TechImpact

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Donor management software, CRMs, social media, blogs, and the general population’s new found comfort with giving online all contribute to the increased emphasis that’s placed on fundraising technology. Using a greater variety of software, channels, and payment methods correlates strongly with fundraising success.

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Care2

MARCH 17, 2014

Is your nonprofit effectively engaging donors? Are you moving donors up the ladder of engagement? And, if you were surveyed on your donor engagement, would your org fall under the good, the bad, or the ugly? If they did, which channels did they use to reach out about it? And don''t just rely on automated emails.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Social media will remain a top priority for nonprofits in 2014, but 2013 helped solidify social media as a mandatory set of communication tools. Google will likely integrate their Google Wallet “Donate” button into Google+ Pages as it is already into YouTube Channels that participate in YouTube’s nonprofit program.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. The much-heralded wearable computing era arrived with a crop of smartwatches during 2013. A 2013 survey from The Millennial Impact. Smartwatches. Green Technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In addition to overall giving increasing these next two months, the number of your donors giving online and via social media channels is growing. That number includes thousands of people who had never donated via social media before becoming donors! Two-thirds of donors who make gifts do no research before giving.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. Channeling Joan Rivers and E!’s

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The key is using stories to get people’s attention on social media channels. Social media by itself is not a very effective channel for direct fundraising. Donors love to see the behind-the-scenes work of the organization. You can then promote the blog link on your social media channels, leading users back to your website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Today, this font size and large quantity of content would visually overwhelm supporters and donors. In 2008, the WWF was on Myspace and likely utilizing a Facebook Group and YouTube Channel, but those tools had not yet become integrated into their website design. World Wildlife Fund :: March 15, 2010. World Wildlife Fund :: Today.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 29, 2013

21, 2013), with a step-by-step guide to creating an organized and successful Giving Day Campaign. Create a goal to get a certain number of donors and set a goal to reach a new audience. The Knight Foundation gives the example of engaging over 500 donors to contribute and increase the total raised by 25%. Devoting resources.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

M-Changa also makes it easy for NGOs to account for funds coming in from multiple paymnet channels with automatic reporting and statements. By focusing on projects, NGOs can gain the confidence of donors by keeping them updated on how funds are to be used. Finally, M-Changa seeks to build trust from both local and international donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

And even though a recent report pointed out that email open and donor response are dropping in the nonprofit sector, I can’t help but wonder if current (yet old) e-newsletter design trends have a lot to do with the results. Link to video on the HRW YouTube Channel. Bottom of e-Newsletter: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. Thus, for 2013, please: 1) Ask for a raise. In 2013, I am focused on changing that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Now, in your 6th year, drum roll, tell us Give to the Max Day by the numbers : Total raised: $18,316,626.42 (7% increase over 2013). Total gifts: 120,664 (13% increase over 2013). Total organizations: 5,544 (a 25% increase over 2013). Total donors: 62,607 (a 20% increase over 2013).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), Text-to-Give and/or Mobile Wallet Donors. There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. eNewsletter Subscribers. Other Metrics.

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Care2

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). Ask people on both channels. Email''s Impact On Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Last week, Care2 held another great webinar about the benefits of cross-channel integration for nonprofits featuring Paul Habig of Sankynet, Sarah Alexander of Food & Water Watch, and Care2's own Eric Rardin. Why should your organization integrate its donor channels?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

You invest heavily in the planning phase, often (err, hopefully) as early as August, but by the time January arrives you want to count the dollars, share the stories, and congratulate donors on another successful year. And, as a fundraiser, you seize the opportunity to build donor loyalty. Choose your channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

Jamie is an expert in online engagement and giving, inspiring Millennial donors, and the force behind BMore Gives More, the movement to raise $5.7 million in a day on #GivingTuesday 2013. Number of donors. Number of new donors. Number of volunteers (if you are including an activity). This can really boost your efforts.

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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. The study looked at the following: What are the preferred giving channels for Generation Y (18-32); Generation X (33-48); Baby Boomers (49-67); and Civics (68+) ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), Text-to-Give and/or Mobile Wallet Donors. There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. eNewsletter Subscribers. Other Metrics.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Social media may seem like the way to reach the next generation of donors. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2013

As many of you may know from following me on social media channels, my father, Earl Kanter MD, passed away this week. Virtual Paddle Out: #Ocean Love Earl – July 3, 2013. People cope with grief in different ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

Based on the her book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Award, Beth Kanter will share frameworks, strategies and practical tips for engaging with your network in ways that lead to measurable results. But many nonprofits are not properly measuring whether their engagement efforts are worth the time and cost.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Encourage Donors to Spread the Word by Sharing Their Personal Experiences With Your Organization. We want our donors to be advocates. Finally, take heed when Young talks about building relationships with their donors that will hopefully last for years. Include photos of the donors or the company logo whenever possible.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. According to the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , online revenue grew by 21% over 2011 totals, presenting nonprofits even more reasons to pull out the heavy gear and start online fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

during 2013 while online giving was up 13.5%. With this in mind, I’ll be conducting a three part fundraising series on the core principles to acquire, retain , and upgrade your donors. Welcome to part one of Back To Basics: How to Acquire, Retain and Upgrade Your Donors. Donors are customers of your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

If, however, that leader deeply embraces their service role seeing themselves as the chief celebrant , rather than celebrity , of their donor community, their personal brand becomes an extension of the non-profit’s higher purpose. Leadership: There are several reasons to build a strong personal brand to help support your non-profit brand.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Imagine for a moment that your organization has a declining donor base. Most of your loyal donors are older and, frankly, they’re dying. You need to find new donors, and have decided to focus on acquiring younger ones. This sounds wise since Gen Ys are future donors and they’re attached to their smart phones. But is it?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. Schools are using data to better understand donors based on factors such as gender and race, segmenting their base of donors and prospects.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2014

All year youve (hopefully) been building and nurturing relationships, telling stories about how donor support impacts your mission, and making plans for the biggest season of giving. This past January, Steve MacLaughlin analyzed 320 emails sent to him from 55 nonprofit organizations between December 1 st and 31 st of 2013.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

In 1999, Blackbaud pioneered the nonprofit technology market by introducing reliable, secure, and donor-friendly online donation forms. Let’s continue to focus on delivering multichannel giving experiences for donors. Donor behavior is keeping pace with consumer behavior. Hint: Donor behavior is consumer behavior.).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

Fortunately, TechSoup’s generous donors offer the following range of tools to create powerful digital stories. Use your most powerful images to create galleries that you can post to your website or social media channels. PowerPoint 2013 can be used to create image slides and animations like nonprofit Trickle Up did.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

on November 14, 2013. When the site went down and the complaints and questions started flowing on social media, our social networks provided us with channels to communicate directly to individual donors and nonprofit and school staffers. Those plans changed at around 12:30 p.m. million in donations up to that point—crashed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Over 100 more organizations joined Give Miami Day in 2014 compared to 2013. Better coordination of day-of logistics and a newly implemented call center helped ensure overall efficiency of the campaign and personalized attention for donors.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

billion in 2013 and are expected to reach 5.07 Text messages allow organizations to contact donors in real time, making texting an efficient tool in fundraising campaigns. Texting services also allow you to monitor the donation history of your donors and to send relevant messages based on their demographics and preferences.

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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. 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.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

"We went live with Shopify towards the end of April 2013, and in that time we’ve seen a 75 percent increase in sales from the previous year, mainly due to the professional look of the store and the ease of the process. It provides mobile access: Donors can browse and buy from your store using iOS via mobile platforms.

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