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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

In the past year, we’ve seen a swell of financial and human resource commitments toward DEI from all industries — but meaningful and data-backed progress is lacking. DEI Benchmarking. Founder, WOC President and Founder, YFJ Consulting. About the Author.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2014

Danielle Johnson Vermenton , senior interactive consultant at Blackbaud, and Chris Schwartz, director of development at Grace Church Community Center, shared their experiences and tips for a successful sale to your board or leadership team. Share current donor demographics in support of your case. Position the Ask.

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Technology Leadership Offline Demographics 44

Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

Prior to the start of FusionSpark Media, Kevin worked as a communications and public relations professional in the health care industry in the Philadelphia area. Whether using internal resources or hiring consultants, you should plan a budget – time or financial – that will enable you to commit to creating the written strategy.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

Prior to the start of FusionSpark Media, Kevin worked as a communications and public relations professional in the health care industry in the Philadelphia area. Whether using internal resources or hiring consultants, you should plan a budget – time or financial – that will enable you to commit to creating the written strategy.

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Content Communication Marketing Strategy 30

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Kachuriak and the NextAfter team conducted a survey among 500 nonprofit executives, consultants, managers, and practitioners. Emphasize benchmarking within each job description. Step 1: Reboot how your organization thinks about acquisition. Take an inventory of all job descriptions within your organization.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

There’s something about attending an industry conference that makes you feel more energized and inspired by the work you’re doing. Speakers include industry leaders like university presidents, nonprofit consulting firms, and advancement leaders. Also, why is it that conference breakfast muffins are the best muffins?)

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Reader Comments (2) Great post Ali.

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Social Media Advice Advocacy Media 31

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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

Care2

MAY 4, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) We promise you won’t leave hungry.

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Social Media Conference Advocacy Online 28

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

While these basic figures can be informative from a year-over-year trend perspective, they do a poor job answering questions like: Why did these metrics change? Fifteen years ago, I worked for a healthcare consulting firm with the motto: “you can’t move it if you don’t measure it.” What are the weaknesses in my fundraising plan?

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Metrics Fundraising Retention ROI 87

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MAY 18, 2011

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 Small and medium sized organizations had a positive growth trend, but large nonprofits were negative over this period of time.

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Blackbaud Trend Haiti Benchmark 66

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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. All Rights Reserved

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Trend Question Blackbaud Nonprofit 69

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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. That’s the power and importance of benchmarking.

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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. All Rights Reserved

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Trend Online Giving Offline 78

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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. That’s the power and importance of benchmarking.

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District of Columbia Trend Donor Blackbaud 72

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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 This growth trend has been fueled by improving results from both large (+3.9%) and small (+15.1%) nonprofits. over last year.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Statistics 70

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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 Large and medium sized organizations had a negative growth trend, but smaller organizations continued to experience positive growth.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Haiti 62

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What is Jumo? Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 30th, 2010 Jumo means “together in concert” in Yoruba, a West African language. Its also valuable for small business, artists, and much more. All Rights Reserved

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Trend New York Blackbaud Argentina 80

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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 This growth trend has been fueled by improving results from both large (+6.2%) and small (+17.2%) nonprofits. over last year.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Statistics 58

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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. It is unclear if they are listening! All Rights Reserved

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Trend Nonprofit Blackbaud Aggregator 75

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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. All Rights Reserved

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Causes Trend Blackbaud Survey 64

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

There are 75 pages of statistics and trend information in the report. Giving Amount Trends High net worth households gave $54,016 on average to charity in 2009. consulted accountants, 40.8% consulted attorneys and 38.8% The average wealth of respondents was $10.7 This is a 34.9% s network of friends/peers 72.4%

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Studies Philanthropy Trend Attitude 74

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Tis the Season for Charity Gift Cards Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 9th, 2010 The Los Angeles Times had an article the other day called “Causes offers gift cards for charitable giving.&# All Rights Reserved

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Los Angeles Gift Charity Trend 63

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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. All Rights Reserved

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Haiti Trend Difference Blackbaud 63

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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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APRIL 6, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Video: Online Advocacy Trends Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 6th, 2011 The recordings from Blackbaud and Care2′s Advocacy Live 2011 event are now online. Featuring: Emily Wenzler, Sr.

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Advocacy Trend Video Online 60

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What is Good Design? The legendary industrial designer Dieter Rams has 10 principles for good design: • Good design is innovative. But it’s not something you just leave to opinions or chance. Good design makes a product useful.

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JULY 21, 2022

Google’s recent report on digital marketing trends framed the opportunity this way: To stand out in 2022, brands should be more intentional about communicating their value and authentic purpose. Monitor the ad performance to gain benchmarks against which to measure future performance. Patton, Senior Consultant at Donorly.

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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? It's a surprisingly revolutionary notion.

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Chart Trend Blackbaud Internet 60

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

One discussion that was really interesting was the “Global Trends and What They Mean to You&# panel with Marc Chardon, Blackbaud’s chief executive officer. All Rights Reserved

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Trend Global Video Blackbaud 40

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Does Your Nonprofit Exist in 10 Years? Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 17th, 2010 Does your nonprofit exist in ten years? Not because something bad happened, but because a lot of good has happened. All Rights Reserved

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Trend Blackbaud Nonprofit RSS 56

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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. Giving Gets Better 2.

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Trend Blackbaud Journal Haiti 45

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What Facebook Knows Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 7th, 2010 Think about all the things people post on Facebook or any other social networking website. That can be a good thing and sometimes that can be a bad thing.

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Trend Facebook Blackbaud Feeds 73

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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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NTEN Conference Technology Blackbaud 71

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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. sectional studies.

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Collaboration Research Report Indiana 75

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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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