Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

One of the findings that stood out to us: Only 40% of respondents reported that their organization has some type of formal technology plan. And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs." Change the internet?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Read the entire report to learn more about global trends.

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sgEngage

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. How the Internet is Revolutionizing Higher Education.

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Blackbaud Social Media Nonprofit Trend 79

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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Statistics North America Benchmark Retention 55

Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

Most civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens don’t use high-level jargon such as Internet governance and ICT policy. International Economic and Policy Stakeholders Recognize the Internet’s Increasing Role. However, with Internet use also come problems such as cybercrime, lack of data privacy, and data security.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

How Journalists Are Using Social Media to Report on the Egyptian Demonstrations – "The demonstrations are continuing despite the government’s attempts to block communications channels, including the Internet, SMS, TV broadcast by journalists, and mobile networks. There's a lot to dig into here.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

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. First of all, for this survey 79% of American adults said they used the internet, and 59% of these use at least one SNS. in Residence.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

" 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. " Is email going out with 2011? And it's convinced me of one undisputable fact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

View more presentations from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. “ Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread ” is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The post-PC era was announced in March 2011 by the late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, during the launch of the iPad2. The post-PC world was inadvertently ratified by HP when it made a dramatic announcement in August 2011 about trying to get out of the PC hardware business. How Does This Impact the Used Computer Market?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 5, 2014

Data published last year in the Chronicle of Philanthropy shows this trend clearly: online donations to nonprofits increased 14% in 2012 relative to 2011, while overall donations increased by only 1.5% But this trend has been uneven. in the same period. of its donations online in that period.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011. Looking deeper into the numbers: 59 percent wanted a "report on how donations are being put to use". Looking deeper into the numbers: 59 percent wanted a "report on how donations are being put to use". Two of these figures seem to jump out.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends. Accessibility.

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sgEngage

MAY 18, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,430 nonprofit organizations representing $2.21

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Nonprofit Research Collaborative Releases First Report Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 29th, 2010 The Nonprofit Research Collaborative released its first report today. The Health, Public?society renewed contracts.

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Collaboration Research Report Indiana 75

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What is Jumo? Btartus123 there is a Internet TV Channel being developed called www.planetchannel.com which gives Non-Profits worldwide the ability to add a video and create more online exposure for their Org.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Key Trends in Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 7th, 2011 Blackbaud has released two new groundbreaking research studies that reveal insights about peer-to-peer event fundraising.

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Trend Blackbaud Fundraising Benchmark 72

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 1 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 17th, 2011 NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) is in Washington, DC and it’s sold out once again.

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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. Here are five that need to be busted. Older donors don’t give online Wrong.

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Trend Online Giving Offline 78

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Overall Fundraising Remains Positive The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,376 nonprofit organizations representing $2.2 The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving reports that overall revenue increased by 4.3% Read more about the methodology.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 3 Nonprofit Predictions for 2011 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 10th, 2011 Philanthropy Journal has published three of my nonprofit predictions for 2011. You can read them online and here’s a teaser: 1.

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JUNE 2, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Questions for Geoff Livingston Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on June 2nd, 2011 I’m starting a new series of short interviews with people who are really changing what’s happening in the nonprofit sector.

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Trend Question Blackbaud Nonprofit 69

sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2011

Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,468 nonprofit organizations representing $2.25 The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving reports that overall revenue increased by 0.3% million in yearly revenue on a monthly basis.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Haiti 63

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.

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Trend Nonprofit Blackbaud Aggregator 75

sgEngage

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Overall Fundraising Remains Positive The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,412 nonprofit organizations representing $2.2 The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving reports that overall revenue increased by 4.9% Read more about the methodology.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Statistics 60

sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for Loyal & Wealthy Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 14th, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. Sometimes it’s just ambient awareness or trivial trivia.

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District of Columbia Trend Donor Blackbaud 71

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for New Donors & Online Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 23rd, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. Just like a report of giving by city.

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District of Columbia Trend Donor Blackbaud 72

sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending February 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,430 nonprofit organizations representing $2.21

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Blackbaud Haiti Trend Arts 58

sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 3 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 19th, 2011 This is the last day of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ). That’s it for NTC 2011.

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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.

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Online Fundraising Blackbaud Chile 111

sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What’s Different One Year After Haiti? Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 12th, 2011 One year ago a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Hispaniola.

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Haiti Trend Difference Blackbaud 64

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking It’s the Seating Chart, Stupid Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 18th, 2010 Where should the Internet team be on the organization chart? Who should own the Internet at our nonprofit? Focus on the seating chart.

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Chart Trend Blackbaud Internet 62

NetWits

MAY 30, 2012

Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report. Here are few key insights about multichannel givers from our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report. 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report. Download Now! But understanding the power of a multichannel fundraising approach is critical to Online Fundraising Success.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Guys Like Good Causes Too Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 22nd, 2010 eMarketer recently had an article called “Men Care About Causes Too&# that highlights some new research.

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Causes Trend Blackbaud Survey 65

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 trend towards online fundraising is an important one to pay attention to. The largest amount given online in 2011 was $260,000.

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