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MARCH 26, 2009

To read the executive summary of the 2009 Benchmark Study, go to www.convio.com/benchmark09_blog. Why online engagement is remaining a growth engine for many nonprofits despite the down economy. There is a silver lining for nonprofits as the economy recovers.

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JANUARY 27, 2009

Starting today, the 2009 Resolution Guide is now availble.

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MARCH 14, 2011

Overall, 79 percent of organizations included in the report raised more in 2010 than 2009, while 21 percent saw declines in their online fundraising. percent in 2009. The vertical most impacted by the Haiti event was the Disaster & Relief vertical, growing 38 percent from 2009 to 2010.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

The average online gift size increased from $62 in 2009 to $65 in 2010. More than $389 million was donated by the 273 major cities in 2010, up approximately 27% from 2009. Average gift, donations per 1,000 people, total amount donated per city and number of donations all increased in 2010 compared to 2009.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Author: Jordan Viator. The #Convio09 Summit has come and passed, and one thing was for sure - this year's nonprofit technology conference was bigger and better than ever! And now that the dust has settled and the turkey has had time to digest, I've had time to sit down and reflect on some of my top favorite highlights from this year's event.

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APRIL 8, 2020

In the past, members of the analytics consulting team at Blackbaud have written on this subject matter in the 2009 publication Building Fundraising Momentum in a Recession and the 2011 article Raising Money During Challenging Times. We’ve weathered the 11 recessions that have occurred between 1945 and 2001 as well.

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MAY 27, 2011

In 2009 Volunteers of America looked to get more out of their online fundraising program by tapping into the power of integrated online and offline fundraising. As a result, online revenue originating from direct mail integration increased from 12% to 28% from 2009 to 2010! Online revenue from 2009 to 2010 increased 148%.

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MAY 19, 2009

Neff , Director of Web, Film and Interactive Strategy at the American Cancer Society High Plains Division, sat down with me for our Connection Newsletter this month and shared his top 5 recommendations for online tools for nonprofits in 2009. What tools do you think will be the best and easiest for nonprofits to use in 2009?

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

The impact of the Great Recession of 2007–2009 on the ever-expanding nonprofit sector still challenges recovery of giving to pre-recession levels. or almost 5 times the rate at which individual giving increased.

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MAY 6, 2009

We're feeling pretty good about this year's Summit — it's shaping up to be the best one yet. We're in discussions to secure an inspirational person as our keynote speaker (stay tuned!),

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JANUARY 27, 2012

And although it fell from its 2009 #1 Wired position to #3 in 2010, it still ranks #1 in two of three categories: It has the highest percentage of homes that are accessing the internet via high speed broadband at 4%. After losing its #1 ranking in 2009, I am sure they are throwing up new Starbucks locations like crazy.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

I am sure at the end of 2009 glasses of bubbly will be raised across our market in hopes that the tough times are in the rear view mirror and that 2010 will provide a return to growth in philanthropy. And yet, while times have been tough from a monetary standpoint, the Convio client and partner base has in many ways made 2009 a great year.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

For example, the American Cancer Society (ACS), the country’s fourth largest charity, was able to quadruple its matching gift receipts from $2 million in 2005 to $10 million in 2009 thanks in part to GiftPlus®, the matching gift database from HEP Development Services.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

And to help capture all the great insight the nonprofit community has in store with its resolutions, we’ve also created a poll to capture your ideas on how to make technology work for you and your organization in 2009. This guide will provide helpful advice, tips and success stories that can better help you keep your 2009 resolutions.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

In 2009, when I was serving as the President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ South Carolina Lowcountry Chapter , I found myself in front of a group of 400 generous, deeply caring people. Happy Thanksgiving…a week early. We had gathered around the table for a meal, to break bread together, to say thank you.

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JANUARY 8, 2010

The New Year has officially begun, and it’s the perfect time to reflect on the year past, or for most people, look forward to see what resolutions and initiatives can be planned to make the new 2010 better than 2009.

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APRIL 28, 2009

James Young and I gave our first ever WeAreMedia workshop at this year's 2009 Nonprofit Conference on Livestreaming tools. Specifically, we taught the audience how to use CoverItLive for live blogging and UStream for live online video streaming.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Common Ground has played an important part in growing the organization’s operating budget from $500,000 in 2009 to $2.7 These personal communications have paid off too, allowing All Hands Volunteers to build, maintain, and strengthen relationships with their constituents. million in 2011.

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MAY 10, 2019

Generation Z: Born 1996–2009. Generation Alpha are the youngest in your children’s ministry and your nursery. Children in this group are learning about values that will last a lifetime. Ensure that their faith and giving back are part of the lessons learned. Generation Z are the older children in your children’s ministry and youth groups.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

I also did a little, non-scientific analysis of some of the cities that had jumps of 20-30 places in their 2008 to 2009 ranking. The 2009 rankings are based on the more than $420 million processed in the first half of 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Launched in April 2009 in response to President Barack Obama’s national call for volunteerism, NYC Service is a division of the Office of the Mayor. NYC Service: NYC Corporate Service Coalition. New York City was the first “City of Service” and since NYC Service launched, over 200 U.S. cities have joined the network.

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MARCH 10, 2011

In fact, a 2009 study indicated that on average, volunteers donate 10 times more money to charity than people who don’t volunteer. Volunteers as Donors: I wish it was more widely known and accepted, but volunteers are current or future donors and should always be treated as such.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

But according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), in 2008 for every $6 raised by charities, they lost $5 through attrition and the 2009 numbers didn’t look any better – with $6 lost through attrition for ever $4.50 The best source for your next gift is the person who gave you your last gift. Sounds easy right?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Evaluating Your Website’s Effectiveness. I’ve seen how these tactics can boost the results of a nonprofit’s website, but there’s plenty more that organizations can do on this front. Back to the basics.

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JUNE 16, 2009

And the proof of the pudding is in the eating - since the new site was launched on March, 2009: overall site visits from 2008 to 2009 increased by 12%. CDF had help during this process - Omni Studio completely redesigned CDF's web assets in 2008, and RedEngine Digital led the process to integrate SEO recommendations.

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MAY 14, 2014

According to NAIS, K-12 school enrollment numbers fell by 3% in 2009 and another 7% in 2010. Admissions offices were hit hard and enrollment numbers showed. Families no longer had an abundance of expendable cash and sending kids to private schools became difficult. Schools had to find new ways to ensure they made up for the revenue decline.

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JULY 27, 2010

Submissions came in from around the world and LCH received more than 100 more submissions in 2010 than in 2009. You can do three main things to help the growth of this great cause and experience the event for yourself: 1. Watch the amazing videos from this year. 33 videos were chosen and are available for viewing online.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

NMAI is asking supporters to host a potluck on or around November 28, 2009 (the 20th anniversary of President George H. The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) has come up with a way to let us all extend the holiday - as well as to celebrate their anniversaries and two decades of accomplishments.

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JUNE 11, 2009

With an estimated two-thirds of charities experiencing a decrease in 2008 overall giving, I decided to take a look at how things are shaping up so far in 2009. With only a quarter in the books, 2009 obviously has a long way to go. See our full Q1 findings here. So things appear to be trending, albeit modestly, in the right direction.

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JULY 14, 2015

Before 2009, probably not. Would anyone have guessed that the charitable tax deduction would be up for discussion in the President’s budget or in tax reform proposals coming from members of Congress? Since then, yes. Various proposals coming from the White House and Congress could “cost” the sector anywhere between $3B and $9.4B

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JANUARY 18, 2012

“We implemented a year- end plan in 2009 and have been steadily building it since then. Also, Tobi McIntyre, Interactive Media Manager at Canadian Wildlife Federation shared some details about their year-end planning and execution. What made CWF’s 2011 year-end campaign so special and why do you think it performed so well?

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MAY 30, 2011

LP: Here’s a photo of our troop support program bringing together our active units of today with their brother warriors of yesterday (the same unit, only 43 years apart, Vietnam veterans, soldiers who served with A Company 1-327th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division visit during Week of the Eagles at Fort Campbell, Kentucky 2009).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Congress and President Obama came together in a rare show of collaboration to pass the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and pump nearly $800 billion dollars into the economy to stimulate jobs and support numerous public works projects. In 2008, the US economy was languishing in the Great Recession.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

In 2009, Tropicana OJ decided they needed a cooler, trendier juice carton. Laura’s experience working at and serving on the board of multiple arts organizations around the country shape her insights into the nonprofit community. For more insights, follow her on Twitter @laurabeussman. — —.

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JULY 6, 2010

Compare that to Q2 2009, when just 16% of consumers had a smartphone. Nielsen reports that as of Q1 2010 , 23% of people with mobile devices now have a smartphone instead of a regular old boring/dumb cell phone. Boring/dumb is what I currently have, by the way - early adopter I'm not.) This is a trend that's only going to grow.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Here’s a little background: Since 2009, Camber Collective— the result of Hope Consulting and SwitchPoint LLC’s merger—has led the Money for Good research series to seek “the voice of the donor” for charitable giving. Never heard of the $FG report?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

That happened sometime in 2008 or 2009. So, rather than donating the intended $120 a year to this organization (until I told them I was no longer interested), my gift that year totaled $10. This organization has reached out to me via direct mail and email in the time since then, but always through an acquisition or renewal campaign.

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