CauseVox

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Four clear job trends in the nonprofit field signify major changes coming next year and it might be worth paying attention to see if a change is in the cards for you. Here are the four top nonprofit job trends we’re seeing as we close out 2021: 1. Arts and entertainment has the longest road to full job recovery at 18.3

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Amid all the talk about generative AI, fundraisers, especially grantwriters, may be asking themselves: Am I out of a job?  Giving ChatGPT the prompt “Tell me why arts are important for youth development” generates two pages of text. But now we’re missing an “as” before “supported by research” in the first sentence.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 8, 2017

According to the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report , a donor’s ideology has more impact upon which causes and types of nonprofits they support than gender or age. Arts and culture: 6.8%. Research and public policy: 1.5%. Arts and culture: 4.1%. Research and public policy: 1.4%. Arts and culture: 2.9%.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

One of the most pervasive problems in the nonprofit sector is getting your board to be more engaged , and more specifically, to increase board fundraising. This means that getting board members to ask their personal network for money is the fastest way to hit your board fundraising goals. They simply need to be good storytellers.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

Johnson, Founder of WOC, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy. Last year in the midst of the pandemic, I saw an empty space that truly needed to be addressed within the nonprofit community, so I created a new community called WOC: Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy. By: Yolanda F. There are hurdles to overcome.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

Wondering how fundraising is performing so far in 2014? Using data from The Blackbaud Index , we are able to provide the first insights into fundraising trends for the first six months of 2014 compared to 2013. The Blackbaud Charitable Giving Report provides insights into fundraising trends on an annual basis.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 6, 2024

Understanding what flips the switch for your members to transform them from participants to passionate donors is the key to boosting your fundraising efforts. Mastering the art of storytelling: Connecting heart to cause Let’s talk about storytelling —it’s more than a buzzword.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Unlock the fundraising potential of your nonprofit by understanding your target audience. Discover our step-by-step guide to connecting with donors who truly care about your mission, and watch your fundraising efforts thrive. Based on your research, create profiles of your ideal donors.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These technologies can do everything from poetry to code to digital art to research to essay writing. Generative AI—which is capable of producing content in response to prompts—provides fundraisers with exciting new opportunities to personalize their constituent experience and redesign workflows and jobs.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Navigating the complexities of year-end fundraising for nonprofits can often feel like threading through a maze of challenges. If you’re ready to find out how your nonprofit can buck trends and create a winning year-end campaign, this blog post is for you. But fret not – this is where our guide comes in.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2022

It will be up to nonprofits to direct appealing engagement and fundraising strategies towards young individuals to avoid a detrimental depletion of funds over the next several decades. Research conducted by Kathleen Kelly Janus shows 72% of Millennials are interested in connecting with peers through nonprofit work. Explore networking.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The study provides useful and interesting insights on general philanthropic trends across the United States and confirms common wisdom about the anecdotal characteristics of our industry’s best donors. 5 Research-Backed Lessons for Major Gifts. If you have not already explored these methods, I highly encourage you to start today!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. Arts organizations are not alone in this. The question. What we learned: a snapshot.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A great listener An experienced fundraiser Excells at setting and tracking metrics/ goals So, while your personal preferences may vary, the top qualities of a major gifts officer are pretty consistent. What experience do you have in major donor fundraising? Which trends are you/have you been most excited about in the last year or two?

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

On April 16-18, 2023, 3,600+ fundraising professionals descended on New Orleans, LA for AFP ICON’s 63 rd annual conference, the largest turnout in six years. The most successful campaigns begin with research. ” Data-driven philanthropy is based on fact and not on a gut feeling. Collecting and maintaining good data is key to this.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Fundraising is a year-round concern for nonprofit organizations, delivering the critical donations and contributions they need to keep their operations running. These hardships make it even more challenging for nonprofits to conduct successful fundraising and encourage donors to give more to their cause. 10) to major gifts (e.g.,

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The university renamed its Graduate School of Arts and Sciences after Griffin, an almost unheard-of honor for an alum at the 386-year-old school. His donation was made to ensure students can receive a top-flight liberal arts education regardless of their ability to pay tuition. Griffin, gave Harvard University a $300 million gift.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. Find the first installment of this series, Developing a Grant Project here , and the second installment, Researching Funders Part One – Government here.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

An important part of being an effective fundraiser is staying up to date on current fundraising trends , industry best practices, and donor preferences. But how on earth do you choose the right fundraising conference to attend? The Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference (AFP ICON).

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sgEngage

MAY 1, 2013

Overall Fundraising Trends. The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 3,200 nonprofit organizations representing over $10 billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. This is the first negative trend in 6 months.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2017

Released under the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact, the report analyzes trends from more than $23 billion in fundraising revenue from 2016. It provides one of the most credible resources on fundraising performance in the social good community. percent of all fundraising in 2016. Online giving grew 7.9

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

She has worked in healthcare, politics and government, and technology for more than 20 years and appreciates working with nonprofit fundraisers and philanthropy consultants who use NOZA philanthropy data every day. If you’re “too busy for prospect research,” take one minute to read this example and you may change your mind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Promoting a special fundraising campaign. Instead of adding a more temporary design element, the Spondylitis Association of America added content in a section on their homepage for a COVID-19 research announcement. . There are some websites that try to break these trends, but this can cause confusion.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

There are many factors in fundraising, from early engagement to a donor’s ultimate or legacy gift. The human talent component of fundraising is vital to a successful development office. The human talent component of fundraising is vital to a successful development office. They spend time cultivating and engaging donors.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

Achieve was founded in 2008 and started off working in the nonprofit sector primarily in research, strategy, and fundraising. Achieve helped organizations with case statement, board development, strategic planning, and fundraising campaigns. They were even contemplating ending the fundraiser!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 30, 2013

Jim Hackney with Alexander Haas shares his perspective on giving in the arts and culture sector. Research & Trends Arts & Cultural donor retention fundraising npVOICES overhead retention' In this episode… - Jacob Harold with GuideStar discusses the “Overhead Myth” initiative.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Think you are doing all that you can with your year-end fundraising? Fundraising guru Gail Perry has some ideas you might not have considered. Three Year-End Annual Fundraising Tips You Haven’t Thought About. Year-end annual fundraising is when the rubber meets the road. Year-End Fundraising Tip #2. Mal Warwick).

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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. Here are fundraising strategies that proved effective across the sector: Healthcare – Investing in capacity. Higher education – Cultivating major gifts.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Digital-forward campaigns are still powerful new donor acquisition opportunities: 57% of new donors who gave to organizations using Neon Fundraise were acquired through digital channels. Using identity-based fundraising, fundraisers can encourage donors to give as an expression of who they are. Resist that temptation!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 15, 2013

Will Cary with the Portland Museum of Art shares how the organization invested and innovated to grow. - Amy Braiterman with Blackbaud talks about key trends and metrics in peer to peer fundraising. Research & Trends Arts & Cultural donor retention event fundraising npVOICES Peer to Peer Fundraising retention'

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Lorri Halley’s post, Big Trends Impacting Events in 2014 , provides advice to ensure your next event is prepared for big impact (and big income). John Haydon wrote A Lesson from the 2013 Charitable Giving Report: Worry About Year-End Fundraising NOW, Not Later for npEngage readers this week. Start writing.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This 2022 report features industry data, trends, analysis to help you better reach your donors. They could be helpful in finding new ways to talk about your mission in your fundraising appeals, grant proposals, and more. The Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute (CFRI) has a big mission and a wide range of ways they pursue it.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2020

For this year’s Higher Ed Super Session , I was joined by Cara Giacomini , Chief Research and Data Officer at Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), James Wiley, Principal Analyst at Eduventures, and Jamie Harper, Vice President of US Education at Microsoft. Emerging Tech Trends .

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2012

The folks at the AAM Center for the Future of Museums have been experimenting with sharing ideas in several ways over the past couple of years--through their blog , their weekly newsletter , and a series of research reports. Each article includes museum examples along with a broader look at the trend.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

Here’s a brief overview of some of these updates: Compare your fundraising performance: You can now easily compare and visualize your fundraising by entering in your fundraising revenue to the interactive chart. The more you add, the more complete of a trend line you’ll get! Overall Fundraising Trends.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

billion in total fundraising and $2.2 2015 was another big year for digital fundraising. Both Environment and Animal Welfare nonprofits and International Affairs organizations experienced double digit online fundraising growth in 2015. Blackbaud continues to see other changes in the digital fundraising landscape.

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