Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

This change would leave many of our donors (without email addresses) in the dark when it comes to news and feel-good stories about the organization. We continue to solicit donors using direct mail and emails. Here’s why: Donor retention continues to be the biggest problem in nonprofit fundraising.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Click Here to Sign-Up and get 5 FREE Event Fundraising Whitepapers! Ok, on with the 10 expert event fundraising strategies and free recorded consulting … Turn Donors into Fundraising Machines.

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sgEngage

JUNE 30, 2023

How Blackbaud Can Help The Impact of Nonprofit Marketing Nonprofit marketing aims to increase the awareness, engagement, and contributions from donors (especially first-time advocates). Direct Marketing Direct marketing involves direct communication with potential supporters either offline or online.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

When you see increasing donor attrition rates or decreasing event participants, try walking in their shoes. Peace Arch Hospital Foundation was losing more donors than it was gaining. Dig into your fundraising database and look for patterns that dictate mapping. Of course not. Then why are you asking that of your supporters?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

E-Book #1: Fundraising and Marketing Tips for Nonprofits. The npEXPERTS e-book includes Forbes’ most influential, top bloggers, CFRE/ACFREs, animal lovers and association pros, pioneers and innovators, peer-to-peer fundraisers and direct response agitators, online fundraising experts and direct mail gurus all in one place.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Constituent relationship management (CRM) refers to the various processes that nonprofits use to steward and build relationships with donors, volunteers, advocates, members, and other constituents to secure ongoing support. Donor management. Fundraising campaign management. Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Note from Beth: Here’s a guest post from my colleague Steve MacLaughlin that is a great example of “ data informed fundraising.” ” A Fundraising Cliff? Over the past few months I’ve been asked a lot of questions about giving trends: What explains the flat trend in overall fundraising?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud. There is often a lot of speculation and guessing about what’s happening to fundraising in the nonprofit sector. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations. of their overall fundraising revenue.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2011

The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising trends and to couple that information with valuable analysis by leaders in the sector. Overall Fundraising Trends. Online Fundraising Trends. New Report Available.

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Blackbaud Trend Statistics Analysis 48

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. This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Have you ever thought to yourself, “ hummm, I wish I could turn my non-fundraising participants or low-dollar fundraisers into money raising superstars! ”? Register Now ! Sounds familiar, right?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud. The last three months of the year represent a critical time for the fundraising efforts of nonprofit organizations. Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. Here's your official wake-up call.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. Giving them the tools they need to be successful fundraisers is important, but beyond that there’s so much more that can be done.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

This post was authored by Frank Barry, digital marketing strategist for Blackbaud. Every nonprofit who relies on fundraising to accomplish their mission looks for more effective ways to raise money and improve donor retention. Fundraising effectiveness is an ongoing, evolving, and challenging reality.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Year-end fundraising is here. Yes, that’s right - up to 40% of donations come in at the end of the year for many nonprofits that have a solid year-end fundraising plan in place and an engaged list of supporters. Looking for some good data and examples for your fundraising team? Fundraising Facts. – AFP.

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Fundraising Blackbaud Benchmark Info 73

Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

The Blackbaud Index provides the most up-to-date information on charitable giving today. Improvements to the Blackbaud Index. The Blackbaud Index has several new updates and improvements beginning this month. Overall Fundraising Trends. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2013

If you’re looking for Fundraising Ideas and other ways to improve fundraising performance you’ve come to the right place. Once you download the Fundraising Ideas e-Book you’ll gain insight into: 6 Steps to a Well-Measured Social Fundraising Campaign.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Donor acquisition is all the rage, but did you know nearly 3 out of 4 new donors leave and never come back. Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. The average donor retention rates for first-year online-only donors is 22%.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Though many nonprofits still bring in donations the old-fashioned way, online fundraising can be a cost-effective, quick way to boost revenue and can open up a world of possibilities for your organization. While any organization can benefit from online fundraising, each nonprofit finds success through different online strategies.

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Practice Donation Online Fundraising 33

NetWits

APRIL 12, 2012

Guest post by Bill Connors , author of Fundraising with The Raiser’s Edge: A Non-Technical Guide. >> Join his free webinar on 4/17/12 @ 2pm ET - Making a major impact with your major gifts program. In fact, Blackbaud’s 2011 Online Giving Report , noted that the largest online gift in 2011 was $260,000 !

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2012

Online fundraising has become a popular method for increasing revenue and acquire new donors. While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. Are they visiting your key online fundraising pages? Look at Web Traffic. Search engines?

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NTEN

JUNE 8, 2011

We've been talking a lot about multi-channel fundraising in the last year or two, which begs the question: Are donors really multi-channel? Take some of the key findings: Every year, large proportions of online-acquired donors switch from online giving to offline sources - primarily to direct mail. The lesson?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Events -- especially the "a-thons" -- have been a huge part of fundraising in the nonprofit space for decades. This style of fundraising lends itself perfectly to social media, where everything is personal. This style of fundraising lends itself perfectly to social media, where everything is personal.

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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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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

In 1999, Blackbaud pioneered the nonprofit technology market by introducing reliable, secure, and donor-friendly online donation forms. The last three years, in particular, have shown how online giving continues to be a growth engine for fundraising in the nonprofit sector. of total fundraising revenue. of total sales.

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Care2

JUNE 15, 2011

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that multichannel fundraising, i.e. enabling your donors to give via postal mail, your website, telemarketing, social media, etc. is the answer to all of your fundraising woes. and includes transactions for over 15 million donors and $1 billion in revenue.

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NetWits

MARCH 18, 2009

Target Analytics , a Blackbaud Company, has released the 2008 donorCentrics™ Internet Giving Benchmarking Analysis. This is a follow-up to the groundbreaking 2006 report and provides insights into the online and offline trends of donors.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2015

Last week I kicked off the Blackbaud Power Hour series with a webinar on tips to get donors into the pipeline. With proper planning and execution, a stronger online fundraising and marketing strategy can grow all of your avenues of offline support. Implement a plan for donor recognition, stewardship and engagement.

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Offline Support Online Strategy 20

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? Includes data from Blackbaud , American Red Cross , MobileMarketer.com , and the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Blackbaud Benchmark Nonprofit Chart 87

Care2

AUGUST 9, 2013

economy is still recovering, the majority of Americans (60%) still give to charity, according to the Next Generation of American Giving study by Blackbaud. The study looked at giving habits and trends across four generations of donors – Matures (68+), Boomers (49-67), Gen X (33-48) and Gen Y (18-32). Even though the U.S.

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Charity Studies Money Donation 77

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

As the east coast continues cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy, those of us who have been in the industry a while can't help but reflect on what this means for the fundraising sector and think back to the lessons of Katrina. At most, we have warm prospects, not donors. The impact is not only going to be offline.

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Disaster Lesson Fundraising Files 44

Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

Blackbaud recently published npEXPERTS , a free e-book featuring ways nonprofits can connect with supporters, activate their donor bases and raise more money online. Eastern time - Your Donors Don’t Live Only Online or Only Offline Why Do Your Communications? Apr 23, 2013 1:00 p.m. May 8, 2013 3:00 p.m.

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Marketing Online Blackbaud Offline 36

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2009

I just finished reading the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarks Analysis , put out by Blackbaud company Target Analytics. By many measures, online fundraising had a red letter year in 2008: Online donors are younger and have higher incomes than traditional, primarily direct mail donors.

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Attention Metrics Online Fundraising 36

Connection Cafe

APRIL 14, 2017

The latest figures from the Blackbaud Index for Canadian giving and U.S. Have charities been able to learn from e-commerce sites like Amazon and Zappos to improve their online donor journey? Have we finally broken through to millennials with our fundraising efforts? Direct mail and other traditional fundraising channels are.

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sgEngage

JULY 5, 2022

In regards to the key question of “are corporate matching gifts and donor retention levels related?” Matching gifts and donor retention share a positive correlation, with each variable increasing alongside the other. What to Know About Donor Retention. Matching Gifts and Donor Retention Statistics to Know.

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NetWits

JANUARY 29, 2009

As everyone is acknowledging these days, online donors are going to be a key growth segment for nonprofit organizations this year. As discussed in the 2007 Target Analytics DonorCentrics Report, the average online donor gives more initially and has a higher lifetime value than a conventional donor.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2013

This year the foundation took their six-week fundraising campaign online using peer-to-peer fundraising to supplement their offline campaign activities. At the end of the day the foundation raised $203,817 which included a matching grant, recruited 152 fundraisers on 36 teams, and attracted 170 first time donors.

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