Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Note from Beth: Here’s a guest post from my colleague Steve MacLaughlin that is a great example of “ data informed fundraising.” What does the data say? There are opinions and there is data. I prefer to show actual data and suggest what may be or may not be happening in the nonprofit sector.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 15, 2012

Nicole McGougan is a Blackbaud public relations associate. Blackbaud’s Kristin Ludwig, Ph.D, and Thomas Pollak from the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, will dive into the results from the 2012 Fundraising Effectiveness Project. Blackbaud’s Kristin Ludwig, Ph.D,

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

She has worked in healthcare, politics and government, and technology for more than 20 years and appreciates working with nonprofit fundraisers and philanthropy consultants who use NOZA philanthropy data every day. NOZAsearch is available through the Blackbaud donation program at TechSoup. How much should I ask for?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

These reports are, however, some of the most valuable in terms of insight, useful and practical data, and how-to advice. 1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 2) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download. Published by Blackbaud. View: All Blackbaud Reports.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

Online Fundraising Shows Strong Gains - Online Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Explore Online Fundraising Results, by Quarter The Chronicle uses online fundraising data provided quarterly by Blackbaud, Network for Good, and PayPal to analyze online giving.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 15, 2012

Nicole McGougan is a Blackbaud public relations associate. Blackbaud’s Kristin Ludwig, Ph.D, and Thomas Pollak from the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, will dive into the results from the 2012 Fundraising Effectiveness Project. Blackbaud’s Kristin Ludwig, Ph.D,

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The 2013 Charitable Giving Report includes 24 months of overall giving data from 4,129 nonprofit organizations representing more than $12.5 The report also includes online giving data from 3,359 nonprofits representing $1.7 It is the largest analysis of actual overall and online giving data in the nonprofit sector.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2015

Back in early 2012, when we heard the first whisperings of what would become #GivingTuesday , it didn’t take much for me to say, “Now this is interesting… I’m in.” If any of these efforts resulted in new people engaging in social action, in philanthropy, then the world was going to be better off.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

target="_blank">The Blackbaud Index that tracks fundraising revenue for congregations and other faith-based organizations. Based on data from 3,828 charities that raised more than $12 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reports that overall charitable giving grew 2.3 billion in annual revenue grew 3.5

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 16, 2016

Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy is the longest running annual report on U.S. Giving USA is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. But there are some important changes in the data worth noting. for three of the four years between 2012 and 2015. reached $373.25

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

hjc, Blackbaud, Edge Research, and Sea Change Strategies recently studied the giving habits and communication preferences of four generations of Canadian donors and published findings in a report called The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. Take a look at Calgary Zoo’s 2012 Annual report shared on Instagram. Key Takeaways.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Speaking of data, contribute some of your own valuable thoughts to The State of Grantseeking Fall 2012 survey until October 12. The idea behind these surveys is to take the pulse of grantseeking and determine the status of philanthropy in the U.S. You can download your free copy of The State of Grantseeking Spring 2012 here.

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NetWits

MARCH 29, 2011

AMD is predicting that, by 2015, 50% of the world will have an Internet connection and Phone Count predicts that by 2012 there will be as many connected mobile phones as there are people in the world. Pew Internet Report ] [ Chronicle of Philanthropy thoughts ]. Are you thinking about how this affects the non-profit space yet?

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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. Not to mention getting receipting right.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2012

It was orginally featured on The Huffington Post , May 18, 2012. There are five key shifts affecting the environment for nonprofits that have co-mingled with the economy to create the potential for continued rough times if organizations don't change: Donors are dramatically changing what they want from philanthropy.

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