webinar password.

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

Results of the survey will be shared in M+R’s upcoming study which will also include data they’ve gathered about online monthly giving metrics. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All individual answers will be kept confidential. Thanks so much for your participation. To create a new comment, use the form below.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

The viewers/donors might look similar to what we see on Facebook causes but we will wait until we have some real data before speculating further. But we just don’t have enough long-term and wide-spread data to know. Thanks, Ian 3 Jan 2008 lili Thank you very much for the great information. Can anyone help me.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

The viewers/donors might look similar to what we see on Facebook causes but we will wait until we have some real data before speculating further. But we just don’t have enough long-term and wide-spread data to know. Thanks, Ian 3 Jan 2008 lili Thank you very much for the great information. Can anyone help me.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Serve as an information resource to community beyond grantees – grantees arent the only ones who could use a little networking – you can aggregate and share community data, information about funding and learning opportunities, and mapping tools like the Google Earth Outreach Program. All rights reserved.

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2007

Serve as an information resource to community beyond grantees – grantees arent the only ones who could use a little networking – you can aggregate and share community data, information about funding and learning opportunities, and mapping tools like the Google Earth Outreach Program. All rights reserved.

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Care2

AUGUST 14, 2007

Here are the quick tips from the report, but make sure to check out the full PDF article to look at all the data behind it. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com " No matter how much killer content you have, if people arent looking at, its doing you no good. Its worth it! To create a new comment, use the form below.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Well take a look at how to use both qualitative and hard data points to refine and adapt your strategy as well as the role of continuous listening and learning through implementation of pilots. What nonprofits can learn from the presidential campaigns (and other nonprofits’) 2008 online efforts Designed by Heather Holdridge | Care2.com

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

Dig Into Your Data: Look at your statistics and find out which subject lines are generating the highest open rates, and which articles and subjects are generating the most clicks. January 22, 2009 | Jill Foster Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Here are some useful tips to increase your e-newsletters performance rates.

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OCTOBER 20, 2007

If youve ever kept a list of information in Excel, you will be relieved to know that under the hood, even the most sophisticated database contains tables that look exactly like a simple list in Excel - with rows and columns of data. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com To create a new comment, use the form below.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

Understand who owns the data. Make your potential vendor prove they are open to data imports and exports without having to purchase expensive additional APIs. frogloop: Can you share any new or interesting fundraising statistics or data with us? Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Philip King: Sure.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

Numbers from more recent studies, like the 2008 Report on Charitable Confidence by the Brookings Institution, show that public confidence in the sector has risen somewhat since then, but is still disturbingly low—and projected to stay that way. Thats a pretty disturbing statistic! Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2007

Kelly Ronayne, the Director of Membership Data & Strategic Services at AARP put my personal discovery into perfect (and much more articulate) words in his presentation about CRM (Customer Relationship Management). Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Karen Taggart: karen@earth.care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Make sure your data is ready Heidi Gider, Senior Development Officer at Women’s Health Research , reminds us that your “ask” is only as good as your data, and that the most important thing to do now is to ensure that your data is accurate. September 25, 2007 | Heidi Gider Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Make sure your data is ready Heidi Gider, Senior Development Officer at Women’s Health Research , reminds us that your “ask” is only as good as your data, and that the most important thing to do now is to ensure that your data is accurate. September 25, 2007 | Heidi Gider Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

While the Causes idea smartly takes advantage of an existing platform with a huge audience, a deeper dive into the data is revealing. The Data What kind of results are people seeing to date? If youre a spreadsheet junkie, you can see the data set here. As you can see from the data, some will get lucky. per supporter.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

While the Causes idea smartly takes advantage of an existing platform with a huge audience, a deeper dive into the data is revealing. The Data What kind of results are people seeing to date? If youre a spreadsheet junkie, you can see the data set here. As you can see from the data, some will get lucky. per supporter.

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2007

Key for all of us in this field will be to share data, strategies, and tactics to learn more about what works in what context and with what audience, so if you are running a campaign, dont be shy to let us know (and yes, anonymously, of you must.) Katrin May 2, 2007 | Katrin Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Happy texting!

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JUNE 13, 2009

According to Facebook’s own data, the 55-to-65-year-old age groups activity has declined over the past couple months, some 651,080 of those users have quit Facebook. June 30, 2009 | Andi Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Those trends maybe slowing down. In todays society, people need to feel connected. All rights reserved.

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

This means that “We know how to take data from [Saleforce] and how to provide data to it,” he said. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com In discussing the new Convio “connector” to Salesforce.com, Austin said it was easy to build this connector because Salesforce has published its API openly.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

Facebook General Growth data: More than 200 million active users The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older More than 3.5 Twitter data: An estimated 5,000 to 10,000 new accounts are registered each day. May 15, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

The Data How was it collected? Then, we examined each profile and recorded the following data: Number of friends Number of comments Has the organization friended other nonprofits to drive more traffic to their own profile? Interestingly, the number of comments a profile has is perhaps the most unimportant piece of data in the study.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

The Data How was it collected? Then, we examined each profile and recorded the following data: Number of friends Number of comments Has the organization friended other nonprofits to drive more traffic to their own profile? Interestingly, the number of comments a profile has is perhaps the most unimportant piece of data in the study.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

billion in 2008 to $29.8 People choose Direct mail services and these company provides effective end-to-end direct mail services including data, printing, lettershop, fulfillment, and presort mail services. Stan @SonicPrint May 14, 2010 | Sonic Print Direct Mail Copyright © 2008, Care2.com billion in 2013.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 8, 2011

Additionally, the report cites the participation of 100 women in a specific 2008-09 campaign, which generated $141 million with a minimum gift of $1 million. in 2008, which accounts for 40% of privately held U.S. 3] However, when the data are controlled for income and education, women give more than men. businesses.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Zooop — fast-forward to 2008: Charity Navigator gets new executive leadership in Ken Berger. The new rating system will eventually give CN the data required to do much of this. By the end of 2009, Charity Navigator is doing two extraordinary things. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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