Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

Disadvantages to cloud computing Depending on the vendor and the application, you are dependent on them to keep the application up and your data intact. Your data is not directly in your hands, but in the hands of a third party. If the provider goes belly up with your data, you’re toast. Make sure access is secure.

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JULY 22, 2010

The 2010 Nonprofit Benchmarks Report released by NTEN has some great data that nonprofits can use for guidance. Nonprofit Social Media Benchmark Data You Need to Know. 86% said that they have a presence on Facebook, a 16% increase from 2009. 86% said that they have a presence on Facebook, a 16% increase from 2009.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

How did the nonprofit community fare in 2010? In a report outlining results from the 2010 year-end fundraising, M&R analyzed thirteen of their clients results and shared some great data. Highlights include: 77% raised more money this year than they did in 2009. The number of donors grew by 12% in 2010.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

Of course, I’ve been a wiki fan since the very beginning, and I haven’t lost the desire for true data portability , and open source alternatives to the current social networks. 2 trackbacks } Nonprofit Communications » Blog Archive » Nonprofit Trends - What’s Hot & Not @ the Carnival 08.15.08

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JULY 2, 2011

Google Analytics just released some great data after analyzing hundreds of thousands of websites between November 2010 and February 2011. Check out Google Analytics Website Data. In 2009, users spent 5.49 In 2009, users spent 5.49 3% increase from 2009. The average user spends about 5.23 web traffic a.3%

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

It’s an irreversible trend. Data – We collect only data that is on the public web like all other search engines and never display personally identifiable information (phone, email, address). You can come to Spock whenever you want to search for someone without ever having to login or share any data with Spock.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

craigconnects – "I took a look at a few articles and studies, and according to ComScore's 2010 Digital Year in Review, email use dropped 59% among Internet users ages 12 to 17 in 2010. An increase in email use, however, was visible in the 55+ age group, who used web-email 15% more in 2010 than in 2009.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

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. It is interactive and contains a great amount of data to mine. Source of Data. ASU Lodestar Center's Arizona Giving and Volunteering 2010 report, pg. over 2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

trends of 2009 and my 2010 predictions are right on. And, of course, there is the trade-off - the fact that you're trading in your shopping habits data for corporate donors. It would be interesting to see the data on who saves up versus who gives away their Karma points and what the pay off is for the charity.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 24, 2007

There are some trends that make it seem that some vendors are beginning to get the picture that we can all work together – open APIs seem to be on the rise. A while ago, I blogged about the “scarcity mentality&# – the idea that the pie is finite, and it has to be split up. That makes me happy.

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Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Online fundraising grew 14% from 2009 to 2010. The 2010 advocacy response rate was 3.3%. Are nonprofits experimenting with mobile more?

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2011

The Giving USA 2011 report is out and the team at The Giving USA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University have given plenty of data and statistics to sift through. Total charitable giving has increased in current dollars in every year since tracking began in 1954 with the exception of three: 1987, 2008, and 2009.

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Care2

JULY 2, 2011

Google Analytics just released some great data after analyzing hundreds of thousands of websites between November 2010 and February 2011. Check out Google Analytics Website Data. In 2009, users spent 5.49 In 2009, users spent 5.49 3% increase from 2009. The average user spends about 5.23 web traffic a.3%

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2010

To help with this, Convio has released their Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study , which shares 2009 data from over 500 of their clients. Here are some interesting takeaways: Online Giving: In spite of the economic downturn, most organizations still saw a 14 percent increase in online giving in 2009. percent clicked on a link.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Since then, we’ve been using these data to share key nonprofit sector trends on issues like the rising demand for services, shrinking government support, and the precarious financial health of organizations. Percent of Nonprofit Respondents Engaging More Closely With their Board, 2009 - 2012.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

at 9:54 pm I strongly recommend that all nonprofits track site stats to help evaluate the effectiveness of their online communications, but unless there is a specific, clear benefit to releasing a particular site stat, I don’t see the reason why a nonprofit should be compelled to share all the data. David 4 Kivi Miller 09.18.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

In 2009, my three words were: Streamline, Weave, and Einstein. In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. Then, try to think in even broader terms. Extrapolate on the broader terms, and find one word to hang the idea on. I’ve been doing this for two years now.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I was interviewed recently by Petra Kroon , a blogger focused on social media and entrepreneurship in The Netherlands, in which she asked some really great questions, including what I thought the trend would be for social entrepreneurship in 2010 as well as where we may be in 25 years. Find out more about the conference here.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

Highlights from recent media coverage of privacy-related incidents and trends shows increased risk for the nonprofit sector related to privacy. Data Theft Creates Notification Nightmare for BlueCross" (March 1, 2010, CIO.com). Data Theft Creates Notification Nightmare for BlueCross" (March 1, 2010, CIO.com).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Of course, the use of business metaphors, language and procedures in the nonprofit sector in general is far from new, and it’s been a trend I’ve not liked much. When I came back, I was surprised to see how many consultants and technology providers have jumped on the Salesforce bandwagon.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 14, 2014

According to NAIS, K-12 school enrollment numbers fell by 3% in 2009 and another 7% in 2010. In 2010, we noticed a shift from how schools managed their admissions processes on the back-end. This allowed for sound, data-driven strategic decisions. Schools had to find new ways to ensure they made up for the revenue decline.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

That might seem low, but it’s actually on track with other online trends. The data shows that both digital immigrant and digital native donors have embraced the multichannel wonderland. There is perhaps no more telling data point than this: online donors 65-years and older have the highest retention rate. of total sales.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending September 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. Overall Fundraising Remains Positive The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,376 nonprofit organizations representing $2.2 over last year.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending November 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,468 nonprofit organizations representing $2.25

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sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on May 10th, 2011 The Chronicle of Philanthropy is not only a great publication, but they also publish some excellent research about online fundraising trends.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending October 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. Overall Fundraising Remains Positive The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,412 nonprofit organizations representing $2.2 over last year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. Identity trends on the Social Web. Who are these for?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Ami Dar and Nancy Lublin, two social change leaders, present best practices and spot current trends. Submitted by Nancy Lublin. Cultural institutions are increasingly developing APIs and linked-data repositories.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 10th, 2010 Nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter isn’t happy with Apple at the moment. Not to mention getting receipting right.

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sgEngage

MAY 18, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,430 nonprofit organizations representing $2.21

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) May 29, 2009 | Robert W. billion in 2013.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Key Trends in Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 7th, 2011 Blackbaud has released two new groundbreaking research studies that reveal insights about peer-to-peer event fundraising.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for Loyal & Wealthy Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 14th, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. Excludes donors giving $1,000 or more in 2009.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for New Donors & Online Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 23rd, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. Excludes donors giving $1,000 or more in 2009.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. The SXSW Interactive Festival. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 7, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What Facebook Knows Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 7th, 2010 Think about all the things people post on Facebook or any other social networking website. That can be a good thing and sometimes that can be a bad thing.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

This is the first time that the indices have included fundraising data related to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Some important trends will be explored later to show analysis of post-Haiti giving. for the 3 months ending January 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. million in yearly revenue on a monthly basis.

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