Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Over the past few months I’ve been asked a lot of questions about giving trends: What explains the flat trend in overall fundraising? The Giving USA Foundation , which estimates national charitable giving over a 50-year span, reports that campaign fundraising has historically had no apparent impact on overall individual giving.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

Nonprofits must stay on top of social media trends and create engaging experiences for millennials in order to capture their loyalty. In a 2012 report, the National Chamber Foundation cited that Millennials have approximately “$200 billion of direct purchasing power and $500 billion of indirect spending.” Kylander, 2012).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

Nonprofits must stay on top of social media trends and create engaging experiences for millennials in order to capture their loyalty. In a 2012 report, the National Chamber Foundation cited that Millennials have approximately “$200 billion of direct purchasing power and $500 billion of indirect spending.” Kylander, 2012).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field. That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years.

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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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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

I n it you'll find: " Five Communications Myths that Executive Directors Believe ," from Kivi Leroux Miller, based on the 2012 Communications Trends Report. The latest issue also features articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Giving Tuesday began in 2012, raising an estimated $10 million in its first year, according to Nonprofits Source. CBS News reported that in November 2022, Giving Tuesday raised an incredible $3.1 To help you get started, this article will explore four ways you can plan ahead now, including: Create a research-based fundraising strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. craigconnects – "I took a look at a few articles and studies, and according to ComScore's 2010 Digital Year in Review, email use dropped 59% among Internet users ages 12 to 17 in 2010.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. The UN Global Report is also using Facebook Messenger bots to engage young people around different issues. This was my third visit to the country. Transparency.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

The cloud-based web-development company, Wix.com, reports. that the very latest trend in web design this fall is all about the images. Vandelay Design has a useful article: “ 10 Keys to Effective Non-Profit Organization Websites.” I like our article, 5 Tips for Visually Enticing Nonprofit Websites as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Alliance Magazine, September 2012. Alliance Magazine, September 2012. Patrick Meier has this excellent “ behind the scenes ” post from April, 2012. He points the common challenge in using social media data for emergency response: scaling. Do you need annual reports, or will monthly reports suffice?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. A report released by The Center for Effective Philanthropy suggested that over 70 percent of surveyed nonprofits said that their funders do not tend to provide any support for assessment efforts. The Evaluation of Reporting Results. Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

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. In a sector that often lacks data, this survey illustrates real-time financial and operational trends. Like this article? Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 5, 2014

Data published last year in the Chronicle of Philanthropy shows this trend clearly: online donations to nonprofits increased 14% in 2012 relative to 2011, while overall donations increased by only 1.5% But this trend has been uneven. Like this article? in the same period. of its donations online in that period.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2013

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. According to a 2010 Urban Institute study, nonprofit organizations (with records of income data) reported that nearly one-third of their revenue sources came from the government. services; 86% reported failure to cover costs at the state/local level.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

Recent trends in philanthropic giving indicate that the new generation of donors has a high interest in ensuring that their donations generate outcomes (Flandez, 2012). Nonprofit executives must be cognizant of these trends, as they may provide insight into the motivations for giving. 2012, June 21). Flandez, R.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 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. Throughout the year, I’ve been blogging about key trends from our 2011 survey, which was completed by nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 5, 2012

Besides being a large group, millennials have been well researched in terms of cultural trends, beliefs and the like, but the area of charitable giving has not had a lot of attention. The 2012 report has some very encouraging results, and helps give shape to a demographic you probably are not currently attracting in a meaningful way.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2012

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. The answer lies, in part, in the general economic outlook for nonprofits: NFF’s 2012 State of the Sector survey showed that demand for services is markedly up , while the funding to meet these needs has not kept pace. Like this article? As part of a.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2013

Visual content motivates more responses than text, engages younger participants, and is often cited as a major trend of 2012 and 2013. A trend in which I take almost no part. I spend my professional time online reading blogs, reading reports, sharing articles, engaging in text chat.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

This article originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. Even though she doesn’t directly oversee the production of the mailers, Stulken watches the results and looks for trends from previous years.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in September 2009. ” In other words, if the new PC market grows by by 9% worldwide in 2012 as is forecast by the business research firm IDC , then the used PC market will grow as well. How robust is the used computer market and is it trending down or up?

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Neon CRM

JULY 19, 2023

Here are 10 year-end giving statistics that show just how important the final month of the year can be—and how your nonprofit can leverage these trends to make your end-of-year campaign a success. Then check out the article below! This global day of generosity began in 2012 and has only grown bigger and bigger with each passing year.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) This will give you a more accurate picture.

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) This will give you a more accurate picture.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 10th, 2010 Nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter isn’t happy with Apple at the moment. If anyone can solve this issue, I believe that I can.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

As Forbes reports, it legitimises a throw-away culture; we are told that it doesn’t matter how much plastic or paper we use, because we can recycle it, so throwing it away is a-okay. Considering all this, the popularity of the zero-waste trend is no surprise. Recycling also has a dark side. This isn’t true.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

As Forbes reports, it legitimises a throw-away culture; we are told that it doesn’t matter how much plastic or paper we use, because we can recycle it, so throwing it away is a-okay. Considering all this, the popularity of the zero-waste trend is no surprise. Recycling also has a dark side. This isn’t true.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Last week I published the 112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss , that compiled some of the wisest words and insights from across the industry this year. . The result: Fundraising Ideas to Reverse the Trend of Declining Email Response Rates. What would you like to see more of in 2014?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Branding themselves as the “Play” button for the Web, Wibbitz automatically converts text-based posts and articles into engaging, interactive videos so your supporters “never have to read again.” ” The Wibbitz Play Button or Player can be easily added to entire websites, single articles, or just on a home page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. clipping articles and links extremely easy. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. report back from Wimbledon. Clipix :: clipix.com. Present.me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. clipping articles and links extremely easy. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. report back from Wimbledon. Clipix :: clipix.com. Present.me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. clipping articles and links extremely easy. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. report back from Wimbledon. Clipix :: clipix.com. Present.me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Live-streaming is ideal for reporting live from conferences, fundraisers, and protests. Viddy :: viddy.com.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

Be sure to give the 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 reviews a look too. Here are some insights, trends, and the complete list of email subject lines. Field Report: All gifts matched, success stories & more! December e-newsletter: Obama Family Visit, Holiday Helpings, Annual Report. RE: Year-End Online Giving Article.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Live-streaming is ideal for reporting live from conferences, fundraisers, and protests. Viddy :: viddy.com.

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