Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

As HRDAG sets out on its own, its primary focus will continue to be on the data-driven and scientific side of analyzing human rights violations around the world. I encourage you to check out HRDAG’s new website to get more information and to stay informed about their new and ongoing work.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

The statistics on hunger in America are startling: 14.5% households experienced food insecurity in 2012, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. Free meal site data comes from WhyHunger , a nonprofit that collects data on free federal and grassroots summer meal sites. Food Insecurity in a Land of Plenty.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

At the presentation of the concept in Germany earlier this year, VW had said the EV would launch on the market in 2013. At the car’s production launch, Volkswagen will announce final driving range data of the production version, which it expects to be “significantly improved” with the battery technology to be used in the future.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

The garden program leaders are therefore collecting deeper data to measure the real impact of the gardens. In 2013, the Food Bank partnered with the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to begin the measurement process.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

We took childhood cancer statistics and had it spelled out in the shape of a gold ribbon. “We went live with Shopify towards the end of April 2013, and in that time we’ve seen a 75% increase in sales from the previous year, mainly due to the professional look of the store and the ease of the process.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2016

According to the latest statistics from the Urban Institute , donors gave over $350 billion in 2014, a five percent increase from 2013. And with 2015 data on the way, I’m sure we’ll see similar increases in people’s generosity this year. Information. Both types of information are vital. We know people like to give.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2016

According to the latest statistics from the Urban Institute , donors gave over $350 billion in 2014, a five percent increase from 2013. And with 2015 data on the way, I’m sure we’ll see similar increases in people’s generosity this year. Information. Both types of information are vital. We know people like to give.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2014

Online fundraising continued its double-digit growth in 2013, retaining the mantle as the fastest growing fundraising channel, growing at 13.5% For many years now Blackbaud has published data on the most generous online giving cities in the United States. Additionally, online donations grew by 31% from 2012 to 2013, from nearly $6.4

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

Your constituents now expect to receive relevant and interesting information in every email. Helps data integrity (verify mailing address; find out interests). #3 When looking at test results, make sure you achieved statistical significance. Blackbaud’s 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits. Simple enough?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Call us what you will, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that by 2015, a bit over 37 percent of the total global workforce will be made up of mobile workers. Just under 200 million of them were sold worldwide in 2013. It’s a really big part of our world. That's around 1.3 billion of us doing it.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

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. Open Data in Africa. I guess you could call this a big data project as well. Now, here's the latest: Email. Transparency in the Cloud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’ve been curating infographics summarizing social media and social network studie s of American and global audiences, but one of the best resources global social media and mobile data is We Are Social. I’ve also collected infographics that summarize global data on various platforms on a pinterest board.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

The infographic summarizes crowdfunding data points including average gift size and average crowdfunding campaign totals from platforms like Causes, Causevox, FirstGiving, Razoo, and StayClassy. Some statistics from the infographic: $88 is the average donation size. share information and tools, earlier and more easily.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This April our 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge offers resources to sharpen your skills and an opportunity to enter your short video or five-image slide show by April 30 to win awesome prizes! Nowhere was this clearer than at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013 this April in snowy Minneapolis.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

will be using smartphones and the mobile web in 2013. Sharing statistics, the result of volunteer efforts, and how your nonprofit got started can make the cause more meaningful to a potential donor who is just learning about your foundation. eMarkerter predicts that more than 50% of the 76.4 million Baby Boomers in the U.S.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 2, 2017

Blackbaud’s Target Analytics has worked with arts and cultural organizations to leverage our proprietary data sources to help them understand their audience member’s interests and ability to spend or give more. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average high-income person spends over $8,200 on entertainment each year.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

The Right Donor Data Transfer There is a lot of time and attention on what goes into getting someone to make an online gift. Who stores the donor information and how quickly does the nonprofit get it? In fact, at the recent BBcon, Steve himself displayed a statistic that mobile web usage will actually pass desktop web usage by 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. That means we must practice mindful consumption and sharing of information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. That means we must practice mindful consumption and sharing of information.

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