Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2012

NTEN, Common Knowledge, and Blackbaud just released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. We learned a lot of things, but one prevailing theme stood out - despite limited budgets and staffing, nonprofits continue to find great value in their fast-growing social networks. 6 Key Findings from the Report.

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NTEN

JUNE 14, 2012

Last summer, we pulled together data from some of the country’s leading nonprofits to bring you the 2011 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook report, laying out basic benchmarks for nonprofit pages on Facebook. To download the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook, simply “like” M+R's page on Facebook.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2012

You can now download the 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , just released at the 2012 NTC by M+R and NTEN. Even more interesting: With one nonprofit participant (who was sending non-mobile optimized emails), M+R ran a study to see how many people were opening the nonprofit’s emails on a mobile phone. It's free!

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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. Nonprofits run an average 2.1

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Care2

APRIL 11, 2013

A few days ago, I reported some of the juicy details from the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study that was just released showing data from 2012. There were 55 of the country’s leading nonprofits surveyed for this study, including the American Red Cross, Oceana, American Heart Association, AARP , and Human Rights Watch.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

While this NTEN eBenchmark Study is from 2012, the data continues to grow and support the future of nonprofit technology, and comparing years can lead to newly occurring trends. These numbers increased from 2011, which showed only 103 Facebook fans, 29 Twitter followers, and 10 mobile subscribers for every 1,000 email subscribers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. For Nonprofits Worldwide: 1. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

A benchmarking process can be as simple as finding a handful of similar nonprofit organizations and comparing your key performance metrics. Take this example comparing nonprofits performance in pinerest. Or you may use a sector wide benchmarking study such as the NTEN Social Networking Benchmarking Study.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 2015

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1. Published by Nonprofit Marketing Guide.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Over 450 people joined us for the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook webinar we co-hosted with NTEN and the Ad Council last week. Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time! Q: I missed the webinar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1. Published by Nonprofit Marketing Guide.

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Social Media Report Media Fundraising 100

NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

As you may have heard, we released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Benchmarking Report at the NTC last week. The study, done in association with Common Knowledge and Blackbaud, has a lot of great insights into how the nonprofit respondents use social networks. How many followers do nonprofits have on Twitter?

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Care2

APRIL 9, 2014

It''s no secret that the nonprofit community has seen a steady decline in email open rates, click-through rates, and email page completion rates, which was also confirmed by the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. The report, which analyzed data from 53 nonprofits, over 2.1 Email lists are up 14% over 2012 levels.

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Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

As you have probably experienced yourself, raising money for your nonprofit campaign on social media is like pulling teeth. According to the 2012 Nonprofit benchmark Social Network Benchmarking Report, 98% of nonprofits didn’t raise a dime on Facebook, which is second most trafficked site on the web in the U.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5 What does social media success look like, anyway?"

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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. Once there, nonprofits need to inspire, overcome reservations and make it easy to make an online donation. How frustrating.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Are you headed to San Francisco this week for the Nonprofit Technology Conference ? 12NTC is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals who work on technology, communications, or guide their organizations in tech decisions. "The Online Nonprofit Technology Conference will let you connect with. Anna Jaeger.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

." 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

LCF has built a dynamic network of Latino nonprofit leaders through its advocacy platform, the California Latino Agenda and has engaged a powerful group of female donors through the Latina Giving Circle. Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012? What were your results? What did you do to get those results?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Observation is not just scanning or browsing, but looking at another organization’s practice with a critical thinking lens and gaining insights. Along with benchmarking – that is comparing your organization’s numbers with an industry average or simply another similar organization or two is great.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation draws from a 2012 survey of the “ Always On Generation ” that provides insights from experts on the benefits and drawbacks of a hyperconnected life and how it is rewiring the young people’s brains. How does this play out in your work with a nonprofit? What will the future 2020 be like?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. Flickr Photo by Johnny Hall.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 12, 2014

Great news from a new study by M+R and the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN): Online giving is bigger than ever. In 2013, internet users donated more than any previous year, with online giving up 14% since 2012. Download the full 2014 M+R Benchmarks Study. More than 5.5

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. You can also share Instagram videos on Facebook, Twitter, and other channels. Here's what we learned. Fundraising videos.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Also coming up in November is the 2012 Nonprofit Software Development Summit , Aspiration 's "Annual NPTechie Love Fest". Fundraising season is just around the corner and you probably know a great nonprofit that could benefit from some increased visibility. Claim or update your nonprofit and invite reviews to participate.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

nonprofits on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. To put that in perspective, the year before the first #GivingTuesday in 2012, there were just $6.6 Once you understand what actions you want to drive on the day, set milestones and benchmarks for success. Blackbaud processed more than $47.7 million in online donations from U.S.

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NTEN

APRIL 9, 2014

Published today, M+R and NTEN’s 2014 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study returns for the eighth year. We''ve crunched the numbers from 53 nonprofit organizations to define this year''s industry standards for online fundraising, advocacy, and list building. Nonprofits received an estimated 1.7 Nonprofits received an estimated 1.7

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2012

Last month I donated online to 25 of my 32 Favorite Nonprofits in celebration of reaching the benchmark of following 100,000 nonprofits, nonprofit staff, and nonprofit service providers on Twitter. The “Donate Now” process of many nonprofits, however, still seems to be stuck in 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2012

Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge just released the fourth annual 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report [INFOGRAPHIC] guest post by Frank Barry. 6 KEY FINDINGS FROM THE 2012 NONPROFIT SOCIAL NETWORKING REPORT…. Tweet It!].

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Social Network Benchmark Report Network 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

Using SMART objectives for nonprofit communications strategies is not new idea. Spitfire’s useful SMART chart planning tool has been used by many nonprofits and was adapted for social media for nonprofits by NTEN’s WeAreMedia project several years ago. Acquire 100 new donors through Facebook Causes by June 30, 2012.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2012

Last month I donated online to 25 of my 32 Favorite Nonprofits in celebration of reaching the benchmark of following 100,000 nonprofits, nonprofit staff, and nonprofit service providers on Twitter. The “Donate Now” process of many nonprofits, however, still seems to be stuck in 2005.

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Campaign Online Fundraising Social Media 109

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2012

. —– The first week of April was like an annual family reunion for the nonprofit technology community as the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) converged on San Francisco. Socializing isn’t just for Facebook. You can see them on the Rally blog.). You can download them now for free.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2013

March is not only great for basketball, but is also good for nonprofit research studies about digital strategies and launches of new data tools. So if you like looking at and thinking about data and love to get your hands dirty with a data jujitsu, here’s a couple of goodies for you. 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study.

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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. You’re not Angry Birds or Facebook.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

Nonprofit data comes in many forms. In its 2012 State of Nonprofit Data Report , NTEN identified the four common types of data used by nonprofits: Financial and operations: income and expense tracking, number of volunteer hours, or amount of cash in hand. So how should you use data? To create new questions.

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Data Organization Fundraising Database 37

Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

Nonprofit data comes in many forms. In its 2012 State of Nonprofit Data Report , NTEN identified the four common types of data used by nonprofits: Financial and operations: income and expense tracking, number of volunteer hours, or amount of cash in hand. So how should you use data? To create new questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government.

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