BoardAssist

JUNE 24, 2014

Not all social media channels are created equal. If that’s the case for your organization, here are some realities you should be aware of before you ask them to take on that new social media channel. 1) Not All Social Media Channels Are Created Equal. Each social media channel (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, etc.)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

Channels include Latest News, Pets, Wildlife, Animal Rescue, Factory Farming, Animal Fighting, Fur-Free, Horses, Protect Seals, Wildlife Abuse, International, Investigations, Press Room. Updated: May 6, 2009. Released: November 16, 2009. Humane Society of the United States :: Download. App Name: Humane TV. Kiva :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

You need to know basic HTML to utilize the Static FBML App on Facebook, to correctly design your Twitter and MySpace profiles, your YouTube channel, and to create and maintain a blog that is visually appealing and professional. I launched this blog in September 2009. fundraising, the donations are processed by Network for Good.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Communicating need is paramount to responsive generosity, with the most efficient channels being the news and press. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

in September of 2009, I had very low expectations. Why send around that New York Times article when instead you can promote a link to your blog post (complete with your organization’s branding, e-Newsletter sign up box and “Donate Now&# button) commenting and linking to that New York Times article? Ask supporters to donate.

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Care2

MARCH 14, 2011

Online is the fastest growing fundraising channel for nonprofits! billion online - an increase of 40% over 2009. The median donation across all verticals increased from $83.44 This compares to 5.97% in 2009. Email open rates for fundraising appeals fell slightly to 17.67% from 18.55% in 2009. Key Findings: 1.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Learn why they are involved, what motivates them, and engage them through different channels. Show them what impact their donations will have. Consider holding a team captain kickoff meeting before registration opens to explain what’s new, what concerns you have addressed and why donations are needed more than ever.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I’ve been going every year since 2009 to cover the event on my blog. Out of all the amazing speakers and discussions , I was lucky enough to sit down with Barb Newhouse, President & Chief Executive Officer. .” I’ve been going every year since 2009 to cover the event on my blog. … Read More Fundraising'

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, the amount raised or pledged for Haitian relief efforts, including corporate donations during that period was $575.4 63% of online consumers planned to use the Internet to donate to charity in the last quarter of 2009, up from 51% in 2008.1.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

And,voila: So, congrats, Ashli Cooper, from Eckered Youth Alternatives , you're getting the book, which was donated by Wiley/Jossey-Bass. Same bat-channel tomorrow, kids! But more good news: all NTEN members can get this book at 20% discount from Wiley, by using your member discount. NPTech nten members.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

When it comes to fundraising, though, one of the areas of most interest is motivation – this can help fundraisers and organizations align their message and delivery with the points of interest and the channels that are the most influential to the target audience. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

It’s also worth noting that these time estimates do not include website maintenance, e-newsletter publication, donate now campaign management, or group texting and text-to-give campaigns, so pick and choose carefully based on what your resources allow. It’s better to utilize a few tools very well than many tools poorly.

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NTEN

JUNE 8, 2011

Well, my favorite white paper of 2009 just became my favorite white paper of 2011! We've been talking a lot about multi-channel fundraising in the last year or two, which begs the question: Are donors really multi-channel? Donors acquired by direct mail very rarely convert to online giving channels. The lesson?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The end-of-year online fundraising opportunity only underscores the importance of this channel as a giving source. billion donated in 2007. The steady increase in online fundraising continues despite challenging economic conditions and declines in other channels. Giving USA estimates that $307.65 The Cannibalization Argument.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

This is the time of year that your organization should be raising up to 40% of its donations online. Yes, that’s right - up to 40% of donations come in at the end of the year for many nonprofits that have a solid year-end fundraising plan in place and an engaged list of supporters. from 2009 when giving was $280.3

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Launched in 2009, the third match day will happen on Wednesday, November 16th. So far, the Give to the Max Day events in 2009 and 2010 have raised $14 million and $10 million respectively, more than in any other community. Hundreds of nonprofits will offer the opportunity to double donation dollars throughout the 24 hours.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2010

Technology to allow participants to accept donations online? Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Participant Fundraising. Writing the email to solicit donations. explain the organization’s mission, provide a call to action, and make it obvious how to donate). What worked for your organization in 2009?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Someone in an IRC channel last night who was trying to help me as I tore my hair out said “why does xorg suck so bad?&# X Windows has always been the bane of my existence. I really have come to think that xorg has it in for me. My refrain about it has always been “I hatesssss xorg, I hatesss it.&# at 9:41 pm Linux desktops?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Being able to have your stakeholders engage with you – through social channels or otherwise, is what can help you win their hearts and minds, and eventually their donations. (Don’t take my word for, see Pew Internet’s recent Networked and Hyperconnected study ).

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program. What this means is that if you are in the program, viewers will see a “Donate&# button both on your channel page and when your video is playing in a standard page. What do you think Holly?

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program. What this means is that if you are in the program, viewers will see a “Donate&# button both on your channel page and when your video is playing in a standard page. What do you think Holly?

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Care2

JULY 19, 2010

If your nonprofit has been contemplating entering online fundraising contests, check out the 2009 American Giving Challenge report released by the Case Foundation. Over the course of 30 days, individuals competed for donors donations and matching awards for their favorite charities. The challenge raised $2.1

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

In 1999, Blackbaud pioneered the nonprofit technology market by introducing reliable, secure, and donor-friendly online donation forms. For example, 65% of charities still do not pre-select a mid-range gift on their donation forms even though the data shows this approach performs better. Mobile is the New Normal. Did you get the memo?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

You can follow the story at www.fatcyclist.com , or you can just go join the people making it happen by donating here or here. By this time (12/11/2009 2:23 pm pst) he's raised over $135K. Be active in social media channels and help your supporters spread their message. The challenge is continuing to grow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2010

35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew. The carriers are allowing individuals to donate $10 up to three times, and 100% of the donations will reach the Red Cross Foundation. Nonprofits are legally permitted to collect donations only ranging between $5 and $10.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

If you know of campaigns and lessons learned that haven't been included, please leave a comment: August 2007 I launched a campaign to raise money and get t-shirts donated for the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. What seem to work was: Some influential people responding publically that they had donated.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

We're tracking open rates, web site hits, blog comments, people served, high-dollar donations, staff productivity, and thousands of other things across our organizations. Let's say your development staff shows you something like this: 782 first time donors in 2009. 129 have donated again in 2010. 16% retention rate .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Beth Kanter and Allison Fine, the authors of The Networked Nonprofit that inspired this experiment, wrote an Assessment and Reflection Report on America’s Giving Challenge 2009. Even after I created an incentive to use the hash tag (a ¢5 donation for each mention), it did not pick back up. Technology.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

For now, direct mail fundraising -- especially when used in a multi-channel strategy -- continues to bring in the most revenue. According to the just released 2009 eBenchmarks study by M&R Strategic Services and NTEN, most of the 32 groups featured in the study saw their online fundraising increase between 2007 and 2008.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2011

A couple of weeks ago I shared some insights on integrating online and offline fundraising channels for strong results. 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. Online revenue from 2009 to 2010 increased 148%.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

Network for Good and TrueSense Marketing recently went mining through $381 million in donations through our platform. First, the data set for this study is limited to donations powered by the Network for Good platform. Small improvements to the online experience can make a big difference in donations. We looked at: 3.6

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

It has been reported that Lucas plans to “donate the majority of the proceeds to his philanthropic endeavors.” Are people going to give less because they donated to Hurricane Sandy relief? There must be more focus on using multiple channels, including direct marketing, phone, online, social, and mobile.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2009

ForeSee Results released a report at the yesterday on " Trends in Constituent Satisfaction with Nonprofit Websites: Building Membership, Donations, and Loyalty through the Web Channel " If you haven’t been keeping track, that’s the third report released at the 2009 NTC -- with by far the longest title.

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Connection Cafe

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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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. In 2009, for example, 2 trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing directly. 100% of donations went directly to disaster relief. By the morning of the 14th, donations had already hit $3 Million.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

I thought it would be useful to blog about how to create a strategy for using these channels. in 2009 reminds me of Web 1.0 An article in the Washington Post notes that "fewer than 1% of those who have joined a cause have actually donated money through [the Facebook Causes] application." It's the most human channel.

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