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APRIL 8, 2020

Since the turn of the century, we have faced many societal and financial challenges to raising money for our organizations: September 11, 2001, the recession that began in 2007, and annual natural disasters that challenge the worldwide environment. The fiscal responsibility of your organization. How COVID-19 impacts your mission.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

It has long been believed that the health of the philanthropic sector is directly linked to the passion people have for organizations and their missions. These things have forced our awareness, not only of the external factors at play but the value of retaining an organization’s best donors. And this means we have strategic problems.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

The average online gift size increased from $62 in 2009 to $65 in 2010. More than $389 million was donated by the 273 major cities in 2010, up approximately 27% from 2009. Average gift, donations per 1,000 people, total amount donated per city and number of donations all increased in 2010 compared to 2009.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

With 3-hour workshops this year, attendees were able to not only hear speakers present on useful applications, but were able to work hand-in-hand with other attendees to brainstorm, write plans, fill out personal worksheets to help their organization and walk away with a real source of help when they return to the office.

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MAY 19, 2009

Hundreds if not thousands of online tools are available to help nonprofit organizations with online communication. What tools do you think will be the best and easiest for nonprofits to use in 2009? Amid his top picks, David harped on a few tools and sites in particular. David's top picks include: 1. Social Networks. File Sharing.

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MAY 27, 2011

While that’s all well and good, there’s nothing like seeing an organization put these tips into practice and learning from their example. 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. What were the results?

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In our first post – “ The Knitting Factor: Making Skills-Based Volunteering Work for Your Organization ” – we introduced the concept of The Knitting Factor and highlighted three key conditions that make skilled volunteer engagements successful for corporate volunteers, nonprofit partners, and the communities they serve. Skills for Cities.

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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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MARCH 10, 2011

But, I struggled with data and I know many organizations still do. Organizations large and small could benefit from sharing volunteer information. One of the primary barriers to integrating volunteer data with other important organizational data was showing the potential value that volunteers bring across the organization.

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JULY 14, 2015

But what about your nonprofit organization? Is Your Organization Engaged in Public Policy Discussions? Would your organization be more effective if certain laws or regulations were amended, added, or stricken from the books? Should Your Organization Engage in Public Policy Discussions? Before 2009, probably not.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The organization is a volunteer-staffed nonprofit that’s dedicated to timely disaster response and relief assistance. As the organization grew, the need for consolidation and proper segmenting became more imperative… enter Common Ground. Author: Lacey Kruger. million in 2011.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

I’ve seen how these tactics can boost the results of a nonprofit’s website, but there’s plenty more that organizations can do on this front. These top five lessons serve as a good starting point for evaluating the effectiveness of your organization’s website. Back to the basics. Whose lives are you affecting?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

In 2009, when I was serving as the President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ South Carolina Lowcountry Chapter , I found myself in front of a group of 400 generous, deeply caring people. Happy Thanksgiving…a week early. We had gathered around the table for a meal, to break bread together, to say thank you.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

In my experience, too many organizations don’t take advantage of this “free money.” HEP Development Services will be an exhibitor at the Fourth Annual Convio Summit , November 16-18, 2009, in Austin, TX. Today, ACS is among the country’s largest nonprofit recipients of matching gifts.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Laura’s experience working at and serving on the board of multiple arts organizations around the country shape her insights into the nonprofit community. In 2009, Tropicana OJ decided they needed a cooler, trendier juice carton. Members, like loyal OJ shoppers, bring reliable, consistent revenue into your organization.

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APRIL 28, 2009

James Young and I gave our first ever WeAreMedia workshop at this year's 2009 Nonprofit Conference on Livestreaming tools. Specifically, we taught the audience how to use CoverItLive for live blogging and UStream for live online video streaming. So, it's my pleasure to introduce to you the following nptech people and ideas live from 09NTC:

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

NMAI is asking supporters to host a potluck on or around November 28, 2009 (the 20th anniversary of President George H. Virtual events are a great way for organizations who don't necessarily have a singular, recurring annual event like a walk, run, or triathalon to participate in peer-to-peer fundraising events. How did it go?

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MAY 10, 2019

Generation Z: Born 1996–2009. They are also a huge source of financial support for social good organizations and churches. Generation Alpha are the youngest in your children’s ministry and your nursery. Children in this group are learning about values that will last a lifetime.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

And to help capture all the great insight the nonprofit community has in store with its resolutions, we’ve also created a poll to capture your ideas on how to make technology work for you and your organization in 2009. And don't forget to check out these great nonprofit bloggers’ resolutions for 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

On the federal grant side, and increasingly on the foundation side, new regulations and policies have made survival as a grant-funded organization more challenging by adding additional layers of accountability and complexity for grant recipients. It seemed like a good idea at the time” are often the famous last words before a great disaster.

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MAY 30, 2011

This time, we're behind the scenes at America Supporting Americans (ASA), an organization working to improve the lives of men and women in the military through their three signature programs: Adopt-A-Unit, Foster-A-Unit, and the Youth Civic Action and Awareness Program. We’re still in contact with those veterans today!

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

But according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), in 2008 for every $6 raised by charities, they lost $5 through attrition and the 2009 numbers didn’t look any better – with $6 lost through attrition for ever $4.50 The best source for your next gift is the person who gave you your last gift. Sounds easy right?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

I also did a little, non-scientific analysis of some of the cities that had jumps of 20-30 places in their 2008 to 2009 ranking. Most efficient way to reach people at the moment they feel most passionate about giving their support to an organization or cause.

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JUNE 11, 2009

With an estimated two-thirds of charities experiencing a decrease in 2008 overall giving, I decided to take a look at how things are shaping up so far in 2009. With only a quarter in the books, 2009 obviously has a long way to go. See our full Q1 findings here. So things appear to be trending, albeit modestly, in the right direction.

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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. I signed up as a sustaining donor to an organization just a month before my card was due to expire. That happened sometime in 2008 or 2009. Author: Michelle Shefter.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

Judi is currently Vice President of Operations of Fight Colorectal Cancer , an organization she helped start in 2005. Our organization, Fight Colorectal Cancer , started using Salesforce as our primary database in 2006, when we were barely a year old. Never fear. It’s not about features. Document everything.

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MARCH 4, 2019

We are 20 years into this online giving adventure and there is still a tremendous amount of up-side for nonprofit organizations. Studies done by Dunham+Company in both 2013 and 2018 reveal that even many leading nonprofit organizations have struggled to implement common best practices. Sadly, that is not the case. Did you get the memo?

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JULY 27, 2010

If you aren’t already familiar with LCH, it’s a nonprofit organization that works to help other nonprofits use film to spread awareness and action for their causes through volunteer matching, education and its annual nonprofit film festival. In its second year, Lights.Camera.Help. Watch the amazing videos from this year.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I was lucky enough to get a preview of the Money for Good 2015 report and it’s full of surprising (and not so surprising) data, insights and recommendations for organizations, funders and vendors. I still find that organizations are on the hunt for the fundraising silver bullet. Never heard of the $FG report?

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JUNE 16, 2009

And the proof of the pudding is in the eating - since the new site was launched on March, 2009: overall site visits from 2008 to 2009 increased by 12%. Google organic search visits increased by 23%. average time on the site is up 15%.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

“For Ocean Conservancy’s 2011 year-end fundraising campaign we took a coordinated, multi-phase approach that focused on solutions-based messaging and highlighted our successes over the previous year both as an organization and also as a collective movement.

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JULY 6, 2010

Continuing the theme of "busy mom" from last month , I wanted to take a moment to talk about the need for organizations to optimize their sites for use with mobile devices. Compare that to Q2 2009, when just 16% of consumers had a smartphone. Does your organization have a mobile version of your homepage? Author: Sally Heaven.

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APRIL 20, 2010

The pre-screening previewed video from organizations including the Miracle Foundation and the Scottish Rite Learning Center , and the LCH organization is aiming high to recieve more submissions in 2010 than 2009. So now the LCH team is asking you: Does your organization have a film that helps promote its cause?

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APRIL 20, 2015

There has been little consensus about the impact of focusing on overhead as a means of evaluating nonprofit organizations, either among nonprofit leadership or researchers. My research was done via a survey directed to employees and board members of nonprofit organizations.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

While writing about multi-channel engagement , I couldn’t help but to think that each lesson learned applied mainly to supporters who are actively engaged with your nonprofit organization. Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Reconnecting With Donors. But what about those donors who have seemingly fallen off the face of the planet?

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AUGUST 18, 2009

This September 14-21, 2009, tech lovers and specialists are coming together to improve local communities all over the world in support of Mozilla Service Week. For Organizations and Causes: If you work for a cause or organization, the first thing you should do is think about needs and talents that would help your efforts.

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MARCH 19, 2009

World Wildlife Fund is organizing Earth Hour US , a project to.well, let me have them say it in their own words: Turn out. March 28, 2009, 8:30 pm local time. The more I learn about twitter, both from my colleague James Young's posts and from using it myself, the more potential I see for twitter to be a useful tool for organizations.

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