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JULY 17, 2014

10 Ways To Segment Donors To Improve Nonprofit Fundraising Effectiveness | Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology : Here are 10 different ways your nonprofit can segment its donors to improve communication for your next email donation campaign.'

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Deadline extended for Colorado Gives after nonprofit donors overload computer | The Republic : Colorado Gives Day began Tuesday beginning at 12 a.m. Organizers decided to extend the one-day promotion because high demand on the website led to delays and computer problems.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Is Your Website Turning Away Donors? Inspiring Generosity : Recently, Philanthropy.com published a survey of millennials who were asked to respond to different nonprofit websites. It reads, “75% of Young Donors Turned Off By Out-of-Date Web Sites.” The headline of the results, published on July 18, 2013, caught my eye.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

Video: Young Donors React to Online Appeals - Online Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Young donors want to know where their money is going and what their gifts will accomplish.

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APRIL 7, 2014

Reaching Donors in Real Time – Wherever They Are | Third Sector Today : While the number of nonprofits ready and eager to change the world is growing steadily, only a few can rely on direct donations and large, active donors every day.

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JUNE 6, 2013

Online Fundraising - What Donors Want to See on Your Website : It is tempting to think that websites are less important in this age of social media. People of all ages, are likely to research your nonprofit right at your home page before they give to you. Make sure that you make donating as easy as possible.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Video: Young Donors Want Fewer Words but More Information - Marketing and Communications - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Video: Young Donors Want Fewer Words but More Information Third in a series of videos By Cody Switzer Young donors want a lot of information when they visit a nonprofit''s (..)

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JULY 24, 2013

Donors Who Give by Text Want to Give More, Study Finds - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Donors who give via text message would like to make larger gifts using their mobile phones, according to a new survey of more than 20,000 text-message donors.

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JANUARY 4, 2012

Celebrities Competing Online For Donors - TheNonProfitTimes : A dozen celebrities representing as many charities have one month to raise as much money as they can with an ultimate prize of winning $25,000. Mozilla, the nonprofit behind the open source web browser Firefox, started each celebrity-charity team off with a $5,000 donation.

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APRIL 9, 2013

Donor-advised funds allow people to establish a charitable account, get an immediate tax deduction, and help decide later which charities receive grants. Until now, donors have had to go through the fund to make a gift, and none of the funds have allowed charities to communicate directly with their account holders.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

Video: What Young Donors Want From Mobile Devices - Online Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Three-quarters of young donors in a recent survey said their biggest frustration with charity Web sites was that many are not designed to be used with a smartphone or tablet.

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APRIL 13, 2015

Big Charities Court Young Donors With Bitcoin Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Big Charities Court Young Donors With Bitcoin Fundraising Seeking a foothold with younger, digitally minded donors, more major nonprofits are accepting gifts in Bitcoin and promoting their friendliness with the virtual currency, The Wall Street Journal writes (..)

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APRIL 13, 2015

Some related material collected here [link] Big Charities Court Young Donors With Bitcoin Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Big Charities Court Young Donors With Bitcoin Fundraising Seeking a foothold with younger, digitally minded donors, more major nonprofits are accepting gifts in Bitcoin and promoting their friendliness with the virtual (..)

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Young Tech Donors Take Leading Role in Philanthropy 50 - Philanthropy 50 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "America’s 50 most generous donors increased their giving by 27.5 percent last year—powered in large part by a $1.5-billion

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JULY 18, 2013

Young Donors Want Web Sites To Show Results - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Organizations that want to persuade people in their 20s and early 30s to give and volunteer don’t have much of a chance if they’re not updating their Web sites frequently and including compelling details about (..)

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APRIL 27, 2010

Enhancing the Donor Experience : FundRaising Success: "n her presentation at the 47th AFP International Conference on Fundraising in Baltimore earlier this month, Bridget Brandt, senior marketing manager at Sage Nonprofit Solutions, discussed some keys to creating loyal donors through their experiences with your organization.

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MARCH 29, 2016

The Data Every Nonprofit Should be Tracking - Nonprofit Hub : "Data can be a daunting thing. You could utilize it for everything from marketing and social media, to volunteer and donor management. We conducted a recent survey on the state of data in the nonprofit sector, in conjunction with EveryAction. IBM says that 2.5

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JUNE 12, 2012

Tips on Great Web-Site Design With Donors in Mind - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : The problems with most nonprofit Web sites today are too much text and not enough great visuals, said Ann-Laura Parks at last week’s AFP TechKnow conference in Orlando, Fla.,

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MARCH 22, 2012

Online Donations Bring the Middle East and Africa Closer to American Donors | Wamda.com : The good news is this figure has also been steadily increasing in the last few years. such as the Middle East and Africa, could potentially benefit if the Internet can help bring international causes closer to American donors.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

Non-profits should not forget online platforms when reaching out to potential donors | Business | Kentucky.com : Online is an important channel for nonprofits to include in their fundraising practices, and the options for online fundraising include much more than just a donate button on the organization''s website.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Crowdfunding for Nonprofits | Stanford Social Innovation Review : "Used strategically, crowdfunding helps nonprofits build meaningful engagement, inform their work, spread their messages, and expand their donor base to increase their overall funding and impact.

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MAY 11, 2012

A Facebook Promotion Connects a Charity With a Loyal Donor - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

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JUNE 21, 2013

Nonprofits: Drive Behavior With Social Media - Forbes : real-life experiment by Facebook to encourage organ donation, adding one’s donor status to one’s timeline, sparked an immediate 2,000% increase in the number of people signing up as donors.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Nonprofit Industry News Article Detail | Sage Nonprofit Solutions : Not having cash on hand may no longer be an excuse to turn down Girl Scout cookie sellers, as many troops are now using nonprofit technology that enables participants to accept debit and credit cards.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

Nonprofits find their way with social media - Shelby News: Local News : "Just how effectively are nonprofits using social media? Bloomerang, an Indianapolis company that works with nonprofits to help them improve donor retention, surveyed over 9,000 small to medium-sized nonprofits in the U.S.

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MAY 27, 2014

Hopes for the Dot-NGO Designation - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly : Public Interest Registry, the American domain regulator responsible for the top-level.org domain suffix, is offering Australian nonprofits the chance to switch to an.ngo or.ong domain in October. The latter is for use in regions where Romance languages are prevalent.)

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Nonprofit donors have more options for giving - Fort Worth Business Press: "While these may be traditional ways to drum up money for a cause, such methods tend to be labor intensive for both the charity and for donors, said Aly Burroughs, the corporate marketing director for the American Heart Association’s Start!

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MAY 5, 2009

From NTEN and IdealwareDownload the Consumers Guide to Donor Management Software | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network: "Download the Consumers Guide to Donor Management SoftwareThe Consumers Guide provides you the unbiased comparative information you need to narrow down your choices in a fundraising system.

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MARCH 3, 2015

Social Giving IRL (In Real Life) for Nonprofits - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly : "Not all social giving IRL has to be tied to hosting a gala or 5K. People gather in places for lots of other reasons, and those are opportunities for the right charities with the right tools. The growth rate of U.S. The growth rate of U.S.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Woulda Coulda Shoulda #GivingTuesday | Nonprofit Marketing | Getting Attention : "Would you have generated donations your organizations wouldn’t have gotten otherwise if you had participated in this year’s #GivingTuesday? Could you have tried some new strategies this year, like the matching gifts offered in so many #GivingTuesday campaigns?

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JUNE 23, 2011

How To Get Fire in Your Organization’s Belly: Key Insight from the Millennial Donor Summit | Beth’s Blog : "illennials – We know they are young, tech savvy and well-educated-but they are also some of the most active when it comes to donating and volunteering. So what’s the secret to engaging Millennials in your nonprofit organization’s work?

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APRIL 28, 2008

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Email Donor Lists Growing, Open Rates DroppingOpen rates for email campaigns and fundraising messages have declined for the past three years, but those who have provided an email address are starting to churn out at a slower rate.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

21 Social Media Tips for Nonprofits | NTEN : love nonprofits. But nonprofits don''t always "get" social media. While there are few truly firm rules about using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google , or any of the other myriad of platforms out there, there are some things that bug donors. And I love social media.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

Nonprofit Collaboration Tech: Easy As PB & J | #fundchat : Many nonprofits, especially small ones, struggle to find technology tools that are affordable, easy to implement, and help spur collaboration across teams, volunteers, and yes…even donors!'

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JULY 10, 2013

Nonprofit Trends: Technology and Transformational Change | Marc Chardon : f we''re connected in all these ways, then why shouldn''t we also be connected to the nonprofits we either support or rely on for services? This access helps the donor feel connected to the cause, on his or her own terms, not the nonprofit''s.

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APRIL 22, 2008

Found this on PNNOnlineJessica Biel Starts Social Network to Match Nonprofits and Donors :: PNNOnline ::: "Actress Jessica Biel is involved in the launch of Make the Difference Network, and the site that connects people to nonprofits will be run by her father Jon Biel and social entrepreneur Kent McBride.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Powerful Online Tool Will Highlight Local Nonprofits : TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept 10, 2012 – The Community Foundation of North Florida is excited about launching FindLearnGive.org, the community’s first comprehensive online database of local nonprofits.

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