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OCTOBER 27, 2011

Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and craigconnects.org, created this infographic to look at who was proactively and effectively utilizing social media in August and September of 2011. Lots of great trends and information about how the top nonprofits are leveraging social media. The Secret to Achieving 3X Better Fundraising Results.

Blackbaud 78

Blackbaud Social Media Nonprofit Trend 78

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

" 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report – "Five years into the research, it is clear that direct mail giving is still the overwhelming majority of fundraising revenue, and organizations must find ways to optimize multichannel giving versus hyper-focusing on internet giving alone. ."

Web 114

Web Norway Russia Mexico 114

Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2012

While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. The only vertical experiencing a decline from 2010 to 2011 was International Affairs organizations. How many people visit your organization’s website each month? Partner websites?

Results 44

Results Online Donor Fundraising 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Other work might be creative such as coming up with a name for a new product or company or designing a logo, website or brochure or producing a 30-second video spot. Input” usually means getting others to provide information of some kind such as feedback on an initiative or ideas for new campaigns or even to get answers to questions.

Measure 104

Measure Aggregator Platform Consultant 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

People who reading content on their smartphones or tablets will not be consuming text heavy information – it has to brief text and visual or videos. The Alliance for Biking and Walking has a benchmark report about the levels of biking and walking in the US. found on websites in the form of a PDF. What how to make that efficient?

Report 112

Report Slovenia Blackberry PDF 112

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MAY 18, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online.

Blackbaud 66

Blackbaud Trend Haiti Benchmark 66

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2011

Written for the March 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. * * * * * * * * * * *. In fact, I think the first month I hit $100 in total donations was a much celebrated benchmark. Source: Social Good: Charity and Technology in the Online Universe.

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Social Media Results Donation Online 200

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

Some struggle to find an attainable number. Benchmarking comparing your organization’s past performance to itself or doing a formal or informal analysis of peer organizations can help. It also helps to break down your goal into monthly or quarterly benchmarks. SMART objectives can be revised along the way.

Social Media 129

Social Media Media Social Chart 129

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APRIL 15, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending February 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending February 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending February 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online.

Blackbaud 56

Blackbaud Haiti Trend Arts 56

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MAY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on May 10th, 2011 The Chronicle of Philanthropy is not only a great publication, but they also publish some excellent research about online fundraising trends.

Online 111

Online Fundraising Blackbaud Chile 111

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Early Bird Registration for 2011 NTEN NTC is Open Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 12th, 2010 NTEN’s 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference is now open for early bird registration. The 2011 NTC should be the best yet.

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Registration NTC NTEN Open 40

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 6, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Less than half of respondents noted that they are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their organization's current level of information technology.

Resource 73

Resource Research Technology Benchmark 73

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

GuideStar does have Jumo International listed as a nonprofit organization but very little information is shown and likely won’t be until they file their first 990 with the IRS. When The Jumo website had its soft launch back on March 18, 2010. “The last thing I want to do is add yet another site to a nonprofit’s plate.

Trend 80

Trend New York Blackbaud Argentina 80

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

What you do with the information makes all the difference. This data comes from the our donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking group and looks across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. If you’re just looking at the list, then the value of the information is relatively low. Just like a report of giving by city.

District of Columbia 72

District of Columbia Trend Donor Blackbaud 72

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The 34 page report contains a lot of information across a broad range of questions. Between 40% and 50% of organizations in each sub-sector, except International, estimate a budget increase for 2011. Among grantmakers receiving more applications, 49% intend to increase their budgets in 2011. sectional studies.

Collaboration 75

Collaboration Research Report Indiana 75

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

What you do with the information makes all the difference. This data comes from the our donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking group and looks across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. That’s the power and importance of benchmarking. Sometimes it’s just ambient awareness or trivial trivia.

District of Columbia 70

District of Columbia Trend Donor Blackbaud 70

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 12th, 2011 One year ago a devastating 7.0 How will you gather information about the results of your efforts? Technology Can your website and giving forms handle 4x their normal traffic? Do you have a scaled down shadow website ready to go? Do you have email templates ready to go?

Haiti 63

Haiti Trend Difference Blackbaud 63

sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Not until they improve their existing online giving options and optimize their website for mobile devices. Nonprofits would also reach far more people and have greater impact by optimizing their website for mobile devices instead of just building iPhone apps. Who stores the donor information and how quickly does the nonprofit get it?

Trend 75

Trend Nonprofit Blackbaud Aggregator 75

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Blackbaud updates these indices on the 15th of each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. All Rights Reserved

Blackbaud 70

Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Statistics 70

Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2017

Bridging the Information Gap. When it comes to understanding individual giving trends, nonprofit organizations face an enormous information gap. They can also benchmark their performance against their sector to understand when and where they are over- or underperforming. Since 2011, individuals in the U.S. Key Highlights.

Giving 40

Giving Help Aggregator Open Source 40

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What Facebook Knows Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 7th, 2010 Think about all the things people post on Facebook or any other social networking website. That can be a good thing and sometimes that can be a bad thing.

Trend 73

Trend Facebook Blackbaud Feeds 73

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JANUARY 18, 2011

Tags: Blackbaud Index , Fundraising , Online Giving Similiar Articles Blackbaud Index for September 2010 Blackbaud Index for October 2010 Blackbaud Index for March 2011 Blackbaud Index for February 2011 Disaster Giving and The Blackbaud Index blog comments powered by Disqus Previous: What’s Different One Year After Haiti?

Blackbaud 62

Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Haiti 62

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JANUARY 20, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking How Nonprofits Can Avoid Online Credit Card Fraud Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 20th, 2011 Nonprofit organizations are a big target for online credit card fraud. There are certainly pros and cons to using these but they work.

Online 64

Online Blackbaud Nonprofit Test 64

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Integrated Systems are a Global Priority: The area with the highest average importance rating in all countries is having a unified database that contains all information on donors and other supporters. But more work still needs to be done to make websites effective. and community fundraising is cited by Italian respondents.

Global 48

Global Netherlands New Zealand Germany 48

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Blackbaud updates these indices on the 15th of each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. All Rights Reserved

Blackbaud 58

Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Statistics 58

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

There are 75 pages of statistics and trend information in the report. The study is part of an ongoing research partnership with the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , which began in 2006. All Rights Reserved

Studies 74

Studies Philanthropy Trend Attitude 74

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APRIL 6, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Video: Online Advocacy Trends Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 6th, 2011 The recordings from Blackbaud and Care2′s Advocacy Live 2011 event are now online. Hot or Not: What’s Sizzling in Online Fundraising?

Advocacy 60

Advocacy Trend Video Online 60

NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2010

With inbox competition increasing and recipient patience dwindling, the nonprofits that succeed this holiday season and into 2011 will remember one thing: email is about the needs and wants of the recipients, NOT those of the organization. . A good guest is respectful, informative, and hopefully even a little fun. .

Mail 61

Mail Campaign Management Yahoo 61

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2010 Online Giving Trends Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on February 15th, 2011 Blackbaud released its 2010 Online Giving Report today. There is a tremendous amount of valuable information about organizations of different sizes and sectors.

Trend 82

Trend Online Giving Blackbaud 82

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

37% of respondents said that they respond using the charity’s website when they get a fundraising letter in the mail. Catalog shoppers tend to be more qualified leads when they arrive at the Website (versus those who use search engines) and thus more likely to convert to buyers. This can be traced to a number of factors.

Mail 78

Mail Trend Offline Blackbaud 78