sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There is undeniable momentum in online fundraising as highlighted by data in the Blackbaud Luminate Online® Benchmark Report 2020. Take your online fundraising beyond email by leveraging other channels like texting, digital ads, and DRTV (direct response TV). increase in email conversion rate. Optimize Online Giving.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

Bennington College 300+ annual work hours saved automating gift notifications and documentation Preble Street 500+ annual work hours saved automating gift reporting and documentation Make Room for Collaboration Fundraisers are collaborative by nature. Automation can be an easy fix, especially for smaller gifts.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It is true, the way individuals gave last year was a different, with online giving growing by 21% year over year ( 2020 Charitable Giving Report, Blackbaud ). What we know is this: gifts from individuals, no matter how they are directed, are driven by a sense of generosity. Celebrate the non-financial gifts.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For insights into what will make your organization standout and ring above the buzz, we’ve connected with members of our Blackbaud Champions community who shared tried and true practices that will maximize the success of your year-end fundraising campaigns. The same goes for employer matching gift programs.

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NetWits

JUNE 1, 2011

Blackbaud tracked online gifts made from mobile browsers and non mobile browsers and compared key statistics. As fundraisers we should make efforts to support new channels for giving when possible, like mobile friendly websites. Across thousands of peer to peer event fundraising sites that are optimized for mobile traffic.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company, has released the third edition of it’s groundbreaking research into multichannel giving trends among nonprofit organizations. Key Findings: The majority of giving still comes from offline channels, but online continues to be a significant source of giving and new donors.

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Benchmark Internet Report Giving 144

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 average online gift for Endurance events was the highest at $80.05, while the lowest was 5K events at $54.96. The average Cycle gift is now $73.42. Ask people on both channels.

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2012

Our study also found that when online-acquired donors move to an offline giving channel, they tend to do so soon, in their first renewal year. They then continue to give offline in similar proportions in subsequent years, although the amounts are typically not as large as the initial online gift. The Long-Term Value of Online Donors.

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Offline Donor Online Fundraising 219

Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

An organization should use communication channels to provide volunteer constituents, active and inactive, with information about its mission, upcoming opportunities, success stories, social impact, pandemic protocols, and ways to give. Communication with Volunteer Constituents. Cross-Pollination of Volunteers and Donors.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 29, 2021

According to the report, 66% of high-performing companies are replacing in-store experiences with digital ones, and 56% of organizations expect most of their revenue to come from digital channels within the next three years. You May Also Enjoy: Blog: Blackbaud Announces End of Life for Luminate CRM: What’s Next for Nonprofits?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud. Blackbaud's analysis of online giving in 2008 found that December accounted for about 21% of the year's transaction volume, but 48% of the total dollars raised. The average online gift for the month of December increased to $248.82 for Blackbaud customers in the entire analysis.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2020

Today, Tanya Fitzgerald, senior marketing manager at Blackbaud, joins the podcast again to talk to host Steve MacLaughlin about the key aspects to a plan that sets your organization up for success. Showing donors what their gifts accomplish. The importance of consistent messaging across channels in fundraising.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

Very large charitable donations—categorized here as gifts of $100 million or more… that were publicly announced totaled at least $3.3 Investment returns funded multiple very large gifts, most of which were given by individuals to their foundations, including two gifts of $1 billion or more,” said Amir Pasic, Ph.D., Mail stats.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 16, 2021

In the Blackbaud Institute’s incredible npExpert free e-book, The Great Reset: Moving Into the New Normal with Intention , Dr. Una Osili opens with some key findings from the last year of fundraising data compiled by the Lilly School of Philanthropy. Make friends with Annual Giving, Major Gifts, and Corporate Giving Colleagues.

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Forum One

JUNE 10, 2021

Here are some examples to get the ball rolling: Increase overall online giving by 1% over the next six months Raise $75,000 online towards a capital campaign by the end of the fiscal year Get 50 new donors to make a gift online within four months Increase the percentage of online givers who give monthly by 5% over the next two years.

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NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

Obviously, not every episodic donor can be retained,” noted our report , but several organizations who implemented a year-long multi-channel campaign with first-time donors were able to retain roughly 15 percent of their new donors who gave money for Haiti relief. Ddownload Blackbaud’s full 2011 Online Giving Report Here.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

It helps to tell the story of their experience with your brand for any kind of interaction – from first donation, to an upgrade to a larger gift, to a conversion from activist to supporter, etc. For example, a fall in renewal rates or average gift size. Apply analytics to all your channels and uncover problems to be mapped.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2019

The first type of livestream fundraising campaign , which I call “ organizational livestream fundraising , ” is the concept of an organization using their own streaming channels to broadcast live video content for the purpose of fundraising. Channel Diversification. Organizational Livestream Fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

According to the OneCause guide to text-to-give , this is an ideal donation channel because it utilizes devices donors are already familiar with and works well at auctions and other events. Be sure to include information in a follow-up text or receipt on how donors can manage their recurring gifts. Acknowledge donations.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Ensuring fundraising success is more important than ever and our team at Blackbaud is monitoring the latest trends coming out of our Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management community to help our customers stay relevant and innovative. . He encouraged the audience to create a “Major Gift Framework” that would help drive impact.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Tim Hill, Strategic Advisor for Blackbaud Higher Education Solutions, recently appeared on the Changing Higher Ed podcast hosted by Drumm McNaughton of The Change Leader, Inc. UConn also uses multiple channels to get information out. Scott Roberts is the president of the UConn Foundation, which serves the University of Connecticut.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2019

According to the 2018 Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report , sustainer revenue made up just 4.49% of total online revenue in hospitals and hospital foundations, compared with 10.87% of all included organizations. Fundraisers in healthcare have long been dependent on large individual gifts. Changes in healthcare landscape.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

According to Blackbaud data, online giving last #GivingTuesday was up 20% on a year-over-year basis compared to 2015. Blackbaud processed more than $47.7 What channels will you use to engage your donors? Will there be matching gifts? Matching Gifts. Your Gift Today Gives More. We have a gift for you.

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NetWits

JUNE 7, 2012

Our report shows that this prompts education and higher education’s monthly online revenues to swell, jumping from around six percent to an average of 14 percent of their total online gifts. During those months, healthcare’s online earnings increased from around seven percent to roughly 11 percent of their total online gifts.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Well known as an important time of year for nonprofits and social good organizations of all types, this is a time when the iron is hot and the gifts are flowing. Advertise your goal (and how close you are to meeting it) – you might end up getting some extra gifts from supporters who want to help you meet your goal!

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Care2

DECEMBER 14, 2012

People donated more money to charity in 2012 than in 2011, according to a Blackbaud survey , where over 4200 donors from the US, the UK, and Australia responded to a variety of questions about their donation habits to nonprofits. Recurring Gifts. Check out the some of interesting data below. One-Time Donations. In the U.S.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2019

To do that, let’s examine some key findings from the most recent Alumni Annual Giving report, a comprehensive analysis produced each year by Blackbaud Target Analytics. For example, what are the trends of first-time donors who made their initial first gift at the $25 level?

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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. Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5 A sobering one, overall.

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Donation Studies Headline Washington 72

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5 Channels covered included online, direct mail, telemarketing and canvassing." Paige spoke at a luncheon that Care2 sponsored of the Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DMAW).

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2011

Blackbaud just released the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. It also highlights the interesting opportunities and challenges posed by multi-channel giving. Online-acquired donors tend to give much larger gifts and to give more in total revenue. Online donors become multi-channel donors.

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Results Fundraising Case Study Mail 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

These trends are based on Target Analytics’ evaluation of transactions from 77 organizations, including over 37 million donors and more than 77 million gifts totaling over $2.4 The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving has shown an overall negative trend in year-over-year giving since August 2012. billion in revenue.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

With these gifts, we were able to fund our new community center to completion.”. Additional marketing channels. Any additional channels you use need to work in tandem with your email strategy. A multichannel marketing campaign that utilizes email along with other channels is proven to have the highest chance of success.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

Perhaps they ask for their monthly gift support to be put on pause for 3 months. Every organization will now have 2020 swings to navigate, so benchmarking important metrics like donor retention or variances by fundraising channel pre-2020 and post-2020 will be critical to understanding long-term donor impact.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2018

Over the next five or so years, both the communication channels and the method to donate became more online-centric. Though P2P fundraisers may have been communicating through different channels, they were mostly reaching out to the same people as they were before. And then in 2006, Facebook happened. JDRF, Susan G.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

This guest post was authored by Dennis McCarthy, director of enterprise sales at Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company. Quick questions: Do you know what issue they responded to, and do you know when they responded and in what channel? Add Another Channel. Combine channels for an integrated approach and do even better.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2018

In this episode of The sgENGAGE podcast, Tanya Fitzgerald, Senior Customer Success Manager at Blackbaud, talks with Steve MacLaughlin about what organizations can do now to have successful end-of-year giving campaigns. Topics Discussed in This Episode: Driving additional end-of-year giving through various channels.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 18, 2017

Blackbaud recently released its fifth annual Charitable Giving Report, and it offers major lessons for institutions of higher education looking to increase fundraising capacity over the coming years. On average, colleges and universities are now raising over 4% of their total gifts online, a number that continues to grow.

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