NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

There are some people in this world who just make things happen: one day, they're emailing you an idea, the next you find yourself deeply engaged in a project, without even really knowing how you got there. Charles Lenchner is one of those people! . We agree, Charles!

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. Blackbaud’s research found that online revenue grew by 46% in 2009 compared to 2008. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. Blackbaud’s research found that online revenue grew by 46% in 2009 compared to 2008. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2011

Email is the annoying little brother of online communities: pesky, poking, insistent. Yet email is the most effective way to noodge people to participate. Emails are the best reminders. New Facebook users are barraged by emails alerting them to activities taking place in and around their profile. Welcome Emails.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 25, 2009

Compared to 2007, results for online fundraising were up 14 percent, email file growth was up 28 percent, and Web site traffic was up 20 percent. The average gift amount was unchanged at many organizations, with the average gift hovering around $67.50 in 2007 and 2008.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2010

69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. Most organizations saw declines in average gift size. Small organizations grew fastest. Email open rates remained steady at around 20% but click-through rates declined. The average gift size was $80.80.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Gather with folks and spend an exciting day peer-sharing about free and open source software in nonprofit organizations. And email me if you want to have coffee, or lunch, or a side conversation in the Science Fair. It’s happening the day before NTC this year, not the day after. April 26-28: NTC.

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NetWits

MAY 17, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. The only vertical experiencing a decline from 2010 to 2011 was International Affairs organizations. Download the report now! .

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As nonprofits frantically recruit new hires, the people and communities these organizations serve suffer even more. As a result, t he average office worker checks their email more than 74 times a day. As a result, smart tech is becoming available and affordable to everyday people and organizations. We have been here before.

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NetWits

JUNE 7, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Download the report now! . Staggering, but not news. Key takeaway. But should it be? Create Your Revenue Spike.

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NetWits

JANUARY 2, 2009

My colleague, Nicholai Burton, posted a terrific blog entry last month about ways for cultural organizations to thrive in a down economy. While he spoke specifically on ways to engage patrons, his ideas can be relevant to all types of nonprofit organizations. As a marketer, my favorite suggestion was his first, to “know thy audience.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. Stated another way, organize and simplify. I have a confession.

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NTEN

MARCH 9, 2009

" We're diving into this question and many others surrounding email marketing in a 4-part webinar series, Step Up Your Email Marketing , starting this Thursday. 3/12/2009). Tactics for Finding More Online Donors, Members and Advocates : When Organic List Building Tactics Aren’t Enough (3/16/2009).

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2009

We just released the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study with our fantastic friends at M+R Strategic Services. Or, for those of you who can't be bothered to open another link -- that's how I roll, so I feel you -- here are some highlights from this year's report: Social Media is hot, but email is where it's really at.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2011

million people use their phone to check email on a daily basis and almost 7% of U.S. We've seen our own mobile web traffic go from 1% in 2009 to 2.5% We probably don't need to convince you that mobile's becoming increasingly important to the nonprofit sector. I mean, at least 43.5 web traffic now comes from mobile devices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

Last week the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page reached the 10,000 fans milestone. In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. This was a Facebook litmus test for me.

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Things like first-to-know email alerts, discounted store purchases or drawings for celebrity meet-and-greets.

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NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

54% of the organizations experienced results at or above this growth rate. 87% of organizations had at least one online gift of $1,000+. Every nonprofit sector has seen double-digit online fundraising growth since 2009. >> Email is a great way to do that. Online giving up 13% year-over-year *. 4) Keep in Touch.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2009

April 28, 2009, 10:30 a.m - 12:00 p.m. If you'd like to sign up in advance (which we highly recommend due to the limited group size allowed to participate), you can email your name and desire to participate to talkback techsoupglobal org. Tags: Running Your Organization Tech Planning. Here are the details: Fed Up?

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NetWits

AUGUST 2, 2011

If you’re reading this then you’ve probably already determined that there is a tremendous opportunity to raise money through run, walk, ride type fundraising events due to the incredible results the top 30 organizations in the world are seeing. million or 1.74% from 2009 levels”. 2) Email Friends and Family.

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NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. No matter how well an organization is doing with its online fundraising, it will eventually hit plateaus and declines.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

" Is email going out with 2011? 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. " Would love to hear what your experience and perception of email use is! ."

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Why, then, do most of us feel compelled to list bullet points of facts on our web sites and in our emails? Roger shared a little of his philosophy, the basis of his session at the 2009 NTC , " Better Online Storytelling ", upon his return from a trip to the Congo. . Despite what you think, you're the same. The result?

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Armed with a fundraising page and email tools, peer-to-peer fundraisers turn their family and friends into donors. So, I thought I’d share five ways your organization can increase peer-to-peer fundraising revenue. So, I thought I’d share five ways your organization can increase peer-to-peer fundraising revenue.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

nonprofits, coupled with the 10 major activity areas of charitable organizations to diagram the relative flow of money from each source to each activity area. Get the latest data on email open rates, social media usage, email churn, and more. Based on 2006 data, the chart features the 10 major sources of revenue for U.S.

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Care2

MARCH 14, 2011

The study also provides data for organizations based on size of email file. billion online - an increase of 40% over 2009. Online giving is growing fastest for small organizations. Email files continue to grow and email continues to be the key driver of online fundraising for nonprofits. Get online today!

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Care2

MAY 14, 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) Here are the highlights. messages per month.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

We work really hard to create stakeholders who are so engaged and so invested, they can't help but tell everyone they know about what a great organization we are. With the introduction of email, and now social media, that barrier to entry has been removed. social media nancy schwartz 09NTC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

I have been tracking this giving day since its first Giving Day back in 2009 and every year do a debrief post or interview. Total organizations: 5,544 (a 25% increase over 2013). While I am thrilled that we broke our record for dollars raised, the growth in donors and organizations are the numbers that I am over the moon about.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2010

I’m connected in different ways to numerous nonprofit organizations. From my interactions with them over the years, I became aware of how these organizations could engage me more effectively so that I feel even more committed to supporting their cause. Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Multi-Channel Engagement.

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Volunteer Hub

APRIL 30, 2021

Founded in 1971, The Students Association of MacEwan University is a nonprofit organization working independently of MacEwan University to provide support to students. SAMU started out as an organization providing support to Grant MacEwan College, which in 2009, due to tremendous growth, became MacEwan University.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2012

This is a question that was answered in a study from 2009 and the answer is yes. All departments of the organization need to know what the other departments are doing. However, you can always go old-school and coordinate through email or phone. This is a question that was answered in a study from 2009 and the answer is yes.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today's Blog Action Day 2009 ! No data is shared between organizations unless the user agrees to it first. Online/Offline Integration : If you're my Facebook friend, you know I participated in Climate Ride 2009 , a 300-mile bike ride from NY to DC.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2010

I had to use both email and regular mail, contacting every person in my address book. Despite these challenges, I became one of the organization’s top fundraisers in Northern California that year. And who better to push them along than the organization behind the event! Writing the email to solicit donations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

CiviCRM has 4 basic components: CiviContribute, CiviMail, CiviMember, and CiviEvents – which allow you to track contacts, donations, members, send out email blasts, have event registration, etc. which can be useful for organizations that need that functionality. There is even a new case management feature in 2.0,

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NTEN

OCTOBER 17, 2008

NTEN Staff It's October, which means early renewal for 2009 memberships here at NTEN. Last week, I sent an email to our current members, thanking them for being part of NTEN in 2008 and reminding them about early renewal. Many of you have been energizing NTEN far longer than I've been part of the organization.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

But it’s only been in the last few years that mega storage, and mega processing power were available to organizations to power big web applications and the like. If a nonprofit organization has a server, it’s actually not so unlikely that it is running RHEL. They started out with their S3 – simple storage service.

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