NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

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. But analysis of actual data, instead of online or phone surveys, is still much more accurate and meaningful.

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Benchmark Internet Report Giving 144

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. To start with, we conducted a survey (tweet tweet!) And 92% of surveyed nonprofits plan on using at least one of these tools in 2011. It says that 22.7% Why Go Mobile?

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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

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Crowdfunding initiators can easily broadcast their campaigns to a wider range of potential donors and establish social relationships with them (Liang and Turban 2011 ). Also, if you’re using a crowdfunding platform to raise funds, incorporate a survey mechanism to learn how your donors experience the platform.

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Tips Donor Attitude Platform 95

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. one-time donations increased from 2011 to 2012. In the U.S.

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Charity Donation People Australia 75

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2011

One source of data informing this work is our annual State of the Sector Survey. Throughout the year, I’ve been blogging about key trends from our 2011 survey, which was completed by nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide. In fact, 88% of respondents indicated some sort of shift in their service delivery.

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Research Survey Model Chart 74

TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

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. While a QR code makes donating quick, it also limits accessibility to those (1) with a smartphone and (2) with a QR reader app. QR placement is not always ideal.

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Fundraising Mobile Survey Nonprofit 237

NTEN

MAY 26, 2011

Well, we found that when we targeted ads at our fans , they were three times more likely to click than somebody interested in nonprofits in general. The 2011 Games for Change Festival sure looks like fun. Pass judgment on us in the 2011 NTEN Community Survey. Pass judgment on us in the 2011 NTEN Community Survey.

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PDF NTEN ROI Social Media 69

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

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 26, 2022

Hold participation events at times and locations that are convenient for stakeholders and provide a support system when appropriate, such as childcare for those who may need it (Woodford & Preston, 2011). She resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, and enjoys spending time with her husband and daughters, doing yoga, and meditating.

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Collaboration North Carolina Effective Participatory 98

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. This will be the last time the Leadership Academy is offered in 2011. We hope you'll apply. We look forward to your application.

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Leadership Tech Guidelines Evaluation 81

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. Eastern time. 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. Eastern time.

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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

Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

Over the last few months NTEN has been surveying U.S. 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?. NTEN surveyed 780 nonprofits across nine U.S.

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Survey NTEN Results San Francisco 56

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

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

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. September, 2011.

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Library Survey Sample Nonprofit 61

NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2012

Each year we designate November Member Appreciation Month and 2011 was no different. If you have 5 minutes, take this quick survey to share your opinion of 2011 Member Appreciation Month. From the prizes to blog posts to the NTEN stories videos , we want to know what you thought.

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NTEN Survey Social Media Free 40

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

If you're a database vendor and want to be considered, fill out the survey at [link] I assume their criteria will be similar to what they used last time, which was a starting cost of less than $4,250 in the first year and at least 100 active clients (see the report for the full criteria). The survey deadline is Feb.

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Report Product Donor Database 122

Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Each year, FEP releases the findings of its annual survey. One aspect of this survey is about average donor retention rates over the years. Maybe this is the first time you’ve ever thought about your donor retention rate, or maybe you’ve had a pretty good idea what your rate is, but don’t think it’s anything to be worried about.

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Retention Donor Guide Rate 87

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? Greatest Challenges.

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Social Media Arts Social Attitude 106

Achieve

JUNE 11, 2021

While one-time attendees are appreciated, it is much more cost effective to turn these guests into repeat attendees. Send Event Surveys. For example, you could send a thank you message that welcomes first time guests to your nonprofit. Send Event Surveys. cultivating relationships. after your event wraps up. Volunteers.

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Virtual Sponsor Survey Reflection 98

Care2

OCTOBER 13, 2010

To truly raise your nonprofit’s profile (aka increase brand awareness), grow your constituency, and raise even more money in 2011 and beyond, organizations need to also focus on innovating. A couple of weeks, J’aime Ohm won TechCrunch’s Distrupt Hackathon for developing a great app called WiseDame.

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Time Info Nonprofit Museum 62

NetWits

JUNE 19, 2012

Nonprofits are, unfortunately, often handcuffed by limited staff, budget and/or time. A 2011 Gleanster survey found the most important value drivers for top corporate email programs were: Testing and measuring everything. Corporate email programs often have the resources to run more sophisticated email programs than nonprofits.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

[Note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. There are many types of technology and other management tools available to assist in this process, and now is the time to take stock of your technology and the tools you are going to use to track your data.

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Measure Issue Impact Method 143

TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Although the nonprofit sector is not expecting to see another 338% increase in charitable giving over 2013’s historic numbers, that doesn’t mean your nonprofit shouldn’t be spending time optimizing its online donation forms to increase donations. This is your chance to turn a one-time donor into a lifetime volunteer, donor, or advocate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Time Based : Define the timeframe over which you’ll achieve these goals. Talk to your staff, board and supporters about the sites they use, or survey your community to find out. Achievable : Make sure your benchmarks are realistic based on what you’ve accomplished in the past. It’s also critical to know who you want to reach.

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Social Media Guide Media Social 99

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2012

We routinely work with nonprofits that are struggling to determine if it’s financially possible to make a much-needed new hire, even on a part-time or contractor basis. First up: The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s recent survey of more than 900 young nonprofit professionals. So why does churn seem so common to our sector?

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Research Survey Retention Nonprofit 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

The Accelerated Millennial Manager ” by Devon Scheef and Diane Thielfoldt of The Learning Café is a summary of a research survey from 2011 through 2013 of 400 millennial managers, their managers, peer managers, team members, HR, and business leaders. Or is there a set of skills fundamental to every level?

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Skills Leadership Mentoring Summary 136

AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Cloud Computing No Longer A Fad For Nonprofits - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times : "Every nonprofit used the cloud for at least two services during 2015, up from 80 percent in 2011, according to a survey conducted by NTEN and Microsoft Philanthropies. Document storage, 18.7 percent, project management software, 10.7

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Broadcast Time Survey Nonprofit 20

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Are you going to Convio's 2011 Summit in October? When you get to Summit, stop by the Usability Lab and sign up for a 30 minute time slot on one of the subjects we’re researching. Even if you’re pressed for time, stop by the Usability Lab to take our super-short Usability Survey. Author: Alissa Ruehl.

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Ipod Convio Press Survey 26

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. Respondents said they were excited about having actual communications plans and strategies for the first time in 2012.

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Communication Trend Report NTEN 80

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

in 2011 according to a 2018 survey by McKinsey & Company. Auto-renewal for company and individual memberships will eliminate the need for Associations to renew memberships every time they expire and increase the likelihood of recurring payment schedules for company memberships. in sales in 2016, up from $57.0M

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Associations Retention Companies Model 81

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

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 9, 2014

Jen initially wrote this post for me to share a highlights from a webinar we hosted: Are you asking the right questions in your post event survey? In 2011, we wanted to evaluate our Bowl for Kids Sake website to see what was working and what might need to be updated. It’s a fun and informative webinar, check it out!

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Survey Question Fundraising Social Media 34

AFP Blog

JANUARY 12, 2012

Real Time Charitable Giving | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project : Yet while their initial contribution often involved little deliberation, 43% of these donors encouraged their friends or family members to give to the campaign as well.

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Life Internet Research Project 32

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

Today, I’ll start with a basic taxonomy of these trends, and unpack each one over time. Today, I’m launching a series on Mapping Trends in Philanthropy, to share what I am learning and invite a conversation with leaders in the field. " International Digital Youth Work Events, 20th-23rd Sep – What can you share?

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