NetWits

MAY 15, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising 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. Download the report now! . Retention, Retention, Retention. Everyone wants to be better. Learn from them.

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Online Fundraising Haiti Retention 230

NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits. 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.

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Benchmark Internet Report Giving 144

TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Giving In A Digital World sites several reasons why QR codes might not be the best fundraising medium: Downloading a reader application. In 2011, comScore survey only reported 6.2% Another study in 2011 by Levelwing that only 19% of the 928 survey respondents have scanned QR codes. QR code awareness is low.

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Fundraising Mobile Survey Nonprofit 237

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

Mark your calendars for next month’s 2011 Millennial Donoar Summit and rejoice in the fact that you don’t have to book a flight or hotel! MDS11 is “a virtual summit providing a day of speakers, thought leaders, and provocateurs challenging the traditional modes of fundraising and engagement.&#

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Case Study Trend Studies Research 137

NTEN

APRIL 3, 2012

Another NTC means more great studies about nonprofit technology released, including the 2012 " Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmarks Report." While you're welcome to scroll down to read some key findings, we recommend you click on over to download the complete report, right now. It's free! > official Facebook pages and 1.2

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Social Network Benchmark Network Report 91

NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Have you ever thought to yourself, “ hummm, I wish I could turn my non-fundraising participants or low-dollar fundraisers into money raising superstars! ”? Register Now ! Sounds familiar, right?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. We hope that nonprofits will find this trend(y) report handy in planning their technology strategies for the New Year! To start with, we conducted a survey (tweet tweet!)

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Trend Technology Gartner Nonprofit 100

NTEN

MAY 26, 2011

Blackbaud even found that using social media can increase your fundraising by 40%. The 2011 Games for Change Festival sure looks like fun. Pass judgment on us in the 2011 NTEN Community Survey. And can we just say how happy we are that the brouhaha over the efficacy of social media in the real world is dying down?

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PDF NTEN ROI Social Media 69

Care2

APRIL 3, 2012

I have been waiting to get my hands on the latest 2012 Social Networking Benchmark Report because it’s one of the only comprehensive surveys that provides a good overview of how nonprofits are utilizing social media to brand themselves online, connect with new supporters, and raise money. This remains unchanged from 2011.

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Social Media Report Media Social 78

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. one-time donations increased from 2011 to 2012. Check out the some of interesting data below.

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Charity Donation People Australia 75

Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

If you’re a fundraiser or nonprofit development professional, you’ve likely heard the term “donor retention.” The Fundraising Effectiveness Project provides a platform for these organizations to conduct research that helps nonprofits increase their fundraising results at a faster pace. .

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Retention Donor Guide Rate 86

NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

And because fundraising continues to shift from offline to online nonprofits are faced with a growing need to find new and innovative ways to do fundraising through online sources. The move towards a multichannel fundraising approach (online and offline) is becoming more and more critical to long-term success.

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Social Media Raise Washington Online 200

Care2

JULY 16, 2012

Thankfully, you can take advantage of great in-depth research and findings published in nonprofit reports. Here 11 nonprofit reports that are worth a look when you want to brush up on everything from nonprofit social media adoption, staffing, fundraising, and online engagement best practices.

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Report Guidelines Ratio Policy 78

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. Nearly 18,000 people participated in the 24-hour, online fundraising event, raising more than $2 million to benefit 1,200 local nonprofits.

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Community Giving Washington Arlington 158

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Note From Beth: Back in 2011, I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson and Jai Sen from Sen Associates where I learned about research study they were conducting about social media use in the arts. How Strong Is Your Social Net? Mary Trudel.

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Social Media Arts Social Attitude 106

NTEN

MAY 19, 2011

Mark your calendars for next month's 2011 Millennial Donoar Summit and rejoice in the fact that you don't have to book a flight or hotel! MDS11 is "a virtual summit providing a day of speakers, thought leaders, and provocateurs challenging the traditional modes of fundraising and engagement."

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Case Study Studies Trend Research 62

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 26, 2012

Getting people to respond to surveys is a hard nut to crack. Surveys, specifically online, get lost in the deluge of work and personal email, texts, Facebook updates, RSS feeds etc. Well, here's a survey you should take as a nonprofit professional and a few good (and simple) reasons why you should participate.

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Survey Fundraising Indiana Statistics 29

Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2012

The latest chapter in my Millennial research reading spree came in the form of the third annual Millennial Impact Report. In addition to having a very well formatted website and some catchy social media content, the study itself is useful to nonprofits looking to engage those in their 20s and 30s in advocacy and fundraising.

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Survey Stats Brain Social Media 35

Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2012

Every sector surveyed in our 2011 Online Fundraising Report experienced double-digit growth since 2009 , including roughly 13 percent* in the past year. Along with strong growth in online fundraising we found that online donors. of $1,000 or more was $1,200, and forty-three percent of 2011 donations.

Online 57

Online Giving Design Fundraising 57

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

[Note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. The standard nonprofit data points come from fundraising, communications, programs, and finance so consider these sources when gathering your team. In fact, a more sophisticated survey package could be considerably more difficult to use.

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Measure Issue Impact Method 143

NTEN

JUNE 13, 2011

[Editor's note: the following is an excerpt from the 2011 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , sponsored by NTEN , CommonKnowledge , and Blackbaud. You can get the entire report for free here.] It turns out that nonprofits of all sizes are able to scale their fundraising efforts on commercial social networks.

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Fundraising Social Social Network Blackbaud 71

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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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. A 2011 Gleanster survey found the most important value drivers for top corporate email programs were: Testing and measuring everything. Building in targeting capabilities.

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email Test Conference Benchmark 150

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

This is the first-ever survey reading from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project that exclusively examines Twitter users. In previous surveys, the Pew Internet Project had asked internet users whether they "used Twitter or another service to share updates about yourself or to see updates about others? ""

Web 117

Web Drupal Open Source Bookmarking 117

NTEN

MAY 2, 2011

It turns out that nonprofits of all sizes are able to scale their fundraising efforts on social networks. The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report found that 30% of Master Fundraisers – those that brought in more than $100,000 – were small organizations and a further 8% were medium-sized.

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Benchmark Social Media Org Media 79

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. While driving to work recently I heard an NPR report about philanthropic giving in the US; but it was not the numbers I had just read in Giving USA 2012 published by the Giving USA Foundation and compiled by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

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Research Arizona Philanthropy Foundation 75

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 15, 2011

For this week's post, we welcome Angela Francis, Senior Associate, from Nonprofit Finance Fund to discuss NFF's recently released State of the Sector survey findings. One source of data informing this work is our annual State of the Sector Survey. Welcome to Research Friday ! We welcome your comments, feedback, and suggestions!

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Research Arizona Survey Nonprofit 90

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. The full report is here. Overall revenue from nonprofits in Target's index declined again in 2011. More key findings. The median drop was 2.1

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Donation Studies Headline Washington 72

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. Also, fundraising may not be your first objective with mobile. You need to ask and answer the same questions you would for any communications, marketing, or fundraising strategy.

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Donor Summary Mobile Phone 98

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 2, 2010

To help with your nonprofit’s year-end fundraising and strategic planning for 2011, here are three great new resources – two ebooks and an important research report – just released by leaders in the nonprofit sector, and all available without charge.( read more ).

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Resource eBook Free Nonprofit 122

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. In April of 2011, a story broke regarding The Central Asia Institute, a nonprofit organization. Sources: 1.

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Government Lesson Research Asia 80

NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. The standard nonprofit data points come from fundraising, communications, programs, and finance so consider these sources when gathering your team. By Julie Macalik, with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success.

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Measure Issue Impact Method 81

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day. Earlier this year, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) received 4,600 responses to our annual 2012 State of the Sector Survey. So what happened in 2011, and what are respondents planning for 2012?

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Research Survey Fund Stats 85

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

75% of Young Adults Gave to Charity Last Year, Study Finds – News – The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas – The new Millennial Donor Survey is out! "Charities Would love to hear your thoughts.

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Hunger Web America Case Study 120

Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Turning your supporters into fundraising superstars isn’t easy. It requires the right combination of fundraising expertise, engaged staff members, and savvy technology. So, how can you help supporters become fundraising superstars? Teach Supporters to Fundraise and Provide Samples. Provide fundraising success stories.

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Support Fundraising Sample Tips 39

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. These activities drive greater response to a charity's call to action to donate.

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Attitude Mobile Giving Canada 95

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. This research post is based upon the Pew's social networking site survey of October 20-November 28, 2010. in Residence. ASU Lodestar Center.

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