Classy

JULY 9, 2021

Hospitals and universities often use capital campaigns to fund big projects like land acquisition, equipment purchase, or construction projects, but other nonprofit sectors can also benefit from their major gift focus. 5 Trends to Know With Capital Campaigns. 6 Quick Tips to Unify Your Offline and Online Fundraising.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

From gathering demographic data to understanding your grantees’ experiences, grantmaking organizations have been working through many multifaceted conundrums this year. Trends in Impact and Outcomes Reporting in Grantmaking Measuring the impact of your grantmaking can be difficult and time-consuming.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 17, 2022

A recent Salesforce study identified that 89% of full-time workers were more satisfied with their job because of workplace automation. Receiving this feedback will identify organizational trends and help you prioritize which tools are best for your association. Why this disconnect in data literacy? Download now.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 13, 2022

According to a Community Brands Association Trends Study , 58% of early careerist members identified training opportunities as their biggest priority. Consider partnering with specific universities, so you know exactly what training and certifications are relevant to students and recent graduates. Networking opportunities ?.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

Studies show that nonprofits need flexible dollars to succeed. One such initiative is Demographics via Candid , a national campaign to address the surge of interest in nonprofit demographic data. The report highlights declines in philanthropic support for historically Black colleges and universities.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Candid’s Issue Lab provides access to more than 33,000 philanthropic resources, which include reports, studies, surveys, and toolkits that cover a variety of issue areas and are contributed by social sector organizations from around the world. Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the University of New Mexico This report examines how W.K.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. 2016 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 2016 Donor Engagement Study :: Download. 2016 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. 2015 Text Donation Study :: Download. Published by Georgetown University.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2022

Building Movement Project studied over 4,000 nonprofit employees and found no difference in qualifications, leadership aspirations, or skillsets between white people and people of color. What do we know about funding support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)? . This is not a pipeline problem. Stay tuned .

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students. While studies show that workers with bachelor’s degrees have higher lifetime earnings and lower poverty rates than those without, technology has changed the workforce.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. 2015 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 2015 Donor Engagement Study :: Download. 2015 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. 2014 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study :: Download. Published by Abila.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2024

A 2021 study by the foundation found local outlets struggling to secure new revenue streams. McClatchy Foundation, established by the McClatchy newspaper chain’s publisher, wove several journalism initiatives, including the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative , into its grantmaking strategy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

The 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report shows that, regardless of generation, online is now the preferred channel for donations. Based on current trends, most nonprofit leaders of mid- to large-sized organizations are coming around to the idea of utilizing technology in their development cycle. McKinsey’s data supports this idea.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid—commonly known as FAFSA®—is the form current and prospective college and career school students must fill out each year to qualify for federal financial aid, whether that be in the form of grants, loans, or work-study funds. The Better FAFSA promises greater transparency, too.

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

According to a recent study, performed by Nottingham Trent University and Sheffield Hallam University, 38% of organizations have seen or are expecting an increase in their services since the beginning of the pandemic. For organizations that have not focused on reengagement, now is the time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 2015

The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. 2015 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 2015 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. Published by Indiana University. 2014 mGive Text Giving Study :: Download. Published by Walden University.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Under this inclusive definition, 70% of respondents said they participated in service on a monthly basis—more than twice the 23% to 28% in studies with narrower definitions and the 33.8% reported for “informal helping.”

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Let’s review three strategies for analyzing your donor giving patterns to create a data-driven fundraising and marketing strategy: Identify popular times of the year for giving. Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics. Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics. Review your donor demographics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2019

AI for Good: Nonprofit Trends and Use Cases is an e-book published by Salesforce.Org that provides a good primer about AI, a few basic examples of how nonprofits are using Salesforce.Org product, Einstein, and useful tips on ethical AI. The questions include: Do you have a mission-related question to ask and have answered by your data?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2018

I recently had the privilege of hosting a panel discussion with Sue Cunningham, President of Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and James Wiley, Principal Analyst for Technology at Eduventures, about 2017 charitable giving performance and trends for higher education.

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Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 23, 2023

Running reports and measuring data. Data Collection Keeping accurate and up-to-date volunteer data can become a real-challenge if your organization relies on manual data-entry, even more so if you have to train a new volunteer coordinator on how to collect and input information. Data-entry errors are inevitable.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

It uses data from the Center on Philanthropy Panel Study (COPPS), the nation’s largest study that tracks giving patterns among the same households over time." Below is a list of tips and suggestions on making decisions to do with hardware and software, message and editing, video quality, and promotion ideas."

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Toward that goal, later this year, our GlassPockets tools for improving foundation transparency will also be integrated, along with other resources to help you improve grantmaking practices, advance field and grantee capacity building, build data capacity, and learn to leverage Candid tools to work more effectively. .

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Volunteer hours are one of the most important pieces of volunteer data that enter your database. For one thing, tracking volunteer hours and maintaining accurate volunteer data logs makes it possible to apply for volunteer grant funds. Studies show that in 2019 alone, corporations gave over $21 billion to nonprofits.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Before we get into specifics, some business about how we looked at this data: because Giving Tuesday jumps around, we can’t just look at December revenue year over year and keep things apples to apples. One of the universal—and heartwarming—truths is that people will help each other in times of need. EOY was up, up, up! .

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2014

That report card is called Giving USA , a public service initiative of The Giving Institute , produced each year with assistance from its research partner, the Lily Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University. The longest running study of its kind, Giving USA shows us how giving has fared over almost 60 years.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The 5 key points from “Ogilvy on Advertising” Do your homework – Study the product, its competitors, and research consumers’ views before developing advertising. Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. Thorough understanding leads to big ideas.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll find articles about: Opinions on Industry Trends, Topics in Behavioral Science, Whitepapers and Case Studies in Philanthropy, and Direct Mail and Online Fundraising. And it’s not style over substance; their opinions are backed up by data and carefully considered. THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2020

Notably, this isn’t just a trend for younger generations. Mobile technology includes all portable communication devices, such as smartphones, tablets, or smartwatches, that connect to Internet or cellular data and can be used to increase trust and transparency, fundraise, story-tell, and work more efficiently. SMS & MMS.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

Armed with such data describing the value of the arts for its participants, arts leaders can change the perception that art is merely a luxury to show that, instead, it is a vital necessity to human beings. With such evaluation data, arts leaders can promulgate the value of the organization’s art to all stakeholders. 3-4, Ppg 223-233.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Below is a sampling of benefits nonprofits can enjoy when they use a social-first digital fundraising strategy: Data collection : Digital technology not only helps donors learn about, connect and give to nonprofits; it provides a way for nonprofits to learn about and connect with donors themselves. Make it easy. Be strategic.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

" New Research Proves the Business Case for Product Giving : PitchEngine : Get the Word Out™ – "New research from Indiana University concludes that businesses can do well by doing good through product philanthropy. How are you managing your data? Besides average gift amount, what might we expect?"

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, May 27, 2011 Research Friday: Social Media is all around us - How do we embrace the trend? As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

So, to keep in mind all these factors and actually make right decisions, we had to search beyond our instincts and start gathering data to know where we are heading. There are tons of data hidden in the inner resources of your organization and you can collect them from all the people involved in your nonprofit. The effect?

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Achieve

JANUARY 3, 2018

Contrary to the trends that had emerged earlier this year, millennial women—and women of other generations—are indeed not apathetic at all. Amy received her PhD in Human Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. These actions will inevitably influence policy in the future.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. While driving to work recently I heard an NPR report about philanthropic giving in the US; but it was not the numbers I had just read in Giving USA 2012 published by the Giving USA Foundation and compiled by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. However, studies reveal that most nonprofits still view evaluation as exclusively about program outputs, and they often perceive data gathering as a resource drain and distraction. University of Idaho. As part of a. Concept Note. McCawley, P.

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