ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 26, 2022

posted by Lee Nix Spring 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Why should a nonprofit collaborate with their community or stakeholders? Where does a nonprofit begin the process of collaboration? How can an organization collaborate with stakeholders successfully? Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The nine reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. nonprofit research, but I would also like to add similar reports from other countries. As the reports come in, I’ll organize them by continent.

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Report Australia Convio Benchmark 242

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. The largest online gift received in 2011 was $260,000 – more than two-and-a-half times 2010′s largest gift.

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Online Fundraising Haiti Retention 230

NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

How should nonprofits position themselves in this ever changing world of technology? 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. To start with, we conducted a survey (tweet tweet!) It says that 22.7%

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Trend Technology Gartner Nonprofit 100

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

The 2011 NTC saw the release of the latest " Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report ". > Download the 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report More than 11,000 nonprofit professionals filled out this year's survey, sponsored by NTEN, Common Knowledge, and Blackbaud, generating a veritable cornucopia of data. >

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Social Network Benchmark Report Network 97

NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company, has released the third edition of it’s groundbreaking research into multichannel giving trends among nonprofit organizations. This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits. They get worse over time.

Benchmark 144

Benchmark Internet Report Giving 144

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! That’s right, June 22, 2011, you can join in the sessions, discussions and more all from the comfort of your own computer. How to engage Millennials in your cause.

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Case Study Trend Studies Research 137

NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

Unique about that report was that we also asked survey participants to grade their data ecosystems , which is what we call that network of tools organizations use to carry out their work. > Find out more and get the report (free for NTEN Members!). > Get the report today (free for NTEN Members!).

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Survey Report Data NTEN 72

NTEN

MAY 11, 2011

Flickr: anythreewords Did you know that Fundrasing and Development staff was the fastest-growing constituency in the NTEN (read: nonprofit tech) community? Or (one of our favorites): organizational budget size has no direct correlation to an organization's ability to be a technology leader in the nonprofit sector.

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NTEN Survey San Francisco Community 47

Wild Apricot

JANUARY 14, 2011

What type of information will help small membership, association and non-profit organizations thrive in 2011? We're asking our blog readers to tell us by completing our online Reader Survey.( read more ).

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Survey Question Associations Profit 92

Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

Over the last few months NTEN has been surveying U.S. nonprofits on their use of cloud services. To quote Annaliese Hoeling, NTEN’s publications director: A couple of the biggest take-aways for us were that 91 percent of nonprofits taking our survey reported using at least one cloud software solution?. Learn More.

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Survey NTEN Results San Francisco 56

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Nonprofit Finance Fund. 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. At Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), we use financial data every day in our work with nonprofits and their funders.

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Research Survey Model Chart 74

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. In the U.S. Recurring Gifts.

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Charity Donation People Australia 75

NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

Unique about that report was that we also asked survey participants to grade their data ecosystems , which is what we call that network of tools organizations use to carry out their work. > Find out more and get the report (free for NTEN Members!). > Get the report today (free for NTEN Members!).

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Survey Report Data NTEN 55

Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

Back in September, we posted a summary of App It Up's nonprofit and library apps survey. We had some requests for more detailed survey results, so here they are! A Few Caveats Keep in mind, this was not a very scientific survey. small (less than 250), and we didn't try to survey a representative.

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Library Survey Sample Nonprofit 61

NetWits

JANUARY 14, 2011

The survey was focused on the for-profit world (don’t leave yet) and I know you as a reader of this blog are interested in the non-profit space, but I believe there’s a lot of insight we can learn from and apply to our sector. Do you plan on increasing your budget for social media efforts in 2011?

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Social Media Profit Difference Media 230

NTEN

MAY 11, 2011

Thanks to the generous support of Google, we're able to offer the Technology Leadership Academy one more time in 2011 – free for qualifying nonprofits. Your instructors during the weekly core sessions will be top nonprofit leaders like Beth Kanter, Katya Andresen, and Edward Granger-Happ. We hope you'll apply.

Leadership 81

Leadership Tech Guidelines Evaluation 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

This is a question being asked in many nonprofits as they look at how to prepare younger leaders in their organizations to lead and develop their talent. Survey respondents were asked to rank skills have the greatest impact on a their professional success in the position they currently hold. What does it look like?

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Skills Leadership Mentoring Summary 136

Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

If you’re a fundraiser or nonprofit development professional, you’ve likely heard the term “donor retention.” ” It’s one of the hottest topics of discussion in the nonprofit sector. Quite simply, donor retention is a measure of how many donors continue to donate to your organization.

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Retention Donor Guide Rate 85

Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2011

TechSoup's donor partner FluidSurveys is offering a free hour-long demo on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 2 p.m. As you might have guessed from its name, FluidSurveys is an online survey creation tool. FluidSurveys is my number one choice for creating online surveys, hands down. What more can busy nonprofit staff ask for?

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Survey Create Free Online 52

NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

Last month we released our seventh annual report on nonprofit investment and practices regarding technology. You can download the complete report here , and don''t forget the companion online benchmarking tool , where you can compare some of your organization''s data against your peers in our research.

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Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

AFP Blog

JULY 15, 2011

Report Release: The 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report | NTEN : "The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) conducts an annual Community Survey to find out more about the individuals and organizations in the NTEN community: we want to find out how these individuals and organizations use technology in their work, gauge the impact of NTEN programs and services (..)

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NTEN Survey Report Community 28

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. Your organization can’t afford to be left out of it.

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Social Media Guide Media Social 99

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2012

Nonprofit Finance Fund. continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. We often talk about nonprofit executive compensation in skeptical terms: how much is too much? 1 in 5 nonprofits (21%) reduced or froze salaries.

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Research Survey Retention Nonprofit 104

NTEN

MAY 20, 2011

In the News A big congratulations to John Merritt for his nomination and award as a 2011 Top Tech Exec from San Diego Magazine ! You're a top tech exec in our eyes every year :) There's an interesting report in The NonProfit Times this week covering the changes affecting the NPower network.

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NTEN San Diego San Francisco Headline 54

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As a nonprofit event coordinator, you know that engaging with your supporters before and during your events is critical to planning a well-attended and exciting event. But after hosting many events over the years, how can your organization change up its approach and plan more engaging activities? Let’s get started! Plan hybrid events.

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Strategy Nonprofit Audience Hosting 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 15, 2011

Nonprofit Finance Fund. 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. We've had a great response thus far to Research Friday, our weekly series on nonprofit research. Angela Francis , Senior Associate.

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Research Arizona Survey Nonprofit 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

I think that is an important insight for small organizations who don’t have a team of people doing the social media and trying to do it with limited hours in the day. Those decisions are implemented across the organization’s web properties and social channels. ” What are the metrics for measuring your content?

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Content Measure Organization Strategy 101

NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

NTEN member and nonprofit communications expert Kivi Leroux Miller just released the 2012 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , based on a survey of over 1200 participants at the end of 2011. but, on the other hand, nonprofit communications professionals have a lot of obstacles in the way of those plans.

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Communication Trend Report NTEN 80

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?

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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! That's right, June 22, 2011, you can join in the sessions, discussions and more, all from the comfort of your own computer.

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Case Study Studies Trend Research 62

Achieve

JUNE 11, 2021

Virtual events have become a key promotional tool for nonprofits to attract new supporters. At in-person events, your donor outreach team can have one-on-one conversations with multiple guests to help start your nonprofit’s relationship with them off on the right foot. Send Event Surveys. cultivating relationships.

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Virtual Sponsor Survey Reflection 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

At Zoetica, we facilitating a social media peer learning project called “ Leveraging Social Media: Becoming A Networked Nonprofit.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants. Devon summarized the data in the above presentation.

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Benchmark Social Media Measure Results 96

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 The full report is here.

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Donation Studies Headline Washington 72

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

To avoid getting seduced by “ shiny object syndrome &# get educated about Mobile Campaign Basics for Nonprofits and spend some time reflecting those strategic questions. A simple audience survey to learn: How is your target audience using their mobile phones? But many smaller organizations don’t.

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Donor Summary Mobile Phone 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And if understanding nonprofit performance matters so much to foundations, just how much help are they offering to nonprofits to assess performance? The report offers a couple of key findings: Nonprofits very much want to be able to understand their performance and are taking steps to do so.

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Data Measure Sample Seattle 111

NTEN

MAY 18, 2010

" You know, the commercials with the dancing and singing neighborhoods of people filling out their census surveys. What are the biggest nonprofit technology challenges for your organization? > Please take the 2010 Community Survey. How's NTEN doing? Are we helping you tackle technology issues in your work?

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NTEN Survey Voice Community 47