Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The nine reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1) 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 3) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

The eight reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. 1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 2) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download. Thank you.

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NetWits

JANUARY 14, 2011

Jeremiah Owyang, an industry analyst with digital strategy consulting firm Altimeter Group , interviewed 140 enterprise-class social strategists for a report on the “ Career Path of the Corporate Social Strategist ”. Do you plan on increasing your budget for social media efforts in 2011?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

The eight reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. 1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 2) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download. Thank you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 2015

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. 2015 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. Published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book.

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NetWits

JUNE 24, 2011

Often, I am the only presenter on good old email in a conference packed with sessions about social media and mobile. So I’ve been extremely gratified to see the buzz surrounding Blackbaud’s 2011 donor Centrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmark Report. The report, which covers 15.6 million donors and more than $1.16

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Nonprofit statistics covering fundraising, charitable giving, online giving, social media, mobile, donor retention, email marketing, stewardship, donor research, charitable organizations, donor trends, direct mail, giving, and other key not-for-profit charitable giving metrics and benchmarks.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Get the latest data on email open rates, social media usage, email churn, and more.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

The initiative visualizes the location of World Bank projects to better monitor project and impact on people; to enhance transparency and social accountability; and to enable citizens and other stakeholders to provide direct feedback. " Hey, Let’s Fix The Internet – What do you think – can we change?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Social Giving: The Power of Peer to Peer Fundraising. Blackbaud and Mashable teamed up on an infographic that explores the social side of fundraising. How the Top 50 Nonprofits Do Social Media. Lots of great trends and information about how the top nonprofits are leveraging social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

" 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. One of the things we wished for as we navigated the campaign: benchmarks. " Is email going out with 2011?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

Though the social networking behemoth continues creeping toward 700 million global users, six million Americans quit the site in the month of May. That's the first time Facebook has lost U.S. users in over a year. The site also posted losses in Canada, the U.K.,

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Blackbaud’s just-released Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits found nonprofit website traffic was down 14 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. It should be noted, like other benchmark reports, nonprofits within the study vary from year-to-year.). Benchmarks are helpful, but your data is what matters most.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” Internet Director. Social and Mobile Staff.

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Care2

JUNE 15, 2011

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that multichannel fundraising, i.e. enabling your donors to give via postal mail, your website, telemarketing, social media, etc. Speakers: Allison Van Diest, Internet Solutions Architect, Blackbaud. is the answer to all of your fundraising woes. Please register now!

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

In the TechSoup premiere our new #NPLive interactive series of video events, join us to discuss The Future of Fundraising online in the social media matrix on Tuesday, May 24 at 11 a.m. 2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2015

The Internet has gone "video." Within the next couple of years, video will account for 69 percent of all consumer Internet traffic. It's definitely easier to grab great videos off the Internet to put on your website or blog than to make them. Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video and Guide for Creators.

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2012

While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. The only vertical experiencing a decline from 2010 to 2011 was International Affairs organizations. Social media sites? Looking to help your organization get better at raising money online?

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Online revenue grew by 21 percent since 2011.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. Smartphones are in everyone’s hands and social networking online has become an everyday activity for millions of people. 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. Data storage and hardware is cheap. Simply put, the world is going online.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 1 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 17th, 2011 NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) is in Washington, DC and it’s sold out once again.

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2011

We had, ahem, a few problems with the wireless Internet at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. And the 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report found that 30% of the organizations that have raised more than $100,000 on Facebook have budgets under $5 million. Read more posts on our blog.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 3 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 19th, 2011 This is the last day of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ). That’s it for NTC 2011.

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sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on May 10th, 2011 The Chronicle of Philanthropy is not only a great publication, but they also publish some excellent research about online fundraising trends.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 3 Nonprofit Predictions for 2011 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 10th, 2011 Philanthropy Journal has published three of my nonprofit predictions for 2011. Social Gets Integrated 3. Giving Gets Better 2.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Social media doesn’t raise money online Wrong. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have been successful raising money for Friends Asking Friends events. Check out the “Making Event Participants More Successful with Social Media” white paper to learn more. One donation form is all we need Wrong.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

effective online (fundraising, email communications, social media, technology solutions). Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. Smartphones are in everyone’s hands and social networking online has become an everyday activity for millions of people.

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sgEngage

JUNE 2, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Questions for Geoff Livingston Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on June 2nd, 2011 I’m starting a new series of short interviews with people who are really changing what’s happening in the nonprofit sector. Are they doing it well?

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NetWits

MAY 30, 2012

In today’s connected world — where seemingly everyone is using their smart phones to update social networks, check email, and pump out hundreds of text messaging a week — direct mail can look a bit outdated to some nonprofits looking to raise money in support of their mission. 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report. Download Now!

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

Now day’s every conference you go to has a HUGE social media focus. Just like direct mail, email isn’t going away just because some new thing called social media came along. According to a report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project nearly half (46%) of U.S. 6 Takeaways from #12NTC. 1) Email is Hot.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Jumo was seeded with more than 3,000 issues and groups, but anyone with a social mission can create a page. After completing these first few steps the screen then shows your very own social media dashboard with information about the organizations you are following. Tags: nptech , Social Media , Web 2.0 ford Thanks, Steve.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Compare that to the $290 billion in total fundraising in the United States according to Giving USA 2011. million online in a single day during the 2011 North Texas Giving Day. According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy , the nonprofits that raise the most online come from the social service, international, and health sectors.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking It’s the Seating Chart, Stupid Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 18th, 2010 Where should the Internet team be on the organization chart? Who should own the Internet at our nonprofit? Don’t believe me? Try it for a week.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2011

The 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report provides analysis of 28 major nonprofit organizations and transactions for over 15 million donors and more than $1 billion in revenue. Observations: The participants in the benchmarking group are dominated by direct mail focused nonprofits.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

I was quoted in the article noting that less than 1% of online giving happens through social media today. Right now, most social media efforts should be focused on friendraising not fundraising. But, peer to peer fundraising has been one area where social media has had very positive results.

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