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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Over the past several months I've had the pleasure of working with Convio's Engineering team on a number of new features for Luminate Online. This Winter, Luminate Online will officially support HTML5, allowing organizations to select this new DOCTYPE when building out content. Author: Noah Cooper. And proud of it.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

As part of the program, students are encouraged to register online using Convio’s TeamRaiser tools, set up their personal page, and send e-mails to friends and family and raise money to help kids with “special hearts.” 71% increase in online registration. 53% increase in online donations.

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MAY 14, 2014

According to NAIS, K-12 school enrollment numbers fell by 3% in 2009 and another 7% in 2010. Build a Strong Online Presence. Schools that took their online presence from stale and outdated to fresh, dynamic and emotional were the ones that experienced the biggest return. Use True Admission Office Databases.

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MAY 27, 2011

Guest blog alert: Donna from Charity Dynamics (a Convio Solution Provider ) is sharing an real-life example of how integrated marketing and fundraising helped a nonprofit increase online revenue by more than 100%. A couple of weeks ago I shared some insights on integrating online and offline fundraising channels for strong results.

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JUNE 4, 2013

Featuring overall and online giving, the Index can be viewed by size and subsets of the nonprofit industry. View historical data from The Blackbaud Index: Instead of just displaying the past 12 months, The Blackbaud Index will now display archived data going back to January 2010. Online Fundraising Trends.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013 , which builds on a similar study conducted in 2010, looks at the philanthropic habits of the following generations of Canadians: Generation Y (or Gen Y, born 1981 – 1995). Since 2010, there has been a 12% increase in donors who have a landline but choose to use their mobile phones.

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JUNE 17, 2014

This is the fourth consecutive year of increases in giving, a period of growth that began in 2010. The Blackbaud Index reports on overall and online giving trends on a monthly basis. . - The total donated to charitable causes in 2013 was estimated to be estimated $335.17 Sector Giving Trends. Giving to Human Services was up just 2.2%

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Overall, Convio clients raised 17 percent more online in the last three months of 2011 than in 2010. But, the real impact was made in December when our client’s year-end fundraising efforts came on like gangbusters—raising more than $30 million more online than in December 2010.

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JULY 20, 2010

Well, according to the data that appeared in the recently published report, Giving USA 2010: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2009 , nonprofits overall did a very good job at weathering the storm. And how’s it looking for 2010? So, how did your nonprofit stack up to your peers in 2009?

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APRIL 17, 2012

Our new research paper, Insights into Integrated Marketing Constituent Behavior , is based on the results of a study Convio conducted with CARE and it reveals that high income, married donors that like dual channels (online and offline) are, indeed, really valuable. Dual channel donors give the most: On average, dual channel donors give $123.29

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MAY 7, 2013

According to a study conducted in 2010 that looked at charitable habits and multichannel preferences of four different generations of constituents, The Next Generation of American Giving , younger generations tend to give similar amounts, but to fewer charities. Younger Generations Engage with Fewer Organizations, but in More Ways.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

After attending Convio's Summit in 2010, POGO was inspired to re-evaluate their entire online presence, including their website. Nominations are accepted from all over the world from web design firms, agencies to invidividuals and graphic artists. POGO was nominated under the nonprofit category for web design and development.

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MAY 20, 2010

The heart of almost all social media tools is tapping into the power of online word of mouth, and the best way to achieve that is by having influential sources share a message on your behalf. There are influencers and evangelists among all social media networks. By using a bit.ly

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

While many still give through direct mail, don’t dismiss digital channels – Boomers’ online giving and social media usage shot up since we last checked in with them in 2010. Background of this Research: An online survey of 1,014 US Donors was conducted in May 2013 by Edge Research, Blackbaud, SeaChange Strategies, and HJC.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

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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MARCH 17, 2014

Guest post by Mazarine Treyz, author of The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising , called one of the Top 10 books of 2010 by Beth Kanter, and author of the Networked Nonprofit. Interactive Online Fundraising donor retention fundraising ideas fundraising tips npEXPERTS' Her latest book, Get the Job! Go here to check it out!

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AUGUST 9, 2012

When the American Diabetes Association made the decision to focus on promoting self donations in their 2011 Tour de Cure fundraising campaign, they increased the number of participants contributing to thier own fundraising efforts from 2% in 2010 to more than 37% in 2011. How can your organization see this kind of success?

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JUNE 16, 2016

This is the sixth consecutive year of increases in giving, a period of growth that began in 2010. Another resource for nonprofits to use to understand the latest giving trends is The Blackbaud Index , which reports on both overall charitable giving trends and online giving results on a monthly basis. Who is Giving. compared to 2014.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Technology to allow participants to accept donations online? Now, participants have access to the tools they need to raise money online. Even more lessons learned and ideas can be found in the 2010 Nonprofit Resolutions Guide , and of course, I know there are many other tips participant fundraisers must have. In my dreams!

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JANUARY 27, 2012

The Washington DC metro area far outpaces them in terms of overall philanthropy (online and otherwise). And although it fell from its 2009 #1 Wired position to #3 in 2010, it still ranks #1 in two of three categories: It has the highest percentage of homes that are accessing the internet via high speed broadband at 4%.

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APRIL 19, 2010

Last week at the 47th Annual Association of Fundraising Professionals Conference in Baltimore, online fundraising and outreach was a key issue covered throughout the event and the topic of social media was more popular than ever to this group of fundraising pros. Author: Jordan Viator. Do you really want to do this?

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JUNE 24, 2010

How are we going to thank our donors for giving to us in 2010? Decide what methods you will use both online and offline - mobile, direct mail, email, social media etc. Create online donation form(s) 3. Post content online 5. Test, test and re-test all online forms and emails 5. July: Analysis & Planning 1.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

billion hours in 2010, valued at an estimated $173 billion, with volunteers providing 52 hours of service per year. Consider episodic, micro-engagement and online opportunities to meet this need and whatever the area of interest, respond to an inquiry in a timely manner, within 24 hours if possible.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Because The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013 builds on a similar study conducted in 2010, and was based on similar studies into the habits and preferences of American donors , the report not only identifies trends in Canadian giving, but also provides insight into the differences between Canadian donors and their American counterparts.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Think in terms of personas, each with its own detailed demographic information, description, online habits, and needs as they pertain to the programs and services your organization provides. Read more tips in the 2010 Nonprofit Resolutions Guide and share some of your own here. Keep it fresh.

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JULY 27, 2010

Submissions came in from around the world and LCH received more than 100 more submissions in 2010 than in 2009. 33 videos were chosen and are available for viewing online. You can do three main things to help the growth of this great cause and experience the event for yourself: 1. Watch the amazing videos from this year.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Results The launch of the campaign was an immediate success resulting in ShopRite donating a total of 3,800 pounds of PB&J to the community and Philabundance increased online donations by 100 percent. They also added and mobilized 2,265 Facebook fans during a 14 day period — 155 percent increase from start of campaign.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Unfortunately, in March and November of 2010, two of the big stars of the films passed away ( Peter Graves and Leslie Neilsen ). Make sure you are advertising your events, actions and donation asks online. Facebook has played a big role in keeping me informed and updated about Airplane! However, last week something new happened.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Online tools often do most of the work for you, including automatically and randomly dividing your list. MailerMailer’s 2010 Email Marketing Metrics Report, 2011 MarketingSherpa Email Marketing Benchmark Survey. Blackbaud’s 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits. Send another one to a different 10 percent.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

And with the publishing of the 2010 Nonprofit Resolutions Guide , 5 main lessons learned in the way of multi-channel marketing were evident in 2009. If you insist on contacting me offline, then please tell me how I can respond online. When you do, please give me the option to respond online and make it clear how I would do it.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

As an advocacy buff, I've been particularly impressed with the action alerts and online petitions related to Haiti. Just this weekend, family members of those who have gone missing since the earthquake launched an online petition urging government officials to continue search and rescue operations.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

Take advantage of this season’s high volume of online giving and make it easier for your donors to give when time and funds are short: build an online year-end or holiday campaign. Did you know that 35-42% of all online giving happens in November and December? That’s almost half of all annual online giving in just two months!

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

While early data-sharing was pioneered in the 1980s and grew in the 1990s leveraging telecommunication (ie, telephone) technology, it was not until 2010 that cloud-providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Rackspace Hosting began setting the pace as cloud providers.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Integration is going to be key in 2010. But what came out in yesterday's discussion was the true need to integrate social media into offline, and more traditional online media such as email, and vice versa, to make each as effective as possible.

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JUNE 9, 2016

Online advocacy, in addition to advancing an organization’s mission, can be a significant feeder of prospects for fundraising. By “engaging donors in online advocacy [it] helps to cement relationships with your cause and organization and hence enhances donor retention and lifetime value.” New advocates. 3] Kingdon, J.

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APRIL 8, 2011

Clearly we have to start with the Alec Baldwin pledge drive promos that hit the air in 2010. Part of KUT’s answer was to promote it heavily on-air, in their direct mail efforts and online, but here was the kicker for me. By no means is this an exhaustive collection, but here are few favorite examples that I've seen recently.

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MARCH 30, 2011

Learn more about the way we did this at Convio’s 2010 Summit here. Share links to the online versions of presentations given at the conference (try using SlideShare for easy sharing of PowerPoint presentations).

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