NetWits

APRIL 19, 2012

Yesterday, Blackbaud released their 2011 Higher Education Fundraising Performance Report that gleaned some pretty positive trends in the Higher Education space. Students and alumni, particularly Gen Y, are not interested in “snail mailing” you a check. Therefore, what other ways are you giving them to donate? It should be.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

A study by Blackbaud found that nonprofit organizations that effectively engage volunteers through multiple communication channels, including email, social media, and text messages, are more likely to retain those volunteers in the long term. Effective communication improves experience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

Clair , Co-Founder & COO at B Generous – the first-ever platform allowing nonprofit donors to “Donate Now, Pay Later”. Why Do Younger Donors Donate Less? We believe that the solution is Donate Now, Pay Later (DNPL). How Does Donate Now, Pay Later Work? Your nonprofit gets the full amount of the donation right away!

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sgEngage

JUNE 16, 2022

Was that recent donation specific to a research area or for general use? For that reason, it’s difficult for a public school foundation to show that donations to the Marching Band Booster Club were actually used to purchase new trombones. Are there enough resources to launch this initiative?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

#GivingTuesday is a way for charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. in online donations for participating nonprofits ( according to this Blackbaud statistic). Last year #GivingTuesday raised more than $19.2M

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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. First things first: Start P2P fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Tim Hill, Strategic Advisor for Blackbaud Higher Education Solutions, recently appeared on the Changing Higher Ed podcast hosted by Drumm McNaughton of The Change Leader, Inc. Hill is optimistic that if institutions which follow the CDC guidelines and take appropriate steps, students can be welcomed back to a new normal in the fall.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 25, 2022

With every donation, user data is culled and stored within databases. Without the right technology use, the data can become susceptible to unethical bias or even a breach, such as Blackbaud’s massive data breach as a result of ransomware, if data is not treated with the respect and security it deserves.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2019

How are colleges and universities addressing student loan debt? An increasing number of institutions are striving to offer free tuition to more of their students. At Dartmouth , tuition is free for students with families who make less than $100,000, and Princeton has raised the threshold for full tuition coverage to $160,000.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The session topics covered, like learning about the innovations being delivered in Blackbaud CRM, are invaluable to Clemson and enrich our strategy throughout the year.” . – Larissa Riggins Kelly, S enior D irector of A dvancement S ervices, Clemson University . Georgia Tech Foundation , ?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2020

Take, for instance, students in Nebraska making get well cards for those in quarantine, Disneyland employees donating excess food to Second Harvest Food Bank, and even a Charlotte man volunteering to run errands for the elderly. W ith all that good, also comes some not-so-good. Put your fraud management tools to work.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Post by Michael Beahm, Channel Marketing Manager at Blackbaud. Results collected from Blackbaud clients showed Online Giving was up 90% this #GivingTuesday, and the average online gift saw an increase of 40%, from $101.60 Mai-Lan provided their volunteer student leaders a toolkit with everything they needed for a success.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2017

Recently Blackbaud UK’s Customer Engagement Director Dan Keyworth spoke at the Global Leaders Summit about Social Fundraising for Educational Institutions. Crowdfunding is the idea of an individual fundraising for a specific projec t by asking their friends and family for donations. Crowdfunding. Crowdfunding. Virtual Events.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 2, 2019

Students, staff, donors, job seekers, parents, community members—everyone has a reason to interact with you there. Who are your students? Most organizations would like a sign-up, a donation, or an email address. One of the most important things for a brand is good web design. Share What Makes You Unique. Professors?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2019

Prior to working at Blackbaud, I spent 10 years working in annual giving. For example, perhaps you send the same message out to all constituents, but one test group gets the message from the voice of a current student, and another test group hears from a popular faculty member. Start small. What to take away.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 18, 2017

Blackbaud recently released its fifth annual Charitable Giving Report, and it offers major lessons for institutions of higher education looking to increase fundraising capacity over the coming years. of all of their charitable donations during the final month of the year. Year-End Giving is Essential for University Fundraising.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

This post was authored by Frank Barry, digital marketing strategist for Blackbaud. With Facebook, schools have an incredible opportunity to deepen relationships with families, students, and alumni. Include your students. Famous or well known individuals and students. Donate, subscribe, register, or volunteer buttons.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

The last time I was in Baltimore was in 2007, with Amnesty International at their regional conference, attending as a bright-eyed student organizer trying to learn how to more effectively spread the good word of social justice and human rights (the story of how I got involved in nonprofit marketing!).

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Connection Cafe

JULY 25, 2014

You might feel like you’re stuck between steady revenue and reaching new visitors: your donor base is aging, but investing time and energy into attracting younger people doesn’t seem to result in the donation dollars you need. Blackbaud also released a report last year that showed that 60% of Gen Y members give.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2019

How do you engage with former students beyond asking them for money? Alumni engagement is particularly important right now as advancement offices accommodate the effects student debt has on alumni philanthropic capacity. Philanthropic: donating to annual or major giving initiatives. Everyone is talking about alumni engagement.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 25, 2014

You might feel like you’re stuck between steady revenue and reaching new visitors: your donor base is aging, but investing time and energy into attracting younger people doesn’t seem to result in the donation dollars you need. Blackbaud also released a report last year that showed that 60% of Gen Y members give.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Your donors will hold out in anticipation for giving day when they are “supposed to donate.” Opportunity 2: Blackbaud data suggests that the average giving day donor is 54 years old —the same average age of annual giving donors overall. By getting donations in sooner, you take some of the load off on the day of.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 30, 2023

While net tuition revenue makes up the majority of a private or independent school’s revenue—typically 70 to 80%—most don’t charge what it actually costs to educate a student. This includes recruiting more middle- and lower-income students who require financial aid, which increases fundraising dependency.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Hey, this is our yearly fundraiser, won’t you gives us money to help current students have a great experience at our university? Valencia College Foundation fine-tuned their ask down to a fund that would provide scholarships to first generation students. Attend Blackbaud’s Peer-to-Peer Bootcamp coming up in November!

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Foundation Virtual Tips Fundraising 40

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Guest Post by Andria Mullaney, Channel Marketing Manager for Blackbaud’s School Solutions. A prominently placed “Donate/Give Now” button, combined with compelling copy about how their donation will help your school might be enough to convert a website visitor into a donor. After all, ‘tis the season!

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

But one thing that tends to fall through the cracks amidst all the hoopla surrounding this last quarter is your website, more importantly, your donation landing pages. It may be in great shape and fully prepared for all the donations that will pour in during November and December. Do you think your donation landing page is optimized?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Students, alumni, parents, and friends are living life’s biggest moments online. Yes, you should have earnest “why I donated” types of posts, but also get people to wear shark masks and snap selfies. If homecoming attendees donated to your annual fund, make sure you thank them. Do you need a social media strategy for homecoming?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Guest post from Blackbaud intern, Ben Baker. Ben works on Blackbaud’s Corporate Communications Team, is a Graduate Student at University of Texas School of Advertising (Hook ‘Em) and a Mississippi native. Ben loves his beautiful wife, pretzels, everything about football and all things social media. Everybody wants to be a VIP.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Riley Hospital is recognized as one of the best children’s hospitals in the US and donations to the Foundation help sustain critical programs at the hospital, including Pediatric Research and Patient Care, Maternity and Newborn Health, Family Support Programs, such as Child Life and Social Work, and so much more.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

To honestly say yes to this question, your school must connect efficiently and effectively everywhere that matters—from software functionality to parent communication, teacher and student processes, and financial management. I want to donate to the school’s technology enrichment program.”.

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Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Volunteers are almost twice as likely to donate to a charity than those that don’t volunteer according to The Corporation for National & Community Service. According to a report from Blackbaud #GivingTuesday, 2017 processed more than $60.9 Volunteers, on average, spend 50 hours per year donating their time to the greater good.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

They might have multiple funds, such as the “Scholarship Fund” to support students’ education expenses and the “Community Outreach Fund” for community engagement initiatives. Nonprofits categorize donations and/or grant income as either “with donor restrictions” or “without donor restrictions.”

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Difference Business Pledge Grant 91

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

A subsequent study by Chuck Longfield at Blackbaud reconfirmed these findings. TIP: Ask donors for their phone numbers on your response devices and donation pages, and use them! Donation Thank You Landing Page Your thank you landing page is a valuable, too-often overlooked piece of real estate. You can even add music.

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Donor Nonprofit Mail Gift 83

Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2019

Bottom line: People give in patterns, so start by building your interactions with them around their donation anniversary, graduation date, homecoming, and other significant dates in their relationship with the institution. Less frequent donations. Research cited is from Reeher, Powered by Blackbaud. now it’s 62.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2018

Be sure to test and track your response rates and average donation size to determine how these strategies are working for your organization. Email marketing goes beyond simply having a donate now button in your email communication. Keep it short and provide specific ranges in the ask amounts. Fundraising email campaigns work.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Think of these as the essential elements of web design: Clear, prominent donation buttons. Let’s walk through a selection of unique nonprofit websites that not only incorporate these elements but go above and beyond to impress visitors and inspire donations: Interlochen Center for the Arts. Mobile-responsive design.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Millenials: It’s been said that they’re flaky, hard to find, and donate once (but rarely twice). In Marc Koenig’s NPhub post, 7 Tips on Asking for Donations – It’s Intimidating, We Get It , he reminds fundraisers that asking isn’t about convincing donors to give.

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