Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Blackbaud is proud to be a founding partner of #GivingTuesday and launched a new web resource, Business Doing Good , for small-to-mid-sized businesses that will teach them how to build a give back program into their companies. GivingTuesday Trends. Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012.

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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. Million Dollar Gifts and Donor Loyalty.

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APRIL 18, 2014

Loyalty, donation levels, and fundraising performances is just some of the data unveiled in Blackbaud''s 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising study. The study looked at peer-to-peer giving across 39 organizations over the last 3 years (from 2011 to 2013). The average Cycle gift is now $73.42.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2013

Nicole McGougan is a public relations associate at Blackbaud. The 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study. Don't miss our most popular webinar series of the year, where we'll reveal the results of the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study. July 1, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. August 1, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2013

And…drumroll please…#GivingTuesday is BACK for another year — Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Looking at Blackbaud data alone, we processed over $10 million in online donations on November 27th, 2012, which was a 53% increase when compared to the Tuesday after Thanksgiving the previous year. It’s up to you.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2014

Whether you are monitoring your event progress week to week until you reach the big day or you are reviewing your results, your fundraising event success depends on monitoring your metrics such as participant solicitation activity, average gift, as well as your middle to outlying fundraisers. Self-Donations and Average Gift.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2013

Blackbaud’s 2013 Peer to Peer Fundraising Benchmark report provides information that you can use to not only measure your success but to learn about trends and best practices in event fundraising. Online Gift Average : The average online gift increased in every event type ranging from 2 – 6%.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In a major study of more than 800 Canadian donors that we at hjc recently completed with Blackbaud , Edge Research , and Sea Change Strategies , two big trends stood out: mobile fundraising and crowdfunding. But, how will these two trends help you reach each generation of Canadian donors? Civics (born 1945 or earlier).

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Throwing back to the 2013 Benchmark Study , we witnessed an explosion of growth of sustainer giving – a 27% increase over the previous year. Consequently, we’ve encouraged organizations to double down on sustainers – to think critically about how they can take advantage of this trend. Hungry for more?

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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

OCTOBER 24, 2017

At the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact, we set out to better understand what influences sector growth and how organizations can respond to the ever-changing market. What are the behavior and consequence of new gift giving? or almost 5 times the rate at which individual giving increased.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Personally, because I prefer to analyze rather than follow trends, most of my giving is earlier in the calendar year in my dual effort to ease the processing burden on my favorite organizations and to recognize that I will need the extra time because I will be hopelessly behind in holiday shopping!

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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. If the ten-year trend continues, we’ll eventually end up with donor retention rates under 20%. It goes beyond the fundraising appeal to seeing a gift as a step in a relationship, not a one-off business transaction.

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MARCH 4, 2019

In 1999, Blackbaud pioneered the nonprofit technology market by introducing reliable, secure, and donor-friendly online donation forms. Based on research from the Blackbaud Institute’s Charitable Giving Report , online giving in the United States represents 8.5% of total fundraising revenue. As a point of comparison, the U.S.

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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. Is the strategy to make it up on volume?

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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.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Here are their inspiring stories: Most Impactful Use of Blackbaud Technology – Human Rights Campaign – The Human Rights Campaign enhanced the national dialogue on marriage equality with a social media campaign that took over the Internet. Last year, 7 organizations were recognized at bbcon. Read the case study.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

Now is the time of year when blog editors worldwide ask their writers for predictions and trends for the coming year. I thought Mary Beth Westmoreland’s latest piece on npENGAGE did a great job summarizing the high-level technology trends we often see and hear about in the nonprofit sector. Happy new year!

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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. Each year, Blackbaud recognizes nonprofits that are using technology to make a positive impact on their mission, constituents, and society through the Nonprofit Impact Awards.

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JANUARY 1, 2015

Be sure to give the 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 reviews a look too. Here are some insights, trends, and the complete list of email subject lines. That was a significant increase from 2013 and nearly as many emails that I received on December 31st. That was slightly down from 2013. Last day to make your 2014 year-end gift!

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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! 5 of a Number of Takeaways from Blackbaud’s 2013 Next Generation Giving Study – NPQ. Baby Boomers, By Far by Blackbaud – Mainestreet.com. We want to hear.

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