Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Before I take you behind the scenes of our NTEN board fundraiser for Giving Tuesday , let me ask you to consider to a donation of any size to support NTEN and the Nonprofit Technology Conference Scholarship campaign. Donor Perfect is matching the next $3,000 that is donated). How is your organization leveraging Giving Tuesday?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Before I take you behind the scenes of our NTEN board fundraiser for Giving Tuesday , let me ask you to consider to a donation of any size to support NTEN and the Nonprofit Technology Conference Scholarship campaign. Source: Blackbaud. How is your organization leveraging Giving Tuesday?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Turning your supporters into fundraising superstars isn’t easy. It requires the right combination of fundraising expertise, engaged staff members, and savvy technology. So, how can you help supporters become fundraising superstars? Teach Supporters to Fundraise and Provide Samples. Hold contests.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

Nearly 18,000 people participated in the 24-hour, online fundraising event, raising more than $2 million to benefit 1,200 local nonprofits. don’t embark on fundraising without a plan for using the funds, we can’t adopt a new fundraising approach without proper training.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. We’ve touched on task-based event fundraising contest here before, but because this way of motivating your supporters is so effective we thought it was time to0 revisit the topic in more details.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Boost Fundraising & Engagement w/ “Gamification”. Join us and we’ll show you real world examples of “gamified” fundraising initiatives, simple gaming tactics that have been proven to work, and how to take advantage of gamification at your organization. –> Vote Now ! Gamification, eh? –> Vote Now !

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising Newsletter to receive monthly content and resources specifically for event fundraising professionals. It’s a pretty common goal for most organizations who run fundraising events. Add more registrants and you’ll likely improve your fundraising total – logic tells us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The concept of empowering individuals to fundraise for a charity by asking their friends to donate has been around for years offline. These individuals undertook organizing, fundraising, and advocacy – activities that were once only in the control of nonprofits – outside the “control” of nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Although it is a slow time of year and the busy fundraising season is still several months away, there's been lots of activity in the social fundraising judging by these roundups of links from Peter Deitz and Tom Watson (not to mention all the items tagged in the nptech tag stream ). More coverage in the blogosphere and beyond here.

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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 Fundraising Goal. How to Start Your Own Fundraiser for [org]. Provide your supporters with templates, examples, and technology to make fundraising easy.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Charitable giving is essential to your nonprofit, but fundraising can be one of your most daunting tasks. Blackbaud Institute’s 2022 Charitable Giving Report marked a 9% increase in overall giving from the previous year. With donations and goodwill on the upswing, it is critical to understand how to fundraise for a nonprofit.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Last year, Blackbaud saw a 53% increase on this day of giving in comparison from 2011. GivingTuesday works similar to peer-to-peer fundraising by allowing constituents to tell the story of their favorite non-profit to encourage giving. Already hosting a fundraising event? Prepare Fundraisers.

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2023

Peer to peer fundraising revolutionizes the way we give by empowering individuals to create their own dynamic campaigns to collect donations from their personal networks. Table of Contents Why is Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Effective? Five P2P Fundraising Tips What Challenges do P2P Fundraisers Face?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

The contest ends on April 24, 2017, so get those submissions in soon. Steve MacLaughlin, VP of data analytics at Blackbaud and author of Data Driven Nonprofits , broke down what successful nonprofits do to manage big data. There Are New Rules to Email Fundraising. Email fundraising is exploding in the nonprofit sector.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to Blackbaud’s 2017 Charitable Giving Report , online giving on #GivingTuesday’s increased by 28% from 2016. Blackbaud, being a founding partner of this movement, is proud to report that since inception, we have witnessed over $203 million in online donations. This is also a great way to reach a new donor base.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

In earlier posts, npENGAGE has discussed how to focus on our event fundraising analytics and how to use these metrics for success. How can we use our data during our fundraising event or campaign to identify opportunities that help us achieve our goals? Action: Turning these participants into superstar fundraisers isn’t an easy task.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2014

The Online Marketing Benchmark Study released by Blackbaud in 2013 found that the median amount raised per email address on file is $13. Create a contest giving away a dinner with your executive director, a donated experience from a board member, or any other item or experience constituents would value.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

This has been found in a number of surveys over the past few years (see Allison Fine's astute commentary on the recent Blackbaud survey here ) If we look back a year ago at donation trends on Facebook Causes, we also see the same complaint. Social Networks: It’s About the Relationship by Stephen MacLaughlin, BlackBaud Blog, May 29, 2008.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

These might be tickets to concerts, comedy shows, fundraising events, dance recitals, movie nights, classes, and more. Radio Promotions — Call to Win Contests. Facebook/Twitter Contests: Share/Re-tweet for a Chance to Win. Where/how can you give tickets away?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0. Tactical Philanthropy Blog notes that the next Giving Carnival will focus on Fundraising for Nonprofits and will be hosted by Gayle Roberts.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Anah McRae is the customer support manager for Altru, Blackbaud’s general admission software. Send a staff member out on the floor with an ipad to ask questions or setup a station at the exit and create a contest for all respondents. Operations ALTRU Arts & Cultural donations fundraising Membership membership organization'

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. Thursday, May 19, 2016. Tuesday, May 24, 2016.

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NetWits

AUGUST 31, 2012

According to the Run Walk Ride fundraising council “The top thirty “thon” event fundraising programs generated $1.69 There are thousands of smaller nonprofits who run peer-to-peer fundraising events. There are thousands of smaller nonprofits who run peer-to-peer fundraising events. Event Fundraising Program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. " Marketing and Fundraising Charitable gift catalogs ignites blog buzz notes the Donor Power Blog, providing context and a roundup of blogosphere reaction. The question is "When is video a good.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Crowdfunding is one of the fastest growing trends in fundraising. Estimates from Blackbaud , Goldman Sachs and The World Bank forecast that donations from individual based crowdfunding efforts will reach approximately 8 billion by the year 2020. Do you have corporate partners or employees who would like to fundraise on your behalf?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2018

In the 400-odd days since Donald Trump’s inauguration, fundraising in the nonprofit space has been more competitive and chaotic than ever before. With so much competition, organizations can no longer rely on #GivingTuesday or year-end pushes to meet their fundraising marks. It’s time for the fundraising ask. It’s not easy, no.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The Hot Topics: The Future of Fundraising: Donna Wilkins, Rachel Muir, Ted Hart. The Blackbaud Impact Awards recognize nonprofit professionals using technology to power their passions and help good take over. There will be major announcements, reveals, deep-dives, contests, beat poetry, and more. Impact Awards.

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