Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The 2013 Charitable Giving Report includes 24 months of overall giving data from 4,129 nonprofit organizations representing more than $12.5 Overall Giving Trends . Overall giving in 2013 grew 4.9% Online Giving Trends. Online giving in 2013 grew 13.5% billion in total fundraising. million in online fundraising.

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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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Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

These numbers are dismal and nonprofits should not expect these figures to change drastically heading into 2013. Instead focus on social networks as they were always intended – communities to build relationships with people and engage in discussion around the core issues you are working on. ”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Digital Trends. There were 2o people in the dining party, and AppleBee’s policy is to add the 18% tip automatically to any parties over 6. The bill was divided up and Alois Bell wrote on her receipt, “I give God 10% why do you get 18%? He went through some recent trends with social networking use.

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Candid

JULY 7, 2022

This ‘holiday’ began in 2013, when Givver.com promoted it as an opportunity to leverage social media platforms for donations. Nonprofit Source found that 55% of people who engage with nonprofits on social media end up taking some sort of action: . 59% of those people donate money. . Warn people in advance.

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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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2015

This trend has been gaining steam and is expected to have global implications. And when you don't you don't know how to do that … Our mission is to equip low-income people to succeed in the digital economy." million people in 2020. " This need for digital skills is not limited to the tech sector.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2013

New in 2013. It validates your data across more than 30,000 sources and millions of company and people profiles to deliver relevant, accurate company and contact information. Clean data helps nonprofits find more constituents and trends and raise more funds. New User Interface. Marketplace.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The latest 2013 Charitable Giving Report by Blackbaud analyzed data from more than 4,000 nonprofits to provide the largest analysis in online giving data. in 2013 compared to 2012. of all charitable giving in 2013. of all charitable giving in 2013. Online giving on #GivingTuesday in 2013 was up 90%, compared to 2012.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

How important is it for them to understand and keep up with the new trends in technology? To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. Did you know that mobile web use increased by 230% between 2008 and 2009? [1]

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 26, 2013

On August 1, 2013, I testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet on the subject “ Innovation in America: The Role of Technology.” And new technology and new operational models are needed to do far more good with the same or fewer resources.

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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. Are people reading them at all?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

in 2013 compared to 2012 (You can take a look at the review I did of their 2012 study). of all charitable giving in 2013. Online giving on #GivingTuesday in 2013 was up 90%, compared to 2012. International affairs organizations had the greatest increase in overall charitable giving in 2013 (13.2%). increase from 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The hashtag, #GivingTuesday, was trending on Twitter. As some nonprofit insiders complained, #GivingTuesday making too much noise. GivingTuesday trended for over 10 hours straight in the United States (9:30 am – 7:30 pm). People worldwide unified around the idea of the #UNselfie , or an unselfish selfie. On Tuesday,Dec.3rd,

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). The industry report identifies the trends (see the Blackbaud Index ) which are used to inform the health of your online program, not overall constituent engagement. Findings are below.

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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. Networking effectively and trying to have in-person conversations with corporate giving people is an essential part of corporate fundraising. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. You can test targeting a range of advocates – the most engaged people or try to re-engage those who stopped taking action via email. Email raises money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Shanon Doolittle (@sldoolittle) February 11, 2013. Kantersea — Zan McCollochLussier (@zanarama) February 11, 2013. Zan McCollochLussier (@zanarama) February 11, 2013. KanterSEA — Bevin Wong (@bevinwong) February 11, 2013. Zan McCollochLussier (@zanarama) February 11, 2013. twitter.com/sldoolittle/st…. KanterSEA. —

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 9, 2013

2013 : Technology will play a major role for both nonprofits and their supporters At times, it would seem that ongoing technology trends like mobile and cloud will go on forever, but at some point these technologies reach a tipping point that causes a transformational change in the way people relate to technology.

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Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study. You can test targeting a range of advocates – the most engaged people or try to re-engage those who stopped taking action via email. Email raises money.

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Care2

JUNE 19, 2013

Basically, we have evolved beyond targeting websites that people we want to reach visit to targeting the people we want to reach specifically. This is a significant advancement , creating more effective ad campaigns that waste less money on ads served to the wrong people. IAR Nonprofit Events Technology Trends'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

I just spent two amazing days at the Social Innovation Summit 2013 , a cross disciplinary crowd of people who work on social good in the areas of technology, investment, philanthropy, international development, and business. As a premier provider of digital services , they deliver a steady flow of work to people around the world.

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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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Care2

MAY 10, 2013

From micro-fundraising on Kickstarter.com to mapping craters on the Moon , people are coming up with creative ways to harness large groups of online volunteers. In the newest manifestations of crowdsourcing, we are turning to the crowd to create economies of scale for projects that can use large groups of people to do the work.

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Advocacy Internet Strategy Poll 72

Care2

JANUARY 20, 2014

As you begin to execute your campaigns, take a look at these social media stats from 2013. Side note: please don''t use this tactic in every tweet you send out, or else people will start to ignore you. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' The stats are impressive. Save it for the VIP tweets. Save it for the VIP tweets.

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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. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals :: Subscribe. Bottom of e-Newsletter: 1.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Wonder if #GivingDays is just the hottest trend, to be a regular part of the toolkit in the near future? brendankinney (@brendankinney) September 18, 2013. fundchat — Josh Gold, MNM (@NonprofitGold) September 18, 2013. A2: One thing to think about is if there is already a state-wide #GivingDay.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

that the very latest trend in web design this fall is all about the images. The current trend is away from the Apple iOS 2010 look with things like fancy drop shadows to the simpler Windows 8 'flat design' Flat design features contrasting colored simple icons to identify the sections of website. Invisible People.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Yesterday, from volunteering to local service activities to donations, we saw people everywhere come together to give. GivingTuesday Trends. Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012. million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2013. through October 2013 and online giving is up 11.8%

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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. Networking effectively and trying to have in-person conversations with corporate giving people is an essential part of corporate fundraising. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2017

Here are five trends to look out for – and tips for how your organization can leverage them. There’s a parallel and complementary movement in philanthropy, with organizations like ideas42 and The Gates Foundation working to help people become more goals-focused and plan-oriented with their giving. percent in 2018.

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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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Care2

JUNE 13, 2013

Yes, the 140-characters can be limiting, but as campaigners working on creating social change on the ground it’s critical that we use online channels like social media to raise awareness, debunk myths by the opposition, and inspire people to take action. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' It’s only a phone.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2014

And so it continues to surprise me that nonprofits invest far too little in video content, as if they are somehow exempt from this general trend. But the evidence that people are watching wasn’t enough to convince most organizational leaders to make significant investments. 92% value the investment they have made in video.

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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). The more you ask people to suffer, the more money you will raise for charity events.

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