NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

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. The average online gift for the month of December increased to $248.82

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

While online fundraising continues to be a growth engine for many nonprofit organizations, the data -- real and anecdotal -- shows that engaging constituents through an integrated, multi-channel approach provides the greatest return over the life of most supporters. Integrate your people. Tad Druart, Convio.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

How to Make the Most of a Crisis Situation with Cross Channel Integration. Integration by far. How to make the most of a crisis situation with cross channel integration” is all about having the pieces in place to react quickly and effectively when surprised by a real-life event outside the organization’s control.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

How to Make the Most of a Crisis Situation with Cross Channel Integration. Integration by far. How to make the most of a crisis situation with cross channel integration” is all about having the pieces in place to react quickly and effectively when surprised by a real-life event outside the organization’s control.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

NTEN Members are our heroes (Flickr: levork) (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) Members are in bold.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

There is little debate that online communication, fundraising, and advocacy have become important parts of the modern nonprofit's fundraising and marketing mix. Some of the key trends supporting rapid adoption of technology by nonprofits are: 1) Online lifestyle, behavior and giving of consumers and donors leading to success.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Here’s what the NTEN team said about voting: We received more than 400 ideas this year — a 75% increase over last year — and we need your help to narrow those down to the 100 or so that will make the 2011 NTC the best one yet. Workshop: Using Community Organizing for Effective Online Campaigns. Vote today!

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. I want to provide some updated findings for the entire year, as well as discuss the importance of online donations to support the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Online Giving Continues to Grow. Year End Online Giving Trends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

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. Want to Raise Money Online? and founder of www.fundraisingcoach.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

I’m in Washington, DC for the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. After facilitating a panel at the Innogive Conference on integrating mobile into multi-channel nonprofit campaigns , I headed to a special event hosted by Google to celebrate the launch of Google for Nonprofits.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2010

That's one of the reasons you soak up all NTEN has to offer about technology and engagement. Chart 1 below shows that the next generation of donors, Gen X and Boomers are truly multi-channel. And while they still give through direct mail it is not the dominate channel that it is for the Mature donor.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. I want to provide some updated findings for the entire year, as well as discuss the importance of online donations to support the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Online Giving Continues to Grow. Year End Online Giving Trends.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

How to make the most of a crisis situation with cross channel integration. Examples of how to capitalize and maintain momentum across multiple channels. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Session: Are you ready to react?

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

How to make the most of a crisis situation with cross channel integration. Examples of how to capitalize and maintain momentum across multiple channels. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Session: Are you ready to react?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

LOLnptech Lot's of member news and activity online this week, so, in the order that I ran across them: NTEN member organization United Nations Foundation was mentioned in a Forbes article discussing ways nonprofits are raising money in tough times. One tactic is going online. If you're an NTEN member with some news, let me know!

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2015

We love getting to acknowledge the winners live on stage, but we also want to shout out their praises online for anyone who wasn''t there to applaud in person. The Organization: An effort across your organization that integrated marketing efforts : Ontario SPCA''s Paws & Give Campaign.

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Care2

APRIL 5, 2012

Kudos to Vinay Bhagat of Convio for winning the 2012 Care2 Impact Prize for his outstanding impact in online advocacy and fundraising. Bhagat garnered the most votes from the NTEN community, from among a pool of incredibly accomplished finalists including Nancy Lublin of DoSomething.org , Geoff Handy of Humane Society of the U.S.,

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Holly Ross, NTEN. I hope that 2011 will be about getting back to basics and mastering online fundraising, that is the art and science of fundraising via an organization’s own website. According to the Online Giving Study, 66% of online gifts to charities come in via their own websites. Online Advocacy is broken.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

At #MFOM14, I participated as a speaker, leading one workshop, Email Marketing to Support Year-Round Online Fundraising , and as a panelist for the session, Visual Communication: Create pictures, videos, and presentations quickly, easily, and affordably. Channels such as social media can really help with this.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Imagine producing online communications you're proud to share with the world and that garner praise from funders, donors, and other stakeholders. Prospects and stakeholders who interact with you online have only your online communications to evaluate your organization. Maybe that includes yours? Are you credible? I know I would.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. Planning for Integration First. Planning for Integration First. Integration and campaign planning are key. Example of Integrated Mobile Campaign: Salvation Army.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

We'll also dive into which online tools and social media are most effective, what strategies fit each tool, and the advantages of integrating your online campaigns. You'll learn: The core online communications tools and channels for nonprofits. Some of the key strategies for each communications channel.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Consider this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

Disparate marketing channels complicates the life of the average NPO today. She is also the Membership Director at NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network. Arlene McCrehan: Arlene directs the digital communications team at Goodwill Industries International which includes their integrated mobile strategy.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

At AIDS.gov , our mission is to provide access to Federal HIV and AIDS information through a variety of new media channels, and to support the use of new media tools by Federal and community partners. What do we know about engaging with our clients and colleagues online (and off-line)? What is "online engagement"?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Session: That's Not Funny: Using Humor in Online Communications . The emphasis will be on integration, good emotional engagement, and simplicity and less on channel frenzy. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? . What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? No contest. He cares.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Even if that’s all the information we integrate into our appeals, surely that’s got to do a better job of securing additional support than a crude “Dear Donor” letter or email! Step up your efforts online. Tags: mal warwick NPTech NTEN Planning Fundraising. Are we afraid of actually raising more money? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

We'll include a live question and answer and a back channel discussion with experts and practitioners sharing their expertise and knowledge. After a ten minute break, participants will have the option of joining one of four break out sessions: Listening/Engaging ; Storytelling ; Generating Buzz ; Online Networking. Online Networking.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We'll cover the how-to of integrating direct mail – still the biggest giving channel – with on-line giving and social media tools in your fundraising campaigns at " Fundraise Everywhere: Coordinating Your Campaigns & Appeals ". > Learn more and register today. > Learn more about "The Email Fundraiser's Toolkit".

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Many of the recommendations highlighted in this report require staff time to strategize, make changes, and optimize online processes or experience. Amy Sample Ward, CEO of NTEN. Across the board, nonprofit leaders are focused on building the right infrastructure and resources to enable multi-channel marketing.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

Your gala event is a culmination of a year or more of relationship building, multi-channel outreach and face-to-face interaction, just like a social media fundraising campaign. Holly Ross) Numbers : The nonprofit sector runs on 300B in annual giving, and of that 5-7% (20B) is given online, mostly through the donation pages on your website.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Second Life is an online, virtual world where you can customize your online personality (i.e. Your office will extend into this channel, and you'll need tools for you and your employees to manage this extension of your organization's online presence. avatar), interact with others, and even conduct business transactions.

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NTEN

APRIL 27, 2009

According to a survey conducted in March 2009 by NTEN, Common Knowledge , and ThePort , social networking has become an integral part of nonprofits’ online strategy. Tune in tomorrow, same NTEN time, same NTEN channel. Then you can go all Matt Damon on your ED: “You like apples? > Will there be another?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2009

It points to some great momentum in online giving. 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. Over the past few years, online giving has become an increasingly significant source of new donor acquisition.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

Read the complete article in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Facebook is a good way to attract new volunteers,” said Jayne Cravens, an independent consultant at Coyote Communications who has vast experience in online volunteerism. I treat an Internet presence like a garden.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

Now, online marketing has literally become a conversation between you and your audiences. The effort to stay competitive, profitable, and nimble will require more online initiatives -- which in turn opens more avenues to dialog with your constituents. " But does that ring true in the new age of online marketing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. Here's the description: Join Beth Kanter who has been teaching nonprofit technology workshops for over 15 years, both offline and online. The Topics.

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