Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Founded: 2014 Give Lively builds tech for peak fundraising experiences on both the donor and nonprofit side. This means a bit of a lift for donors, who will need to download the app and sync it with their bank account. Online revenue is up for nonprofits. So what’s the best donation platform? Click To Tweet. For a Budget. Give Lively.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Strange News. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Dr. Patrick Ball, who has led our Human Rights Program since 2003, now heads HRDAG as its Executive Director and Dr. The process took us longer than we anticipated, but that is due in large part to the great things we’ve been able to achieve from the collaboration between the technology and the analytical sides of our work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

I was honored to be invited to cover this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum , a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes. Gwen Walden (@WaldenPhil) April 15, 2013. Nonprofits and donors find it time consuming to find and analyze meaningful data to help outcomes. gpf13 #philanthropy.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 12, 2020

In 2013, Team Rubicon began selling boxes of awesomeness on Amazon. Buying one essentially amounted to donating to the non-profit, but this didn’t stop donors from leaving outlandish and hilarious reviews of the ‘awesomeness’ they claimed to receive. Ready to reach thousands of new donors online? Get In Touch. Sustainability.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2013

If you are a larger nonprofit with a more sophisticated development office, fully staffed for prospect research/management, and even have someone with statistical analysis experience and the software to do this (SAS for example), then you may consider taking on an analytics project in-house.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

Donor acquisition is all the rage, but did you know nearly 3 out of 4 new donors leave and never come back. In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. There’s no time like the present to improving your donor retention rates.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 13, 2020

Google has worked hard to make sure this app works for both potential donors and the nonprofits themselves. Google One Today answers many of the concerns donors have and fixed problems that can sometimes restrict people from donating to nonprofits. Its a win for the donors, and it’s a massive win for you and your nonprofit!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. Tweeting, posting, and sharing content that triggers a positive response in donors and supporters require a new media manager to take an analytical approach to community building. First and foremost, it’s a writing position.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

On a four-inch smartphone screen, a potential donor scrolls to the far corner of the youth outreach program's webpage. New and existing donors, volunteers, and others could be frustrated with perhaps their first interaction with your organization, miss out on particular initiatives, or never return to your site. It's Here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2014

So whether you like it or not, and whether your website is ready for it or not, potential donors, volunteers, and other supporters are likely already looking at your online presence via tiny little screens while they’re on the go. Don’t Forget Email: As of Q4 2013, 61% of emails are viewed on a smartphone or tablet.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

compared to the same time period in 2013. in 2014 compared to 2013. despite the absence of the high profile episodic events that drove an increase in giving in both 2013 and 2012. year-over-year growth in 2013. In 2014, overall charitable giving in the United States increased 2.1% on a year-over-year basis.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Do you need to do an analytics project to help you identify likely and capable prospects? NOTE: I have some ideas you can look at for more strategic segmentation for year-end appeals in my article entitled, “It’s Not Too Late for a Year End Data Analytics Project” , published in Nonprofit Hub.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

The best fundraising strategic plan tells a complete, organized, and analytics-based story that your team can actually use to help your campaign be more successful. Now that you have an idea of how donors in the US are giving, it’s time to look at the methods used to reach these sources. Volunteers + Current Donors.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

They are truly multi-channel donors, and they want to hear about the impact of their donation. Bottom-line: Stop obsessing about younger donors, that’s not where the money is. However, if your average donor is 80, it’s time to worry. However, they are also still figuring out which causes they care about.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Does your donor acknowledgement process need a refresh? All across the fundraising landscape, donor retention is falling. People give their hard earned money for a reason; you need to understand those reasons and engage donors in the manner they prefer. Fresh ideas on how to retain donors. If yes, this webinar is for you!

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

And, without doubt, identify and remove the obstacles that thwart efforts to personally cultivate donor relationships! Analytical data suggests that, for most nonprofit and educational institutions, as many as 10 to 50 percent of your constituents are most likely to make their largest gift in the form of a planned gift. Did that help?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2015

With so much attention given to direct mail and email content, how well your homepage converts visitors to donors impacts your year-end campaign donation totals. Track It : Use Google Analytics to measure slideshow click-throughs and then Goals or E-commerce to track conversions. Track visits donation form visits via Google Analytics.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

percent for the three months ending October 2013, compared to the same period a year earlier. After flat years in 2011 and 2012, giving to religion has grown slightly in 2013. Analytics Donor Strategy Blackbaud Index faith-based fundraising industry trends' Among 3,097 charities that raised nearly $1.7

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

That purpose, of course, is to build a life-long relationship with alumni of your nonprofit’s program or school so that they are a donor and champion for your organization. Sharing memories from Seminar 2013 at the #icnola reunion! RamahSeminar (@RamahSeminar) December 24, 2013. pic.twitter.com/PXdIUl0IIQ.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. Donors want to hear them.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 2, 2017

Fortunately, there is a way to help you target your marketing and arts fundraising resources and begin fostering relationships with potential donors. Target Analytics has performed research across thousands of nonprofit organizations and the data shows that most are leaving a lot of money on the table.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

Best Interactive Campaign – Heifer International – Heifer International needed to develop a fundraising campaign that would stand out among others and engage donors during the busy 2012 holiday season. They created a series of customized communications with constituents and potential donors, and increased holiday donations of 28 percent.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

Last year you likely had to shake up your events strategy, find new ways to communicate with all types of donors, and might even have found that virtual donor visits can be just as effective as in-person (and perhaps even appreciated when we’re all locked down). If you’re going to try something new, now is the time!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

My greatest hope for 2013 is that nonprofits evolve beyond the “free” mentality to a strategy that gives the time and financial investment necessary to make the Social Web work for your nonprofit. With the launch of Google Wallet “Donate” buttons, the future has arrived.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

My greatest hope for 2013 is that nonprofits evolve beyond the “free” mentality to a strategy that gives the time and financial investment necessary to make the Social Web work for your nonprofit. With the launch of Google Wallet “Donate” buttons, the future has arrived.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2013

bbcon 2013 , Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits concluded last week, and as I remember some of my favorite moments during the conference, one tops them all. Best Use of Analytics – St. The suitcase is finally unpacked, and the email pile is a bit more manageable – but the bbcon buzz hasn’t worn off yet! Read the case study.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

My greatest hope for 2013 is that nonprofits evolve beyond the “free” mentality to a strategy that gives the time and financial investment necessary to make the Social Web work for your nonprofit. With the launch of Google Wallet “Donate” buttons, the future has arrived.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Also take the time to understand your organization’s Google Analytics data to get a better idea about who is visiting your site. Ensuring that your website is mobile-friendly means you will maximize your potential for donors. Read Colleen Dunbar''s, " It’s 2013: Where’s your nonprofit’s social media policy? ".' Get another!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2014

For a refresher, my 2013 piece Non-Technology Trends for the CIO and a 2011 white paper for the Association of Fundraising Professionals on similar topics may be good places to start and worth a read as well.). New relationships will be grown out of current ones, and your best major donor candidates are likely already in your database.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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