Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

If you’re trendspotting the latest in webwear like me, you’ll notice that the bold and beautiful charity websites are slimming down the text and accentuating the images. that the very latest trend in web design this fall is all about the images. Major web design competitions often have charity categories.

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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. We wondered if we could get people to engage on important topics and elevate the conversation to the next level. What Nonprofits Can Learn from Food Trucks.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

Not surprisingly, the trends closely follow the economic conditions of the country. The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Use services like Charity Navigator and Guidestar. They are looking for a handful of charities like Boys & Girls Clubs of America that can make a big impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2013

Charity Water. In a simplistic, success story approach, Charity Water perfectly demonstrated how to convey what their cause is about in a restrained time frame. Now – as we see in the video – Charity Water funding means Sarpan and the other women in Engereda village have water taps right at home. v/bJm0XD7zgUA.

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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? First, let’s look at the generations studied.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

More than 10,000 partner charities, volunteer organizations, corporations, community centers and foundations joined in the ‘giving spirit’ as they asked donors to give to their favorite causes from across the nation and around the world. GivingTuesday Trends. Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends. Accessibility.

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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. What kinds of charities do people support? The majority of Canadians donate money to charity. Nonprofit Benchmark Studies Online Fundraising Trends'

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2013

More than 10,000 partner charities, volunteer organizations, corporations, community centers and foundations joined in the ‘giving spirit’ as they asked donors to give to their favorite causes from across the nation and around the world. GivingTuesday Trends. Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012.

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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. With serious disasters abroad in 2013 eclipsing those in the U.S., “It costs money to bring in money,” McGinly said. .

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

We'll kick this off with a completely original, new, and free fundraising service for charities, churches, and libraries. Your charity can host local workshops, activities, and tours so guests can get to know your cause. Office 2013 Fundamentals Online Learning for End Users. AvePoint is a new donation program at TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

It was a pretty interesting summer for charity fundraising launches. Facebook expanded its Donate Now buttons to all charities; eBay has a new Sell for Charity mobile app. " Facebook piloted "Donate" buttons for some big charities like the Red Cross and the American Cancer Society back in 2013.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

National Library of Medicine put the average 2013 attention span at 8 seconds. Having spent several months in Southern Sudan, I know the struggles that people have to find clean drinking water. Time is marching on, people. In fact, the latest numbers given by the U.S. Is that a character flaw? Something that tells a story.

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MAY 6, 2021

For instance, people such as Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, and others suggest we enter into a doomsday scenario. . As a fundraiser, I understand all of these matters impact nonprofits, and the trend is leaning—hard—toward privacy and donor data protection. . I think this is fair to say we have leading minds on both sides of the issue.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

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 percent for the three months ending October 2013, compared to the same period a year earlier. Among 3,097 charities that raised nearly $1.7

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 23, 2014

In 2013, online fundraising grew by 13.5 Affiliate storefronts are a great way for both to take advantage of the online fundraising trend. But storefronts have other advantages as well: People already like them. An organization no longer has to ask people to buy products they don’t need. percent and accounted for 6.4

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It's high time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! As charities incorporate social media more and more in communications, and we’re also becoming more sensitive about who owns and uses our digital identities, I read with interest Claire Cain Miller’s New York Times piece entitled The Plus in Google Plus?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

Last year our ‘Go gold with kids for cancer’ campaign was a really successful campaign because it had such a clear statement that reflected with people. The fact that families can wear something that is supporting their kid and letting people know – that is the reason we’ve had so much success as we’ve had.

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MAY 29, 2014

And there’s certainly truth with that statement – the 2013 Benchmark Report is broken up by not only NTEE verticals but by revenue band and email tier – but the sheer size of an organization’s email file is starting to mean a lot less. It’s simple math: constituents in = dollars out.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Despite declining sales, well over 300 million PCs will be sold worldwide this year while tablet sales are in the range of 200 million in 2013. Thus, it continues the decades-long trend that IT spending has an increasing share of the global economy. How robust is the used computer market and is it trending down or up?

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MARCH 4, 2019

That might seem low, but it’s actually on track with other online trends. Studies done by Dunham+Company in both 2013 and 2018 reveal that even many leading nonprofit organizations have struggled to implement common best practices. There are 7 billion people on Earth and 5 billion of them have a mobile phone.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

It's time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! I’ll review some new developments in email technology including Gmail’s new tabbed inbox and how it affects your charity newsletters, and the array of new email filtering services that cut down on email overload. Now, here's the latest: Email.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! As always, I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends. with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. The nonprofit World Wide Web Foundation.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news out in NGO-land. We're in the season for charities to brush off their video cameras to tell their story and it's looking like the other Facebook (Google+) is starting to become a more useful tool for community organizing.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

It's about time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! This time I’ll review some new developments in digital inclusion, smart watches, accessibility technology, apps in Africa, crowdfunding resources, and digital trends to expect in the next five years. Now, here's the latest: Digital Inclusion.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news once again. I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy new infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends for the sector. Here's the latest.

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MAY 29, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) billion in 2013. billion in 2008 to $29.8

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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. This company deals directly with the charity/donation space.

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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

billion in 2013 and nonprofit fundraisers using crowdfunding platforms and techniques continues to explode (according to this infographic from Craig Newmark). According to Tom, Diane and the other instructors at Flying Change are very special people. Crowdfunding in general has raised more than 5.1

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of making websites viewable on mobile phones, using mobile phones more in the workplace, cloud computing, social media fundraising, foundations and Microsoft donations, greater self-sufficiency among NGOs in developing countries, and some cutting edge things like hackathons.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Even though online giving still only represents a small percentage of total giving, the fact of the matter is people are giving online and online giving continues to grow year-after-year. It also generates a personal connection between the money and the people or cause your organization is helping. 3) Include Tangible Giving Levels.

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AUGUST 17, 2013

5 of a Number of Takeaways from Blackbaud’s 2013 Next Generation Giving Study – NPQ. Young People Like to Be Involved and Want Peer Approval – The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 6 Trends that Will Reshape the Way Nonprofit Groups Raise Support – The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Giving – The Nonprofit Times.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

It's time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. The Internet in 2013. Now, here's the latest.

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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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JANUARY 5, 2016

For several years now, January 1st not only means the beginning of the New Year, but also an opportunity to look at trends in year-end fundraising emails from nonprofit organizations. Be sure to check out 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 too. Here are some insights, trends, and the complete list of email subject lines.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

Those who have been following mobile trends and news know that the show has gotten quieter for all things smartphones. I've picked out a few mobile trends that nonprofits, charities, and libraries should keep an eye on in 2014. Privacy as a Trend. What mobile trends are you most looking forward to?

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