Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

Mark your calendars for next month’s 2011 Millennial Donoar Summit and rejoice in the fact that you don’t have to book a flight or hotel! That’s right, June 22, 2011, you can join in the sessions, discussions and more all from the comfort of your own computer. . Employing social media to engage Millennials.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

How important is it for them to understand and keep up with the new trends in technology? To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. And 92% of surveyed nonprofits plan on using at least one of these tools in 2011.

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NetWits

APRIL 19, 2012

Download The 2011 Index of Higher Education Fundraising Performance Report to learn more about the 6% revenue growth and other key performance indicators of annual funds at more than 100 public and private institutions. 2011 Index of Higher Education Fundraising Performance. Download the report now! . Make it easy for them.

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Education Report Retention Fundraising 189

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Earlier this month, Idealist.org released a nonprofit sector employment trends survey that supported the findings of the 2011 Nonprofit Employment Trends Survey. Idealist.org’s own job posting numbers seem to support these findings, as their 2011 job postings surpassed 20,000 — a record for Idealist.org.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

A recent survey on Technology Trends for Nonprofits suggests that, compared to email and social media engagement strategies, nonprofits have a long way to go to tap into the fast-growing mobile audience.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 2, 2012

Here's a look back at some of the hot topics that resonated with our association and membership audience in 2011 - and a reminder about our Top 3 Membership Trends Survey.

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2013

Fundraising email click-through rates dropped 27 percent and response rates were down 21 percent from 2011. This follows a recent trend that email click-through rates have declined across all industries. One of the eye-catching findings from the study was the steep decline in the performance of fundraising emails in 2012. percent to 4.5

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company, has released the third edition of it’s groundbreaking research into multichannel giving trends among nonprofit organizations. This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

Last October, I had the pleasure and honor to visit the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, to accept on behalf of Benetech the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation (ESI). We are grateful for CASE’s recognition of Benetech's work.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2011

Date : March 18, 2011. Session Takeaways: 1)Trends and best practices for community building 2)Tactics and strategies for community-driven work 3)Workshop your own strategic plan for community-driven programming, events or content. Location : Washington DC. Topic : Community-Driven Social Impact.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

We recently released the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. In our 2011 Online Giving Report we've combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multiyear giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. effective online. of the 34.8%.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising trends and to couple that information with valuable analysis by leaders in the sector. The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending August 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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NTEN

MAY 19, 2011

Mark your calendars for next month's 2011 Millennial Donoar Summit and rejoice in the fact that you don't have to book a flight or hotel! That's right, June 22, 2011, you can join in the sessions, discussions and more, all from the comfort of your own computer.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2011

> Download the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report. In May of 2011 we circulated the link to the online survey to the NTEN Community via direct email and announcements in our community channels, including our blog, NTEN Discuss email list, our Facebook page, and our Twitter network. Key Findings from the 2011 Survey.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising trends and to couple that information with valuable analysis by leaders in the sector. The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending July 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising trends and to couple that information with valuable analysis by leaders in the sector. The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending September 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2012

In January of last year I wrote up a quick summary on how some of our clients' end-of-year fundraising campaigns did vs. the prior year, and I thought it’d be nice to repeat the exercise to see how nonprofits fared in 2011. Lower average gifts – 79% had lower average gifts in 2011 vs. 2010.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising trends and to couple that information with valuable analysis by leaders in the sector. The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending September 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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sgEngage

JUNE 19, 2012

The Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , has released Giving USA 2012: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the year 2011. in 2011 from 2010 to $298.42 in 2011 as compared to 2010. in 2011 as compared to 2010. percent in 2011 (an increase of 0.8%

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sgEngage

JUNE 16, 2011

The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising trends and to couple that information with valuable analysis by leaders in the sector. The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending April 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2011

The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising trends and to couple that information with valuable analysis by leaders in the sector. The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending June 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2011

The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising trends and to couple that information with valuable analysis by leaders in the sector. The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending May 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

NTEN member and nonprofit communications expert Kivi Leroux Miller just released the 2012 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , based on a survey of over 1200 participants at the end of 2011. Moreso than donation databases, nonprofits value websites and email marketing as parts of their core organizational data infrastructure.

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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. Want to learn more about online giving trends? Download the full report today… 2011 Online Giving Report.

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Online Fundraising Benchmark Report 221

Candid

MARCH 14, 2024

We highlight trends in the sector, drill down into nonprofit data, offer tips for fundraising and grantwriting, and share free resources. Last year, we were inspired by a video from 2011 to create our series on “ red flags” funders look for in grant proposals. At Candid, our mission is to get you the information you need to do good.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Throughout the year, I’ve been blogging about key trends from our 2011 survey, which was completed by nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide. They told us about their organizations’ financial outcomes from 2010 and speculated on what 2011 would bring.

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2011

The Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , has released Giving USA 2011: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the year 2010. Below are some key findings and information from the 56th annual report. Key Findings: Total estimated charitable giving in the United States rose 3.8%

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2012

Blackbaud recently released its 2011 Online Giving report. comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. organizations for the first time since Blackbaud began reporting on this trend. Download the full 2011 Online Giving Report. online and offline data representing $5.1 from 1,560 nonprofits.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

While this NTEN eBenchmark Study is from 2012, the data continues to grow and support the future of nonprofit technology, and comparing years can lead to newly occurring trends. In 2011, 35% of online revenue came from emails, however, this past year email fundraising decreased by 40%!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. We really saw that with the tsunami and earthquake – when it happened, and we came to the office, we were already trending on Twitter and we hadn’t yet done anything. David Smith and Michael Weiser, National Conference on Citizenship.

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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. Check out the some of interesting data below. In the U.S.

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2011

The Giving USA 2011 report is out and the team at The Giving USA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University have given plenty of data and statistics to sift through. But in June 2011, 275,000 nonprofit organizations lost their tax-exempt status for failure to file legally required documents for three consecutive years.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2019

Looking to the present and the future, here are four big trends to take notice of to ensure the ongoing success of your membership operation. This is sure to accelerate the trend towards unionization and overall salary equality. Offering your members digital cards is just one way to stay on top of these mobile consumer trends.

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2011

The survey results will be compiled and presented at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference in March 2011. Look for our session, where we’ll present the 2011 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , outlining the results of the survey. Survey participants also will receive a free copy of this report.

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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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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

3 Responsive Design Trends I''m Digging and Which Nonprofits are Working Them Best | npENGAGE As we head into Fall of 2014, (yes, I prefer to skip August as a Texas resident) we approach the 3-year anniversary of Responsive Design. resident) we approach the 3-year anniversary of Responsive Design.

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