Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

One foundation that has been a committed supporter of our work is the Lavelle Fund for the Blind. The Lavelle Fund exemplifies the tremendous social return that bold philanthropy can create. Embracing measured risk, The Fund has been willing to make early bets on Benetech, and has repeatedly chosen to invest in our prototype projects.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2022

It’s hard to imagine that there are people in the world who didn’t feel the effects of at least one of the setbacks he listed: the pandemic , the war in Ukraine, the damage from climate change, the progress we’ve lost in the United States in the fight for gender equality and women’s health. How can your nonprofit access those funds?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2020

We’ll also discuss how nonprofits can create livestreamed and/or a recorded video series that both cultivates donors, inspires advocacy, and raises fund through for your organization. How to tap into the power of livestreaming to raise funds through sponsorship. <<

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

In fact, in the recent Giving USA 2020 report , donors gave more than $131 billion to religion-based organizations in the United States in 2020. . The unique opportunities offered working in faith-based organizations is that we intentionally entertain the donors’ answer to the question of ‘why’ should a donor give?”

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Candid

JULY 22, 2021

In other words, recipients in this latest round of funding tended to be smaller. . This time around, more than 30 recipients were fiscally sponsored entities, collaboratives, or specific funds within organizations. There is remarkable diversity and intentionality in the projects and organizations she chose to fund. Geography .

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EveryAction

DECEMBER 2, 2022

After 10 years of this special giving event, donors recognize this day as an opportunity to take action for social good and show up for the causes they care about: GivingTuesday 2022 resulted in a very generous $3.1 billion raised by 37 million donors for organizations and causes across the United States. and 10 p.m.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

By Michelle Kocin , Digital Marketing Manager at Sylogist Mission CRM – a donor management, fundraising, and volunteer management platform build for nonprofits and NGOs in the Microsoft Dataverse. Silent Generation donors value personal connections and traditional forms of communication. organizations** 11.8%

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.” The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 30, 2021

Relief funds offer a vehicle to provide much-needed financial assistance to individuals during unforeseen disasters and personal hardships. And those that comply with regulatory requirements allow for tax-deductible donations and tax-free grants within the United States. and/or non-U.S. The Needs-Based Test.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 5, 2022

On Giving Tuesday 2022, donors were even more generous than they were in previous years. Better yet, the number of donors increased too. According to the GivingTuesday Data Commons : “[Giving] in the United States alone totaled $3.1 Bloomerang and Kindful customers raised more funds than in previous years.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2023

billion in emergency funds. The United Nations also issued an appeal for an additional $1 billion in aid, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development pledged €1.5 The United Nations also issued an appeal for an additional $1 billion in aid, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development pledged €1.5

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

” Donors are quickly learning that after a first donation is made on Facebook all other donations can be made with two taps. A lot of nonprofits are reluctant to use Facebook’s Fundraising Tools because a donor can opt-out of providing their email address and Facebook will not provide the mailing address of donors.

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Candid

JANUARY 26, 2022

Last year, as the pandemic stretched on, the team at Vanguard Charitable contacted our approximately 25,000 donors to ask them about their giving priorities. NAVi for Hunger & Homelessness is a free, publicly available new tool that puts data on hunger and homelessness at donors’ fingertips via an interactive platform. . .

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Ask your board members if they know of any family foundations, corporate foundations, or other grantmakers who might fund work like yours and if they would be willing to make an introduction to someone at that organization. Spend an hour playing around on Google , searching for foundations that fund non-profits like yours.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On January 31, the Eleventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals began hearing oral arguments in a case that holds significant implications for U.S. philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Following the U.S. What is at stake? Why would this case against a small foundation threaten First Amendment rights for the entire sector?

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2022

The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. The top five donors by dollar amount—The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, IKEA Foundation, BP plc, Lego Foundation, and Google—account for 35% of total funding.

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

On August 17, the United States celebrates National Nonprofit Day to recognize the impact of the social sector and highlight the importance of charitable organizations across the country. . Thank existing donors for their loyal support. State the core issue you want to address in your campaign .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

1) From the outside, it appears that NGOs in Kenya do not have access to the traditional fundraising services that are so common here in the United States, such as a “Donate” page for processing credit cards and PayPal accounts. Other challenges for NGOs receiving payments include security, trust and misuse of funds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

You could keep slogging ahead doggedly, or you could take some advice from the president who led the United States through the Great Depression, helped create the United Nations, and brought you the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination. Franklin D. Roosevelt once famously said: “Do something.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Source: United Nations Population Fund. 9) The white population in the United States will become a minority by 2044. In the United States, by 2020 over half of Gen Z will be born into a minority race. Source: United States Census Bureau. Source: Business Insider. Source: Pew Research Center.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving that occurs every year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (United States), saw 35 million adults participate in 2021 in the U.S., Giving in the United States alone totaled $2.7 We are elated to announce that Bloomerang and Kindful users raised $39,298,352.01 a 6% increase over 2020.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

Sending donors a third-party payment site, such as PayPal, is problematic if that is the only way that donors can give. According to Network for Good , one in six online donors will drop out of the donation process if they are sent to a third-party website. Monthly donors give $35.46

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Your nonprofit likely has plenty of strategies for gathering direct donor feedback. But donors can reveal just as much information about their motivations and interests through their unspoken actions. Review your donor demographics. Certain times of the year put donors in a charitable mood, leading them to give more.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The data on year-end giving in general is motivating: More than 36% of donations are made in the last quarter, according to Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report , with donors in the United States making $2.7 Engage in meaningful conversations with donors. million Muslims in the United States. There are 41.6

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While it is celebrated in the United States, it’s also observed in various ways in many other countries. See hashtag #NationalPhilanthropyDay National Philanthropy Day in the United States dates back to the 1980s when it was conceived by Douglas Freeman, a professional fundraiser.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Each year, the nonprofit sector receives extensive data describing philanthropy in the United States. Laura will examine the sources of generosity, the causes that donors cared about, and factors that influence both.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

But aside from thinking about this season as just a time to raise money, also stop to consider how you can truly enhance relationships with these current donors while you’re making the big “ask.”. Speaking of that, if you’re looking for a way to effectively track donor relationships, take a look at our digital fundraising CRM ).

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Candid

MAY 2, 2023

Prior to the Civil War, the education of Black Americans was prohibited in most states and discouraged in others, leaving many Black communities without access to the educational resources to build quality lives, much less wealth. They are “anchor” institutions that also serve as economic engines for Black and low-income communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 10, 2016

Essentially a digital payment system that allows 2-tap giving by using a donor’s saved credit card information in their Facebook account, we are definitely entering a new era in online and mobile fundraising. The Facebook vetting process is made possible by GuideStar – a database of verified nonprofits operating in the United States.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

As a nonprofit, there are certain ways you can encourage your donors to use their phones for good. In a few different instances, you can even point donors toward helping the cause that your nonprofit champions. From there, supporters will simply open the app anytime they exercise and funds will start adding up for your nonprofit.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

While AB 488 is a California law, it could impact all charities in the United States that solicit donations in California, not just those headquartered in the state. A new law that went into effect in California on January 1, 2023, AB 488 is aimed at improving transparency and accountability in online charitable fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Donors, especially millennial donors, are motivated by specific issues and causes and typically do not have allegiance to specific organizations. This means that nonprofits have to compete with each other for donors’ attention and resources as they gravitate towards causes rather than organizations. How do you overcome inertia?

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Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

The outpouring of support and willingness to make immediate relief funds available has been heartening, but a frequent question has emerged: how can I make sure my grant helps those most in need in a timely and safe matter? Funding through an intermediary or pooled fund hosted by US organization, or.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

6,057 donors completed the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey and based on their responses, the donor community worldwide is made up of primarily women (65%) who have a liberal ideology (53%) , characterize themselves as religious (72%), and give between ($101-$1,000 USD) annually (43%). 20% say Instagram, and 13% say Twitter.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Research show’s that the level of giving in the United States has remained static over the past 40 years. Key themes that emerged include: Enhancing the quality of donor relationships. Redefine relationships from donor relationships to individual relationships. Create a nonprofit mutual fund. Staggering, I know.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

So critical, in fact, that it’s responsible for raising about 80% of the hospital’s funds each year. When the COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States last spring, Rick and his team at ALSAC responded by continuing to lean into a digital focus to maximize the organization’s donor outreach strategy.

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Candid

APRIL 14, 2021

As we emerge from the depths of the pandemic, we must remember that never in the history of the United States have we experienced an equitable recovery to a disaster or recession. If the mission of your nonprofit addresses race, health, or wealth disparities, you likely need additional funding to meet increased demand.

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