NetWits

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Blackbaud released its 2011 Online Giving report today. The report combines findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data to provide the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. of online giving happened in October, November, and December of 2011.

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Trend Online Giving Analysis 141

NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Once there, nonprofits need to inspire, overcome reservations and make it easy to make an online donation. How frustrating.

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Websites Online Donor Cancer 207

NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

to learn more about the turn to online fundraising, the need for a multichannel approach and how direct mail is still alive and well. Online donors are a generous group. In fact, online donors are worth a lot more than offline donors. The downside is that online donors are often one-hit wonders. Download Now!

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NetWits

JANUARY 13, 2011

Did you know that online giving passed 15 BILLION in 2009? I’m not sure what 2010 looks like yet, but based on the growth we’ve seen since 1997 (as shown below) it’s pretty safe to say that 2010 online giving numbers went up. So, how are you thinking about your online fundraising strategy? Amazing, eh?

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Online Giving Blackbaud Comment 229

NetWits

MARCH 26, 2013

In working for years with nonprofits, I’m consistently amazed at the considerable time, energy, and smarts that organizations throw into their online marketing – via their websites, email marketing, social outreach, and online communities – without having an integrated view of the whole landscape in which their messages are moving.

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Map Marketing Online Strategy 146

NetWits

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

We wrapped up the “ 9 Essential Elements for Online Success ” webinar series this week and are thrilled at the level of participation we received! By popular demand, here are the presentations for you to review and download: 1. Target and Connect (Email, SEO, and Mobile). Check out the associated blog posts: The Big 3: SEO, Email and Social.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2012

— Larger and larger gifts are being given online. In fact, Blackbaud’s 2011 Online Giving Report , noted that the largest online gift in 2011 was $260,000 ! The report further noted, “87% of the nonprofits in this analysis had at least one online gift of $1,000 or more during 2011.”. Online Support is Needed.

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Gift Online Donation Offline 133

NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

While the dogooder in me loves a great cause, I also relish the opportunity to learn more about online fundraising and why people give. If you check out my page , you can see that the entire campaign was run online. What I Learned About Online Fundraising. Then draft you online communications to resonate with those audiences.

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Online Learning Fundraising Tips 201

NetWits

MARCH 10, 2012

It got me thinking about how content is used by nonprofits to help them connect with the right audience online. In essence, Joe points out the fact that great content is the tool that moves hearts and inspire action online. If you want to reach people in this ever changing, online and social world you’ll need great content.

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Content Marketing Online Wikipedia 201

NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. No matter how well an organization is doing with its online fundraising, it will eventually hit plateaus and declines.

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Online Giving Haiti Fundraising 144

NetWits

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Most importantly, are you considering how your online presence will help you grow your giving program? The Nielsen Norman Group has estimated that online donations will constitute the majority of donations by 2020. You need to connect with your online donors as much as you do your with your offline donors.

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Online Giving Tips Search 171

NetWits

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

One of the ways nonprofit organizations are meeting this demand is by placing some of their focus on building successful online fundraising programs. The reason they’re going this rout is because online giving is a key component to Achieving 3X Better Fundraising Results.

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Gift Program Online Fundraising 188

NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

And because fundraising continues to shift from offline to online nonprofits are faced with a growing need to find new and innovative ways to do fundraising through online sources. The move towards a multichannel fundraising approach (online and offline) is becoming more and more critical to long-term success.

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Social Media Raise Washington Online 200

NetWits

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

As a long-time LinkedIn member, their outreach continues to engage and delight me, while also going to the core of successful cultivation techniques: make your constituents feel special, understood and appreciated.

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Linkedin Lesson Online Technique 166

NetWits

APRIL 12, 2013

Dennis McCarthy and I had the pleasure of presenting Online Benchmarking: What Worked in 2012 at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Minneapolis, MN. Though the full report is not out, we shared the key findings to those who attended in person and online. The key factoids of the 2013 Blackbaud Online Benchmark Report include –.

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Benchmark Report Online NTC 116

NetWits

OCTOBER 4, 2012

In 2008, Barack Obama used one of the most successful online marketing and …

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Online Lesson Campaign Fundraising 163

NetWits

JULY 15, 2010

It contains both The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving. percent for the 3 months ending May 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009 while the online giving index reports that online revenue increased by 23.0 The charitable giving index reports that overall revenue increased by 6.2

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Offline Online Giving Blackbaud 148

NetWits

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I’ve just completed a quick review of this, and I believe there are some interesting statistics that can help give us a picture of what online priorities Asia-Pacific organisations have. The top driver of online donations to email to current donors, followed by direct mail promotion of online giving.&#.

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Asia Activities Active Activism 109

NetWits

JANUARY 17, 2013

It’s 2013. As a nonprofit focused on fundraising, you’ve likely started making resolutions …

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Fundraising Online Nonprofit Interaction 241

NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2012

Online donor solicitations are powerful. Such messages are able to reach large audiences, present …

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Offline Online Donor Fundraising 102

NetWits

MAY 10, 2010

We can learn some things from this online fundraising project. On mothers day 2010 they set out to raise money for Mama Lucy - a change maker who’s dedicated her life to helping kids in Arusha, Tanzania.

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Tanzania Online Fundraising Tips 102

NetWits

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The combination of online giving and mobile giving were the first response channels of choice by donors. The recent Haiti earthquake disaster has once again brought to the forefront the role that new giving channels play in helping those most affected. I will save the pros and cons of mobile giving for another blog post.

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Haiti Giving Trend Online 100

NetWits

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Is your nonprofit raising money on it’s website? I’m guessing the answer is yes.

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Action Online Fundraising Raise 268

NetWits

OCTOBER 22, 2009

I am fortunate enough to get to host a session called "The State of Online Fundraising" on Wednesday, November 4th from 2pm to 3:30pm EDT / 11:00am to 12:30pm PDT. November is NTEN member appreciation month and they are having several free webinars for members.

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NTEN Online Fundraising Hosting 100

NetWits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Yes, there are some very well established best practices for online fundraising, but testing always helps you improve your own performance.This is especially true when you are trying something new or outside the norm. Over the years I've gotten countless questions about how should nonprofits setup their online fundraising programs.

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Question Online Fundraising Test 100

NetWits

JANUARY 15, 2010

Online forms are IMPORTANT! At the heart of nearly any online constituent engagement is a web form that you are asking a constituent to submit (and hopefully enter their credit card information). You have probably spent countless hours and dollars in designing, implementing and updating your organization’s web presence. And for what?!

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Since there are so many things to consider when mapping out your online fundraising strategy it can be overwhelming to know which direction to go. Our goal was to identify five all-too-common obstacles to look out for when mapping your online fundraising efforts and five shining guideposts to get your organization going on the right track.

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Online Fundraising Map Director 100

NetWits

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

One thing that has been bothering me lately is the amount I've been talking to folks about their online success. So many people I've spoken to lately are not measuring how successful online has been for them. In fact in a recent NFP Synergy survey ( Virtual Promise 2008 ) 49% of folks said they don't measure this stuff at all!

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Measure Online Internet Virtual 100

NetWits

OCTOBER 30, 2009

But I’m talking major mind shifts here, stay with me… No longer is the world of independent schools separated into segments of online/offline communication. Yes, you will say (and you would be right) it is constantly changing and has been for years!

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Offline Online Student Voice 100

NetWits

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

If you had to guess how much charitable giving grew in 2012, what …

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Results Ideas Fundraising Help 258

NetWits

DECEMBER 11, 2009

One of the quotes I read that describes President Barack Obama’s online strategy was this: “Real change comes from the bottom up…and there’s no more powerful tool for grass-roots organizing than the Internet.” Boy…was he right. After his success, everyone wanted to know how he did it.

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Online Lesson Advocacy Learning 100

NetWits

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Volkswagen has provided an update on its Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle ( earlier post ), now scheduled to arrive on the market in 2014. At the presentation of the concept in Germany earlier this year, VW had said the EV would launch on the market in 2013. kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Lithium Communication Germany Online 121

NetWits

JANUARY 3, 2011

Welcome to 2011! If you are anything like me right now, you are probably sitting at a desk somewhere, trying desperately to pull your mind out of holiday mode and back into work mode. There are probably mountains of work just waiting for your attention, right?

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Tools Doc Help Slideshare 128

NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

Do you ever find your self thinking … “ How can I empower my nonprofit supporters to raise money for a cause they love ”? In fact it’s something I think about often.

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Raise Money Teen Online 139

NetWits

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

At October's Blackbaud UK Relationship Management conference, I discussed Challenge Event Fundraising and the best ways to get the most out of these events. I'd like to share some of the findings but first some background.

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Challenge Fundraising Blackbaud Tips 100

NetWits

AUGUST 25, 2009

I attended the season finale of the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco on Sunday and got to enjoy a typical (overcast) San Francisco day in a typical (eucalyptus trees) San Francisco outdoor venue with about 2500 typical (fun-loving) San Franciscans. Why do I care?”

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San Francisco Practice Site Fundraising 105

NetWits

MARCH 25, 2013

6 Specific Challenges Online Fundraisers Should Consider When Using Facebook. Social Media and Its Relationship with Online Fundraising. Want to Raise Money Online? Convert Peer-to-Peer Donors into Recurring Online Donors. Your Donors Don’t Live Only Online or Only Offline, So Why Do Your Communications?

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Ideas Fundraising Blackbaud Sample 262