Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. 62% connect to internet wirelessly. 90% of mobile subscribers in the US have internet-ready phones. 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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NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report. to learn more about the turn to online fundraising, the need for a multichannel approach and how direct mail is still alive and well. Unless you can convert them to offline (that’s right, OFFLINE) giving channels. 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long.

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2011

Blackbaud just released the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. It also highlights the interesting opportunities and challenges posed by multi-channel giving. Online donors become multi-channel donors. Don’t have a true multi-channel giving strategy in place? Get one now.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Millennial Distinctions about 85 Million 1st generation raised on mobiles 95% own mobile devices 83% sleep with mobile at bedside 62% connect to internet wirelessly more likely than any other generation to post a video of themselves online Are you Millennial ready?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

" 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report – "Five years into the research, it is clear that direct mail giving is still the overwhelming majority of fundraising revenue, and organizations must find ways to optimize multichannel giving versus hyper-focusing on internet giving alone.

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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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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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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. How big is video online?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

" Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "Can I be honest? To truly raise your nonprofit’s profile (aka increase brand awareness), grow your constituency, and raise even more money in 2011 and beyond, organizations need to also focus on innovating."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Launched in 2011, Snapchat is an image and video messaging app that is very popular with tweens and teens and increasingly Millennials and Gen Xers. The app and its interface is confusing to most people who came of age accessing the Internet primarily through a keyboard. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits.

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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. We need to work in both channels to make the ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

.” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Internet Director. Web Producer.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

have further validated the effectiveness of text-to-give fundraising. give fundraising for everyday use, versus only for emergency or disaster relief. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011. Channel of Influence. Conclusion. What do these numbers mean?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2012

“In 2014, mobile Internet usage will overtake desktop Internet usage,” according to recent statistics released by mobiThinking. And already in 2011, “more than 50% of all ‘local’ searches were done from a mobile device.” There are easily more than 4.6 Over 1 billion of those are smartphones.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Joaquin was the founding director of the Institute for Next Generation Internet, which launched in 2005 from San Francisco State University. In 2004, Joaquin began the National Public Lightpath, advocating high-speed, fiber-optic network as the next generation of the Internet. Erinn Andrews. Vanessa Chase.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.),

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

View more presentations from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. “ Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread ” is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S., Check it out on your mobile phone.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2011

online community channels. 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. Best Internet-Based Fundraising and Donor Management System? by Sage 2011. Narrow your choices down to a few top contenders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

I wanted to find out more about how Seafood Watch integrates its mobile strategy across its communications channel, including social media. We also designed the app so it doesn’t rely on an internet connection, since that romantic little spot by the beach might have lousy reception. How will you measure success?

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

The next step is to make those data meaningful, relevant and actionable information by communicating them in some way via a channel to an audience. The Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that 85% of Americans have mobile phones, a majority of which will be Internet connected multimedia smartphones by year's end.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 4, 2011

If you’ve been in the nonprofit industry for a while, you’ve likely heard that “direct mail is dead” or that offline fundraising is on the decline. Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. That online fundraising is the way for your organization to break through its fundraising ceiling and raise millions of dollars tomorrow.

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NetWits

MAY 30, 2012

Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report. to learn more about the turn to online fundraising, the need for a multichannel approach and how direct mail is still alive and well. So what’s the harm in dropping a channel? Here are few key insights about multichannel givers from our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely. Blogging: 10 Hours Weekly.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely. Blogging: 10 Hours Weekly.

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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

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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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

effective online (fundraising, email communications, social media, technology solutions). If you’ve been in the nonprofit industry for a while, you’ve likely heard that “direct mail is dead” or that offline fundraising is on the decline. Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. It’s grown 34.5

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

A few months ago we published the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report and yesterday we released the 2011 Online Giving Report. The majority of giving still comes from offline channels, but online fundraising continues to be a significant source for acquiring new donors.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 11, 2019

The internet is and always has been a growing world of innovation and connectivity. The internet makes it easier than ever to create content and become an influential individual…since its founding in 2011, Creators on Twitch have raised over $115 million for over 300 charities across the globe. Examples: St.

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Care2

AUGUST 19, 2010

Join us on August 31 at 2PM EDT for "Hot or Not: What's Sizzling in Online Fundraising?" What You’ll learn: The latest online fundraising growth statistics from 1,700 nonprofits. Best tactics for end of year and 2011 fundraising planningHow mobile, social media, and other channels help online giving.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

The answer leads into plenty more questions about who, what, when, when, and why online fundraising continues to grow. In 2010, online fundraising in the United States surpassed $22 billion. Compare that to the $290 billion in total fundraising in the United States according to Giving USA 2011.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

This is the first time that the indices have included fundraising data related to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,434 nonprofit organizations representing $2.19

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

33% of online donors will switch channels to become offline donors. Tags: Fundraising , Online Giving Similiar Articles Does Online Cannibalize Offline Fundraising? Also, a higher percentage of donors with annual incomes greater than $50,000 and beyond $100,000 give online than offline.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

With 90% of your nonprofit’s supporters and donors now accessing the Internet on multiple devices every day , nonprofits really need to prioritize mobilizing their Web content. Slow dial-up Internet access required that websites be as simple as possible for faster loading. It’s ironic how Web design has come full circle.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

According to a report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project nearly half (46%) of U.S. adults use smart phones as of February 2012, up 11% from May 2011 and 10% said that their phone was their primary means of getting online. 2) Mobile (as expected) is On the Rise. 3) Websites Still Matter (A lot).

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