Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

The Blackbaud Index provides the most up-to-date information on charitable giving today. Tracking approximately $11 billion in US-based charitable giving, the Index is updated on the first of each month and is based on year-over-year percent changes. time to get a fuller picture of charitable giving in the United States.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. 4. Give Them A Couple of Practical Tips or Insights To Solve Their Problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. So, let’s get out the nonprofit vote for the nonprofit panels at SXSW 2011 ! Online numbers don’t always equate offline results. Crowdsourcing the Corporate/ Nonprofit Partnership.

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Comment Artist Social Media Hype 97

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. Offline still rules …. 90%+ of fundraising revenue comes from offline sources. 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. grist.org’s key results are: Footprint: The reach of their activities, both online and offline.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Online donation pages: Promoting your online giving page during events makes it easy for any attendee to donate from home. Use online event software as an opportunity to connect with donors online and offline by prioritizing what matters most to them.

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Green Hosting Software Help 52

NetWits

MAY 30, 2012

The world of giving is not nearly that neat and homogeneous and the DNA of donors is about as counter-intuitive as it comes. Here are few key insights about multichannel givers from our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report. Here are few key insights about multichannel givers from our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Myths about Online Giving Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 1st, 2010 There are so many myths about online giving. Older donors don’t give online Wrong. 25% of donors aged 65 and older give both online and offline.

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Trend Online Giving Offline 79

sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

Some important trends will be explored later to show analysis of post-Haiti giving. 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 The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving would be up 6.3%

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Blackbaud Disaster Haiti Giving 63

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MAY 18, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,430 nonprofit organizations representing $2.21

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Blackbaud Trend Haiti Benchmark 67

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

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. But … Offline Still Rules. 90 percent or more of fundraising revenue comes from offline sources. 2010 Online Giving Report by Blackbaud.

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Offline Results Fundraising Time 67

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APRIL 15, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending February 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,430 nonprofit organizations representing $2.21 million in yearly revenue on a monthly basis.

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Blackbaud Haiti Trend Arts 58

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Tis the Season for Charity Gift Cards Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 9th, 2010 The Los Angeles Times had an article the other day called “Causes offers gift cards for charitable giving.&# Will it work? Absolutely.

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Los Angeles Gift Charity Trend 64

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Overall Fundraising Remains Positive The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,376 nonprofit organizations representing $2.2 billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. Read more about the methodology. over last year. million in revenue.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Statistics 70

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JANUARY 18, 2011

Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,468 nonprofit organizations representing $2.25 billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending November 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Haiti 63

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Overall Fundraising Remains Positive The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,412 nonprofit organizations representing $2.2 billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. Read more about the methodology. over last year. million in revenue.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Statistics 60

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 12th, 2011 One year ago a devastating 7.0 This is what the future looks like for transparency, accountability, and demonstrating how giving produces measurable outcomes. Technology Can your website and giving forms handle 4x their normal traffic? Do you have email templates ready to go?

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Haiti Trend Difference Blackbaud 64

sgEngage

MAY 31, 2011

This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits. This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits. Online giving growth was not slowed by the most recent recession.

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Benchmark Internet Giving Offline 73

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2010 Online Giving Trends Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on February 15th, 2011 Blackbaud released its 2010 Online Giving Report today. Online giving is 7.6% of online giving took place in January compared to 18.3%

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Trend Online Giving Blackbaud 83

sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2010

That means 7 out of 10 donors don’t give again the following year. They want more measurable results, better management practices, and are giving to less organizations. Only 26% of Nonprofits Rated their Websites Very Effective This is from the 2010 State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey.

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Statistics Trend Benchmark Blackbaud 83

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Donors Flip Channels Dunham+Company has new data out in “A National Survey of the Impact of Offline Communication on Online Donations.&# It’s Generational (Not) The donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking Group recently reviewed 2009 giving data for 14 very large nonprofit organizations.

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