Robert Weiner

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Roundup of 2009 Online Giving Stats

Robert Weiner

69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. Donors were still giving, but in smaller amounts. Its findings included: The 151 nonprofits that provided data for both 2008 and 2009 reported that overall donations fell by a median of 9% while online gifts grew by 5%.

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Matching Gifts Best Practices

Robert Weiner

SupportingAdvancement.com has published the results of their 2008 survey on how nonprofits are handling corporate matching gifts. The findings included: Although 99% of respondents accept matching gifts, only 67% actively ask individual donors to request matching gifts. 63% raised over $50,000. 63% raised over $50,000.

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Taking Advantage of a Crisis

Robert Weiner

All key metrics declined for the index as a whole for the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008. All of the industry sectors analyzed in the index had revenue declines over this period, and all but one sector had declines in donors as well.

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Social Media for Revenue or Volunteers? Maybe Not

Robert Weiner

" The survey is based on responses from about 200 mid-sized nonprofits (defined as having revenues between $1 and $5 million annually) between July 2008 and March 2009. It concludes that: Social technologies are not delivering much in terms of fundraising or attracting volunteers.

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Matching Gifts Best Practices 2009

Robert Weiner

The findings included: 96% of respondents accept matching gifts (down from 99% in 2008), but only 60% actively ask individual donors to request matching gifts. 67% said they include matching gifts when calculating donor recognition in gift clubs or other donor recognition levels. Over 26% raised over $250,000.

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Cn U Raise $ Via Txt?

Robert Weiner

The information below was current as of December 15, 2008. , and the subsequent TechSoup discussion , I’m posting an analysis conducted by Sarah Grosvenor , the Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Willamette University , on the potential for mobile fundraising at the University. " read more.

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