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Top 3 Trends to Fool Proof your Future Fundraisng

NetWits

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%. conference of 2010 [1] the top thirty “ thon ” (i.e.

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Technology Trends for Nonprofits in 2011

NTEN

How important is it for them to understand and keep up with the new trends in technology? 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. 1] Bango Annual Mobile Usage Study, Feb 2010. [2] It says that 22.7%

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Latest Trends in Online Fundraising

NTEN

With more than half of 2010 now over, it might be helpful to review some updated statistics. . The Index looks at trends on a rolling three-month basis to smooth out seasonal or episodic spikes in the data and is the largest and most timely study being done in the industry. . Through June 2010, online giving was up 11.7%

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To bot or not to bot: Using generative AI in grantwriting

Candid

Add “Please redo this paragraph with citations,” to the prompt and you get: Engaging in the arts is crucial for youth development as evidenced by numerous studies. But suppose the funder wants to know who Winner and Burton are, or why you’re citing a 17-year-old study by Hetland et al? 2013)… …and so on.

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2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study Highlights Online Advocacy, Fundraising, and Social Media Metrics

Care2

The 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study was just released and is packed with insightful data on advocacy and fundraising response rates across the nonprofit sector. In particular we were excited to see advocacy response rates increased 28% between 2010 and 2011. Overall, email open rates held steady between 2010 and 2011.

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Online Learning Trends That You Can’t Ignore

Gyrus

Almost two-thirds of Americans are predicted to own a smartphone by 2017, more than a threefold increase since 2010. In a research study by PEW Research, 53% of respondents stated – by 2020 gamification will be widely adopted by most industries, the communications scene, and most of all education. percent of the U.S.

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Research Friday: Idealist.org Survey Backs 2011 Nonprofit Employment Trends Outlook

ASU Lodestar Center

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 average turnover rate for respondent organizations was 13 percent, compared to 21 percent in 2010.

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