Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Trust and donations were huge in the Millennial Donor Report. You must segment your channels of asking. Knowing where Millennials are and which channels do they prefer you use to talk to them is important. Millennial Distinctions.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference (#11ntc) is ramping up by kicking off the community voting website for over 400 nonprofit focused sessions! Reduce/Reuse/Recycle: Repurposing Content for Various Channels. Get Engaged – Donor Engagement through Social Media. If you’re not familiar with the Nonprofit Tech.

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NetWits

JUNE 7, 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. Promotion is ke y - Donors will not know about new happenings without advertisement and promotion. Download the report now! .

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2012

Did you know that in 2011, 16% of new donors gave via online gifts up from 9% in 2007? Or that the median revenue per donor for multi-channel supporters was $228 compared to $89 for offline and $113 for online donors? million and how their fundraising increased 40% by using multiple channels to reach their donors.

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Care2

DECEMBER 14, 2012

People donated more money to charity in 2012 than in 2011, according to a Blackbaud survey , where over 4200 donors from the US, the UK, and Australia responded to a variety of questions about their donation habits to nonprofits. Older donors gave the most amount of money in each of the countries. One-Time Donations.

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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. Turn One-Time Donors Into Regulars. You might not have trouble browsing through its pages, but do new potential donors?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2011

multi-channel – pertaining to communications, usually full duplex, on more than one channel simultaneously. multi-channel! Predicting Donor Behavior. How to Chat it Up with Major Donors. multi-tasker – the performance of multiple tasks at one time 4. multi-loquent – speaking much; loquacious 3.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? I hope that 2011 will be about getting back to basics and mastering online fundraising, that is the art and science of fundraising via an organization’s own website. Fundraising is all about channel integration. Holly Ross, NTEN. And not apps.

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NetWits

JUNE 24, 2011

At these times I can really relate to direct mail specialists, who’ve dealt with their channel being out of vogue for a decade. So I’ve been extremely gratified to see the buzz surrounding Blackbaud’s 2011 donor Centrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmark Report. million donors and more than $1.16

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

build a passionate donor base. ? And which donors should you even ask? . Use a multi-channel fundraising approach. Your ask is a great way to show donors that you value their individual contributions and their continued passion for your cause. How do my donors prefer to interact with my nonprofit? Get creative.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Mobile Web is often discussed as a future trend that nonprofits have time to prepare for, but the reality is that by the end of 2014, the majority of your supporters and donors will be viewing your website, email communications, blogs, and social media content on smartphones and tablets. 10 trillion sent by the end of 2011.

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NTEN

JUNE 8, 2011

Well, my favorite white paper of 2009 just became my favorite white paper of 2011! The 2011 donorCentrics Internet and MultiChannel Giving Benchmarking Report was just released last week, updating the version I excitedly blogged about , lo, those many moons ago. The number of donors that give both on and offline is less than 10%.

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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. But what if you don’t have the budget or staff to focus on eight (or eighteen) different giving channels? We can help!

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Mobile Giving Trust and donations were huge in the Millennial Donor Report. You must segment your channels of asking. Knowing where Millennials are and which channels do they prefer you use to talk to them is important.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Mobile can’t be this separate tactic or channel in your communications strategy. What is your message and what do you want the audience to do? How do your all your communication channels work together to inform, engage, and motivate? Is mobile on your organization’s radar for 2011? Planning for Integration First.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Your marketing specialists get the word out about your gala to your supporters through email, social media, direct mail, and any other communication channels your nonprofit uses. Multi-channel marketing allows your nonprofit to reach more supporters by expanding your overall communication channels. Marketing specialists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Idealware created the Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide to help organizations like yours determine what results and benefits you can reasonably expect from social media, and to guide you through the process of identifying the right channels for different goals. Remember the social aspect of social media, however. How do you find this out?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Diverse candidates are not applying for fundraising positions through the traditional channels, and the hiring officers don’t know where to post their job listings in order to attract them. . While I’d had little direct experience with individual donors, I had many valuable transferable skills to bring to the table.

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NetWits

JUNE 19, 2012

Multi-channel components. A 2011 Gleanster survey found the most important value drivers for top corporate email programs were: Testing and measuring everything. Marketing Sherpa’s 2011 Email Benchmark Report found sending emails based on behavior was one of the most effective ways to improve the relevancy of your emails.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. And almost all executives were resisting letting go of control and embracing the new concept of empowering supporters and donors to be content creators and fundraisers for their nonprofits online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. Enter The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart : VIDEO: 2011: A Look Back. The Daily Show remembers the important stories of 2011 so you don’t have to. .

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

VIP event access for long-time donors and volunteers, allowing them to access prime seating, a free buffet, and other VIP perks. Conduct a bit of market research to determine your target audience’s preferred communication channels. This might include your annual donor appreciation gala, local farmers’ market, or a community festival.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2011

online community channels. Organizations often find themselves outgrowing the smaller donor management software they have used for years. Regarding eTapestry, community member Laura Matana likes that it can be used to communicate with both donors and other constituents. Any Donor Database Suggestions? by Sage 2011.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

Or do: maybe they'll make another video like this one (complete with integrated marketing channels ). While we're on the subject of updated downloads that also happen to be free, we just released a new " Consumer's Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems ", in association with Idealware. Keep them coming.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

You invest heavily in the planning phase, often (err, hopefully) as early as August, but by the time January arrives you want to count the dollars, share the stories, and congratulate donors on another successful year. And, as a fundraiser, you seize the opportunity to build donor loyalty. Choose your channels.

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Care2

MAY 18, 2012

Many of Frogloop's readers are professional nonprofit fundraisers who watch trends like a hawk -- at least when those trends affect fundraising results across sectors and channels. Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5 The full report is here.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

The 2011 Millennial Donor report , the second in an annual series, focuses on engaging Millennials in fundraising. A compelling video won over 12% of donors, while fundraising contests only 42% inspired 5% to give. The data says we should move on. It’s an interesting and valuable report with a lot of great insights.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5 The full report is here.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Starting over may not be an option, but in the absence of that, here are ten things event fundraisers and marketers should be considering to reinvent their plans for 2011: Become more data driven. Bottom line: the tracking, mining, and analysis of data should be central to your 2011 event fundraising strategy.

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2011

Blackbaud just released the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. and includes transactions for over 15 million donors and $1 billion in revenue. about online donors and online acquisition. It also highlights the interesting opportunities and challenges posed by multi-channel giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

In the sheer volume of donors, about 90% contribute online, however our largest donations still come by check. What is on your To Do List for 2011? Our plan for 2011 is to keep growing the relationships we have been building in all of these social arenas and to roll out our new website.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2011

Ask yourself how much money can be raised, how do they fit into your donor cultivation plan and what can you do to get the most from the social web. Integrated campaigns : Integrated may be a word that’s bounced around your organization for years but never will it be as important as in 2011.

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Care2

MAY 24, 2013

Last month we reported that online fundraising response rates declined 27% between 2011-2012, according to the eNonprofit Benchmark study. “Declining response rates illustrate a saturated channel with undifferentiated messaging and campaigns, said the report. ” The average online gift was $89. First time gifts grew 3%.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

You've probably heard us talking a lot about how we want to send as many people as possible to the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference on scholarships. We're also co-hosting the 2011 Innogive Conference on March 16, the day prior to the NTC. The deadline to apply is Febraury 15, 2011, so apply now! How exciting is that?

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

The study looked at peer-to-peer giving across 39 organizations over the last 3 years (from 2011 to 2013). The percentage of people raising money has remained flat across all 4 event types the last three years, but donors gave more each year. Ask people on both channels. This begs the question, who is really raising money?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

If you haven’t started, it may be time for your organization to pay special attention to how online and offline work as complimentary fundraising channels, rather than competing initiatives, so you can improve overall giving through multichannel marketing. coordinated, thoughtful multichannel marketing is still pretty rare.

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Care2

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Since January of 2011 Digg’s unique web visits have declined by more than 50% and gone from 9.4M visitors in October 2011, according to Quantcast. In January of 2011 they had over 10.5M By the end of October 2011 they were almost at 14M unique visitors, according to data from Quantcast. monthly visitors to 4.3M

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