Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

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. The responses came primarily from academic institutions, but also included significant numbers from healthcare, religious, and social service organizations. in last years' survey.

Gift 100

Gift Practice Survey Technique 100

Care2

JULY 16, 2010

300 billion was raised in 2008 (Giving USA); * $15 billion was raised online in 2008 – a 44% increase over 2007) (Blackbaud); * $21 million has been raised by Causes since its launch three years ago; * 30% of online giving happens in December. Did You Know? *

Online 64

Online Practice Fundraising Benchmark 64

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

It may take a year or two, but if you follow the best practices in this book, you will reach that magic number. We worked so hard to get to 5,000 and then we took off! Some will say that the number of likes or followers that you have doesn’t matter, but it does. The larger your communities, the higher your ROI.

Web 253

Web Social Social Media Myspace 253

Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008, providing technical and consultative services to nonprofits of all sizes and types. You’ll discover more best practices, practical examples, and inspiring ideas to help you keep participants coming back again and again. This guest post comes from Mark Becker, founder of Cathexis Partners.

Retention 69

Retention Fundraising Raise Campaign 69

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Based on more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit communications and 15,000+ hours spent utilizing social and mobile media, Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits, written by Heather Mansfield , is a comprehensive 270-page hardcover book packed with more than 100 best practices covering Web 1.0, Heather is great.

Social Media 276

Social Media Guide Social Media 276

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2019

Brush up on best practices for everything from planning and launching to running and wrapping up successful online peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Whether you’ve been running peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns for years or you’re just getting started, it’s worth taking time to rethink your overall process.

Campaign 222

Campaign Fundraising Software Platform 222

Care2

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program. Came up with sassy email newsletter and went against broadcasting best practices. Each year, at the annual Convio Summit, Convio honors a few of their clients who have pushed the envelope with their online campaigns. Email Communications. Winner: KQED.

Convio 31

Convio Award Empowerment United States 31

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2011

Based on more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit communications and 15,000+ hours spent utilizing social and mobile media, Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits, written by Heather Mansfield , is a comprehensive 256-page hardcover book packed with more than 100 best practices covering Web 1.0, Heather is great.

Social Media 187

Social Media Guide Social Media 187

NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Examples and practical tips to live by. MailerMailer’s 2010 Email Marketing Metrics Report, MarketingSherpa “Email Marketing Benchmark Guide” 2008. So, utilize all that great information in your database to deliver the right email message to the right audience. Said another way – what works offline also works online.

email 230

email Raise Cancer Info 230

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reflection and Evaluation March 10, 2008 Michele Martin, one of my fave bloggers, has a great post today on Reflective Practice.

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Reflection Open Source Journal 111

Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association Winner: Freepress for their StopBigMedia.com campaign Over 200,000 comments sent to the FCC and Senate and overturned and FCC ruling to block monopolies in media companies. All rights reserved.

Convio 28

Convio Award Social Media Advocacy 28

See3

AUGUST 1, 2007

Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment University Update – YouTube – Change the Debate in 2008 [.] 1 Aug 2007 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. Sign the petition here.

Change 40

Change America YouTube FAQ 40

AFP Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Online Fundraising BestPractices - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop: "Did You Know?* 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving.

Social Media 29

Social Media Advocacy Practice Online 29

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

State of the Twittersphere HubSpot has just shared the State of the Twittersphere report for Q4 2008. Here's a summary of the data from the report: - Twitter is dominated by newer users - 70% of Twitter users joined in 2008. - Nonprofit Best Practices on Twitter. Nonprofit Best Practices on Twitter. Other posts.

Twitter 50

Twitter Practice Bookmarking Profile 50

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Listening further, I learned this was a report of a study just recently published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, using data on giving from 2008. 1 But let’s compare their numbers for 2008, the year for which the Chronicle recently reported. As part of a. Why the difference?

Research 75

Research Arizona Philanthropy Foundation 75

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. Other resources – Some software vendors offer articles and guides that include best practices and tips specifically for their software.

Training 52

Training Train Software Impact 52

See3

JANUARY 14, 2008

Share and Enjoy: 2 Comments comment fran Hey Michael Hoffman- for us, you are the one and only, the authentic, the essential, the amazing, the loving, the best, the brilliant Michael HOffman there is… F and B 19 Jan 2008 JackieSee3 Well, now you have other Michael Hoffman’s trying to catch your Michael Hoffman fire.

Wikipedia 40

Wikipedia Google FAQ Newsletter 40

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Historical support shows that charitable response is swift in response to natural disasters, financial crises such as the Great Recession of 2008 – 2009 and the pandemic, as seen below: Revenue Trend: Human Services Benchmark. Charitable giving in a recession is no different. Follow the Leaders.

Strategy 52

Strategy Marketing Giving Ukraine 52

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Success is the predictable result of hard work, patience, sacrifice, and learning put into practice. Hunger Action Month was established by Feeding America in 2008 as part of a nationwide, month-long campaign to raise awareness of hunger in our country and promote ways for individuals everywhere to get involved with the effort to fight it.

Gift 52

Gift Hunger Paypal Platform 52

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

It’s truly a practice in patience to live without a computer. My practice in patience only goes so far. I’ll spare you the details. Work doesn’t get done. Blog entries don’t get written. Emails don’t get returned. 2 Pamela 02.27.07 2 Pamela 02.27.07

Laptop 100

Laptop Open Source RSS Tech 100

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 29, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. It provides an overview of the size and scope of philanthropic activities in our state, based on 2008 IRS data. How's our blogging?

Arizona 87

Arizona Research Resource Foundation 87

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 5, 2020

in History from Arizona State University in 2008 and earned an M.A. To best connect with diverse communities, executives must begin to hire fundraising staffs that can effectively connect to these populations. He grew up with a passion for baseball and basketball, becoming one of the captains of his varsity basketball team. He earned a B.A.

San Jose 52

San Jose United States Fundraising Arizona 52

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. Cloud for Good | Web-Based Computing Best Practices for Non-Profit Organizations 10.04.09

AJAX 134

AJAX Application Open Source Plugin 134

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 30, 2007

My blog and my advising practice don’t quite have the same mission. My advising practice is much more about educating and helping people with concrete technology tools, and concrete projects. I want to get to the core, to really make sure that our means and our ends are in sync.

Open Source 100

Open Source RSS Articulate Tech 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 21, 2007

More lately, I’ve been working to focusing my advising practice on helping people implement open source software (mostly server-side) in their organizations, providing advice and training. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

Ubuntu 100

Ubuntu Open Source Laptop Open 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

The post summarized why it may be important, best practices, and a few nonprofit examples. One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. 4) Rinse, Repeat, Leverage.

Conservancy 107

Conservancy Contest Examples Congo 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

Last conducted in 2008, this study of primarily US foundations found that there was little to no change in the degree to which grantmakers incorporated practices deemed important to the success of grantees. What’s missing from the survey are the robust debates behind the various grantmaking practices probed in the study.

Seattle 94

Seattle Conference Survey Grant 94

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

She’s thankful for both the practical, and more abstract ways her work sustains her. It was an open call, so there are a wide variety of posts to talk about. On the theme of this week in the US – Thanksgiving day, Elisa, of Nonprofit Congress, is thankful for her work. I wholeheartedly agree.

Consultant 100

Consultant Open Source Nonprofit RSS 100

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

It adapts human resources policies and practices to meet the challenges that agencies face today, as well as those they will face in the future” (Pynes, 2013, xvii). Businesses have recognized that SHRM is a beneficial practice because hiring employees is a costly endeavor. Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) is defined as the

Develop 40

Develop Effective Sample Training 40

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.

Open Source 100

Open Source RSS Education Consultant 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2013

I’ve been using Feedly since 2008, when Kevin Gamble from the Extension community mentioned it during an online workshop that I facilitated. Learning from Failure – I’ve been following this more deeply for a year or so, but plan to look at the practical translation.

Google 100

Google Iran Reflection Feeds 100

Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

We were able to use what we’d learned about charitable giving and combine it with proven best practices to create a new iteration of our form, something modern and effective. Our team has a safe environment to practice and explore different aspects and levels of leadership with support and mentorship readily available.

Celebrate 98

Celebrate Tech Interview Leadership 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

" I had to explain to him that Yo Yo Ma didn't sound that way after he had played for week either - and that it takes practice. " I asked him why. "Because it doesn't sound like Yo Yo Ma!" So back to the question. I offered some places to start and told her to live in that one thing for a couple of months.

New York 50

New York Arts Reflection Organization 50

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 9, 2007

Michele Martin gets naked , that is, practices her transparency preaching, and talks about mistakes she’s made, and goes into detail on her approach to dealing with mistakes. He has some really good thoughts worth considering as we work with clients over time.

Open Source 100

Open Source Consultant RSS Tech 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 30, 2007

Oh, and my consulting practice has a new logo, done by the fabulous ALR Design ! { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

Mediawiki 100

Mediawiki Open Source RSS Tech 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

To create the report, an international body of experts in education, technology, and other fields convene on a wiki to review research, practice, and significant trends. Here’s a few that I found most informative: Best Practices for Big Data: Learning from the Past While Looking to the Future. Learning and Knowledge Analytics.

Analytics 97

Analytics Teach Training Train 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2012

On a personal note, I come from a small town in Western Pennsylvania, where “people cling to their guns” as President Obama clumsily stated in the 2008 campaign. Every year, the philanthropic sector drifts into its holiday hibernation early and goes practically dark until the New Year. And this year seems no different.

Foundation 98

Foundation Pennsylvania Philanthropy Social Media 98