Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2013

This past September 30th, Blackbaud hosted over 30 senior fundraising leaders from the largest charities in the US. Demographic, economic and technological challenges are making it increasingly difficult to raise the money organizations need to meet the ever-increasing demand. What donors can teach us about making more money.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. Organizations that raised the most money invested more in staff, in securing major gifts, and in overall fundraising capacity.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. Find a summary of the report by Chronicle of Philanthropy's Nicole Wallace. It's a very useful tool for charities who want to amplify their social media presence and share ideas through images. CNN Money: 5 pay-by-phone apps tested.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2016

Community foundations across the country have been promoting local giving days to motivate people to support nearby charities, encourage nonprofits to embrace technology, and bolster their reputations. It says it processed more than $29 million in donations and estimates that altogether charities brought in $50 million.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) have become one of the hottest tools in philanthropy over the last few years. Today, they’re growing rapidly as vehicles for donors to make charitable contributions and gain tax deductions, while maintaining the ability to distribute those dollars to multiple charities in the future. billion in assets.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In our recent survey “ The Next Generation of American Giving ,” it was no surprise that Boomers and Matures report giving the most money to the most charities; they are more established financially and in their charitable values. Cultivate them through peer-to-peer fundraising opportunities (like fun runs) and workplace philanthropy.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

But, can you really raise money through social networks? hjc, Blackbaud, Edge Research, and Sea Change Strategies recently studied the giving habits and communication preferences of four generations of Canadian donors and published findings in a report called The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. Highly Active on YouTube (95%).

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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 percent for the three months ending October 2013, compared to the same period a year earlier. Among 3,097 charities that raised nearly $1.7

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013. He is a regular contributor to Philanthropy News Digest and the Huffington Post IMPACT Channel. He is a William J.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2014

And there’s certainly truth with that statement – the 2013 Benchmark Report is broken up by not only NTEE verticals but by revenue band and email tier – but the sheer size of an organization’s email file is starting to mean a lot less. It’s simple math: constituents in = dollars out. Simply, it’s quality over quantity.

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2011

He lectures and publishes regularly on fundraising and philanthropy and will be presenting on “The Global Search: Current Strategies and Tactics for International Fundraising and Prospect Research” at this year’s BBCON in Washington, DC. But why did so many Americans give so much money to Haitian relief. We started raising it.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

Dan Pallotta’s recent TED Talk, “The way we think about charity is dead wrong” , has garnered more than 1.2 million views online and he is the keynote speaker at NTEN’s upcoming 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. But we don’t want people making money in charity.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013. Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

billion in 2013 and nonprofit fundraisers using crowdfunding platforms and techniques continues to explode (according to this infographic from Craig Newmark). What they all have in common is kids who are combining their passion with philanthropy. Raising Money To Fight Food Insecurity.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This year #GivingTuesday is on December 3, 2013. The idea is for charities and the people who support them to sign up on the #GivingTuesday website. Supporters commit to doing something good like donating money or services to a registered charity. There is no cost of course. How To Get involved.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. Imagine that.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

"Hackathon" was, in fact, one of Lucy Bernholz' top 10 philanthropy buzz words for 2012. An example is Charity Wallet , an online tool that simplifies the online giving process for donors who support more than one organization, which was launched during the event! We gathered so much data! Now what to do with it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2012

” This brave group beta tested not only the content in the book, but also the workshop curriculum that I will be teaching during 2013. On the Unmarketing team at GlobalGiving , we put a lot of effort into figuring out how to use Facebook to support the thousands of charity projects on our website. and Is That The Question?):GlobalGiving’s

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2013

5 of a Number of Takeaways from Blackbaud’s 2013 Next Generation Giving Study – NPQ. Older Donors Are More Likely to Give Nonprofits Unrestricted Gifts – The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Young People Like to Be Involved and Want Peer Approval – The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Growing Up to Give – The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

This company deals directly with the charity/donation space. jondunn Don't disagree - but we can safely assume that number are larger organizations who have the money and the capability to provide solid mobile experiences anyway. Is there any company in high tech that is more clearly against charities and philanthropy?

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JANUARY 18, 2022

2006 study by Jorge Moll, Jordan Grafman and colleagues at the National Institutes of Health : After MRI brain scanning of volunteers as they were asked to think about a scenario involving either donating a sum of money to charity or keeping it for themselves, researchers found giving won out. It’s now up to you to choose.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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