Care2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

Last week Blackbaud along with partners HJC, Sea Change Strategies, and Edge Research released findings from the 2013 Next Generation of Canadian Giving study. Peer-to-peer fundraising and crowdfunding appear to have promising futures as fundraising strategies for younger generations.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 17, 2014

Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy is the longest running, annual report on U.S. Giving USA is published by the Giving USA Foundation and their report on 2013 giving trends is now available. Giving USA is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. in 2013. -

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2013

npNEXT was an experimental event to bring together experts and fundraising leaders from across the nonprofit sector to discuss emerging trends and next practices. This past September 30th, Blackbaud hosted over 30 senior fundraising leaders from the largest charities in the US. The Future of Fundraising from the Crowd.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2013

Nicole McGougan is a public relations associate at Blackbaud. The 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study. Find out how your organization compares to its peers in online fundraising, if your organization is doing everything it should online, and if your fundraising programs are performing as well as they should.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

It was a pretty interesting summer for charity fundraising launches. Here are three fundraising innovations we think you might want to know all about. " Facebook piloted "Donate" buttons for some big charities like the Red Cross and the American Cancer Society back in 2013. The Facebook Donate Now Button.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 5, 2013

Luminate Online lightens your fundraising load (By tons). Luminate Online by Blackbaud is a great cloud-based software solution that will personalize your constituent interactions. 2013 AMA Nonprofit Marketing Conference. The new Guide Creative , also by Blackbaud, is a great tool for nonprofit website building.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Care2 thinks it''s likely that your organization is not sending enough fundraising emails. Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy ''s upcoming webinar, Bringing Entrepreneurial Skills into Grantmaking Practices , will explore ways in which you can employ the skills and practices used by social entrepreneurs. Register now!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), and the co-founder of two global fundraising products, The Global Legacy Giving Group and the sports-based Fantasy Fundraising. The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. Fundraising'

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Overall fundraising revenue for 334 churches, synagogues and other faith-based organizations representing nearly $1.2 target="_blank">The Blackbaud Index that tracks fundraising revenue for congregations and other faith-based organizations. After flat years in 2011 and 2012, giving to religion has grown slightly in 2013.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. Couple that with the rising cost of donor acquisition and you’ve got an incredibly difficult environment for fundraisers (and their nonprofits) to succeed. Pitman , CFCC, The Fundraising Coach.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

A fundraising strategy should be integrated across many channels, but with a slightly different emphasis by generation: Gen Y (b. Cultivate them through peer-to-peer fundraising opportunities (like fun runs) and workplace philanthropy. Now is the time to cultivate the pipeline for future giving among younger generations.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of grantseeking pointers inspired by fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding ’s great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries that came out a few years ago. Donated Fundraising Tools from TechSoup. Fundraising grant seeking techsoupforlibraries'

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. LinkedIn use rose 24% from our 2010 study to 48% in 2013. He has helped raised over a billion dollars for his clients. Let’s dig deeper, shall we?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Story original seen in Philanthropy Journal. For your 2013 year-end donors (those consistently giving at year-end), replace early-year solicitations with stories of mission success and examples of donor engagement that support mission success. Fundraising Major Gifts Planned Giving Sustained Giving' By Lawrence Henze.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

Regardless of what your goals are for the campaign – fundraising, engagement, acquisition, or just building a culture of gratitude – here is a framework you can use to take your campaign to the next level and take advantage of the flexibility that an integrated digital engagement approach can provide. Send a virtual thank you card.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). When writing your fundraising appeals, it’s important to opt for the latter.

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Care2

JULY 15, 2013

Multi-Channel Loyalty Programs: Increasing Customer Engagement and Frequency July 16, 2013. Not to worry though, this webinar, hosted by Blackbaud, will give you all the tips you need to know to do social media right. Create Compelling Year-End Fundraising Campaigns July 18, 2013. Webinar, 1pm EST. Cost: Free.

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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. Mobile is going to be a huge channel. smaclaughlin Peter.I

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2013

You may have heard that Blackbaud recently released a generational giving study and associated infographic that covers the Next Generation of American Giving! Maybe you’ve seen it, shared it with your network of peers, discussed the findings, or pondered over what the study means for the future of your organization’s fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

The 2014 edition of my annual review of year-end fundraising email subject lines. Be sure to give the 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 reviews a look too. That was a significant increase from 2013 and nearly as many emails that I received on December 31st. That was slightly down from 2013. Here it is! Email by Hour.

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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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Connection Cafe

JULY 3, 2013

Online fundraising continues to shine, but there’s more to the story. and the Charitable Giving Report , online fundraising saw double-digit growth for the fourth consecutive year [ Tweet it !]. This fact is backed up again by a recent study of 115,000 nonprofits done by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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