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. Looking to help your organization get better at raising money online? Look at Web Traffic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Google and Microsoft sent me mobile phones in response to my complaints about the Apple iPhone in-app donation policy. If you skip that, your mobile tactics won’t yield much impact or learning. What we witnessed over a year ago with SMS donations to the Haiti disaster is not going to be the norm for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. A great example of crowdsourcing is Voluntweeters.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Most nonprofits don’t do traditional marketing/branding to sell a product but to gain financial donations or recruit volunteers.”. The speaker—who came from a nonprofit advertising firm—canceled a few days before the event after an earthquake hit Haiti. Understanding the need for the speaker to cancel, event organizers acted quickly.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011. Donation Thresholds. Channel of Influence.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

SAP is helping to make a difference in the nonprofit and library community through their donation program here at TechSoup. Their business intelligence products let organizations create interactive reports and presentations, while their cloud-based tools help enable group decision making.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Many organizations have been using mobile technology successfully for years, but I believe 2010 will stand above the rest for nonprofits jumping on board and maximizing the potential of text messaging campaigns. That being said, mobile technologies aren’t the cure-all to an organization’s financial woes.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Many organizations have been using mobile technology successfully for years, but I believe 2010 will stand above the rest for nonprofits jumping on board and maximizing the potential of text messaging campaigns. That being said, mobile technologies aren’t the cure-all to an organization’s financial woes.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What’s Different One Year After Haiti? Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 12th, 2011 One year ago a devastating 7.0 The earthquake occurred at 4:53pm EST and the epicenter was 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Invitations to participate in the survey were sent by the six partner organizations to their constituents. 36% of charities reported an increase in donations in the first nine months of 2010, compared with only 23% in the same period of 2009. Among grantmakers receiving more applications, 49% intend to increase their budgets in 2011.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 20, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking How Nonprofits Can Avoid Online Credit Card Fraud Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 20th, 2011 Nonprofit organizations are a big target for online credit card fraud. Here are steps organizations can take: 1.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

The magnitude of the destruction and the heart-breaking images have remained with us as organizations, governments, and private individuals have struggled beyond the immediate aftermath to effect long-term change and economic impact within Haiti.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

The year-over-year growth was in large part due to the tremendous amount of online giving towards the Haiti Earthquake. 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.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

Disclaimer Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365 Days a Year posted by Kayla L. I have a rough time donating to nonprofits. At this point in my life, I only give money to one nonprofit organization, and I do that through automatic monthly payments, with little thought at all to the whole process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Starting at 12:00 AM (midnight) on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Twitter for Good: Change the World, One Tweet at A Time will be available as an electronic download for 24 hours only. We spent $1,200 to send out 500 pieces of mail in our direct mail campaign and we netted $4,500 in donations. Understood. But relationships ?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

One of the most well-known examples of 21st-century statecraft occurred in June 2009 when Jared Cohen, former member of the State Department policy planning staff, asked Twitter to postpone scheduled maintenance during the Tehran election protests in order to allow protesters to continue to use the social media platform to communicate and organize.

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