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MARCH 25, 2011

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Disclaimer Friday, March 18, 2011 Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunteer?"

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

– Pew Research Center – "Eight percent of the American adults who use the internet are Twitter users. This is the first-ever survey reading from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project that exclusively examines Twitter users. Who Tweets? Get the Tagline Database and Report!"

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Reading, research, collaborating with others, getting my hands dirty with servers and code, playing with new applications and new APIs – all of those things keep my technology expertise fresh. Those first three elements make up the communication arm of my practice. The other arm is learning. at 6:06 am Michelle, I love this!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. To start with, we conducted a survey (tweet tweet!) And 92% of surveyed nonprofits plan on using at least one of these tools in 2011. It says that 22.7% Why Go Mobile?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

We've just opened the 5th Annual Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey , brought to you by NTEN and The Nonprofit Times. > Take the 2010 Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey The nonprofit sector spends little time considering the investments it makes in Information Technology (IT). What salaries are appropriate?

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Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2009

Chris McCroskey, founder of TweetCongress says that in 2009, the number of Members of Congress using Twitter has gone from two dozen to more than 160. According to Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, Internet use among Latino adults rose by 10 percentage points, from 54% to 64% between 2006-2008.

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Care2

JANUARY 7, 2011

As organizations continue to plan for 2011, it’s important to examine 2010 benchmarks such as the Membership Marketing Benchmark report that surveyed over 400 association executives. Check out these Stats: In 2009, 31% of associations reported that membership renewal rates decreased in the previous year.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 8, 2009

2009 Year-End Fundraising Guide – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – “Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season? The research was carried out for donation website See the Difference, which will be launched next year.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

So here is my current survey of the landscape. There are a few others ( see list here ,) but they are either research-focused (like Ingres ,) developed very little, or have small user bases, and seem not relevant to nonprofit technology. I’m starting this series off with just a list of the server-based DBMS.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

So here is my current survey of the landscape. There are a few others ( see list here ,) but they are either research-focused (like Ingres ,) developed very little, or have small user bases, and seem not relevant to nonprofit technology. I’m starting this series off with just a list of the server-based DBMS.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 21, 2011

We asked this question recently on our post-conference survey and the results were overwhelming: 95.9% Our members are researchers, parent/family educators, college faculty, students, therapists, counselors, and more. The feedback from our post-conference survey told me a few other things, but more about that in a bit.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2012

Every sector surveyed in our 2011 Online Fundraising Report experienced double-digit growth since 2009 , including roughly 13 percent* in the past year. The largest online gift received in 2011 was $260,000 – more than two-and-a-half times 2010′s largest gift. give significant amounts. were between $1,000 and $5,000.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

As these forms spread to other European countries, researchers began to study their effectiveness (Defourny et al., Benefit corporations, created in Maryland in 2010, differ from L3Cs in that they are required to operate under specific standards set forth by B Lab, itself a nonprofit organization (Powell et al., Defourny et al.,

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Last year, Convio clients raised more than $777 million online and 2009 looks to be even better. Last year, we teamed with Jupiter Research, a Forrester Research Company to survey online consumers about their plans to give online during the holiday season. You’ve probably seen the statistics.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

By 2009, there were over one billion PCs in use worldwide , and many more in use now. ” IDC has forecast that from 2009 to 2014 , worldwide IT spending will increase from $360 billion to $460 billion, a 5% compound annual growth rate. PC shipments in 2015 will be 52 percent higher than PC shipments in 2010.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in September 2009. ” In other words, if the new PC market grows by by 9% worldwide in 2012 as is forecast by the business research firm IDC , then the used PC market will grow as well. PC shipments in 2015 will be 52 percent higher than PC shipments in 2010.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

According to the American Red Cross , A recent Red Cross survey asked 1,058 adults about their use of social media sites in emergency situations. In 2009, for example, 2 trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing directly. http ://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/world/americas/21text.html?_r=

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

A 2003 survey of employers found that the cost of adaptation to accommodate employees with disabilities was $500 or less. Restricted Access: A Survey of Employers about People with Disabilities and Lowering Barriers to Work’, 2003). In the United States, this represents $1 trillion in annual aggregate consumer spending. ( Dixon, K.A.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2010

  As part of the preparation, we surveyed participants for their burning questions and that's how I created the content. After some more research, I did uncover an experiment from the Kansas Repertory Theatre with FourSquare and the coveted Swarm badge. created to mark their 2009-2010 Season of Belief. 

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Nonprofit Research Collaborative Releases First Report Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 29th, 2010 The Nonprofit Research Collaborative released its first report today. renewed contracts.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. Kador and Armstrong caution leaders to NOT do employee surveys: 1.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

That is why Polaris recommends that business leaders conduct employee research that allows leaders to better understand what motivates employees, drives loyalty, and makes and keeps employees happy. You can learn more tips for writing employee surveys in John Kador’s and Katherine J. Don't Praise.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Key Insights from the 2010 Global State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on October 27th, 2010 Blackbaud has conducted its North American State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey annually for six of the past seven years.

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Classy

MARCH 29, 2021

The 2019 Aflac Corporate Social Responsibility Survey found that 77% of consumers surveyed are “motivated to purchase from companies committed to making the world better,” and 49% of Americans say it is more important for a company to “make the world a better place” than “make money for its shareholders.”

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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

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Guys Like Good Causes Too Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 22nd, 2010 eMarketer recently had an article called “Men Care About Causes Too&# that highlights some new research. All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear. All Rights Reserved

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees. And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal. Compensation came in fifth on the top five list. Don't Praise.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The study is part of an ongoing research partnership with the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , which began in 2006. Giving Amount Trends High net worth households gave $54,016 on average to charity in 2009. Average total giving to religious causes dropped in 2009 to $9,985 from $17,635 in 2007, a decrease of 43.4%.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 1 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 17th, 2011 NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) is in Washington, DC and it’s sold out once again. All Rights Reserved

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Care2

JULY 2, 2009

60) Search « The Web’s Influence on Affluence | Main | Fundraising Dips In First Quarter Of 2009 » Monday Jun 29 2009 Top 8 Social Media Tracking Tools Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10:07PM | by Allyson Kapin Social media! I seriously think it’s "the" buzz word of 2009. Thanks for the new links to look at.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies. Thanks for the summary.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. One way will be to ensure our crisis management plans are in place.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Saturday, July 17, 2010 Run Better Meetings Here are five handy tips for how to run a better meeting: Limit attendance. Learn more about how to host an effective meeting by reading the booklet, "Best Life: Tips for 2009." July 18, 2010 6:58 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. Use an agenda. Give each topic a time limit.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Give Positive Feedback. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Dont Praise. Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Friday, October 8, 2010 Discover Your Leader Grade If you need a tool to measure your leadership skills, check out LeaderGrade , by Quantum Workplace, which measures your leadership influence by asking your peers and followers to rate your leadership skills. The self-evaluation survey is free and its the first step in the program.

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