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The Silver Tsunami: How the Next Wave of Nonprofits Can Serve Aging Populations

Whole Whale

population will be over the age of 65, and this demographic shift will create significant demand for new services catered to older adults. Coined by Pew Research , the term outlines how the United States is experiencing a significant demographic shift known as the “Silver Tsunami.” By 2030, over 20% of the U.S.

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What Do Donors And Nonprofits Think Of Crowdfunding Tipping?

Bloomerang

Donation-based crowdfunding —vs general commercial crowdfunding—aims to collect revenue through the Internet for charitable reasons ( Choy and Schlagwein, 2016 ). Internet-based crowdfunding platforms allow the initiators to reach large numbers of people ( Gerber et al., 2015 ), in a cost-effective manner.

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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Gen X and gen Y both came of age during the rise mass Internet communications and increasingly shun print communications and fundraising while adapting quickly to new trends in mobile and social giving. In 2012, 58 percent of boomers donated online compared to 44 percent in 2010. This generation, however, is silent no longer.

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Mobile-First Still Matters

Forum One

“Mobile-first” became a major topic for websites when Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, popularized the idea in 2010 at the Mobile World Congress. Today, it is projected that nearly three-quarters (72.6%) of internet users will access the web solely via their smartphones by 2025 —this is equivalent to nearly 3.7 Taking a mobile-first approach.

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What is private? What is public?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Just send the company your e-mail list and tell it what social networking sites those on your list are using, their demographics, the numbers of friends they have, how many widgets they’re using, even their interests. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.),

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Twitter and Nonprofits

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

But right now, at this moment, twitter’s demographic is both tiny and highly nonrepresentative of the population of the world. If your organization’s mission will be greatly benefited by making connections with the twitter demographic then, yeah, twitter makes tons of sense. And so what on earth does that really mean?

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How to Create and Sell Branded Nonprofit Merchandise

Achieve

Plus, you can use the internet to research designs that inspire you. Which demographics responded well to this fundraiser? First, your nonprofit should determine what types of designs you want to include on the merchandise. If you want to create your own, there are affordable online websites and tools to jumpstart your inspiration.

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