NetWits

JANUARY 13, 2011

Did you notice that some of the data was provided by Blackbaud and the Index of Charitable Giving ? Does the data showing below in the stunning infographic done by @shanesnow and Mashable spark any creative ideas? I’d love to hear your thoughts, ideas, insights, feedback, etc. on this in the comments below.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2013

Blackbaud maintains the Blackbaud Index as well as recently published the Charitable Giving Report and the P2P Benchmark Report to provide nonprofits with the necessary insight to gauge performance, but we’re not alone. The key factoids of the 2013 Blackbaud Online Benchmark Report include –. Blackbaud Resources.

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NetWits

MARCH 3, 2011

a three-hour virtual event featuring guest speakers from Defenders of Wildlife, US Congress, Amnesty International USA, Care2, Blackbaud, M+R Strategic Services, and more. And we’re taking advocacy to a whole new level on March 9, 2011 by bringing together key industry experts for “Advocacy Live!”

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Yesterday, Chris Clark, product manager for Blackbaud Internet Solutions , shared the highlights of Blackbaud NetCommunity version 6.25, generally available in October. Tags: Blackbaud Marketing and Communication #nptech BBNC Blackbaud Net Community Non-Profit. Take another look at the BBNC 6.25

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NetWits

JULY 14, 2011

Senior Internet Solutions Consultant, Blackbaud | Follow @christuttle. Senior Internet Solutions Consultant, Blackbaud | Follow @christuttle. With that in mind, I asked some of my favorite people on Twitter to join me in sharing their favorite tips and resources, and with that, I share with you: 20 Tips for Nonprofits Using Twitter.

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NetWits

JULY 15, 2010

We recently released a pretty cool resource for the nonprofit industry – The Blackbaud Index ! It contains both The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving. The charitable giving index reports that overall revenue increased by 6.2

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NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

These insights were gleaned from over 3,500 respondents to a survey sent out by Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge. In this years report we highlight twelve key social media insights for nonprofits that are intended to help the sector continue becoming more effective at using social media.

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NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we’ve combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. Check out the presentation slides … 2011 Online Giving Trends by Blackbaud – presented by Frank Barry.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Join Allyson Kapin from the Rad Campaign, Kai MacMahon from Autism Speaks and Frank Barry from Blackbaud as they talk about … The Puzzle Builder by Autism Speaks. How to use social media for engagement and to reach potential donors. How to measure your social media success.

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NetWits

APRIL 6, 2012

While we were there, Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. Holly and the rest of the NTEN team (including all the volunteers) did an incredible job inspiring of over 1800 people for three days. The conference was amazing!

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

This post was written in collaboration with Bryan Snyder, Senior Marketing Analyst for Blackbaud. In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). It’s an easy trap to fall into, and I can’t help to think we share the blame.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Blackbaud released its 2011 Online Giving report today. The report combines findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data to provide the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. billion in total fundraising from 1,560 nonprofits.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

We created these presentations for Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits , and they were inspired by the amazing work we see organizations doing everyday. Well, now it’s time to begin using the tools, technologies, and tactics necessary to meet those goals. Below you’ll find 100 social media tactics for your nonprofit.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Frank Barry , Internet Evangelist at Blackbaud. Tags: Blackbaud Marketing and Communication Social Media #bbcon #nptech Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits Causes Facebook Mashable Non-Profit Nonprofit Confrences Social Media Strategy Social Media Tools Twitter Zoetica. Feel free to comment on my pic in the comments …).

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Yesterday, Chris Clark, product manager for Blackbaud Internet Solutions , shared the highlights of Blackbaud NetCommunity version 6.25, generally available in October.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2008

Check out Blackbaud Labs to see these ideas in action. When Blackbaud NetCommunity and its corresponding free and open API were released in 2004, we affirmed our commitment to openness and leading the nonprofit community to a better place. The current and future Blackbaud products of the next generation (v.8)

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2008

Welcome to NetWits, brought to you by your friends at Blackbaud. For many years, we’ve shared our opinions and advice on Internet marketing, online fundraising, and web-deployed solutions in a variety of other Blackbaud and industry publications. Tags: NetWits Newsletters Blackbaud Interactive Internet Marketing.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2012

Oh, and don’t forget about Blackbaud’s conference for nonprofits. Submissions are due July 20. 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. There’s no better way to join your nptech brethren than with a speaking session at NTC. Submissions are due August 3. BBCon is always a great time for folks in the industry to connect.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Check out a few of Blackbaud’s Interviews at SXSW 2010. Tags: Blackbaud #nptech CauseShift Non-Profit Nonprofit Confrences sxsw. Develop new and more appropriate measures of impact of your organization’s efforts. Envision new technology that would help your cause reach its goals. Chris Brogan Talks Nonprofits and Trust Agents.

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NetWits

MAY 10, 2011

Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council recently conducted the Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Consumer Survey where we asked people who’ve participated in at least one run, walk or ride event in the past two years to answer a series of questions online. They may even donate during your year-end appeals or volunteer for you.

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NetWits

APRIL 19, 2012

Yesterday, Blackbaud released their 2011 Higher Education Fundraising Performance Report that gleaned some pretty positive trends in the Higher Education space. Download the report now! . Overall, like other fundraising areas, Higher Education fundraising is bouncing back to pre-recession levels.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Blackbaud Europe has released the 2009 State of the Not-For-Profit Industry survey. Blackbaud teamed up with The Resource Alliance for the second year in a row to produce this pan-European benchmarking study. The results were unveiled at the International Fundraising Congress in the Netherlands.

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

I originally developed this content with Danielle Brigida ( @starfocus ) for the 2010 Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, and I’ve used it many times since then to help organizations get their programs off the ground.

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MAY 20, 2008

The Solution: Using Blackbaud® NetCommunity ™, designers and consultants from Blackbaud Interactive™ worked with the development staff from BFC to create a new site that would better reflect the organization’s image, raise awareness, and engage constituents in a variety of ways.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Don’t worry; they’re not all Blackbaud sessions (though some are). Tags: Blackbaud #nptech Non-Profit Nonprofit Confrences ntc. I’m mostly looking forward to the communications and fundraising tracks so I spend a bit of time looking over those entries and found a handful or so that look interesting to me.

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NetWits

JULY 31, 2008

In the past, Blackbaud has sometimes been hesitant to intrude upon posts about us on public forums, either because we felt our responses would be unwelcome or perhaps because we were afraid of publicly giving the wrong response. Customer Service customers Social Networking Blackbaud customers Twitter.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

At October's Blackbaud UK Relationship Management conference, I discussed Challenge Event Fundraising and the best ways to get the most out of these events. So why is the average Blackbaud gift for this stuff in the UK sitting at £69 for 2009? I'd like to share some of the findings but first some background.

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NetWits

JANUARY 3, 2011

If you’re using Blackbaud NetCommunity , the Content Comparison part will run the test for you. If you are not using Blackbaud NetCommunity, you could use Google Optimizer to perform this analysis. A white vs. red “Register Now” image is tested. The four different content variations will randomly be displayed to visitors.

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2010

The Blackbaud crew is excited to be involved in this year’s event and will be leading and participating in the following activities and events: The countdown is on for #10NTC !

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NetWits

AUGUST 31, 2010

We’d like to send out a big thanks to everyone who participated in Blackbaud’s INSPIRE Contests – the response was amazing! The Blackbaud INSPIRE Tweetaway asked participants to share how they inspire supporters with social media. (Be Be sure to stay tuned for a roundup of all of the great entries.).

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Several of our Blackbaud nonprofit customers have recently had incredible success using a personalized approach to email: 1) An animal rights organization doubled click-through rates by personalizing an event email invitation with: The last year people attended. Said another way – what works offline also works online.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

of Blackbaud NetCommunity - more on that soon. So I've been a little bit lax (well, a big bit lax) lately with my blog posts and I apologise for that. I've been busy over the last couple of months on various projects. Not least of which is the upcoming release of version 6.15

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NetWits

JULY 29, 2010

Plus lots of customer stories and thoughts from Blackbaud experts. The site features videos and interviews with Randi Zuckerberg from Facebook, Social media expert Chris Brogan , Twitpic founder Noah Everett , Holly Ross from NTEN, and NetSquared's Amy Sample Ward.

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NetWits

JANUARY 27, 2011

NTEN, Common Knowledge, and Blackbaud will be compiling the results (don’t worry – all the results are anonymous and we will not share any personal information). How can I get the 2011 Social Networking Benchmark Report for Non-profits? First, go take this years survey.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

At last year’s Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, Allison Nassour and I presented to a full room on the topic of QR codes. We were thrilled that so many people wanted to learn more about them, but also surprised at how many were already using them at their nonprofits.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

At Blackbaud we saw our non-profit customers send over 1 Billion emails in 2010. In fact, we know that 86% of Blackbaud customers participate on social networks and over 90% of non-profits in the world participate on at least one social network. A Recipe for Search Engine Visibility. Email Communication. Email is Alive and Well!

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

During Blackbaud's 2009 Conference for Nonprofits , Melanie Mathos and I lead a two-part social media workshop. Part I of this pairing was a new session we developed called 50 Social Media Tactics Nonprofits Use to Meet Their Mission. It was a real blast delivering this content, and people seemed to react well to it.

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