Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2019

How has grassroots advocacy changed in the past few years? And what are the current grassroots advocacy trends that your organization should be leveraging to have greater success? Topics Discussed in This Episode: Changes in the grassroots advocacy space in the past few years. How digital has changed advocacy.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Check out our last installment here !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

A growing trend is to add large, visually prominent calls-to-action to the body of blog posts approximately halfway into the post. 2) Advocacy CTA on the Union of Concerned Scientists blog. The National Wildlife Federation regularly publishes numbered lists, such as “6 Ways to Support Wild Birds at Home.”

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Care2

MAY 10, 2013

April''s Internet Advocacy Roundtable featured speakers who’ve used crowdsourcing in some very creative ways to great effect. Large, probability samples of citizens can accurately tell us a lot about the opinions of the nation at large. Crowdsourcing IAR Nonprofit Events Online Advocacy Trends nptech'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling. Of those that use a publishing and scheduling tool: 56%: To share most of our posts on social media accounts. Why the Open Data Project?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

There are rage tweeters and arrogant trolls that occasionally trend to the top. Nonprofits tend to mostly tweet content about the sad state of affairs – international, national, state, and local. People who are active on Twitter tend to be plugged into current events and trending news. 6) Respond to and engage with followers.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Instead , they pursue a variety of other strategies centering on litigation, education, and industry-wide advocacy. For example, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) undertook a six-year lobbying campaign in New York to pass better protections for domestic workers. million to $35.6 Source: Foundation 1000.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

After years of meetings, dialogue, presentations, advocacy, (and yes, maybe even some proverbial hair-pulling in frustration), today was the launch of the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement and the release of landmark research about how organizational leaders and funders view and prioritize volunteer engagement. Nearly half (46.8

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

John Wilburn – National Park Foundation. 2020 State of Advocacy: Building a Winning Advocacy Program. Advocacy programs play a fundamental role at most nonprofits—especially now. Advocacy is how you show value, how you represent your people and how you fight for your mission. Paige Grainger – Blackbaud.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 7, 2010

According to ABC news : According to the trend-tracking website Know Your Meme , the cartoon fad started with Facebook users in Greece and Cyprus in mid-November. National Child Abuse Prevention Month isn’t until April. It caught my eye and I couldn’t help but wonder what it was all about, what was the story behind the story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2017

One excellent resource to use for benchmarking nonprofit digital results (in the US) is the annual M&R Benchmarks study of nonprofit digital advocacy. But overall the trend is that nonprofits are reaching more people more frequently in more places, and in return they’re seeing increases in revenue.

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Candid

JUNE 9, 2021

Philanthropy has been in a reckoning about its role in systems of inequality, and calls to support advocacy, movement building, and shifting power to include community voices have been steadily inviting more and more funders to reconsider how they work. Candid is also tracking the growth of this practice through data. (A

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

How we got here The Philanthropy Classification System was developed in 2015 by what was then the Foundation Center (one of Candid’s predecessor organizations ), which found that the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) did not adequately capture the work of the sector.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. National LGBTQ Task Force / Detroit, MI / $500. Fundraising & Grants.

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Care2

JUNE 25, 2014

If you work in social media or online advocacy you are no stranger to trolls and online harassment. We at Rad Campaign along with Lincoln Park Strategies and Craig Newmark of craigconnects recently conducted a national online poll about the rise of online harassment. Online Advocacy Social Networking Trends Web 2.0'

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

“Whenever I walk on a campus at an HBCU, I feel like I’m home.” – Susan Taylor Batten, president and CEO, ABFE After the session ended, the Shaw band played “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (also known as the “Negro National Anthem”). At Howard University, we used to sing the song during convocation.

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Care2

MAY 18, 2012

Many of Frogloop's readers are professional nonprofit fundraisers who watch trends like a hawk -- at least when those trends affect fundraising results across sectors and channels.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

For example, social media companies often treat inclusive design features like accessibility to the visual and hearing impaired as afterthoughts, and indeed, the development of such features are at the mercy of hiring and layoff trends.

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Achieve

AUGUST 10, 2014

RAND Corporation, known for high-quality, objective research and analysis on issues at the top of the national and international policy agendas, shares its. Corporation for National and Community Service. National and state data on volunteering. National Center for Charitable Statistics. Independent Sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Two weeks ago, I wrote up my prediction for fundraising trends for 2009. It's real time and location based social networks are also impacting advocacy. It's real time and location based social networks are also impacting advocacy.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

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)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

If there is one thing I have learned over ten years of using the Internet for fundraising and social change, those nonprofits that can embrace change quickly, empower their visionaries, and adopt new Web trends, reap the benefits of being early adopters. The Web and how people use it is transforming quickly. Do you have a mobile Website?

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Read the entire report to learn more about global trends.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Elizabeth Nielsen — Director of Interactive Marketing, Feeding America Liz Nielsen co-leads Feeding America''s national direct marketing program — including digital media, email/web fundraising, direct mail and telemarketing. Care2 Webinars Marketing Research Trends'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

The panel was moderated by Joel Beetsch, Vice President, Patient Advocacy, Celgene and Cara Thompson , Director of Patient Advocacy was the host for the event. The audience consisted of patient and professional patient advocacy organizations that were attending the ASCO meeting. Carrie Martin Munk, The ALS Association.

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Care2

MAY 24, 2013

Online Revenue and Advocacy Growth. Advocacy saw an 8.7% National nonprofit mailers received a median conversion rate of 41.29%. What to investigate for your organization is whether website visits are trending down or up. On a more positive note, median online revenue grew by 11.6%. First time gifts grew 3%.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

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) Komen for the Cure race.

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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. . Born This Way Foundation.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2008

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)

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This 2022 report features industry data, trends, analysis to help you better reach your donors. Iowa Healthiest State Initiative “To become the healthiest state in the nation by improving the physical, social and emotional well-being of Iowans.” Conversely, what would happen to your community without your nonprofit’s presence?

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Care2

JUNE 13, 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) Those trends maybe slowing down.

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Care2

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Advocacy - People taking action both online and offline. Are they lobbying their local and national representatives for you by writing letters, making phone calls, meeting with their Reps, etc? Are you advocacy goals being met? Volunteers - Is your nonprofit generating volunteers?

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

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) Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

MAY 9, 2008

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)

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

We’ll present the latest data from Pew Research national surveys to engage the politically savvy and tech-obsessed folks here in DC who have noticed this shift in political life, taking a look at the raw data behind the new political process, and how it relates to our political infrastructure. Liberate your data from Facebook (i.e.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

In a sector that often lacks data, this survey illustrates real-time financial and operational trends. We share the aggregated results of the survey with foundations, government entities, media, associations, advocacy organizations and nonprofits themselves.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

On January 8, 2011 the meme ranked number 11 on Google Trends search queries and the Susan G Komen Foundation said that their Facebook page grew by over 100K “likes” in 24 hours. It’s a vanity metric – not a metric that is connected to furthering your advocacy goals. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

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