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JUNE 7, 2016

It is a common misconception amongst nonprofits today that advocacy brings a risk of losing nonprofit status, but this perception is pure myth. Only when lobbying activities become “substantial” does a possibility arise where your nonprofit status can be revoked. What does this mean? Where some confusion sets in.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. Couple that with the rising cost of donor acquisition and you’ve got an incredibly difficult environment for fundraisers (and their nonprofits) to succeed. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008.

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JUNE 9, 2016

Additionally, there is often a demand on advocacy’s return on investment (ROI) by nonprofit boards, donors, and CEOs. These realities make it more evident that each nonprofit needs a unified voice, powerful enough to withstand the process of making policy. Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Whether big, small or mid-sized, nonprofits are looking for ways to better understand donors and focus their fundraising on creating opportunities for donors to support the particular causes and interests they care about. ” Nonprofits use a broad range of strategies to focus their fundraising on donors.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed? John Hancock was approached by the mayor of Boston in 2008 with a collaborative opportunity that falls in the latter category. After all, not all nonprofits have the capacity to bring in another headcount, despite best intentions.

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MAY 18, 2020

Strategize with this economic downturn in mind, not the 2008 recession. While it’s natural to look back at the recession of 2008, this is a very different economic disaster. We are currently planning for a year ahead, but we have far more questions than answers.

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MAY 27, 2020

I first heard Penelope Burk speak at the International Conference of the Association of Donor Relations Professionals in 2008. You need to continually build trust and loyalty with donors.

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JANUARY 24, 2009

The nonprofit sector is no exception. For many in the nonprofit sector, the effects show up in the form of lower revenue and increased demand for services. For many in the nonprofit sector, the effects show up in the form of lower revenue and increased demand for services. Expand the donor base.

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

Both the The Chronicle of Philanthropy and The NonProfit Times covered the story. This type of data is one of the many benefits of providing our nonprofit clients software and service through the SaaS model. had more than 365 donations in 2008).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

According to the Council for Aid to Education's 2008 Voluntary Support of Education Survey , matching gifts as a percentage of corporate giving totaled $175 million in 2008, up $6 million from the previous year. Today, ACS is among the country’s largest nonprofit recipients of matching gifts.

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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. In 2017, we saw an increase in foundation collaboration across initiatives with nonprofits, community members, corporations and governments.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Grants for nonprofit organizations that formerly had been managed under a variety of federal regulations would come under one umbrella of the new grant regulations called 2 CFR Part 200-Uniform Guidance , also known as the “Super-Circular” or “UG.”. In 2008, the US economy was languishing in the Great Recession.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

Since 2008, SEFCU’s Community Support Program has helped more than seven million people within its branch footprint – which includes upstate New York’s Capital Region, Binghamton, Syracuse and Buffalo areas – through funding vital nonprofit organizations. with more than $3.7

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

I am willing to bet just about anyone that has worked in the nonprofit sector for a notable amount of time has benefited from the work of Idealist.org. Nonprofit Organization libraries : The Nonprofit FAQ answers common questions that organizations run into and there are resources for all kinds of staff from webmasters to volunteer managers.

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MARCH 3, 2009

Twitter has had a banner 2008. • ~5 million users at the end of 2008. • Net result is 600% growth in 2008. So, I’m not the only one out there who became a new user in 2008 and who plans to keep using in 2009. What are some nonprofits doing in Twitter? In fact, I know I’m not alone.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

As we sift through the data, we’re learning some interesting things and finding correlations with other data that can help nonprofits make better decisions. I chatted with a nonprofit executive last week as we let her know that Austin ranked 7th on the list when it comes to per capita online giving.

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MARCH 13, 2014

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. Nonprofits considering peer-to-peer programs should set realistic goals and recognize the costs that will be required, Hessekiel said.

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MARCH 3, 2009

Twitter has had a banner 2008. • ~5 million users at the end of 2008. • Net result is 600% growth in 2008. So, I’m not the only one out there who became a new user in 2008 and who plans to keep using in 2009. What are some nonprofits doing in Twitter? In fact, I know I’m not alone.

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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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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

As many nonprofits and socially conscious organizations and businesses now know, the Obama for America campaign broke the mold this election season in almost every aspect: fundraising, outreach, grassroots efforts and particularly using the Internet and new media to do almost everything. Obama writes a long blog to explain his reasoning.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

In comparison, overall charitable giving to 5,170 nonprofits representing over $17 billion in annual giving grew 1.4 million in assets, the Foundation works with people who sell Herbalife , known as “members,” to identify prospective nonprofit partners throughout the world, and then invites those nonprofits to apply for support.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

” Vinay often talks about the reason we are a cloud platform is because it “matched the way nonprofits operate.” ” I laughed to myself and thought, “Wow, Vinay was on to something when he founded Convio as a 'cloud computing' company eleven years ago.” So cloud computing is cool.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Word on the street is that acquiring new donors and then retaining them is getting more and more difficult and more and more expensive for nonprofit organizations. That happened sometime in 2008 or 2009. Author: Michelle Shefter. They never called or emailed to say, “Hey, Michelle!

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APRIL 7, 2010

I’m in Atlanta on the eve of the 2010 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference and excited about the few people that I have already run into and looking forward to reuniting with more friends and NPTech peeps. NTEN attracts the smartest people in the nonprofit sector; they’re all worth talking to. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

What does this mean for nonprofit email marketers? There's a good post from OtherInbox that all you nonprofiteers might want to emulate for your Gmail users to encourage them to mark your messages as Priority. Here's a gem of a post from Peter Genuardi in 2008 that addresses this exact point. Send the right content.

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APRIL 9, 2015

In 2008, the Baltimore Ravens made what some would say was an unconventional hire when they named John Harbaugh as their new Head Coach. Nonprofit Fundraising #tbt fundraising ideas fundraising tips peer to peer risk management' Until next time… When fear knocks, let faith answer the door. Thanks Robin!

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JANUARY 28, 2010

I’m connected in different ways to numerous nonprofit organizations. And with the publishing of the 2010 Nonprofit Resolutions Guide , 5 main lessons learned in the way of multi-channel marketing were evident in 2009. Two emails from the same nonprofit in one day? Author: Emma Zolbrod. Coordinate your efforts.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

percent drop from 2008. Let’s help make the year-end giving season come alive for your friends, family and the nonprofits that make a difference. Nearly 21% have not yet decided how much to give and to what charity. According to the National Retail Federation U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $682.74

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MARCH 7, 2011

In 2008, I had stumbled across their book Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It in an airport bookstore. Within a month, I had moved Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council (where I was CEO at the time) to become the first nonprofit in the country to migrate to a results-only work environment.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

More than 63% of online consumers plan to use the Internet to donate to charities of their choice during the upcoming holiday season, up from 51% in 2008 – when you look at the amount they plan to give it looks like organizations ready to engage online could see a more prosperous holiday season than those late to the online game.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Well it is officially spring in Austin and with spring brings a return to warmer weather, longer days, Easter egg hunts, and metrics for the nonprofit professional. And like Easter candy there seems to be an endless craving for information about how nonprofits are faring and how they can do better. Small organizations grew fastest.

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JUNE 18, 2013

However, in the last 5 years, between 2008 and 2012, giving by individuals averaged just 72% of the total. At the same time over the course of the last 40 years, giving by foundations has increased, from between 6% and 7% of the total in the years 1973 to 1992, to 14% of the total in the last five years (2008-2012).

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JANUARY 19, 2021

According to Blackbaud Institute Index , across all nonprofit subsectors, there has been a 36% increase in online giving year-over-year from April through June 2020 compared to the same time period in 2019. Chris Cain has designed and implemented solutions using Blackbaud’s digital platforms since 2008. increase in online giving.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

How do you think online constituent engagement is trending for nonprofits? Each year the Convio Benchmark Report tracks just this: how well nonprofits and their constituents are engaging with each other online. Author: Tad Druart. But it’s one thing to have a hunch about the trends.

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MARCH 19, 2009

Originally posted on the Nonprofit Strategies blog by Andrew Olsen of Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare. Many nonprofits are doing this, and doing it well. Here’s a sample of our 2008 year-end campaign. In December of 2008 we conducted our typical year-end direct mail campaign. Multi-channel fundraising.

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APRIL 13, 2011

My response to both topics is the same… it is time for nonprofits to mail smarter. Nonprofits do not consider the complete picture when they make decisions on list selection solely by measuring initial response rate, cost per donor acquired and average gift. This is a double-edged sword for donor acquisition.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

A couple weeks ago, we announced the retirement of Common Ground to help focus our CRM products serving small- to mid-sized nonprofits. For fundraising and CRM products serving small- to mid-sized nonprofits, this meant looking at Common Ground, eTapestry, and The Raiser's Edge. eTapestry has over 10,000 nonprofits using the product.

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