ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2012

Thanks to you, we received a record 4,607 responses nationwide to our 2012 State of the Sector Survey, more than doubling responses from last year. With your help, we’ve amassed a wealth of current information on demand for services, trends in government support, board participation, and financial health. Like this article?

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the March 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete article in the current issue of NTEN's new quarterly e-journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] For organizations with budgets under $5 million, only 20% have a written and approved plan for 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The hashtag, #GivingTuesday, was trending on Twitter. As some nonprofit insiders complained, #GivingTuesday making too much noise. GivingTuesday trended for over 10 hours straight in the United States (9:30 am – 7:30 pm). million processed on #GivingTuesday in 2012. On Tuesday,Dec.3rd, Blackbaud processed more than $19.2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Mission Measurement (@MissionMeasure) September 5, 2012. The September, 2012 Issue of the NTEN Change Journal is pure crack for nonprofit #datanerds (folks who would definitely wear a t-shirt emblazoned with “I Love Data!” RT @ kanter what every #datanerd needs in their wardrobe – I Love Data T-shirt bit.ly/QlhMt4.

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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? While giving related to Hurricane Sandy may boost total fundraising in 2012 it is unlikely to change fundraising results for most nonprofits. .” A Fundraising Cliff? Is it the economy?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

What We Talk About When We Talk About Digital Activism | The Meta-Activism Project – "Usually when we talk about digital activism we talk about concrete anecdotes (the Arab Spring, the 2012 presidential race, the Koman/Planned Parenthood blow-up) or abstract trends (slacktivism, cyber-war, hacktivism).

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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. To help you get started, this article will explore four ways you can plan ahead now, including: Create a research-based fundraising strategy. This is because Giving Tuesday gets nonprofits real results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

In this article, you’re going to learn about four web hosting providers that your nonprofit should consider using if your website uses WordPress. Next up is Flywheel ( now part of WP Engine ) which has been around since 2012. The benefits outweigh the cost. You’ll be able to make an informed decision with peace of mind.

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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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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

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. Fundraisers need to be trend watchers and adapt their engagement strategy based on larger understanding of the environment emerging trends. This was my third visit to the country. Transparency.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

that the very latest trend in web design this fall is all about the images. The current trend is away from the Apple iOS 2010 look with things like fancy drop shadows to the simpler Windows 8 'flat design' Flat design features contrasting colored simple icons to identify the sections of website. Tips and Tricks, Mix and Match.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

It was the first mainstream article that I saw that described people being paid to blog. Yesterday, I caught a story on NPR about charity giving trends and social media use. This reminds of something that Peter Deitz wrote about over at the Social Actions blog called "How Wil Your Nonprofit Raise Money in 2012?"

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Earlier this year, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) received 4,600 responses to our annual 2012 State of the Sector Survey. Since then, we’ve been using these data to share key nonprofit sector trends on issues like the rising demand for services, shrinking government support, and the precarious financial health of organizations.

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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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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

To create the report, an international body of experts in education, technology, and other fields convene on a wiki to review research, practice, and significant trends. The technology trend that caught my eye was “Learning Analytics,” which is big data applied to the field of education. Learning and Knowledge Analytics.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

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. Sources: [1] Giving USA Foundation, Giving USA 2012, pg. Like this article?

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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. ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 10, 2013

These conceptions are facetious, of course, but according to a current trend sweeping the nonprofit scene, all that’s necessary to support a cause you’re passionate about is clicking “like” on a Facebook page. Kony 2012 turned slacktivism on its head. Like this article? Five minutes and you’ve done your good for the day.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 19, 2011

Staying current on trends and insisting on creating work/life balance are also key components. Look for her upcoming book entitled Lead for Good: Seven Steps for Unleashing the Great Nonprofit Leader Within which will be published in early 2012. Like this article? Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

In a sector that often lacks data, this survey illustrates real-time financial and operational trends. Like this article? on the Nonprofit Finance Fund's 2012 State of the Sector survey. This anonymous survey asks nonprofit leaders about the management and financial challenges they’re facing as they work tirelessly on mission.

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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

JANUARY 11, 2013

In December 2012 Charity Navigator released the concept note for CN 3.0 – their next version of Charity Navigator. Given this trend, individual donors may soon demand information on a nonprofit’s outcomes before investing in it. Like this article? New Directions for Evaluation, 119, 51-71. and Herring, A. Get another!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 24, 2012

But within this category of response, there were some significant differences between organizations focused on education and educational institutions, which I think indicate trends as well as confirm what we already know: educational institutions are much more adept at securing grants of any type then are their education-focused counterparts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Throughout the year, I’ve been blogging about key trends from our 2011 survey, which was completed by nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide. It seems especially important to talk about these issues now if we are to better position ourselves in 2012. NFF is now preparing to launch the new State of the Sector survey in January 2012.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 4, 2015

Keeping on top of trends can be tricky, and that’s where we come in. This article was updated from an article originally published in 2012 to keep up with current social media hashtags and trends. Part of the fun of social media is its ever changing nature. Let me know in the comments.

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Givinga

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In 2012, total contributions stood at just $12 million; by 2017, they reached $274 million.¹ In this article, we’ll give you four ways to engage employees and maximize their participation. GivingTuesday, which trends on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram each year, is a key reason for the event’s rapid growth.

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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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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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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2012

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. Nonprofit HR Solutions, a consulting firm, conducts an annual survey of human resource trends among nonprofits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2013

Available government resources are tied to the same macro-economic trends that cause an increase in service demand. Like this article? Read Angela Francis'' " Research Friday: The Results are In - State of the Sector 2012.". NFF provides financing, consulting, and advocacy services to nonprofits and funders nationwide.

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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Facebook has admitted to this trend, and it has also been supported by data. A study by EdgeRank documented that organic reach has declined from 16 percent reach per fan (meaning an average post reached 16 percent of a total fan base) in February 2012. This means less reach for pages operated by nonprofits and for-profits alike.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Nostalgia is much more than mere reminiscing; it’s a warm, fuzzy emotion that we feel when we think about fond memories from our past. In a 2012 study, researchers discovered that nostalgizing helps people relate their past experiences to their present lives in order to make greater meaning of it all. Fun, Games, and Giveaways!

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