NetWits

MARCH 24, 2011

This interview was initially published in our monthly eNewsletter – Strategies, Tips and Best Practices for Event Fundraising Professionals. The committee dashboard lives within your event website and helps event committee members track their progress in recruiting corporate sponsorships and company teams.

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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. Participants who used Twitter raised more money and reached more donors than non-Twitter users, tripled their personal fundraising goals, and raised nearly 10 times more online.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

From tracking conversations and donations to event registrations, you can note every interaction you have with a supporter in your nonprofit CRM. Look for CRM software that integrates with other commonly used solutions such as: Fundraising software to capture your nonprofit’s donations and event registrations.

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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. I am very glad to see that the Greater Washington event incorporates training into the planning process to boost the capacity of all participating organizations.

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2011

If you want to learn more about how we raised over $200k in 5 short months through finding and empowering our Aunt Mabels join us for a one hour free webinar … Thursday 8/11 @ 1pm ET. If you’re posting on Facebook or tweeting about the event/campaign, make sure your participants know how to post an update to their social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

The Science of Email by Steve MacLaughlin , Director of Ideas Labs at Blackbaud. Want to Raise Money Online? Expanding Beyond the Fundraising Event by Robyn Mendez , Solutions Architect at Blackbaud. Your Donors Don’t Live Only Online or Only Offline, So Why Do Your Communications?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud. Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. In fact, the end of the calendar year is also a significant source of the funds raised online for nonprofits. for Blackbaud customers in the entire analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2012

As you can see, nonprofits that implement fundraising strategies that include multiple channels have a lot more confidence in their ability to raise the funds they need to deliver on their mission. Telephone, events, Facebook, Twitter, direct mail, website, mobile, in person, peer-to-peer , etc. become ineffective at raising money).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The first is easy – dollars raised, # of volunteers, etc. Maybe one is that Giving Tuesday becomes an official national holiday or becomes an annual event like Cyber Monday. Razoo has promoted local giving days, including Twive and Receive and recently announced reaching a milestone of raising $100 million.

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NetWits

MAY 20, 2008

The Challenge: Bread for the City wanted a new website that would create a more professional image, drive more support for the mission, and allow the organization to better integrate its online and offline marketing activities. The home page uses Flash® technology to display principles and meaningful images.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Note From Beth: Frank Barry from BlackBaud kindly agreed to write a guest post showcasing some of the best presentations caught on video at the BlackBaud’s Conference last week. Blackbaud just finished hosting a pretty large conference for the non-profit industry. Flickr Photo by Geoff Livingston. We had 2,200 attendees!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2013

The Science of Email by Steve MacLaughlin , Director of Ideas Labs at Blackbaud. Want to Raise Money Online? Expanding Beyond the Fundraising Event by Robyn Mendez , Solutions Architect at Blackbaud. Your Donors Don't Live Only Online or Only Offline, So Why Do Your Communications? by Roger M.

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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? Eastern time - Wanna Raise More Money Online?

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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. Based on research from the Blackbaud Institute’s Charitable Giving Report , online giving in the United States represents 8.5% This online versus offline wall is mostly in our own heads.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2015

As the daughter of archaeologists, I find a great deal of similarity in delving into the secrets that can be revealed by studying the details of our events as reflected in our performance data. Evaluate your event data from the past 3 years or so. When we dug into the event metrics, an interesting picture emerged.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

to Boston for two days of book events hosted by Associated Grant Makers , Barr Foundation , Public Conversations Project , TechFoundation and Berkman Center Luncheon series. Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties. I asked folks to raise their hands if they had a smart phone, most did.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

We'll be exhibiting , speaking at sessions , offering office hours and special events , and sharing exciting new TechSoup offerings. We'll also be sharing news about upcoming events, educational opportunities, and new TechSoup offerings. And we can't wait to see you there! TechSoup will be ALL OVER NTC this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2009

Raise more money. Write posts that let people into the process you go through to get everything ready for the new event or initiative gives benefits to the early birds. Raise more money – Write posts that will guide and encourage people to give. Raise more money – Use a tool that makes it simple for people to give online.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 14, 2017

The latest figures from the Blackbaud Index for Canadian giving and U.S. They’ll be happy to share your content through social media and participate in an event to raise money from their friends and family, but they may not yet have the financial resources to make a significant charitable donation. Maybe 25% or more?

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2012

According to Blackbaud 's 2011 Online Giving Report , online earnings dropped by 55 percent; but that was likely due to the increase in donations due to the Haiti earthquake in January 2010. Looking to help your organization get better at raising money online? Look at Web Traffic. Search engines? Social media sites?

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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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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2020

It establishes a direct line of communication, allowing you to make important announcements about upcoming events and fundraisers. It enables you to reach potential supporters who you never would’ve crossed paths with offline. Coordinate all your events. However, this strategy is only effective when emails are crafted carefully.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Manage event building, participant onboarding, payment processing, one-click donations, and receipting—all with this powerful add-on system. These 30-minute, no-pressure sessions walk through all the systems features, from donor management, email, and donation pages to event and volunteer management, automated workflows, and reporting.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

One of the most common questions that I get is how much money is raised through online giving. Here are some important questions, answers, facts and figures about online giving: How much money is raised through online giving? In non-disaster fundraising, The Communities Foundation of Texas raised $10.7

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Myths about Online Giving Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 1st, 2010 There are so many myths about online giving. A higher percentage of donors 45 to 54 and 55 to 64 give online than offline. smaclaughlin Kenny.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2018

If you haven’t watched fundraising expert Joe Garecht’s Heating Up Multichannel Fundraising webinar or read his Raising Money through Multichannel Communications white paper, we highly recommend you do so. Multichannel fundraising can take place across a variety of communication channels , commonly categorized as online and offline.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 24, 2018

Imagine you’re hosting a big offline event, like your organization’s annual fundraiser. It’s likely your big fundraising event includes long-time donors and folks who may donate for the time at the event, board members and other community leaders, your staff and volunteers, and lots of supporters.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2015

More than any other event in the history, this campaign gave food for thought to many who were critics of slacktivism and clicktivism. In the last decade, with the growth of social media marketing and engagement, we’ve seen a shift in how funds are raised, the average age of donors and the average size of donations.

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