Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

What about Hurricane Sandy? There is a lot of speculation about what has been causing the challenges that fundraising is facing in the United States. Are people going to give less because they donated to Hurricane Sandy relief? Giving to disasters does not take away from other nonprofit causes. Is it the economy?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

How to incentivize volunteerism At its core, volunteerism is the engagement and mobilization of groups of people to support others or fight for a worthwhile cause. It is the principle of donating time and energy towards a greater cause. Volunteer programs take place worldwide, and volunteer help has improved the lives of many.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

These statistics from MobileCause show how texting can boost fundraising results through text-to-give campaigns: The average opt-in retention rate for nonprofit organizations is 76 per cent – people are opting in and staying opted in, allowing you to grow your membership database list with each campaign push.

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Candid

MAY 26, 2021

—Kurt Lewin We’re two decades into the internet era; why is it still easier to buy a book about hurricanes than help a storm’s victims? Very soon technology will improve donor participation and retention by making it ridiculously easy to give. How many times do we go to online giving sites and give up?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2017

We are seeing how actigiving is accelerating how people move from just hearing about the causes they care about to quickly supporting them with a gift. When there was a flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster, people made a conscious decision to give to causes that were there to help others in need.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2017

The upside is that episodic donors can help boost fundraising performance , but the downside is that they tend to have poor donor retention rates. When there was a flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster, people made a conscious decision to give to causes that were there to help others in need.

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Care2

JUNE 29, 2009

Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005. Furthermore, this is the first time in eight years that we have a Democrat in the White House who is very supportive of major progressive causes such as health care reform, ending the war in Iraq, etc. Retention rates decreased by a median 1%. The median revenue per donor was $47.

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