M+R

MARCH 11, 2024

Here’s the timeline: March 22: confirm participation and sign the participation agreement April 5: data submissions due April 26 : data summary dashboards delivered to participants May 3 : deadline to decide what data to purchase May 15: all data delivered and advertising audiences become available Again: Get the full webinar recording here !

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Mail Results Benchmark United States 74

Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Care2 is pleased to provide this overview of The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships just released by Network for Good and True Sense Marketing. The study, which you can download here , summarizes “$381 million in online giving through Network for Good’s platform, including 3.6

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Studies Summary Online Giving 70

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2012

Source: Mobile Mindset Study. The Mobile Mindset Study , a new survey from mobile security developers Lookout using data commissioned from Harris Interactive, has found that three out of five smartphone owners in the U.S. The summary: Here’s the topline summary: Smartphones are essential to our lives.

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Mobile Studies Attention Data 112

Charity Village

JUNE 17, 2021

Original Broadcast Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021 Summary: Amid the cancellations and rescheduling of events during COVID-19, fundraising teams were faced with the challenge of reimagining how nonprofits fundraise during a global pandemic.

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Virtual Fundraising Broadcast Case Study 104

Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Add “Please redo this paragraph with citations,” to the prompt and you get: Engaging in the arts is crucial for youth development as evidenced by numerous studies. But suppose the funder wants to know who Winner and Burton are, or why you’re citing a 17-year-old study by Hetland et al? 2013)… …and so on.

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Generation Artist Arts Instructional Design 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2011

MFGII summary findings Nov 2011. GuideStar and Hope Consulting have released the results of new study, Money for Good II (MFGII). The study also states that donors want to be able to obtain this information from third-party portals and 53 percent of donors survyed want to use such sites.

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Results Studies Money Share 102

Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In the study, we examined practices from hundreds of organizations that have participated in L4G’s feedback capacity-building program to identify which practices most helped organizations to gain new insights and bring about programmatic and organizational changes.

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Rate Survey Nonprofit Sample 128

Forum One

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Here are a select few that our readers most visited. Using AI to Guide a Career Path in Government Streamlining an Ecosystem of Sites Design for Impact Making Data Accessible Engaging Events In 2023, we successfully hosted our second annual Digital Impact Summit along with a series of insightful webinars.

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Content Drupal FAQ Government 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. Here’s the summary and it is filled with useful tips and practice. The dashboard shows rough sentiment analysis, # of mentions and links. The answer is here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2014

The goals are: 1) To study how to report live effectively from a large scale, multiple day event using primarily Twitter , Instagram , and Facebook. 3) To provide a summary of live event reporting best practices that other nonprofits can put into practice and benefit from.

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Report Summary Social Media Twitter 188

NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2012

We identified three possible models for sharing back-office functions, as explained in our summary findings. > You can also read the case studies for four of the organizations we talked with: The Chatanooga Museums Collaborative. > Read the Research Article on Nonprofit Shared Back-Offices. Environment America.

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Case Study Research Studies Share 81

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Tweets can be 280 characters, but studies have shown that tweets between 71 and 100 characters perform better than longer tweets. It’s worth noting that Summary with Large Image Cards outperform uploading an image in place of using cards as well as Twitter Cards that pull up a small, square thumbnail image.

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Twitter Practice Social Media Nonprofit 350

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

This was among the key findings of the new research study, “Community Philanthropy 2.0,” conducted by Geoff Livingston, (as part of his fellowship for the Society for New Communications Research ), Qui Diaz and myself. The full executive summary of the study is available for download.

San Francisco 79

San Francisco Studies Columbus Summary 79

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. From these questions, our national study, How Strong is Your Social Net? was created.

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Arts Social Media Studies National 110

Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2012

The sixth annual Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Index Study is now officially released. For a summary of trends seen in the benchmark, watch my video here. Author: Vinay Bhagat. At a macro-level, we continue to see online engagement growing at a healthy rate. Watch the video on YouTube.

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Benchmark Convio Studies Summary 48

Nimble AMS

MAY 17, 2022

Bureau of Labor Statistics latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, employment openings increased to record levels in March, reaching 11.549 million vacancies. A recent Salesforce study identified that 89% of full-time workers were more satisfied with their job because of workplace automation. According to the U.S.

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Technology Literacy Associations Retention 141

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

A recent study from two researchers affiliated with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has challenged the public perception about AI’s negative impact on society due to the “robots taking over jobs.” See Nethope blog post that provides a summary of how AI is currently be used in the humanitarian sector.

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Homeless Research Global System 163

sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid—commonly known as FAFSA®—is the form current and prospective college and career school students must fill out each year to qualify for federal financial aid, whether that be in the form of grants, loans, or work-study funds. More information: What’s Changed for the 2024–25 FAFSA® Form?

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Student Application Education Grant 83

Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

Actually, before you do any fundraising at all or make any public announcement, you should really do a feasibility study to make sure your campaign will be successful. A well-designed feasibility study will help you learn: The community’s perception of the proposed project and your organization in general. See the difference?

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Campaign Phase Guide Gift 75

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In the 2021 Association Trends Study from Community Brands, 78 percent of people who work at professional membership organizations say their staff is working more than they were a year ago. For example, set up a workflow to automatically send a monthly membership summary to your executive director and board of directors.

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Associations Technology Analytics Product 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

Two recent research studies take a pass at answering that questions and the findings should be useful to those mentoring emerging leaders in their organizations and looking for professional development opportunities for them. “ The report offers some great tips and advice to those managing emerging leaders on how to mentor them.

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Skills Leadership Mentoring Summary 136

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Shelbee studied sociology and public and nonprofit management for her undergraduate degree. Prioritize infrastructure and overhead needs all throughout the organization so everyone involved understands the needs and understands its role in completing the mission.

Indiana 98

Indiana Ratio Arizona Summary 98

Nimble AMS

JULY 19, 2022

According to a Community Brands Association Trends Study , 78% of professionals reported higher than average workloads. After you receive any feedback from your staff, consider hosting a company town hall to communicate a brief summary of the results. Is your association staff satisfied in their current roles?

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Survey Associations Tips Interview 120

Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

At the 2022 ANA Nonprofit Federation Winter Conference, presented by Data Axle, you’ll hear case studies and success stories from experts and industry leaders that offer you actionable solutions to the issues and challenges you face in 2022’s challenging and dynamic environment. Where : Austin, TX & Online (Hybrid).

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Conference Nonprofit Americorp Fort Worth 122

NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

" There emerged in this discussion thread a "case study," that I felt was both inspiring and instructive. Amber's summary thoughts on her transition from accidental to purposeful techie: One thing I would add is that my approach at my job was possible because of an organizational culture that allowed it.

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Case Study NTEN Studies Leadership 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

A big hat tip to Nedra Weinreich for a link to this study about nonprofit social media adoption: Nora Barnes and Eric Mattson at U Mass Dartmouth surveyed the 200 largest nonprofits and found that they are adopting social media. tools to pay attention to.

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Adopt Social Media Studies Results 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

To catch up, read the summary here and to read the most recent thoughts -- see Gavin's newest post here and Emily's reflections here. Heather Carpenter from AspirationTech points us to two nonprofit studies -- one about employment trends in the sector and the other nonprofit effectiveness. The proposed call agenda is here. A Few Web2.0

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). However, the benchmark study is a tool, and like any tool, it depends on how it’s used. To say this is a highly anticipated, monumental report would be an understatement.

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Rate San Diego Open Benchmark 139

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

One of my favorite nonprofits to study, nonprofits would be wise to subscribe, follow, and like the World Wildlife Fund and learn from their commitment to early adoption and investing resources in building a powerful online brand. Clearly, by 2013 they understand the value of allowing their supporters to easily find them on the Social Web.

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Websites Design History Online 241

Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2023

Here are three reasons why your nonprofit could benefit from coaching services: Reduce Stress and Boost Efficiency In a recent study, most nonprofit professionals reported feeling fatigued at the sheer amount of work that was on their plate. Summary In conclusion, hiring a coach can be an invaluable investment for your nonprofit.

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Goal Help Fundraising Nonprofit 52

TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2013

Less than 1% of organizations have the latest Java update, reports Bit9 in a recent study. In summary, make sure every computer at your nonprofit is using the latest version of Java to protect your donors, sponsors, staff, and organization’s information. Image courtesy of Associations Now.

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Summary Nonprofit Tech Images 121

Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The soon-to-be-released Community Brands Member Engagement and Loyalty Study suggests there’s room for organizations to get members more involved. The study looks at member loyalty data by three segments: high (“Super Members”), medium (“Rank and File”), and low (“Value Seekers”). Here are five ideas: 1. Focus on engagement.

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Associations Studies Benefit Attention 60

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2009

Blackbaud has released a summary of early results from its analysis of 2008 online giving trends. The average online gift for the organizations studied increased to $248.82 The summary, including thoughts on what worked, is posted at: [link]. They’ve found: Steady growth throughout the year. in December.

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Trend Online Giving Summary 100

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In fact, according to the 2019 Community Brands Digital Evolution Study , those working at professional member organizations (“Pros”) indicate that workflow automation and artificial intelligence are emerging areas for technology investment at the associations where they work. Artificial intelligence and associations.

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Associations Amazon Studies Technology 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2008

Photo by PixelFarmer - Zen Mutt (a rescue dog) - Title "Precision" The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to rethink, reinvent -- again. The summaries will be briefer, focused on a social media theme or a social media question related to practice. And if you???re

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Summary Social Network Nptech Practice 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Last week, Geoff Livingston , Qui Diaz and I posted a summary of our findings from our Philanthropy 2.0 I'm using this post to roundup the reactions to the study and add some more context. Source: Philanthropy 2.0 research, a survey of the giving habits of the social media savvy, over at Mashable.

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Philanthropy Results Studies North America 51

NetWits

MARCH 4, 2011

I’ll let you read the summary for yourself, but I wanted to highlight some interesting statistics: Not surprisingly, 47% of peer-to-peer fundraisers raise money for health or disease research. The average fundraising goal of the study group was $100.00-$199.00. Sending emails ranked second at 73%.

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Fundraising Atlanta Survey Summary 163