Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2009

It’s one of your most effective marketing tools, but the 2008 GettingAttention.org survey showed that 72% of nonprofit organizations don’t have a tagline or rate theirs as performing poorly. All entrants will receive a free copy of the fully-updated 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Report in late 2009. How to Enter.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 27, 2009

The Nonprofit Finance Fund just published a survey on how the economic downturn is affecting nonprofits’ current and long-term finances. Just 16% anticipate being able to cover their operating expenses in both 2009 and 2010. 93% of lifeline organizations that provide essential services anticipate an increase in demand in 2009.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

As I announced recently , Advocacy Online and Fairsay have jointly produced a benchmark report to examine key e-campaigning performance measures. In addition to the benchmark data, the project also includes an e-campaigning survey that has been carried by Jess Day , an independent e-campaigning consultant. Report Highlights.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 7, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Please take the NOSI survey January 7, 2008 In my work with NOSI (the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative,) I’ve become really interested in how FOSS is used in nonprofit organizations.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Today Achieve, in partnership with the Case Foundation, released the second wave of research from the 2016 Millennial Impact Report. The second wave of data surveyed millennials from June through August 2016. More than a quarter of millennials surveyed did not want to vote for either major party candidate in November.

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NTEN

APRIL 27, 2009

According to a survey conducted in March 2009 by NTEN, Common Knowledge , and ThePort , social networking has become an integral part of nonprofits’ online strategy. Of the 929 respondents to a survey, nearly three-quarters (74.2%) have a presence on Facebook, and 30.9% Download the report and read it yourself.

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2010

The second annual Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report, a joint project of Common Knowledge, thePort, and NTEN, has hard data and insights on the trends surrounding social networking technology as part of nonprofit organizations' marketing, communications, fundraising, and program services. > Get the Full Report (for free).

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2010

To help them cast an analytical eye on technology decisions, NTEN and The NonProfit Times came together to create the Nonprofit IT Staffing and Spending Survey. > Get the Report. We began this effort with the 2006 survey, the first of its kind. > Get the Report. provide a long-term view of nonprofit IT staffing.

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NetWits

MAY 15, 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. Download the report now! . For more information, download Blackbaud’s free 2011 Online Giving Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Orchestras and Social Media Survey View more documents from Marc van Bree. While there have been different surveys on nonprofit adoption, for example, these two recent studies I profiled last month, I wish there was a benchmarking study. Marc Van Bree responded that he had some answers from a survey he was doing with orchestras.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Every year we survey the nonprofit technology community (via our members, program participants, and other like-communities) to learn two main things: How are WE doing , as an organization, to make your work easier, and your mission a little closer? > Download the report (free). > Download the report here (free).

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Today, we are very pleased to announce the release of the Data Ecosystem Report. We conducted vendor satisfaction surveys for the Constituent Relationship Management , Content Management Systems , and the Donor Management Systems nonprofits use. Still, these reports were only shedding light on a small slice of the software pie.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

T he Minnesota Council of Nonprofits found that 50% of about 300 nonprofits surveyed said they've struggled to hire new employees, while 40% are dealing with significant staff turnover. Clay Shirky, the author of Here Comes Everyone , wrote in 2009 , “Digital tools don't get socially interesting until they get technologically boring.”

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

In 2009, Campbell Rinker , a firm that specializes in research for the nonprofit sector, conducted a survey into the use of accounting packages in the sector and their users' preferences. Below is a summary of the survey's findings, and we encourage you to participate in our forums discussions and give other users your insight.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

" Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Best of 2009 | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Check out the diverse submissions to the December Net2 Think Tank that simply asked for the best blog posts of 2009! I'm sure there are some resources, conversations and pointers in here that are new to everyone.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

This is the first-ever survey reading from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project that exclusively examines Twitter users. In previous surveys, the Pew Internet Project had asked internet users whether they "used Twitter or another service to share updates about yourself or to see updates about others? ""

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 8, 2009

We're traveling to London and Cambridge in July 2009 as part of Innovation UK. We like to report on innovative technologies through blogs, video, podcasts and social networks." Further, the percentage reporting cuts of more than 20 percent has increased from 13 percent to 24 percent."

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

My friend Nancy Schwartz has released her new report designed to guide nonprofit organizations to shape effective taglines for their organizations. . A 2008 survey of nonprofits showed that 7 in 10 nonprofits rated their tagline as poor or didn’t use one at all.

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NTEN

MAY 29, 2009

2008 Nonprofit IT Staffing & Spending Report. 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. Nonprofit Social Network Survey Report. No, really: think of them, then implement them. Proof that Roombas really work ! There have been a lot of releases over the past month. Did you miss any?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Vote here for the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards. Give you the chance to register for the free 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Report, with 2,500 tagline examples. Voting will: Sharpen your understanding of what works and what doesn’t communications-wise. Inform and inspire your foundation’s messaging.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day. Earlier this year, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) received 4,600 responses to our annual 2012 State of the Sector Survey. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

Diversity and inclusion remain one of the top nine challenges facing the charitable sector as reported by a survey of more than 1,000 diverse individuals, but disabled people are often left out of the inclusion conversation altogether. More than one in four Americans have a diagnosed disability. Also, only 38.9%

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Earlier this week, I wrote a post on about the NTEN CRM satisfaction survey. No concrete conclusions can be drawn about overall use of or satisfaction with CRM tools from this survey. First – thanks to both of ou for blogging about the report. December 14, 2007 I feel misunderstood. million of them.)

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

As reported by Knowlton (2016), “…only 7 percent of nonprofits report that foundations always cover the full cost of projects they fund.”. This action alone “…could be the best way to slow or even stop the cycle [of nonprofit starvation]” (Goggins-Gregory & Howard, 2009). Change the unrealistic expectations of contributors.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

The truth is that Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization, began in 2009 and so too did the genesis crypto culture. Now, in 2022 Pew Research surveys show that 87% of U.S. For many nonprofit organizations, the rise of crypto philanthropy has been a shock that seems to have appeared virtually overnight. population.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit professional to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. We welcome your comments and feedback. Often overlooked, however, are the many benefits that can be provided to the corporation. and Meijs, L.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

" Download the 2009 Data Ecosystem Survey Report | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network – NTEN just released a report on the data ecosystem in nonprofit organizations – it's free for members, but $50 for non-NTEN members. "The "You've got data.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. While driving to work recently I heard an NPR report about philanthropic giving in the US; but it was not the numbers I had just read in Giving USA 2012 published by the Giving USA Foundation and compiled by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

How a Small Nonprofit Used Social Media & Crowd-Sourcing to Win the 2009 Global Giving Challenge - frogloop Home~Care2’s blog for nonprofits - frogloop - "The goal was simple. If you aren't using the micro-blogging tool at your organization, you can read some of the interviews with others who are to get some ideas!

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Care2

JULY 22, 2010

The 2010 Nonprofit Benchmarks Report released by NTEN has some great data that nonprofits can use for guidance. According to 1200 nonprofits surveyed: Facebook is the number one used commercial social network by nonprofits. 86% said that they have a presence on Facebook, a 16% increase from 2009. in 2009 to 48.1%

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 17, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Einolf (2009) [1] analyzed the baby boomer generation and predicted a similar increase in volunteer numbers and rates.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 14, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The report was primarily informed by two sources: Financial data showing trends from the field. Like this article? Get another!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The generosity of time given by nonprofit professionals has allowed NTEN to create reports on the state of IT staffing in the sector that have been read thousands of times. We've just opened the 5th Annual Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey , brought to you by NTEN and The Nonprofit Times. What salaries are appropriate?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

We hope that nonprofits will find this trend(y) report handy in planning their technology strategies for the New Year! To start with, we conducted a survey (tweet tweet!) Our survey showed that 91% of our respondents use Facebook, 63% use Twitter, 45% use YouTube and 35% use LinkedIn, amongst other media. Why Go Mobile?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. Thankfully, a recent survey conducted by BoardSource in 2012 shows signs of increased governance among nonprofits 2.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

As such, nonprofit organizations must be proactive in creating effective accountability strategies to recruit new donors and further engage current donors (LeRoux, 2009). Annual reviews, staff surveys and beneficiary evaluations work to provide donors with the satisfaction of knowing their monies are being put to good use.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Flickr Photo by Happysmurfday Over the past couple of years, we've released reports on Donor Management Software , Content Management Systems , and CRMs. So, we'd like to take a look how your systems work together (if they do at all) with our first Data Ecosystem Survey. Take me to the survey! To do that, we need your help!

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