NetWits

JUNE 13, 2011

Although the findings of the recently released 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report haven’t changed much since the last edition three years ago, its release has (re)fueled the conversation fire in the #nptech community. It shows that where we fail to engage donors, we also fail to raise funds.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Nonprofit statistics covering fundraising, charitable giving, online giving, social media, mobile, donor retention, email marketing, stewardship, donor research, charitable organizations, donor trends, direct mail, giving, and other key not-for-profit charitable giving metrics and benchmarks.

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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. Online-acquired donors are younger. Online donors tend to have higher household incomes.

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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. So it makes sense that your direct mail initiatives receive the lion’s share of your fundraising focus and resources.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 10, 2014

There is no perfect answer, but we all know there are two basic ways to raise more money: Ask your existing donors to give more. Find new donors (while keeping the ones you have). Since donors everywhere are still a bit skeptical about the state of the economy, asking all of them to give substantially more may be a tough row to hoe.

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2012

Online donor solicitations are powerful. Such messages are able to reach large audiences, present …

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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. and includes transactions for over 15 million donors and $1 billion in revenue. is the answer to all of your fundraising woes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 5, 2014

Online fundraising platforms are making it easier than ever for donors to contribute when and how they want to, and they eliminate some of the costs of direct mail solicitations and in-person events. In other words: they assume they have persuaded a potential donor, and they abandon their messaging. in the same period.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011. Regarding alternate price points for mobile donations, the research suggests that there is negligible donor erosion between the $15 and $20 levels, thus charities should forego the former and opt for the latter. Ongoing Engagement.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

I was convinced that we could change the way that nonprofits engaged their constituents by harnessing the Internet. I even boldly predicted the demise of direct mail – although I was wrong about that! In 2011, an estimated $17 billion was raised online. In 1999, less than $100 million was raised online.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Online revenue grew by 21 percent since 2011. TechSoup has two donor partners in this technology area if you'd like to try out a new mobile payment collection service: The Dharma Merchant Services. The PayAnywhere donation program at TechSoup provides mobile and Internet-based payment processing services.

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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.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 4, 2011

If you’ve been in the nonprofit industry for a while, you’ve likely heard that “direct mail is dead” or that offline fundraising is on the decline. Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. Direct mail and other offline fundraising sources are still the most effective ways to raise money – by a long shot!

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NetWits

MAY 30, 2012

to learn more about the turn to online fundraising, the need for a multichannel approach and how direct mail is still alive and well. It’s easy to assume that donors are using newer forms of communication to stay connected and support the causes they love. Online Donors Need to be Moved Offline. i.e. Direct Mail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. Internet TV will transform how nonprofits tweet and report in real-time. Updates no longer exist. Conclusion :: What’s Next?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

If you’ve been in the nonprofit industry for a while, you’ve likely heard that “direct mail is dead” or that offline fundraising is on the decline. Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. And it continues to be the best way to acquire new donors. Data storage and hardware is cheap.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Older donors don’t give online Wrong. A higher percentage of donors 45 to 54 and 55 to 64 give online than offline. 25% of donors aged 65 and older give both online and offline. Major donors don’t give online Wrong. Online donors don’t give offline Wrong. Here are five that need to be busted.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

With 90% of your nonprofit’s supporters and donors now accessing the Internet on multiple devices every day , nonprofits really need to prioritize mobilizing their Web content. Slow dial-up Internet access required that websites be as simple as possible for faster loading. Limit the Use of Images.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. Internet TV will transform how nonprofits tweet and report in real-time. Updates no longer exist. Conclusion :: What’s Next?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? However, story after story pointed to pressures from donors for nonprofits to invest as little money as possible in administration and fundraising. One was to keep making necessary investments in overhead and potentially have donors walk away.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2010

cited direct mail as the top driver. Face-to-face fundraising is mentioned most frequently by respondents from the Netherlands, major donor cultivation is cited by respondents from Canada, India, and the U.K., report that their donors ask to have their contributions restricted for a certain purpose. and the U.S. and the U.S.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

A survey by PRWeek and Barkley found that 55% of male Internet users said they would pay more for a brand or product that supported a cause they cared about. 67% of respondents said they would try a new brand because of a cause.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Causes is selling $25 and $50 prepaid gift cards and donors get a tax write-off. .&# Jessica Guynn covers the launch of charity gift cards by Causes that are available in 800 Safeway and Vons supermarkets in California. Recipients log on to Causes.com/giftcard to choose from more than 1 million nonprofits.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

made a donation in 2009 to a private foundation, a donor-advised fund, or a charitable trust 7.9% The study is part of an ongoing research partnership with the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , which began in 2006. There are 75 pages of statistics and trend information in the report. s network of friends/peers 72.4%

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2011

The 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report provides analysis of 28 major nonprofit organizations and transactions for over 15 million donors and more than $1 billion in revenue. The dominate giving channel for new donors 64 years old and younger is online — not offline.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

Online revenue grew by 21 percent since 2011. TechSoup has two donor partners in this technology area if you'd like to try out a new mobile payment collection service: The Dharma Merchant Services. The PayAnywhere donation program at TechSoup provides mobile and Internet-based payment processing services.

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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! You thought direct mail was dead but it has returned. 53% said they still respond to mail by using the mail.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 23, 2011

The most read items from "Things We Like" in 2011. If there was one theme to rule them all in 2011, it was. From broadband availability to surprisingly beautiful maps of the Internet to climate change , maps make data interesting and informative. Yes, NTEN Connect readers do like cat videos! storytelling. And we support that!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

By that I think she means that the Internet of Things (IoT) will become more evident and more a factor in our lives in 2014. IoT is the trend in which non-human things are more and more connected through the Internet to each other. He got the NTEN Award IN 2011. We’ll need lots of tools to reach our donors.

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