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. one-time donations increased from 2011 to 2012. Recurring Gifts. One-Time Donations. In the U.S.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

I’ve heard that to be a major gift officer you have to have access to people with money, be comfortable socializing with them, and speak their language. 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.

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Develop Pennsylvania Mentoring Newsletter 123

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.

Mobile 137

Mobile St. Louis Donor Blackberry 137

Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Slack channel to connect with peers. For a monthly gift of $25, donors receive: . A FundHER welcome gift delivered to your door . Quarterly progress reports showing their life-saving gift in action. Break up your incentives based on the size of the recurring gift and offer different perks for higher giving levels.

Donor 84

Donor Sudan Cancer Gift 84

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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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

The price is lower than the recently reported $800 million figure, but still a formidable investment from the enterprise software giant, which is on a seemingly never-ending acquisition spree. Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011."

Web 117

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Nonprofits with a low donor retention rate need to continually acquire new donors or larger gifts to keep up. The Golden Rule of Donations The FEP reports also drill into donor frequency; specifically new and repeat donors. How can you easily offer additional ways to give or open up more engagement channels?

Retention 86

Retention Donor Guide Rate 86

Care2

MAY 24, 2013

Last month we reported that online fundraising response rates declined 27% between 2011-2012, according to the eNonprofit Benchmark study. According to the report, response rates on appeals declined by more than 18%. ” The average online gift was $89. ” The average online gift was $89.

Benchmark 70

Benchmark Studies Money Raise 70

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I know our YouTube channel started in 2007. We have a decentralized team of 10+ staff contributing stories to our social media channels. Secondly, we look at the traffic driven from these channels and if they trigger a conversion event on our site. What is on your To Do List for 2011? Are they paid, full-time, part-time?

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Social Media Conservancy Interview Media 205

Care2

JUNE 2, 2011

Blackbaud just released the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. This report analyzes data from 28 organizations (some of the biggest national nonprofits in the U.S.) It also highlights the interesting opportunities and challenges posed by multi-channel giving. Get one now.

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Results Fundraising Case Study Mail 68

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. The full report is here. Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5

Donation 72

Donation Studies Headline Washington 72

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

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. 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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Social Media Interview Examples Media 254

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. According to the report, the answer is essentially "not so much."

Donor 58

Donor Offline Mail Channel 58

Care2

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

If you’re like 90+% of the nonprofits reading this blog, direct mail gifts still make up the overwhelming majority of your fundraising revenue. On the technology side, it can quickly grow wildly complex to manage creative and logistics for targeted marketing through a variety of channels.

Offline 73

Offline Blended Mail Channel 73

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? Are larger gift amounts soon to follow? Planning for Integration First.

Donor 98

Donor Summary Mobile Phone 98

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.

Mobile 55

Mobile St. Louis Donor Blackberry 55

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I was lucky enough to get a preview of the Money for Good 2015 report and it’s full of surprising (and not so surprising) data, insights and recommendations for organizations, funders and vendors. Unlike other benchmark reports, this one actually gives concrete recommendations that everyone can apply to move the giving needle.

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Report Donor Demographics Statistics 20

Care2

APRIL 9, 2014

The report, which analyzed data from 53 nonprofits, over 2.1 On average, 0.69% of website visitors made a gift, bringing the average value of a visit to $0.60. Check out the email list growth over the last few years of different sized nonprofits (orange: 2011, yellow: 2012, and blue: 2013) -. billion email messages, 5.6

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Rate email Advocacy Social Media 75

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

Semphonic President and Conference Founder Gary Angel says " What a gift to have the best minds in the industry to work together and the big bonus is helping 2 chosen non-profit organizations."" The Analytics Challenge is a ½ day event at X Change conference on September 13th. "" Apply today!

Hunger 120

Hunger Web America Case Study 120

Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

In their gigantic 2011 email benchmark report, Marketing Sherpa indicated the most effective way to improve email message relevancy was to automatically send email based on triggers.What's a triggered email campaign? They also help cross-promote other channels and engagement opportunities. And for brands, they work.

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email Marketing Registration Nonprofit 55

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

In fact, the 2013 Online Benchmark Report reported monthly giving revenue increased 27 percent in 2012 over 2011. Choose your channels. Time is of the essence, and different audiences require different touch points (read: Next Generation of American Giving ), so choose your channels wisely. Channel coordination.

Build 38

Build Donor Channel Sound 38

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. It’s also been reported as the top tactic to deliver relevant and engaging content.*. You can insert personalized content that: Cultivates (thank recent donors/volunteers; report how gifts were used). It’s not just me.

email 48

email Campaign Test Benchmark 48

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Based on data from 3,828 charities that raised more than $12 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reports that overall charitable giving grew 2.3 After flat years in 2011 and 2012, giving to religion has grown slightly in 2013. “So less of their charitable dollars are being channeled through the church.”

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Organization North Carolina Blackbaud Dallas 36

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

So how do you make the fact that you’re doing a 5K or walk into news that’s going to get reported? Include the following key items to make it easier for a reporter or blogger to develop your story into a feature, and increase the likelihood of it getting picked up: Direct quotes from “in the know” sources.

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Headline News Maryland Cancer 39

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The cockroach under the refrigerator: scandal and malpractice in philanthropy posted by Travis Butterfield , Project Coordinator ASU Lodestar Center Ever since I worked with Laura Tan on editing her recent blog post , I have been thinking about the unintended effects that volunteer service can have.

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Philanthropy Arizona Research Feeds 40

Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

Reprinted from Feb/Mar 2011 issue of Convio Connection : interview with Dave Hart, Chief Technology Officer, Convio. They might also want a solution that enables them to produce reports quickly for review by their board of directors. Author: Jill Ward. You talk to a lot of nonprofit executives. What keeps them up at night ?

Offline 30

Offline Integration Convio Database 30

NetWits

MAY 30, 2012

Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report. So what’s the harm in dropping a channel? Here are few key insights about multichannel givers from our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report. When you can convert an online donor to an offline channel (i.e. 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report.

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Online Fundraising Offline Mail 234

NetWits

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

A few months ago we published the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report and yesterday we released the 2011 Online Giving Report. The majority of giving still comes from offline channels, but online fundraising continues to be a significant source for acquiring new donors.

Offline 275

Offline Donor Online Aggregator 275

sgEngage

APRIL 30, 2021

Trend: Fewer Donors, Larger Gifts. Since 2011, the Blackbaud Institute has continued to see a decline in number of households donating, but an increase in total donations. Many “COVID donors” were new donors to healthcare or made in-kind gifts. Healthcare organizations raised $4.9B This trend was accelerated in 2020.

Retention 93

Retention Trend Philanthropy Donor 93

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Compare that to the $290 billion in total fundraising in the United States according to Giving USA 2011. The 2010 Online Giving Report revealed that the size of the nonprofit makes very little difference in what percentage of total fundraising comes from online giving. How much is the average online gift?

Raise 88

Raise Money Online Giving 88

sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 10th, 2010 Nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter isn’t happy with Apple at the moment. Is the strategy to make it up on volume?

Trend 75

Trend Nonprofit Blackbaud Aggregator 75

sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Myths about Online Giving Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 1st, 2010 There are so many myths about online giving. 77% of nonprofits had at least one online gift of $1,000 or more last year. Here are five that need to be busted.

Trend 79

Trend Online Giving Offline 79

Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2017

For more than a decade now, there has been much debate about whether online activists would ever turn their clicks into gifts. In recent months, there have been numerous media reports of significant giving surges to nonprofit organizations following the 2016 U.S. Today, we now know the answer is: Yes. elections.

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Phase Giving Hurricane Disaster 43

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2014

For a refresher, my 2013 piece Non-Technology Trends for the CIO and a 2011 white paper for the Association of Fundraising Professionals on similar topics may be good places to start and worth a read as well.). For better or worse, everyone knows this, so there is more competition for these large gifts. A Delicate Balance.

Trend 35

Trend Technology Retention Channel 35

sgEngage

MAY 31, 2011

This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits. This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits. This is in line with the 2010 Online Giving Report.

Benchmark 73

Benchmark Internet Giving Offline 73

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Just When You Thought Direct Mail Was Dead Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 10th, 2010 It’s baaack! Actually, it’s single channel communication that’s dead. Donors flip channels. Is it easy?

Mail 79

Mail Trend Offline Blackbaud 79