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. 87% of organizations had at least one online gift of $1,000+. Online giving up 13% year-over-year *. 1) Have People Over Year Round.

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NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Download the report now! . Ddownload Blackbaud’s full 2011 Online Giving Report Here.

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NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

The 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report was released at 12NTC yesterday and it’s already stirring up discussions about how nonprofits are leveraging social networks as part of their fundraising and communications strategy. The Most Common Fundraising Tactic on Facebook is an Ask for an Individual Gift.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 1, 2023

With the rise of mailing costs coupled with worldwide fundraising competition for every cent, your nonprofit organization can’t afford to guess when it comes to your fundraising program’s direct mail expenses. If they have given a gift since the deceased date, this may be a generational match or a spouse giving on behalf of your donor.

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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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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

Giving histories, gift amounts, and frequencies can reveal a lot about future willingness to give. Your dashboard should provide a high-level overview of your progress toward achieving your goals, specifically the goals related to your fundraising strategy. When it comes to donor data, there’s a lot to keep track of.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Here are our picks for the top donation platforms for nonprofits to help optimize your digital fundraising efforts. Founded: 2014 Give Lively builds tech for peak fundraising experiences on both the donor and nonprofit side. This means a bit of a lift for donors, who will need to download the app and sync it with their bank account.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 29, 2021

digital fundraising?in Salesforce’s Impact on 2020 Fundraising Salesforce fundraising innovations came at an opportune moment for so many nonprofits in 2020; “Increase Fundraising” was recognized as the top current and future goal by State of Salesforce respondents. Download the Report.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2021

If you are raising funds for a new named endowment, or bolstering a current endowment, you are looking for donors with a high capacity and likelihood to make a major or principal gift. If you are raising annual restricted funds, you are looking for donors likely to make annual gifts and the humanitarian affluence persona.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Development and Finance both love when fundraising revenues are up – when fundraising reports and financial statements depict increases over last year, over targets, and over budgets. FINANCE DIRECTOR : Fiscal year-end numbers have not been fully reviewed yet, but recognized revenue from fundraising will be close to $7 million’.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2011

The tie between online advocacy and fundraising is significant. So significant that organizations who run effective online advocacy campaigns followed by timely and relevant fundraising appeals are seeing double the fundraising response rates. Download the full report ). Integrate a fundraising appeal.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

When Knowledge Network looked at their website from a supporter experience perspective, instead of a user experience perspective, they increased fundraising, built bridges between internal teams, and brought consistency to marketing messages. Dig into your fundraising database and look for patterns that dictate mapping.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2012

Every sector surveyed in our 2011 Online Fundraising Report experienced double-digit growth since 2009 , including roughly 13 percent* in the past year. Along with strong growth in online fundraising we found that online donors. The median online gift among donations. The median online gift among donations. We found that.

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sgEngage

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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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

As a nonprofit working to increase online fundraising , you've likely started making resolutions to improve, diversify, or broaden your fundraising efforts. As you plan or refine your fundraising strategy, I challenge you to consider these three simple changes to improve the results of your online giving! It's 2013.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

While I'm definitely looking ahead to longer days, azaleas, and tulips, from a fundraising perspective, I'm still trying to wrap my head around what happened last fall. Luckily, Blackbaud issued the 2010 Online Giving Report last week. You can download your FREE copy here. billion in total fundraising. Don't ignore them!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2013

Peer to peer fundraising events like runs, walks and rides have become a staple for nonprofit fundraisers, and often bring in more revenue than any other fundraising campaign throughout the year. What are you doing to ensure your fundraisers have the tools they need to be multi-channel in their outreach efforts?

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2011

Blackbaud just released the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. Online-acquired donors tend to give much larger gifts and to give more in total revenue. To learn more and read other observations on this report, download it now and read the posts below. Here are some key findings.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2014

Of course we could talk about how to apply the science of persuasion to many different areas of our lives, but let’s stick to the topic of improving your fundraising appeal (download the ebook ). Here’s how the science of persuasion can be used to create more effective fundraising appeal letters—email or direct mail.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 11, 2018

Part one of the Blackbaud Institute’s Vital Signs report showed a sector that has both rebounded from and struggled with the immense technological, economic, and demographic disruption that has shaped the world since the Great Recession. For fundraisers, this means we have strategic problems.

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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. Pay Attention to Referrals.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

So, you’ve seen the fundraisers that your friends and organizations are doing on your social media feed. Others are combining their fundraising with a fitness challenge or some other personal goal or celebration. What is Peer-to-Peer Fundraising? Download the 2019 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

After working on over 400 nonprofit email recruitment campaigns, and helping clients plan successful recruitment strategies, I’ve realized that most nonprofits don''t send nearly enough standalone fundraising appeals. It’s based on net cost per email address, average projected email response rate, and average projected gift.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

From fundraising to volunteer engagement to just plain old engagement, there are many ways organizations across the social good ecosystem can participate. Incorporate the “Vowel Method” Blackbaud University instructor Jenny Toledo created an easy and memorable strategy she has coined the “vowel method.” Watch any (or all!)

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2019

If you’re like most peer-to-peer fundraising (P2P) staff, you’re drowning in data. Make data analytics work for your organization – download the Blackbaud Institute’s free Analytics Toolkit. Did you know your peers in other types of fundraising have been using advanced analytics for years?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

This piece originally appeared in The Right Mix: How Diverse Income Models Influence Giving by the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact. Download the full report to learn how to develop a stable, sustainable, and supported organization. . Fundraising is the practice of securing charitable gifts.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Have you downloaded the 2014 Luminate Online Benchmark Report yet? Online sustainer gifts accounted for 8.59% of total online fundraising, which represented an 8.08% increase over previous years. . Download the report for the details on our methodology. . Hungry for more? Register here!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2019

This piece originally appeared in “The Right Mix: How Diverse Income Models Influence Giving” by the Blackbaud Institute. Download the full report to learn how to develop a stable, sustainable, and supported organization. Fundraising is the practice of securing charitable gifts.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

Frank Barry is a digital and online marketing strategist at Blackbaud. In our 2011 Online Giving Report we've combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multiyear giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. 87% of organizations had at least one online gift of $1,000+.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

As the calendar ticks down towards the end of the year, the fundraising focus shifts to #GivingTuesday – the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, a philanthropic response to the commercial shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Tips from Mel Rancour and Jackie Zimmerman from Blackbaud University: Just starting now?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

She has worked in healthcare, politics and government, and technology for more than 20 years and appreciates working with nonprofit fundraisers and philanthropy consultants who use NOZA philanthropy data every day. NOZAsearch is available through the Blackbaud donation program at TechSoup. Additional Resources for Prospect Researchers.

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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 24, 2017

At the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact, we set out to better understand what influences sector growth and how organizations can respond to the ever-changing market. What are the behavior and consequence of new gift giving?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2019

As we discuss in our new course Organizational Best Practices: Fundraising—Impact , you need to know your goals in order to obtain them. Download now to get started. What do the fundraisers need? Create a planned giver engagement calendar to ensure your planned gift donors are continually stewarded and engaged.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Social media, digital advertisements, websites, and email have improved nonprofit audience outreach and fundraising. Social media fundraising,” “multichannel marketing,” and “email marketing” are now popular tactics when it comes to spreading nonprofit awareness. The specific fundraising goal you’re trying to achieve.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

What''s the future of fundraising? Sixteen nonprofit tech experts (including NTEN Members: Jeff Shuck , David Neff , Donna Wilkins , Frank Barry , and NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward ) share their ideas and fundraising best practices in Blackbaud ''s new free ebook, The Future of Fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2020

Last year, seventy eight libraries participated and raised over $737,000, with their average gift size being $172. In 2017, #GivingTuesday reported a mean gift size of $105 after five years of existence. Plan Your Library Giving Day Campaign in Just Days with These 4 Steps: Step 1: Download the Toolkit .

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