NetWits

JUNE 9, 2011

Hey online fundraisers! For large nonprofits here is some even scarier news: the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported in October of 2010 that donations to the nation’s largest charities dropped 11% last year. The median expected change for nonprofits in 2010 was supposed to be an increase of 1.4%. Guest post by David J.

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NetWits

JANUARY 25, 2012

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Many summer peer-to-peer fundraising events will be opening registration in the upcoming months (hopefully, yours included). Superstar fundraisers respond differently than those who raise the minimum.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 6, 2010

And this year, for the first time, you can submit your organization’s program, fundraising campaign and special event taglines, in addition to your organizational tagline. All entrants will receive a free copy of the fully-updated 2010 Nonprofit Tagline Report in late 2010. The Taggies ) winners! So enter here now.

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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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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.

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Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Do you know the average click-through and open rates on action alerts and fundraising appeals across the nonprofit sector? Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Online Fundraising. Why is that?

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

In 2010, the event had a transformation. The Conference “Curse” While so much good was happening with Cause Camp, the first instance suggesting a “Cause Camp Curse” happened in 2010. Attendees were impressed with the last-minute change, and surveys indicated the panel was valuable. The Cause Camp Conference Today.

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Idealware who surveyed over 500 nonprofit staff members about their Facebook usage and goals may have answers to some of the questions organizations have been seeking. In 2010, 78% of nonprofits surveyed by NTEN who had raised money on Facebook raised $1K or less in 12 months. Check out the key Facebook data below.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Is it worth it to spend the money?

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Care2

OCTOBER 4, 2010

As nonprofits rush to put the final touches on year-end fundraising campaigns, what financial returns should they expect for Quarter 4 in 2010? The Donor Confidence Report by Campbell Rinker which surveyed over 500 U.S. donors asked whether donors expected to give the same amount, more, or less in 2010 compared with 2009.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2011

This post was originally published July 13, 2010, and is being featured again as a part of our Sharpen Your Website campaign. On Future Fundraising Now, Jeff has a recent post warning that people might not be coming to your website for the reasons you think they are. One of my favorite parts of NCVS was meeting Joe Solomon of 350.org.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

From smaller, newer nonprofits to larger charitable organizations, measuring performance is a universally shared need, especially in the realm of fundraising. Assemble and track collected data from surveys, assessments, and interviews all in one place to efficiently manage your foundational impact statistics and more. Fundraising ROI.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2012

Every sector surveyed in our 2011 Online Fundraising Report experienced double-digit growth since 2009 , including roughly 13 percent* in the past year. Along with strong growth in online fundraising we found that online donors. online fundraising program knowing that the upside is so incredible. fundraising take off.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

This is in line with the 2010 Online Giving Report. Only 11% of online donors acquired in 2007 were still giving in 2010. But analysis of actual data, instead of online or phone surveys, is still much more accurate and meaningful. Online giving growth was not slowed by the most recent recession. They get worse over time.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Blackbaud has just released the 2010 State of the Not-for-Profit Industry Survey results for the Asia Pacific. According to the survey, “websites are most frequently used to to market the organisation and educate the public about the organisation’s mission. Picture of feedback form. 69% use email to drive donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

14 guest blog post, “ 24 hours, millions of dollars, thousands of nonprofits—What gives in Minnesota? ,” I talked about how relationships were key to this collaborative social fundraising effort. Those relationships were strengthened through the use of social media. We gained 203 new Twitter followers in the month of November.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Smart Online is surveying nonprofits about how they use technology, especially current challenge areas, and what you think you'll be doing in 2011. You can participate in the survey here. GiftWorks announced a new website and new updates to their suite of tools for nonprofit online fundraising. But wait, there's more!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Note From Beth: Last year I covered Give to the Max Day and the impressive results. This year before the event Jeff Achen write a post sharing their strategy for 2010. This guest post discusses the results. From the looks of our post-event survey data and Google traffic reports, social media played a big part, particularly Facebook.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. To start with, we conducted a survey (tweet tweet!) And 92% of surveyed nonprofits plan on using at least one of these tools in 2011. It says that 22.7% Why Go Mobile?

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Achieve

AUGUST 5, 2022

While your nonprofit is, by definition, not a profit-driven organization, you can still leverage this massive market to achieve your fundraising goals and grow your support base. accessible fundraising idea. Partner with a product fundraising company to do the heavy lifting. add a merchandise sale to a school fundraiser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. Also, fundraising may not be your first objective with mobile. What is your objective?

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

In 2010, the event had a transformation. The Conference “Curse” While so much good was happening with Cause Camp, the first instance suggesting a “Cause Camp Curse” happened in 2010. Attendees were impressed with the last-minute change, and surveys indicated the panel was valuable. The Cause Camp Conference Today.

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Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2009

If not, consider finding out the next time you survey your list. Your nonprofit may be missing big opportunities in online organizing and online fundraising by not reaching diverse groups of people. Why it’s Important to Nonprofits? Do you know how diverse your online list is?

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Earlier this year, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) received 4,600 responses to our annual 2012 State of the Sector Survey. This week’s installment of Research Friday looks at what the survey results tell us about nonprofit board engagement in tough times. when it comes to fundraising. So what does that mean for the board?

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

As Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Non-Profits approaches this October 21-22, 2010 in Washington, DC, I’m working with colleagues to put the finishing touches on my sessions, and one in particular — one of my favorite topics — is simply too much fun to not share here: Targeted Content*. What is Targeted Content? Enter Targeted Content.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

But when it comes to running a big fundraising campaign, good planning doesn’t just improve your quality of life – it improves the bottom line. In 2010, we started preparing months in advance for end-of-year fundraising. In previous end-of-year campaigns, Oxfam has created a short video to complement the fundraising appeals.

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2011

It turns out that nonprofits of all sizes are able to scale their fundraising efforts on social networks. The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report found that 30% of Master Fundraisers – those that brought in more than $100,000 – were small organizations and a further 8% were medium-sized.

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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. However, nonprofits experienced a drop in their average community from 5,391 members in 2009 to 2,440 in 2010.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Online fundraising is great for smaller charities – but which site? Few figures exist but anecdotally, online fundraising is being embraced by the majority for whom at least a "donate" button exists, says Cath Lee, chief executive of the Small Charities Coalition.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Our report on Giving and Volunteering for 2008, published in 2010, reports on household giving as determined through a web-based representative panel survey. It was organized by our Center in collaboration with the ASU Morrison Institute and Knowledge Networks, a firm that specializes in web-based surveys. over 2009.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Thankfully, a recent survey conducted by BoardSource in 2012 shows signs of increased governance among nonprofits 2. Through surveying chief executive officers from all 50 states, BoardSource reported the following key findings: Increased attendance at board meetings, with 88% of respondents reporting 75% or higher attendance.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

CiviCRM is a nonprofit-focused open source tool, centered around membership, fundraising, events and such. CiviCRM ranked #1 in satisfaction in the recent NTEN CRM satisfaction survey. { CiviCRM ranked #1 in satisfaction in the recent NTEN CRM satisfaction survey. {

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2013

Nonprofit Finance Fund’s (NFF) 2013 State of the Sector survey explored a variety of financial and management challenges facing organizations across the country. According to a 2010 Urban Institute study, nonprofit organizations (with records of income data) reported that nearly one-third of their revenue sources came from the government.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 8, 2009

2009 Year-End Fundraising Guide – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – “Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season? The paper will be open to comment til the end of January 2010.&#.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Congrats to Vic Mende and Lions Volunteer Blind Industries for being one of the winners in the 2010 Nonprofit Tagline Awards! Vic is a former client of mine and has taken his organization far in fundraising and public relations. Strong nonprofit taglines provide significant impact at little cost, but few nonprofits are benefitting.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

billion in total fundraising. The report also includes online giving data from 3,724 nonprofits representing over $2 billion in online fundraising. Overall giving grew for the 3rd consecutive year and this points to continued fundraising recovery in the nonprofit sector. Overall Giving Trends. and this growth is on top of 13.5%

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