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MARCH 4, 2019

In 1999, Blackbaud pioneered the nonprofit technology market by introducing reliable, secure, and donor-friendly online donation forms. The last three years, in particular, have shown how online giving continues to be a growth engine for fundraising in the nonprofit sector. Stop, Start, and Continue. It’s in our org charts.

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MAY 10, 2019

Generation Z: Born 1996–2009. They may be less knowledgeable about technology, but they do use it. The nonprofit world is full of fundraising lessons your church can learn. And, similar to nonprofits, you have volunteers that you can engage. Generation Alpha are the youngest in your children’s ministry and your nursery.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

2011’s $FG II looked at how individuals, foundations, and advisors research nonprofits, and what information packaging or channel might result in more giving to high-performing nonprofits. $FG I’ve always believed that it’s a combination of actions, but now I think there is a silver bullet— better nonprofit communications.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

However, today’s webinar on Social Media for Social Good provided some great insight and answers to the questions and concerns the nonprofit technology industry as a whole still have about social and new media, which gave me a better idea on the areas that still need work or additional education to help the sector move forward in 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Word on the street is that acquiring new donors and then retaining them is getting more and more difficult and more and more expensive for nonprofit organizations. That happened sometime in 2008 or 2009. Your infrastructure, specifically technology, can make achieving that donor-centric model a little easier.

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APRIL 7, 2010

I’m in Atlanta on the eve of the 2010 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference and excited about the few people that I have already run into and looking forward to reuniting with more friends and NPTech peeps. NTEN attracts the smartest people in the nonprofit sector; they’re all worth talking to.

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JANUARY 14, 2009

In the nonprofit technology community, I've heard stories of cut backs on "nice to have" items and expenses such as travel and training so that organizations can focus on their most critical goals first and cut back on what they deem not to be completely necessary. That's right.

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MAY 5, 2009

As I wrote this post on the flight back from my third NTEN Conference I know I felt similar to many of the other 1,600 “NPTechies” (Nonprofit Techies) who are leaving San Francisco. I know work in the nonprofit sector is serious and sometimes tough business.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

I had the pleasure of sitting in on the DMA 2009 Washington Nonprofit Conference session titled "New Media Channels — Adding Text Messaging, Social Networks and Media to the Marketing Mix" last Friday. Over the next few days, I’ll share a bit more from each speaker, but I wanted to start with Dane from HRC.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

This according to The North American Technographics® Omnibus Online Survey, Q4 2009 (US), a commissioned omnibus survey conducted by Forrester’s Technographics® on behalf of Convio. 54% said nonprofit websites do NOT make it easy to get the info needed to decide whether or not to donate.

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APRIL 4, 2013

million views online and he is the keynote speaker at NTEN’s upcoming 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Since then he has authored several books and has become a voice for change in the nonprofit sector. ” Charity Case says that in 2009, Save the Children spent $3.3 million on advertising.

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MARCH 13, 2009

Alan Graham, President of Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF), said it perfectly during his presentation at the AFP Austin luncheon today – there is no magic bullet, and there is no get rich quick method when using technology to raise funds for your nonprofit. Alan has a goal to get over 1000 followers, so let's help him get there!!

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MARCH 12, 2009

Alan Graham, President of Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF), said it perfectly during his presentation at the AFP Austin luncheon yesterday – there is no magic bullet, and there is no get rich quick method when using technology to raise funds for your nonprofit. The winner will get a Kindle 2!

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MAY 6, 2013

At NTEN’s annual Nonprofit Technology Conference , Miriam Kagan and I presented Getting End of Year Results 365 Days a Year. Our analytics team looked at Convio Luminate Online email performance data from 2009-2011 to identify trends for organizations to enhance their existing year-end fundraising efforts. percent) of U.S.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

"Over 900 of you have already registered for the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference. But we also know that the economy has made it impossible for some our members to join us, so we've been raising scholarship money to send up to 57 nonprofit staff to the nonprofit technology conference.

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MAY 13, 2009

Yesterday marked the second annual Women Who Tech telesummit , filled with experts and thought leaders working in technology, advocacy and nonprofits. The panelists each described a handful of tools to help with online communication, specifically for nonprofit causes and social activism. billion minutes spent on FB each day. >

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

The Future of Nonprofit Technology: Amy Sample Ward, Robert Machen, Tom Matthews. They were awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for their coverage of China and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 2009. Harnessing Your Organization’s Story: Marc Pitman, Sean Sheridan, Vanessa Chase.

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MARCH 15, 2010

I'm admittedly not a hardcore "gamer", so I was a little bit nervous when my good friend Joel Bartlett—Director of Marketing for PETA, winner of the 2009 Convio Innovator Award for Advocacy —asked me to moderate a session here at South by Southwest Interactive on "Games for Good". Author: Noah Cooper. Riley's tomorrow night!

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