Robert Weiner

JANUARY 9, 2012

NTEN published my somewhat snarky predictions for nonprofits' use of fundraising technologies in 2012. My overall predictions are that most things will be pretty much the same as last year (and 2010 and 2009, etc.): many nonprofits will struggle with out-of-date systems. No surprise -- many will also lack the funding to replace them.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Armed with a fundraising page and email tools, peer-to-peer fundraisers turn their family and friends into donors. So, I thought I’d share five ways your organization can increase peer-to-peer fundraising revenue. So, I thought I’d share five ways your organization can increase peer-to-peer fundraising revenue.

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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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Care2

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

For the past few years, nonprofits have been raising 40% to 60% of their money online during the month of December. 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.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

Founded in 1957, the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) was established as the fundraising and awareness organization for St. One of the visionaries behind the widely successful fundraising campaigns is ALSAC’s CEO, Rick Shadyac. RS: It takes money to raise money. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season? Presenters also discussed the importance of utilizing successful fundraising strategies including: Telling passionate stories and using assets like photos and videos to reinforce your stories. Tags: Online Fundraising. Related Resources.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

—– I’ve recently shared a couple interviews exploring two case studies of really successful online fundraising campaigns: SXSW4Japan Raises Over $120,000 and $100,000 in Three Days with #TeamAutism. Then, why do we keep thinking celebrities are so important to raising money? Both of them involved celebrities.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

As Jordan Viator explains on the Connection Café blog: It’s no surprise that every other blog post you read these days talks about how to raise money, stretch funds and build supporters in the current economic climate. Tags: fundraising community conference 09ntc nptech events convio. That’s right. Check out the widget!

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Care2

MARCH 14, 2011

One of the key questions I get from nonprofits is, “How much money should we be raising online?&# It’s a good question and hard to answer, especially if your online fundraising program is new and you have little data. Online is the fastest growing fundraising channel for nonprofits! Advocacy supports fundraising.

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NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

Every nonprofit sector has seen double-digit online fundraising growth since 2009. >> It’s important that you take the appropriate steps to ensure your making the most of your online fundraising efforts. It’s pretty well known that most fundraising happens in the last few months of the year.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

When it comes to online fundraising, an obvious tip is to meet your current and potential donors where they are. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. Over $5 million has been raised in 2009 alone. 1) Raise Meaning B efore Money. and Canada.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2010

If your nonprofit is not developing yearly benchmarks for its fundraising program, website visits, email and e-newsletter open and click-through rates, start now. Online Fundraising. Even in this dismal economy, online donations grew 14% and 69% of nonprofits raised more in 2009 than 2008. Don’t know where to look?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Managing money for a nonprofit often feels like laying train tracks ahead of a speeding locomotive. An organization’s course depends on how well its leaders manage money down the line. Unique Nonprofit Money Management Challenges. Nonprofits can also struggle with money management when they don’t spend enough of their funding.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2009

The Giving Challenge is not focused on how much money you can raise, but on how successful you are at getting people to donate to your cause. The contest runs through November 6, 2009. Tags: Online Fundraising Online Fundraising Social Networking Web 2.0 Tools Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Thank you not the last touch.

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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. I know unrestricted money is your top priority. Download the report now! . Here are a few ideas for you.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 19, 2022

From that humble beginning, the program evolved into an after-school club and eventually became a nonprofit organization in 2009. Featuring these kinds of images in conjunction with specific donation amounts helps make prospective donors feel good about where their money is going — they know what their dollars will do! Request a Demo.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Year-end fundraising is here. Yes, that’s right - up to 40% of donations come in at the end of the year for many nonprofits that have a solid year-end fundraising plan in place and an engaged list of supporters. Looking for some good data and examples for your fundraising team? Fundraising Facts. – AFP.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Those of you who fundraise for educational institutions or are interested in how they're raising money online should check out the results of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's 2009 survey on online giving (PDF). Some highlights: read more.

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See3

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

This year, See3 is playing an active role in Tweetsgiving 2009 , a global celebration that seeks to change the world through the power of gratitude. But as the story behind Tweetsgiving demonstrates, the real focus is not to raise money but to share gratitude all across the web. Any questions? Write in the comments below.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Since 2009, Facebook has provided the option to create featured ads on their platform to help businesses and organizations reach others’ newsfeeds. Use ads to promote major fundraising campaigns, events, or cause awareness days. When paying for any advertisements, you want the biggest return for the least amount of money possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I’ve been going every year since 2009 to cover the event on my blog. Out of all the amazing speakers and discussions , I was lucky enough to sit down with Barb Newhouse, President & Chief Executive Officer. Says Newhouse, “$115 a lot of money, not enough to cure disease, but it is a game changer.”

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 31, 2009

I’m pausing today to reflect on 2009 and I realize how blessed I’ve been this year. Watching multiple clients raise astonishing amounts of money through the mail this year. Being in Moscow in October and participating in a brain storming session for a Russian professional fundraising organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever – Guest Post by Joe Waters. A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. So is giving money.”.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 8, 2020

Since the turn of the century, we have faced many societal and financial challenges to raising money for our organizations: September 11, 2001, the recession that began in 2007, and annual natural disasters that challenge the worldwide environment. Please be safe!

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

World Giving Index Charities Aid Foundation looked at three different types of charitable behavior – giving money, giving time and helping a stranger and used the results to produce the “World Giving Index.&# Tags: Fundraising , Nonprofit Trends , nptech , Online Giving , Social Media , Web 2.0

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2010

If there’s one topic that’s near and dear to my heart in the nonprofit world, it’s participant fundraising. Back then, fundraising was different. Despite these challenges, I became one of the organization’s top fundraisers in Northern California that year. (I First a little background information.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

Technology for nonprofit development and fundraising is quickly changing. In the TechSoup premiere our new #NPLive interactive series of video events, join us to discuss The Future of Fundraising online in the social media matrix on Tuesday, May 24 at 11 a.m. Why Has Fundraising Online Shifted so Quickly? Pacific time.

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Care2

JUNE 24, 2010

“If 2009 was the year of the "tweet", 2010 is the year of the "check-in", said Joe Waters, Director of Cause and Event Marketing at Boston Medical Center on this weeks Live Discussion over at the Chronicle of Philanthropy. After all, location apps like Foursquare and Gowalla were the breakout technology at SXSWi just a few months ago.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Here are our picks for the top donation platforms for nonprofits to help optimize your digital fundraising efforts. Founded: 2014 Give Lively builds tech for peak fundraising experiences on both the donor and nonprofit side. Online revenue is up for nonprofits. So what’s the best donation platform? Click To Tweet. For a Budget.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

With the global financial crisis at its peak and a recession looming, many nonprofit managers are probably asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise money next year?" " I suspect fewer fundraisers are asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise the money it needs four years from now?"

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 24, 2009

For 24 hours starting tomorrow, Saturday, July 25th at 6:00 AM PT, 195 bloggers will be posting on their blogs every 30 minutes to raise money for the charity of their choice as part of the 2009 Blogathon. Some of the top fundraisers are: Tiny Bites fundraising for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society 30 pledges totaling $1,509.33

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2012

Every sector surveyed in our 2011 Online Fundraising Report experienced double-digit growth since 2009 , including roughly 13 percent* in the past year. Along with strong growth in online fundraising we found that online donors. online fundraising program knowing that the upside is so incredible. fundraising take off.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2015

Do you remember selling chocolate to raise money for your class field trip back in elementary school? This form of fundraising is called peer-to-peer fundraising , and it's not just for kids. But, with a 60 percent increase in the use of peer-to-peer fundraising between 2012 and 2013 , peer-to-peer is on the rise.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly. Their Tweetsgiving campaigns were fundraisers benefiting Mama Lucy’s school in Tanzania and connected the students to their supporters through Twitter. We can’t focus just on money.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Peer-to-peer fundraising events are growing in popularity - and rightfully so! If you have limited resources, or are just starting out, then you should consider one of the following types of events: Virtual: In a virtual event, such as a read-a-thon, participants can register and fundraise online, from anywhere.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Flickr Photo: Mez Love You may have heard by now that we're raising money for scholarships to the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference.Last year was the first time we ran the campaign, and while we met our goal, it was a stretch, and we almost burnt ourselves out. It's the same in online fundraising for specific campaigns.

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