NetWits

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Back in January of 2008 he told us (the non-profit sector) that we should be looking to use the internet in new and innovative ways to build community and engage our supporters because direct mail, although still a huge revenue source, was beginning to show signs of fatigue. Recurring Gift Donors only accounted for 10% of all US 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. one-time donations increased from 2011 to 2012. Recurring Gifts. One-Time Donations. In the U.S.

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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. But they tend to make that second donation online only about half the time.”.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 12, 2023

Nonprofits have been pushing especially hard to get their online fundraising strategies up to par over the last several years. Not only have the past several years forced everyone to interact more virtually, but technology also changes quickly, making it essential to stay up-to-date with online fundraising trends.

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NetWits

JUNE 19, 2012

I just returned from speaking at the MyCharityConnects Conference, a social media and online fundraising conference hosted by CanadaHelps in Toronto. A 2011 Gleanster survey found the most important value drivers for top corporate email programs were: Testing and measuring everything. And perhaps your next tweet or mailing.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Facebook Offers New Messaging Tool – NYTimes.com – "For more than two decades, e-mail has been the killer application of the Internet.

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 15, 2012

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

She’s trained over 12,000 people from 2011-2017 and helped nonprofits raise millions more. She specializes in nonprofit leadership, fundraising careers, writing fundraising plans, direct mail, e-newsletters, and copy for online fundraising.

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

Direct mail: As one of the most time-tested methods of outreach, direct mail is a great way to communicate your most important information, including the date of an upcoming event, your text-to-give number, or fundraising updates. Because you’re already online, you can use emails to encourage online donations.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from a feature article that first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. By Katya Andresen, COO, Network for Good When we think about giving online, we tend to focus on the latest new bell, whistle or widget for fundraising. Analysis of cumulative online giving (i.e.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 5, 2014

posted by David Clain Founder Camelot Campaigns More and more nonprofits are shifting their fundraising focus online—and for good reason. 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.

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2011

Blackbaud just released the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. about online donors and online acquisition. about online donors and online acquisition. Online-acquired donors are younger. Online donors tend to have higher household incomes. Get one now.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2012

Back in 2010, I wrote about all the direct mail pieces that I had collected over a year. This time I collected all of the nonprofit emails that I was sent between December 15, 2011 and January 1, 2012. Several nonprofits ran matching gift campaigns and others focused on outcomes. Just hours left for year-end gifts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Have you been able to use these tools to raise money online? In the sheer volume of donors, about 90% contribute online, however our largest donations still come by check. In the past year we have raised over $47,000 in an online Razoo contest and $25,000 as prize money in a Facebook contest sponsored by Chase.

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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. “This is present in direct mail, telemarketing, and face-to-face solicitation.” ” The average online gift was $89. . ” The average online gift was $89.

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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. That doesn't mean online doesn't matter, however. The lesson?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011."

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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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NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2011

With most online fundraising and communications tools, you have the ability to easily group people together and send specific messages based on what you know about them. Gift information helps you understand how frequently they donate or what specific projects they support. The data collection is simple: all you have to do is ask.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

For my role, social media is only about 30% of my job – I manage our paid online advertising strategy, SEO, and web analytics strategy in addition to social media. Direct mail and e-newsletters are still the leaders. What the best piece of advice you could offer nonprofits about social media, and online communications in general?

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Care2

MAY 18, 2012

Yesterday in Washington, DC, Target's senior fundraising analyst Paige Grainger gave a terrific "state of the nonprofit industry" talk, which summarized key findings from Target's latest, 2011 Index. Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2012

Some of the 2011 Winners Were: Best Overall Use of Convio — Project On Government Oversight (POGO) was presented the award for their sophisticated use of Convio Luminate™ Online, Convio Luminate™ CRM, and Convio CMS and complementing it with social media tools and staff creativity to reach more of the general public.

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Care2

JANUARY 21, 2012

Nonprofits receive up to 40% of their online donations at the end of the year since the holidays have people feeling generous, and donors also want to maximize those tax deductions before year’s end. So how did you do in 2011? Is it time to make some resolutions for 2012, so you can raise more money in 2012? Build Your List.

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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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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Online donations seem to be on the raise, according to The 2012 Charitable Giving Report made by Blackbaud, “online giving grew 10.7% in 2012 compared to 2011”. If you choose to create yourself such a form, you will most probably need an online form builder, which is versatile and easy to use. CRM Implemention Planning'

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

If you weren’t already hosting virtual events, the COVID-19 pandemic probably pushed your nonprofit to hold more events online. Giveaways for a special prize, such as a gift certificate or basket. A silent auction allows guests to bid on valuable items using pieces of paper, or more recently, online auction websites.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. And perhaps your next tweet or mailing. While nonprofits often personalize direct mail campaigns—based on giving history, interests and past actions—that approach isn’t always carried over to their email campaigns.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2011

Guest blog alert: Donna from Charity Dynamics (a Convio Solution Provider ) is sharing an real-life example of how integrated marketing and fundraising helped a nonprofit increase online revenue by more than 100%. A couple of weeks ago I shared some insights on integrating online and offline fundraising channels for strong results.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2012

Here’s a few of the stats from the 2012 report and my take on how they’ll impact your online strategy: Millennials reported that their biggest pet peeve is not knowing how a gift will make a difference. And my favorite stat of all: 70% of millennials made donations to non-profits online in 2011.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The idea is that everyone shops in person on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving, for those of you not in the US), everyone shops online on Cyber Monday (the Monday after Black Friday), so why not try to get people to give some of what they have left to those less fortunate (i.e. E-mail is the killer fundraising app on the web.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

In the same period, online giving at 202 congregations and other faith-based groups that raised a total of more than $110 million over 12 months grew 16.7 Overall giving and online giving. billion online in the prior 12 months, online giving grew 9.9 billion in annual revenue grew 3.5

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. The survey was distributed online only. They found that when looking at giving, 93% of respondents made a donation in the last year.However, 58% said their largest gift was less than $100. 10% said they gave single gifts larger than $1,000.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

In fact, the 2013 Online Benchmark Report reported monthly giving revenue increased 27 percent in 2012 over 2011. For offline and online donors, each channel should support one another. However, if time does not allow a direct mail piece, focus resources on crafting a dedicated email series. Hard stop to the campaign.

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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. But understanding the power of a multichannel fundraising approach is critical to Online Fundraising Success. Online Donors Need to be Moved Offline. i.e. Direct Mail. Download Now!

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 11, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 11, 2011 Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing or Decreasing?" However, there are indications that the average gift to religion is higher in some regions, such as rural areas that are not close to cities. " March 11, 2011 4:51 PM John Oberg said. It depends. Very interesting! Central Ave.

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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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