Care2

JULY 19, 2010

If your nonprofit has been contemplating entering online fundraising contests, check out the 2009 American Giving Challenge report released by the Case Foundation. Over the course of 30 days, individuals competed for donors donations and matching awards for their favorite charities. The challenge raised $2.1

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 7, 2011

When you compare that to only one trillion text messages sent in 2008, it’s clear that text messaging is growing faster than any other Web-based communication method out there today, and yet it is a tool almost entirely untapped by the nonprofit sector. However, I believe that’s about to change dramatically.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

August 11, 2008 You’ve likely heard a lot about “ cloud computing “ And what’s true is that the sales-talk about computing in the cloud certainly makes the conceptual issues behind it, honestly, well, cloudy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2013

I delivered the keynote there in 2008 and taught a workshop, “ Take Me To The Social Web.” Stephen is an expert in many training methods so this will be an excellent co-learning experience. May 16, 2013: ConnectingUp Conference Keynote I will be giving a keynote at the conference.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2007

It seems to me that they could learn from the other successful projects out there – the really successful projects are supported by a wide variety of methods, whether it be a support model, a nonprofit foundation model, a hosted model, and others. It gives me much more. However, that won’t happen. Check it out [link].

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2021

Success with early adopters can be misleading and give founders unwarranted confidence to expand. Eisenmann : The Lean Startup movement swept out of Silicon Valley starting in 2008 or so and has since been embraced by entrepreneurs around the world. False Promises. Speed Traps. Help Wanted.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

Carlyn Schulzke and Matt Hayes will discuss how current data on donor demographics impacts major-gift donations with specific emphasis on simple, safe and secure methods of attracting and engaging with cryptocurrency donors. New giving methods for your nonprofit. So fewer donors are giving, but they’re giving more.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 24, 2011

The type of tie depicted in a social network map depends on a study's content and purpose (Knoke and Yang, 2008) [3]. Click here to read "Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?" — where ASU Lodestar Center's Stephanie La Loggia, M.A. looks at charitable giving. Introduction to social network methods. and Riddle, M.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

One of the innovations that came out of the last major economic downturn is a concept that has transformed many of our organizations: giving days. While there are certainly some that don’t like the concept, it’s hard to deny that #GivingTuesday and individual giving days have made a huge impact on the world of fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2020

I first heard Penelope Burk speak at the International Conference of the Association of Donor Relations Professionals in 2008. While we may have tried new approaches, event strategies and methods of communication, our work within the fundamentals of donor relations has not changed.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

There are 5 elements key to an effective transfer or exchange of knowledge, the report suggests: Audience, Message, Method, Messenger, and Evaluation: Audience. and give them the information that is most useful to them, then follow up to ensure that your message wont be forgotten. Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

Recent trends in philanthropic giving indicate that the new generation of donors has a high interest in ensuring that their donations generate outcomes (Flandez, 2012). Nonprofit executives must be cognizant of these trends, as they may provide insight into the motivations for giving. Why Social Impact Investing Is Hurting Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Despite the difficult economy, American consumers will be going online in record numbers to support charitable causes in the final four weeks of the year – giving an estimated $4B online. While social media was honestly lower than I expected, it does show that if we provide content and ideas it will help influence giving.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

Many privacy experts argue that the recent decline in reported data breaches ( 498 in 2009 versus 657 in 2008 (PDF)) is not due to an improvement in data security practices, but rather that fewer organizations are publicly reporting such breaches. What methods do you employ to eliminate unwanted documents and media?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

A couple months ago, the ASU Lodestar Center released its 2010 report on Arizona Giving & Volunteering. The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. For 2008, the CPS put the Arizona volunteering rate at 25 percent. One in three. One in four.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2008

I truly believe that being present in an open, giving, and transparent way in spaces where your supporters are already spending their time will lead to a stronger loyalty to your mission. 2008 has been a record year for disasters and therefore a record year for disaster response. Tell us about your job?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2011

If you've read our major donor study The Wired Wealthy: Using the Internet to Connect with Your Major and Middle Donors , published in 2008 by Convio , Sea Change Strategies , and Edge Research , then you already know a few important things about major donors: half of wired major donors say that online giving is their preferred giving method.

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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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Care2

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. In 2008, I designed the Nonprofit and Social Media ROI Poetry Slam and last year was a panel on crowdsourcing that modeled crowdsourcing in the design and delivery. Method Tweeting for nonprofits: Much Ado About Something. Trust me.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In 2008, the US economy was languishing in the Great Recession. And waiting like a lion ready to pounce on its prey, hidden deep in ARRA was the expansion of certain types of data monitoring to give federal agencies new tools to root out waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars. Why the Environment Changed: Federal Grant News. “It

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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%. “People are still giving. “On the other hand, Ive been seeing that many donors are giving larger gifts but to fewer causes. Charities shouldnt be afraid to keep asking. All rights reserved.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

Peter's analysis of my "method" made me stop and take a look at what my "method" really is because, certainly, it has not been strategically planned out or even really considered until now! I started using Twitter on September 24, 2008, and my first tweet was, "Working on two new loan requests on Lend4Health."

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Daniel Hartman MAR 27, 2008 NTEN Does Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2007

2008: How do I do it right? The Technovist raises some questions about why the fear of change holds back adoption and suggests that the resistance isn't necessarily tied to specific tools, but more about giving control of direction setting and activities to individual constituents. 2006: Why does it matter?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

The image above is deck of cards and there are 52 cards in a deck. This gives me the opportunity to brainstorm 52 different tips, one to write about in more depth for each week of 2009. But, maybe you've done some of that thinking and implemented a few focused social media experiments in 2008 and have gleaned some insights.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

In my recent chapter “Managing Fundraising and Building Communities Online” in the book Internet Management for Nonprofits (Wiley, April 2010), I write in depth about one method to tackle the subject – what are organizations across the country doing? In 2008, the event netted about $18,000.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Very cool project from 2008: Twitter Vote Report. Plan and visualize your projects and results: Where are we getting (or giving) donations?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

As Benetech’s Chief Financial Officer, I’m pleased to take this opportunity to give you some insight into what these core values mean to me when it comes to our daily financial management and to setting up overall financial direction for a sustainable social enterprise. and Catherine T.

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Care2

JULY 19, 2007

That is, Im giving money immediately, to something very specific and without the real sense of having a longterm connection or obligation. Kim Cubine, Adams Hussey & Assoc July 19, 2007 | kim cubine Copyright © 2008, Care2.com In the end, I dont think that its practical to pick one type of delivery over another.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

That is, Im giving money immediately, to something very specific and without the real sense of having a longterm connection or obligation. Kim Cubine, Adams Hussey & Assoc July 19, 2007 | kim cubine Copyright © 2008, Care2.com In the end, I dont think that its practical to pick one type of delivery over another.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

" The result has been innumerable neat applications that allow you to give free gifts to your friends, watch videos on Facebook, and even manage an imaginary stock portfolio. The developers hope to revolutionize the way people give money, using the principles of group fundraising and social networking. " or "Fight Hate."

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

" The result has been innumerable neat applications that allow you to give free gifts to your friends, watch videos on Facebook, and even manage an imaginary stock portfolio. The developers hope to revolutionize the way people give money, using the principles of group fundraising and social networking. " or "Fight Hate."

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Mobile fundraising empowers people to give on the go! This type of fundraising allows you to reach supporters wherever they are as soon as they’re inspired, also known as contextual giving, Contextual giving is an integral fundraising concept that can reduce donation abandonment rates. With 72.7% of people in the U.S

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

And an added bonus of the welcome series is that it can put to rest concerns about upsetting, and potentially losing, new leads by asking them to give money right away. The study found that not only did the initial hard fundraising ask increase giving, but churn rates were actually lower on this group as well. All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

And an added bonus of the welcome series is that it can put to rest concerns about upsetting, and potentially losing, new leads by asking them to give money right away. The study found that not only did the initial hard fundraising ask increase giving, but churn rates were actually lower on this group as well. All rights reserved.

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sgEngage

JUNE 2, 2011

We’re talking the big names at every social media conference, and they have very little new to say over the past few years (with the exception of my colleague Beth Kanter who is always exploring new methods and approaches). Creativity and innovation demands unique twists and turns and methods.

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