Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Last month, the Blackbaud Institute released a report entitled “ Share of the American Wallet ,” which uses the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey data to explore how demographic attributes and discretionary spending patterns relate to philanthropy. Does that mean that you don’t have any major gift prospects ?

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Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 16, 2023

Fundraising serves as a way to raise awareness and money towards your mission. According to Lending Tree, 56% of American households gave to charity in 2021. In fact, according to Blackbaud, online giving has grown by 42% over the last 3 years. Here are 7 ways to make your fundraising campaigns more effective. Be present online.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 16, 2021

In the Blackbaud Institute’s incredible npExpert free e-book, The Great Reset: Moving Into the New Normal with Intention , Dr. Una Osili opens with some key findings from the last year of fundraising data compiled by the Lilly School of Philanthropy. Make friends with Annual Giving, Major Gifts, and Corporate Giving Colleagues.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 18, 2021

Recently, several fundraising experts of the North American food bank sector and I (Mike Johnston, Digital Fundraiser and Founder of hjc new media ) took part in Blackbaud and hjc’s annual Food Bank Summit. Organizations across the board had a drastic increase in first-time gift givers in 2020. Planned Giving: Of Less Value?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

NOZAsearch is available through the Blackbaud donation program at TechSoup. If you are like many nonprofit fundraisers I have had the privilege of working with, you need to raise money so your organization can provide critical programs and services. How NOZAsearch.com Can Help Raise Money. Try your own search today!

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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? Includes data from Blackbaud , American Red Cross , MobileMarketer.com , and the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Founded : 2016 Givebutter is a fast-growing fundraising platform used by more than 30,000 good causes – from youth groups to the world’s largest charities. Founded: 2008 MobileCause has a pretty simple goal: Help nonprofits raise more money with less time and effort. Platform Fee : Free Transaction Fee : 2.9% + $.30

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

Very large charitable donations—categorized here as gifts of $100 million or more… that were publicly announced totaled at least $3.3 Investment returns funded multiple very large gifts, most of which were given by individuals to their foundations, including two gifts of $1 billion or more,” said Amir Pasic, Ph.D., Mail stats.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

You can also consider using this opportunity to raise money for a project that might not normally get a lot of attention – for example, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary ran an extremely successful GivingTuesday campaign to raise money for new chairs for their nuns. Identify matching gifts.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Be sure to include information in a follow-up text or receipt on how donors can manage their recurring gifts. Send an acknowledgment to those who donate and explain how their gift will be used. All of this culminates in raising more money for your cause. Acknowledge donations.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

Teespring is a unique service that lets you crowdfund using customized T-shirts and hoodies to raise money for your cause. CauseVox is also a crowdfunding platform tailored for charities and faith-based organizations including churches, synagogues, and mosques. Of course Blackbaud is the big name fundraising software.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Nicole McGougan is a public relations associate at Blackbaud. At a time when many organizations may not have the time to outline a formal strategy, Molly Brooksbank, a product marketing manager with Blackbaud, has seven tips that can help any organization make the greatest impact during this time of need. Pay attention to form design.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Tips from Mel Rancour and Jackie Zimmerman from Blackbaud University: Just starting now? Download Blackbaud’s free comprehensive #GivingTuesday toolkit. Tips from Andy Schroeder of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Diversifying marketing channels can lead towards connecting with a completely new donor base.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Incorporate the “Vowel Method” Blackbaud University instructor Jenny Toledo created an easy and memorable strategy she has coined the “vowel method.” Listen to these four sgENGAGE Podcast episodes featuring Blackbaud experts and social good professionals sharing tips and strategies for success.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Take charity: water for example. There are a few things that charity:water does really well here: charity: water wasn’t afraid to make their fundraising ask the most important element on the page. They let you know exactly how your donation will be used—100% of your money brings clean water to people in need. Tweet It!].

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Creating a Giving Tuesday Strategy That’s ‘Just Right’ by Andy Schroeder, Sisters of Charity BVM . Andy shares how Sisters of Charity BVM shattered their #GivingTuesday fundraising goals, and gives tips on how you can create a #GivingTuesday strategy that is “just right.”. . by Shana Masterson, Blackbaud .

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2013

This past September 30th, Blackbaud hosted over 30 senior fundraising leaders from the largest charities in the US and 10 expert presenters for npNEXT. Blackbaud recorded the presentations and here is the first one in the series: Counter-Intuitive or a New Path to Profit? What donors can teach us about making more money.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2019

How to Raise More Money Than Ever Before During the Year-End Giving Season. Hosted by: Blackbaud. Do you want to learn how to raise more money than ever before during the year-end giving season? Hosted by: Charity How-To. Hosted by: Charity Village. Hosted by: Blackbaud. Hosted by: Blackbaud.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 24, 2013

Take charity: water for example. There are a few things that charity:water does really well here: charity: water wasn’t afraid to make their fundraising ask the most important element on the page. It takes hard work, strategic thinking, time and persistence- and not to mention, money. Check out charity: water’s donation form.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Greater Mission – Religious Organizations & Catholic Charities. Blackbaud platforms, including Luminate Online, Blackbaud CRM, and Raiser’s Edge NXT. As a certified Blackbaud Partner , they truly understand the nonprofit sector inside and out. Planned and legacy gift marketing strategies. Why They Stand Out.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

target="_blank">The Blackbaud Index that tracks fundraising revenue for congregations and other faith-based organizations. 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 Among 3,097 charities that raised nearly $1.7

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

According to Nonprofit Pro , “Millennials represent 33 million annual donors, have a $481 annual gift, and contribute to three charities annually.” Still, that’s around 34% less than Generation X and 60% less than Baby Boomers in terms of average annual gift size.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2013

Social media and the Internet have completely changed the way people donate money and discover causes they're interested in. member gives your organization access to web-based grant research tools as well as a comprehensive list of current sources of grant money. Donated Fundraising Tools from TechSoup. Becoming a GrantStation.

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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

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. They are also comfortable making a mobile gift – but more so through a website or app than text.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 14, 2017

The latest figures from the Blackbaud Index for Canadian giving and U.S. Have charities been able to learn from e-commerce sites like Amazon and Zappos to improve their online donor journey? For a children’s charity, HMA found that 73% of online donations were received from donors who already existed in the direct mail program.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Increasingly, board members are looking to development staff to devise a plan using social media to increase gift income. Consider these comments that I have heard in the last few weeks alone: “Our constituents know that we need money.”. “We And consultants are hotly debating the role of social media in a fund development plan.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In a major study of more than 800 Canadian donors that we at hjc recently completed with Blackbaud , Edge Research , and Sea Change Strategies , two big trends stood out: mobile fundraising and crowdfunding. In addition, we asked donors about the ways they chose to engage and stay in touch with charities. Civics (born 1945 or earlier).

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2014

And depending on your average gift amount, this could equate to a significant increase for your organization. And it wasn’t just back-of-the-napkin thinking; Steve used findings from Blackbaud’s online giving research as well as research done by Dunham+Company via their Online Fundraising Scorecard.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

If you want to find additional information, check out DNL OmniMedia’s guide to Blackbaud CRM , one of the top CRMs for nonprofits. Matching gifts to increase donations. Matching gifts is one of the easiest but also overlooked ways for nonprofits to increase its donations. This data can then help you for planning future events!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

But, can you really raise money through social networks? Social media has already shown that it is paying off for many nonprofits, but in a new way – not through direct gifts, but by deepening relationships with supporters, by empowering evangelists and much more. They want to use social media with the charities they support, too.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Blackbaud Institute’s 2022 Charitable Giving Report marked a 9% increase in overall giving from the previous year. Lending Tree reports that more than half of Americans are generous , with 56% contributing to a charity in 2021. There are two categories for individual gifts. Fortunately, philanthropic giving is on the rise.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 11, 2014

The timing couldn’t be better for nonprofits ready to explore technology investments because Blackbaud has just released the white paper, Making the Pitch to Nonprofit Leadership: How to Convey and Sell the Need to Invest in Fundraising Technology (I know it’s a mouth full!). If they’re not online, they’re leaving money on the table.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Learn how to go beyond just numbers to tell a more compelling story of how you are helping in this post from Blackbaud fundraising expert Mel Ranour, “ Countdown to Giving Tuesday: 3 Tips for GivingTuesday Success. “ Ask donors to support a specific project. ” Identify matching donation opportunities. .”

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In the April edition of Blackbaud Canada’s True North Speaker Series, Certified Fundraising Executive Sam Laprade explored what she called a fundraising “sweet spot” — the intersection of data, stewardship, and storytelling — and how any organization can find unrealized potential within their existing donor base.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Giving Tuesday is more than a gigantic Kickstarter campaign for nonprofits to beg for money from people they haven’t spoken to all year round. GivingTuesday UP 36% (h/t @blackbaud online clients via @SMacLaughlin @htimms. GivingTuesday is about the generosity and reciprocity of giving in the broadest sense.

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JULY 12, 2021

Matching Gifts Statistics. Nearly three out of four young adults are willing to raise money on behalf of an organization that matters to them. Individuals that earn $25,000 or less donate the largest share (16.6%) of their income to charity. Online gifts made up roughly 13% of online gifts in 2020, up from 8.7%

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