NetWits

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. The dominate giving channel for new donors 64 years old and younger is online — not offline.

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NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. No matter how well an organization is doing with its online fundraising, it will eventually hit plateaus and declines.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Trust and donations were huge in the Millennial Donor Report. You must segment your channels of asking. Knowing where Millennials are and which channels do they prefer you use to talk to them is important. Large scale fundraising events?

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2012

Did you know that in 2011, 16% of new donors gave via online gifts up from 9% in 2007? Or that the median revenue per donor for multi-channel supporters was $228 compared to $89 for offline and $113 for online donors? million and how their fundraising increased 40% by using multiple channels to reach their donors.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Finding special ways to thank donors for their recurring donations is crucial to a strong stewardship strategy, but identifying perks or incentives that truly excite your donors can be challenging. Slack channel to connect with peers. For a monthly gift of $25, donors receive: . Private Strava group with weekly workouts

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference (#11ntc) is ramping up by kicking off the community voting website for over 400 nonprofit focused sessions! I’m mostly looking forward to the communications and fundraising tracks so I spend a bit of time looking over those entries and found a handful or so that look interesting to me.

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NetWits

JUNE 24, 2011

At these times I can really relate to direct mail specialists, who’ve dealt with their channel being out of vogue for a decade. So I’ve been extremely gratified to see the buzz surrounding Blackbaud’s 2011 donor Centrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmark Report. million donors and more than $1.16

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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. is the answer to all of your fundraising woes. and includes transactions for over 15 million donors and $1 billion in revenue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Mobile Web is often discussed as a future trend that nonprofits have time to prepare for, but the reality is that by the end of 2014, the majority of your supporters and donors will be viewing your website, email communications, blogs, and social media content on smartphones and tablets. 10 trillion sent by the end of 2011.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

—– I’ve recently shared a couple interviews exploring two case studies of really successful online fundraising campaigns: SXSW4Japan Raises Over $120,000 and $100,000 in Three Days with #TeamAutism. The 2011 Millennial Donor report , the second in an annual series, focuses on engaging Millennials in fundraising.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Have you noticed that when talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in fundraising , the conversation frequently mentions the lack of suitable candidates of color? Another aspect of the discussion is the business case for hiring for fundraising success. After all, is not the business of fundraising, well, to raise money?

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Care2

DECEMBER 14, 2012

People donated more money to charity in 2012 than in 2011, according to a Blackbaud survey , where over 4200 donors from the US, the UK, and Australia responded to a variety of questions about their donation habits to nonprofits. Older donors gave the most amount of money in each of the countries. One-Time Donations.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? I hope that 2011 will be about getting back to basics and mastering online fundraising, that is the art and science of fundraising via an organization’s own website. Fundraising is all about channel integration.

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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. Several years ago, I had one friend reach his goal of finding a donor in all 50 states, and this got me thinking about what makes a campaign successful. Make Top Fundraisers Part of the Family.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Galas have strong fundraising potential and are a staple of many nonprofits’ event season. Your marketing specialists get the word out about your gala to your supporters through email, social media, direct mail, and any other communication channels your nonprofit uses. Marketing specialists. Tech experts.

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NTEN

JUNE 8, 2011

Well, my favorite white paper of 2009 just became my favorite white paper of 2011! The 2011 donorCentrics Internet and MultiChannel Giving Benchmarking Report was just released last week, updating the version I excitedly blogged about , lo, those many moons ago. The number of donors that give both on and offline is less than 10%.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. Mobile can’t be this separate tactic or channel in your communications strategy. Also, fundraising may not be your first objective with mobile. What is your objective?

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Mobile Giving Trust and donations were huge in the Millennial Donor Report. You must segment your channels of asking. Knowing where Millennials are and which channels do they prefer you use to talk to them is important.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

These tips can apply to any type of nonprofit event: whether you’re hosting a charity auction , a fundraising 5K, conference, webinar, and so on. VIP event access for long-time donors and volunteers, allowing them to access prime seating, a free buffet, and other VIP perks. Let’s get started! Plan hybrid events. Social media.

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2011

Blackbaud just released the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. and includes transactions for over 15 million donors and $1 billion in revenue. about online donors and online acquisition. It also highlights the interesting opportunities and challenges posed by multi-channel giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. A quick Google search of “social media stats 2011″ pulls up a wide range of stats to share with unaware executive staff. Flash forward four and a half years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Idealware created the Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide to help organizations like yours determine what results and benefits you can reasonably expect from social media, and to guide you through the process of identifying the right channels for different goals. Social media is a conversation the world is having. How do you find this out?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

But first steps first… 11 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit social media managers: 1) Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns. In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. WWF Mobile. WWF Desktop.

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NetWits

JUNE 19, 2012

I just returned from speaking at the MyCharityConnects Conference, a social media and online fundraising conference hosted by CanadaHelps in Toronto. Multi-channel components. A 2011 Gleanster survey found the most important value drivers for top corporate email programs were: Testing and measuring everything. Have a new donor?

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Care2

JANUARY 21, 2012

Nonprofits receive up to 40% of their online donations at the end of the year since the holidays have people feeling generous, and donors also want to maximize those tax deductions before year’s end. So how did you do in 2011? Use Multiple Channels. Don’t be shy about reaching out to people across multiple channels.

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Care2

MAY 18, 2012

Many of Frogloop's readers are professional nonprofit fundraisers who watch trends like a hawk -- at least when those trends affect fundraising results across sectors and channels. Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5 More key findings.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5 What does social media success look like, anyway?"

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2011

Sales-based fundraisers, for example, bring in money through selling products or discount cards. These may be easy to execute, as they don’t require much planning, yet they are far less personal than community-based fundraisers, providing less of an opportunity to increase awareness about your cause. Highmark Inc.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

Loyalty, donation levels, and fundraising performances is just some of the data unveiled in Blackbaud''s 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising study. The study looked at peer-to-peer giving across 39 organizations over the last 3 years (from 2011 to 2013). The goal of the study was to understand the value of true fundraisers.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

As a fundraiser, you pour your heart and soul into preparing the year-end campaign, but by the time the champagne has popped, the new year is off to the races before you have time to catch your breath. That may sound cold, if not ruthless, but you’re a fundraiser first. Choose your channels. We’ve all been there.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

Or do: maybe they'll make another video like this one (complete with integrated marketing channels ). You can find tips on just about everything else – from your home page to event marketing to list building – in Network for Good's newly revised " Online Fundraiser's Checklist ". Keep them coming. The story of a street corner in NYC.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

These communication channels provide nonprofit organizations with an immediate and effective way to solicit, cultivate, and engage donor support. From a pure fundraising standpoint, email and social media channels are only effective when the recipient is able to respond immediately to a CTA (call to action). gurgo.mobi.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2011

online community channels. Organizations often find themselves outgrowing the smaller donor management software they have used for years. To the first point, co-host of TechSoup's Technology for Fundraising forum, Robert Weiner, offers a series of questions to ask yourself before beginning. Any Donor Database Suggestions?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

When it comes to your fundraising events, if you were starting over, how different would they look? Starting over may not be an option, but in the absence of that, here are ten things event fundraisers and marketers should be considering to reinvent their plans for 2011: Become more data driven. Think in segments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

And since, the busy season is coming up for all you nonprofit fundraisers – year end giving and Network for Good has just announced a Year-End Giving Challenge , I thought a guest post from Michael Hoffman about you can incorporate video to power your campaigns was in order. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. Test, but be careful.

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Care2

MAY 24, 2013

Last month we reported that online fundraising response rates declined 27% between 2011-2012, according to the eNonprofit Benchmark study. “Declining response rates illustrate a saturated channel with undifferentiated messaging and campaigns, said the report. ” The average online gift was $89. . Advocacy saw an 8.7%

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

If you’re like 90+% of the nonprofits reading this blog, direct mail gifts still make up the overwhelming majority of your fundraising revenue. So it makes sense that your direct mail initiatives receive the lion’s share of your fundraising focus and resources.

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