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2010 Nonprofit Fundraising Data and Benchmarks

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You may have heard that back in April, Convio released our 2010 report on nonprofit fundraising. We publish these reports annually and they are powerful tools to help you evaluate how your nonprofit stacks up against other, similar organizations. Author: Lacey Kruger. Watch an interview with Vinay about the report here.

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Donor-Advised Funds: Philanthropy’s Hot-Button Issue

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Donor-advised funds (DAFs) have become one of the hottest tools in philanthropy over the last few years. While the funds have been around for decades, the 1990s ushered in an increasing interest in DAFs as financial planning and planned giving tools. billion to charity in 2010, and based on NPT data, $9.35 billion in assets.

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Innovator Spotlight: The American Heart Association

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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.” Click here to check it out. Click here to see it in action. 71% increase in online registration.

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Fighting Through a Down Economy: How Admissions Offices Adjusted

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According to NAIS, K-12 school enrollment numbers fell by 3% in 2009 and another 7% in 2010. Schools evolved from sending vanilla email blasts to leveraging personalized e-Marketing tools that demonstrated a true understanding of the wants and needs of their audience. Use True Admission Office Databases.

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4 Nerdiest Upcoming Convio Features

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No matter what Siri says, search engines are still one of the most important tools that prospective donors, volunteers, and advocates use when they want to find out about your organization. Best of all, Convio clients won't need to do a thing to get this update, it'll just automagically happen when your organization's site is upgraded.

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Cloud Integration Solutions – What’s the Deal?

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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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Hindsight is 20/20 - Lessons Learned about Participant Fundraising in 2009

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Now, participants have access to the tools they need to raise money online. But in reality, having the tools is only half the battle for many individuals. 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.

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