Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Note from Beth: December is a time when start to reflect on the past year and future online trends for fundraising. The term “Sharing Economy” came to my attention two years ago after attending the SHARE conference in San Francisco and there were some implications for philanthropy. If you want a good overview of the Sharing Economy from a nonprofit perspective, read these two posts from TechSoup, Why Nonprofits Are Needed in the Share Economy and Nonprofits Imagine A Better

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Free versus paid: this is an age-old debate that dictates so much in our daily lives. When is something that’s free good enough? It is worth spending a few bucks for something that (may) be better? Indeed, there probably isn’t anyone out there who hasn’t at one time or another been vexed by these very questions. When it comes to building your new and undoubtedly brilliant website, you will absolutely run into this dilemma.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Millennials often think of themselves as the socially conscious generation. As your organization continues to look for funding opportunities, consider millennials as a viable target market, since they are your future donor base. Achieve, in partnership with the Case Foundation, released valuable insight into how millennials interact with the causes that matter to them.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

The fifth annual #GivingTuesday event continued to see double-digit growth rates. According to Blackbaud data, online giving on #GivingTuesday was up 20% on a year-over-year basis compared to 2015. Blackbaud processed more than $47.7 million in online donations from U.S. nonprofits on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. To put that in perspective, the year before the first #GivingTuesday in 2012, there were just $6.6 million in online donations processed.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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