Robert Weiner

MAY 5, 2010

69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. Donors were still giving, but in smaller amounts. Its findings included: The 151 nonprofits that provided data for both 2008 and 2009 reported that overall donations fell by a median of 9% while online gifts grew by 5%.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

SupportingAdvancement.com has published the results of their 2009 survey on how nonprofits are handling corporate matching gifts --their fourth such survey. 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.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

CARE2 is holding a webinar on strategies for successfully welcoming, cultivating, and converting new leads into donors. Converting Fresh Leads into Donors. When: Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 2 p.m. What: While They're Hot!

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Idealware is updating its 2009 report on low-cost donor databases.

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 17, 2009

Target Analytics' Index of National Fundraising Performance for the first quarter of 2009 had nothing but bad news. All key metrics declined for the index as a whole for the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008.

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

" The survey is based on responses from about 200 mid-sized nonprofits (defined as having revenues between $1 and $5 million annually) between July 2008 and March 2009. It concludes that: Social technologies are not delivering much in terms of fundraising or attracting volunteers.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 7, 2009

For example, estimates for unemployment for 2009 are 7% to 8%; in contrast, in 1933 unemployment peaked at 24.9%. The impact of long recessions on giving varies by donor types. He summarizes: Overcoming fears and concerns of staff, board members, and donors may be THE most important task at hand today. in years with a recession.

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