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New Study Explores the Undeveloped Value of New Donors

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The report indicated that the number of donor households making gifts between 2010 and 2015 dropped, the incidence of donor households adding new organizations to their portfolios declined, and overall donor retention did not improve.

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Changing Channels: Easier on your TV than in Fundraising

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Because new channels have arrived on the scene since 2010, it makes sense that giving would be spread across them. In 2010, giving online meant donating money through a website or email. But direct mail has also experienced the sharpest decline in donors. When the , 49% of donors reported using direct mail.

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Convio Summit? There's an app for that.

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The result of my* efforts, the Convio Summit 2010 Guide , is now available in the iTunes App Store. If you are attending the Summit and you have an iPhone, please download the app and let me know what you think.

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Lights.Camera.Help. Nation's First Cause-Driven Film Festival Now Open To Submissions

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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. Celebrating cause-driven films, the 2010 Lights. Think it could win awards? festival is now open to submissions.

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Crowdsourcing, old school: the Great Backyard Bird Count

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The Great Backyard Bird Count is this weekend, February 12 - 15, 2010, and it's great way to get outside with family and friends, have fun, and help birds—all at the same time. You can even download a certificate if you submit your results online – how’s that for show and tell?

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Mobile websites vs. apps - what's right for you?

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The user doesn't have to go to an app store, search for your app, and download it. Right now the 2010 version is available, and the 2011 version is coming soon. Perhaps most compelling is the pervasive nature of the web and web browsers - a web browser comes built into a smartphone. Obviously, best viewed using a mobile device!

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Emergency Response Guide

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Download and put our " Be Prepared When Your Mission Calls " rapid response fundraising guide to work for you. This information was originally posted by Convio's Molly Brooksbank in March of 2010. Author: Kent Gilliam. Is your organization working to ready itself to respond to the needs caused by the earthquake in Japan?

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