NetWits

JUNE 7, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving 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 full report today… 2011 Online Giving Report. Download the report now! . Staggering, but not news. Key takeaway.

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NetWits

MAY 17, 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. While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011.

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving 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 2011 Money for Good study found that donors are looking for information on how donations will be used. 2011 Online Giving Report.

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NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving 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. No matter how well an organization is doing with its online fundraising, it will eventually hit plateaus and declines.

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NetWits

JUNE 14, 2012

Online to offline conversion must take place almost immediately, as online donors tend to move to offline giving within a year of the first online gift or not at all according to our 2011 Multichannel Giving Report. This is the only situation in which there are significant numbers of cross-channel donors across all organizations.

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NetWits

JANUARY 14, 2011

Do you plan on increasing your budget for social media efforts in 2011? What are the major focuses of your social media strategy in 2011? What’s your organizations social media maturity level? How do you organize your social media efforts? How do you organize your social media efforts?

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2012

Many organizations see the immediacy of giving, the larger average donations from online donors, and the relatively low costs in producing solicitations and look no further. 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report. What is not so obvious is what this allure means to nonprofits in terms of bankable dollars.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2012

In fact, Blackbaud’s 2011 Online Giving Report , noted that the largest online gift in 2011 was $260,000 ! The report further noted, “87% of the nonprofits in this analysis had at least one online gift of $1,000 or more during 2011.”. Many people and organizations define a “major gift” based on some minimum gift amount.

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

Affiliate programs, organic search traffic and even offline advertising scored higher than social. By far the most effective channel was paid search marketing, which 90% of respondents put in their top three biggest sources of acquisition.&#. Social Networking Adoption by Non-profits.

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NetWits

AUGUST 26, 2010

South by South West 2011 is in the works! it seems so soon, but just as we’ve all started planning for 2011 in the nonprofit world folks like the SXSW organizers have set out to get a jump start on their yearly event - one that attracts thousands of internet enthusiasts as well as movie and music lovers. I know I know.

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

I just got back from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , where listening was top of mind: Listening to the amazing speakers, listening to the #nptech community , and listening to all the great ideas floating around the halls of the Washington Hilton. Is your organization listening to social media channels?

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2011

She essentially runs all marketing and communications projects – including social and digital media work for her organization. SXSW 2011: Joelle Berman Talks Social Media and Community Building with Frank Barry. She’s the communications manager at Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) in NYC.

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2013

Fundraising email click-through rates dropped 27 percent and response rates were down 21 percent from 2011. Wildlife/Animal Welfare and Health organizations had lower click-through declines, while Environmental Groups saw an increase. This follows a recent trend that email click-through rates have declined across all industries.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

We’ll be sharing details live in a free webinar on July 14 th @ 2011 at 1:00 ET. This is the perfect time to create a Friends Asking Friends website to ask your board, campaign chair, staff and volunteers to share why they love your organization with friends and family. Annual campaign, Capital campaign and Special projects).

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NetWits

JUNE 24, 2011

So I’ve been extremely gratified to see the buzz surrounding Blackbaud’s 2011 donor Centrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmark Report. At these times I can really relate to direct mail specialists, who’ve dealt with their channel being out of vogue for a decade. The report, which covers 15.6 million donors and more than $1.16

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NetWits

APRIL 6, 2011

Where do charities, non-profits and cause based organizations come in you ask? SXSW 2011: Patty Huber Talks Groupon and the G-Team with Frank Barry. are creatively organized around a compelling story. are creatively organized around a compelling story. Campaigns typically…. Campaigns typically….

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NetWits

JUNE 5, 2012

In 2011, we wanted to evaluate our BFKS website to see what was working and what might need to be updated. In Thursday’s web seminar we’ll be discussing post event survey’s and how to ask questions that will help you develop strategies to increase revenue. Jennifer’s going to share her 6 Survey Best Practices on Thursday. Sign up today!

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Survey Fundraising Advice Social Media 127

NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Social media has revolutionized the way tech savvy arts and cultural organizations communicate. These unique perspectives are a great way to highlight those who are the most important part of your organization – your customers. Social media gives organizations the chance to go beyond just providing updates to their followers.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

I like to think of it as what we “used to” refer to as peer-to-peer fundraising or P2P (you know, used to, like in 2011). There are a lot of truly creative and special ways to encourage supporters to show their pride in your organization and reward them for their fundraising prowess through websites, email and social media. Disclaimer.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

#1 Thing You Need to Know about This Post: 5 non-profit groups will attend the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival for free if they submit their innovative ideas by Sunday, October 31. Your 300-word essay should briefly explain what the designated organization does and the challenges it faces. A More Detailed Exploration.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

CONTENT MARKETING PRO TIP : Figure out how to turn the unique ways your organization is changing the world into content that can be used online. He’s the 2011 March of Dimes National Ambassador. They’ve now grown into an organization that grants a child’s wish in the U.S. March of Dimes – Use a multidimensional approach.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Every organization (and by that I mean the dedicated staff) that runs some version of a peer-to-peer fundraising event wants to help their participants be better fundraisers. Here are five extremely effective ways that we’ve found to work for countless organizations. Sounds familiar, right? And for good reason.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Experience shows us that only 40% of your 2011 fundraisers will return for next year’s event. So in 2010 event organizers reformed the notion, starting with a program to allow family and friends to nominate a Survivor to win an award (Hope, Strength, Faith, Courage, Love, Believe). That’s a challenging number to digest.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

If you’ve been been putting off accepting the growing reality that people read the messages your organization sends on mobile devices, stop right now. He asked , “Why do so many organizations waste the opportunity to hook their email subscribers with the first line of the email message?” Just stop it. Stop and accept.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

So, I thought I’d share five ways your organization can increase peer-to-peer fundraising revenue. Find out how they raised their money and what additional help your organization could have provided. Tell them your initial plans for 2011 and listen to their feedback. Make Top Fundraisers Part of the Family.

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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. In 2011, online giving was up 13% on a year-over-year basis when large International Affairs organizations are removed from the analysis.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 4, 2011

That online fundraising is the way for your organization to break through its fundraising ceiling and raise millions of dollars tomorrow. 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. Simply put, the world is going online. All these elements (and many others) lead one to believe that “going online” is a must.

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NetWits

AUGUST 2, 2012

In fact, in a 2011 report, consumers spoke very loudly that they expect companies to drive social and environmental change and that they will reward these efforts. In a recent review of 50 upcoming fundraising events, we found the same sponsorship message in every single organization.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 18, 2011

The most followers that an organization has on Twitter is 840,653 (PBS)…but on the other hand, the organization following the most people is following 200,522 (The American Cancer Society)! The American Red Cross was the first organization on the list to create a Twitter account. 2011 Non-profit Social Networking Survey.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

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. Key Takeaway : Your website is your property and the way a lot of the world will learn about your organization. You probably have a smart phone in your pocket or on your desk right now.

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