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MARCH 22, 2024

In a three-year comparison, the 2022 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Benchmark Report found that organizations hosted 15% fewer events in 2022 than they did in 2020. It seems likely that, as Gen Z becomes a force in philanthropy, this percentage will grow. About 28% of online contributions are made from a cell phone.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In a recent Blackbaud webinar , Alex Wilson, Co-Founder of The Giving Block , an all-in-one nonprofit crypto fundraising solution that has raised over $100 million in crypto donations and is used by nearly 2,000 charitable organizations, shared his insights which we have summarized below. Why is Crypto Philanthropy important to nonprofits?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

According to Blackbaud data , the perfect fundraising portfolio is 120 prospects or less. What are your organization’s long-term strategic goals and how does philanthropy support those? . Knowing the prospects with both the capacity and likelihood to make a major gift to your organization is gold.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

A recent study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that long hours and limited staff support has almost half of fundraisers eyeing the door, with 28% planning to leave the profession altogether. So much of a fundraiser’s day is tracking, reporting, researching, and analyzing. Which of those communications could be automated?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Raiser's Edge NXT is the new online fundraising and relationship management software for nonprofits by TechSoup donor partner Blackbaud. Analytics and reporting features that help target fundraising. For instance, it targets your best potential major gift candidates and then recommends a dollar amount to request as a donation.

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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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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Last month, the Blackbaud Institute released a report entitled “ Share of the American Wallet ,” which uses the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey data to explore how demographic attributes and discretionary spending patterns relate to philanthropy. 5 Research-Backed Lessons for Major Gifts.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 18, 2021

Recently, several fundraising experts of the North American food bank sector and I (Mike Johnston, Digital Fundraiser and Founder of hjc new media ) took part in Blackbaud and hjc’s annual Food Bank Summit. Organizations across the board had a drastic increase in first-time gift givers in 2020. Planned Giving: Of Less Value?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

At Blackbaud, we take a unique approach to our employee matching gift program, one that is popular amongst other corporate giving programs. With our matching program, Blackbaud empowers employee philanthropy through individual choice. At Blackbaud, we match donations to organizations across the social good sector.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The 2013 Charitable Giving Report includes 24 months of overall giving data from 4,129 nonprofit organizations representing more than $12.5 The report also includes online giving data from 3,359 nonprofits representing $1.7 This is the first year that we have included faith-based organizations in the published report.

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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 Giving Report. Giving Report. Tempel dean of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. associate dean for research and international programs at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

Charitable Giving Report Quiz : The Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic released the 5 th annual Charitable Giving Report at the beginning of the year. You may have already read the report, but a few months later, do you remember everything that was in the report? Toolkit utilizing the findings in Giving USA.

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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? Read the entire report to learn more about global trends.

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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. The donor marketplace is changing in dramatic ways.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Aly Sterling Philanthropy – Capital Campaign Support. Blackbaud platforms, including Luminate Online, Blackbaud CRM, and Raiser’s Edge NXT. Plus, as a certified Blackbaud Partner and Salesforce Cloud Alliance Partner, we can help ensure that your organization makes the most of its investments in these powerful platforms.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to the latest research from Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report : The average donor retention rates for first-year offline-only donors is 29%. Superb content. Great donor service.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

When there is need, philanthropy steps up. According to the latest report by Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy , i n the first half of 2020 more than $11.9 Gifts by independent foundations accounted for at least $1. However, b oard members were busier than ever. Let’s look at how that breaks down: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The Giving USA Foundation , which estimates national charitable giving over a 50-year span, reports that campaign fundraising has historically had no apparent impact on overall individual giving. It has been reported that Lucas plans to “donate the majority of the proceeds to his philanthropic endeavors.”

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sgEngage

JULY 5, 2022

Employer matching gifts offer key advantages to nonprofit organizations that strategize for and receive the source of funding. In regards to the key question of “are corporate matching gifts and donor retention levels related?” To start, let’s dive into the key building blocks of success in this area: The Basics of Matching Gifts.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Hosted by: Blackbaud. Hosted by: Blackbaud. ” and learn strategies straight from the most successful major gift and capital campaign experts. Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2019. Hosted by: Center for Disaster for Philanthropy and Candid. Hosted by: Blackbaud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Source: Philanthropy 2.0 Last week, Geoff Livingston , Qui Diaz and I posted a summary of our findings from our Philanthropy 2.0 Causes Reports On Its First Year - $2.5 Causes Reports On Its First Year - $2.5 Social Networks: It’s About the Relationship by Stephen MacLaughlin, BlackBaud Blog, May 29, 2008.

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BoardAssist

MAY 10, 2016

Across the board, nonprofits retain only 1 in 5 new donors, usually because of an abysmal post-gift experience for the donor. See Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Trends Report. Fundraising” is shifting toward a broader concept of “philanthropy.”. I’m seeing a new use of the word “philanthropy” instead of “fundraising.

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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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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2020

This is the greatest wealth transfer in history, and may be the biggest opportunity for philanthropy ever. A recent CNBC article reported: “Americans rush to make online wills in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.” It turns out that many of those Boomers (and other adults), are making those estate planning decisions right now.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

865,120 raised (173% of goal) – via 1,300 gifts, from 22 states, 108 nonprofit organizations participating, and 15 sponsors contributing $213,000. Because the world of philanthropy is transforming; impact measurement is your organization’s ability to track, report, and – most importantly –. The end result? Moral of the story?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2014

It wasn’t long ago that “CSR” was a CEO’s insider reference to a company’s charitable gifts, often to bolster its image and the bottom line. Today, Corporate Social Responsibility—sometimes dubbed philanthropy, corporate giving, and more recently “social entrepreneurship”—is as central to employee engagement as it is to public relations.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 16, 2016

Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy is the longest running annual report on U.S. The report was established in 1956 by the American Association of Fundraising Counsel, now The Giving Institute, and is made possible by contributions from The Giving Institute member firms, foundations, and other donors.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

It goes beyond the fundraising appeal to seeing a gift as a step in a relationship, not a one-off business transaction. But at the heart of it all is an ask-thank-report-back strategy as power plant. Vanessa Chase , Philanthropy for All. Sharing the stories of how your donors’ gifts are making a difference.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

target="_blank">The Blackbaud Index that tracks fundraising revenue for congregations and other faith-based organizations. Based on data from 3,828 charities that raised more than $12 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reports that overall charitable giving grew 2.3 billion in annual revenue grew 3.5

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

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. Stay tuned—registration will open in May.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Check out what Jackie has to say about the thought process behind the research and some of the findings in condensed transcript excerpts below: On what the study looked at: “ For this study, we examined a database of charitable gifts to traditional charities. What we have tied that to now, our report looks at giving behavior.”

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sgEngage

APRIL 30, 2021

2020 brought an inflection point in history that is providing an exponential opportunity for healthcare philanthropy. Analysis of Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT ® data from U.S. Trend: Fewer Donors, Larger Gifts. According to the Blackbaud Institute 2020 Charitable Giving R eport , the retention rate for these donors is 66%.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2019

Sometimes we all get so caught up in reporting that it’s easy to forget about the people behind those numbers. Make data analytics work for your organization – download the Blackbaud Institute’s free Analytics Toolkit. You detail donations, edit estimates, and fetch files. We’re very serious about our data in P2P!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 21, 2012

As we join the Blackbaud team, many things are staying constant. Too often development and marketing professionals are focused on getting the gift, pitching the story, making a call, but we need to step back and assess our readiness for change. Is the Online Philanthropy Manager the only one who knows how to create and send an email?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Very large foundations and corporations that have annual opportunities are often very competitive, so also look for local foundation opportunities by connecting with fundraising and philanthropy networks in your own region, which can be less competitive because the foundation may restrict funding to support their own communities.

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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. For more Giving Day and COVID-19 resources, visit the Blackbaud COVID-19 resource page.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In our recent survey “ The Next Generation of American Giving ,” it was no surprise that Boomers and Matures report giving the most money to the most charities; they are more established financially and in their charitable values. They are also comfortable making a mobile gift – but more so through a website or app than text.

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