Care2

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Last week I had the pleasure of moderating a panel about this timely topic of multi-channel fundraising and communication for NTEN’s 501 Tech Club New York City at the TADA! With all the new technology out there, nonprofit organizations have more ways than ever to reach donors online. Youth Theater.

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Channel Integration New York City Campaign 52

NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

million gifts 1.879 million unique donors 66,470 different nonprofits Seven-year time span (2003-2009) Donations from a wide range of nonprofit sizes and types About the Study The purpose of this data mining wasn’t to create another study about the rapid growth of online giving (though it is skyrocketing). We looked at: 3.6

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Studies Donor Online Giving 95

AFP Blog

JUNE 23, 2009

Tips for Using the Web, E-mail and Social Networking to Net Wired Wealthy Donors : By Abny Santicola : FundRaising Success: "In the session 'Taking Leadership Online: What's Hype and What Works in Online Fundraising' at Fund Raising Day in New York 2009 presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater New York Chapter in early June, (..)

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Social Network Mail Hype New York 30

NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

The challenge in online fundraising today is that it's more than just email: it's Facebook, and Twitter, and e-mail, and widgets, and your website, and your blog, and your supporters blogs, and. It's the same in online fundraising for specific campaigns. In 2009, we didn't put an end date on our campaign.

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Fundraising Lesson Social Media Mail 61

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

Seventy-nine percent said they hadn’t found ways to do so.” – Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 12, 2009. In fact, social media has increased the consumption of e-mail. Early estimates for 2009 show an increase in online donations of 46% from 2008. Mobile Subscribers. Pitches in Tweets and Status Updates help too.

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Social Media Metrics Track Myspace 249

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

So what can we fundraisers do to minimize the impact of this difficult period on our organizations, and at the same time maximize our income? Reassess the whole ball of wax: fundraising, marketing, communications. You can’t treat loyal and responsive donors like statistics. And you can’t stop building your donor database.

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Money Fundraising Database Channel 67

Care2

JUNE 16, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) • Ask early! • Make it a match.

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Social Media Advocacy Donor Online 34

Care2

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

In a report outlining results from the 2010 year-end fundraising, M&R analyzed thirteen of their clients results and shared some great data. Highlights include: 77% raised more money this year than they did in 2009. The number of donors grew by 12% in 2010. 85% sent more solicitations this year vs. 2009. Bottom line?

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Money Raise Test Gift 76

Care2

JUNE 15, 2011

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that multichannel fundraising, i.e. enabling your donors to give via postal mail, your website, telemarketing, social media, etc. is the answer to all of your fundraising woes. and includes transactions for over 15 million donors and $1 billion in revenue.

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Channel Fundraising Blackbaud Advocacy 58

Care2

MAY 14, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Here are the highlights.

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Benchmark Social Media Studies Advocacy 28

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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Demographics Social Media Online Advocacy 45

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. Highlight Special Donors, Fundraisers, and Volunteers. Blogs are a great platform for highlighting donors, fund-raisers, volunteers, and other supporters through “of the month” posts.

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 260

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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Demographics Social Media Advocacy Online 34

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

in September of 2009, I had very low expectations. Write a blog post asking your supporters to send an e-mail to Congress, to attend an event, or “Like&# you on Facebook. Use your blog to publish distribute an urgent fundraising appeal. Interview experts, volunteers, donors and board members. Post calls to action.

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Content Ideas Organization New York 237

Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

Social Media 47

Social Media Online Advocacy Media 47

Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

Social Media 28

Social Media Difference Advocacy Case Study 28

Care2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

As you kick off your end-of-year online fundraising campaign, what is your game plan to convert the warm new leads you recruit -- into actual donors? Converting Fresh Leads Into Donors Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 2PM EDT. Tags: Lead Generation Nonprofit Events Online Fundraising. Check out the list here.

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Donor California Children Director 40

NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

There is little debate that online communication, fundraising, and advocacy have become important parts of the modern nonprofit's fundraising and marketing mix. Some of the key trends supporting rapid adoption of technology by nonprofits are: 1) Online lifestyle, behavior and giving of consumers and donors leading to success.

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Online Giving Convio Mobile 74

Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) we had reached our fundraising goal of $300.

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Case Study Local Studies Social Media 35

Care2

MARCH 24, 2010

You need to continually be on the look out for new donors, members, advocates and volunteers. In contrast, direct mail has long been the staple of the acquisition diet for nonprofits. However, new research shows that direct mail is in serious trouble. It also usually requires a big budget! percent annually, the report says.

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Mail Nonprofit Blackbaud Newsletter 57

NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

In a packed room at the 2009 NTC in San Francisco, LeVar Burton loomed large. It's not often that four professional online fundraisers give you a notebook's worth of great ideas from their own programs, then repeatedly instruct you to ignore them. Old-line direct mail programs can work online. Marc Ruben, M+R Strategic Services.

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Giving San Francisco Fundraising Test 44

Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) June 11, 2009 | Jeff Patrick Great article !

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Facebook Social Media Advocacy Online 50

NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

"I don’t have enough resources to do online fundraising and marketing", and. "I’m not sure I can afford to invest in online fundraising." Last year, Convio clients raised more than $777 million online and 2009 looks to be even better. 8 percent of file are donors. Do these statements sound familiar?

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Convio Mail Newsletter Game 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Note from Beth: Diana Scimone is a free agent fundraiser. I wrote about her project The Born2Fly Project to stop child trafficking in January, 2009 on National Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Awareness Day. Ironically, it is also the same day as my birthday). She did her first Twitter fundraiser in September on 9-9-09.

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Lesson Dominican Republic Learning Widget 97

Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

In 1999, Blackbaud pioneered the nonprofit technology market by introducing reliable, secure, and donor-friendly online donation forms. The last three years, in particular, have shown how online giving continues to be a growth engine for fundraising in the nonprofit sector. of total fundraising revenue. of total sales.

Online 36

Online Giving Offline United States 36

Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Is it signing up to receive information?

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Analytics Google Social Media Websites 54

Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2011

Guest blog alert: Donna from Charity Dynamics (a Convio Solution Provider ) is sharing an real-life example of how integrated marketing and fundraising helped a nonprofit increase online revenue by more than 100%. A couple of weeks ago I shared some insights on integrating online and offline fundraising channels for strong results.

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America Results Volunteer Offline 24

Care2

JANUARY 19, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Was this recorded? All rights reserved.

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Social Media email Advocacy Practice 28

Care2

JUNE 26, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) All rights reserved.

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Social Media Gift Advocacy Support 37

Care2

JUNE 4, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Click here to register.

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Media Social 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. Highlight Special Donors, Fundraisers, and Volunteers. Blogs are a great platform for highlighting donors, fund-raisers, volunteers, and other supporters through “of the month” posts.

Content 117

Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 117

Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) January 15, 2009 | Samer Excellent suggestions!

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Newsletter Social Media Advocacy Tips 51

Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) June 11, 2009 | Tara Great list of tips!

Social Media 40

Social Media Advocacy Online Tips 40

Care2

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

What can you expect in 2009? Well, you can start by reading some of the most recent studies by Blackbaud, Donor Digital and M+R Strategic Services with 2008 year-end highlights, and smart tactics to deploy in these hard times. Big donors ($500+) drop off contributed to the lower average. What does that mean for nonprofits?

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Case Study Online Fundraising Studies 28

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

As mentioned below, the most solidly supported functions are those related to mail.&# If you have an email list captured by one application, a donor list captured by another, a social network in another, and you give them all equal “weight,&# then you’re asking for trouble. 8 Judi Sohn 01.22.09 13 Eoin 06.25.09

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Integration API Drupal Open Source 100

Care2

JANUARY 21, 2009

The big question on every fundraiser’s mind these days is this: How can an organization sustain and even increase their online donations in a recession? While there is no magic formula, the best practices for online fundraisers right now lie in a solid communication strategy and philanthropy fundamentals. Don’t stop asking.

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Online Fundraising DC Director 34

Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Donors hate feeling like cash machines.”

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Convio Benchmark Studies Social Media 31