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2024 Online Fundraising Statistics for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Direct mail was the second most preferred channel at 21%, followed by social media (17%), text messaging (8%), and phone calls (2%). M+R Benchmarks ] Online Giving The average gift made on desktop devices is $194; for mobile users, the average gift is $94. [ Double the Donation ] The current donor retention rate is 41.9%.

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Break Your Mobile Phone Addiction: There’s An App for That and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Having trouble getting that mobile phone out of your hands and checking it when you need to focus on work? There’s an app that can help you break your mobile phone addiction and it makes it fun. The app is called Forest that turns putting down your phone into a game. Here’s how it works.

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3 BIG reasons not to build a Mobile App!

Whole Whale

So when conversations about mobile strategy come up, the idea of an app hammers the nail. According to data compiled by Statista in 2021, Americans spend 5-6 hours a day on mobile devices. As a reader of this, you’re probably in a decision phase around how to build out your nonprofit’s mobile strategy towards impact.

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5 Ways To Incorporate Mobile Tech Into Your Volunteer Program

TechImpact

In fact, most Americans have a cell phone, smart phone, or tablet that they use to keep their schedule straight and stay in touch with their large and diverse networks of colleagues, friends, family, and acquaintances. So why not engage volunteers where they spend most of their time–on their mobile phone.

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11 Mobile Marketing Statistics You Wont Believe

TechImpact

One of the biggest buzz words in the nonprofit sector has been mobile marketing. The intuitively named marketing trend refers to a marketers ability to communicate a message effectively to a consumer via their mobile device. Bottom line is, there is real potential in the mobile space that is only now is starting to heat up.

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9 Ways to Use Text Messaging for Your Virtual Fundraising Event

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By harnessing the convenience of the mobile phones donors use daily, you can transform your virtual fundraising events into engaging, revenue-boosting opportunities. Text-to-donate enables your attendees to give by phone without having to navigate away from your virtual event page. Try it from your mobile phone now!

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Further, most Kenyans do not use credit cards, instead the majority of the population use mobile payments and cash. M-Changa strives to make it convenient for local NGOs to accept both mobile and card payments. M-Changa has also partnered with GlobalGiving to enable NGOs already of the platform to accept mobile payments.

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