sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Even though inflation made dollars not stretch as far, world events and climate disasters increased need across many communities. From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store.

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Candid

APRIL 23, 2024

In my last article , I examined some of the key findings from the latest CF Insights survey , conducted annually by the Council on Foundations to track trends in community foundation activity and growth. In 2022, when both contributions to the funds and their investment returns declined, DAF account holders continued to recommend grants.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The largest theme that is constant in disaster philanthropy is partnership. Historically, and initial numbers from recent disasters reflect the same trend, corporations focus on the use of intermediaries to ensure their large donations are distributed to the correct organizations. Click here to read part 1 of this series.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2022

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) head Filippo Grandi described this humanitarian disaster as “the fastest-moving refugee crisis we have seen in Europe since the end of the Second World War”. We have been tracking philanthropy’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since February 24, more than two million people have fled Ukraine.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2022

From natural disasters to economic uncertainty, sometimes it feels like today’s grantmaking organizations have to be ready for just about anything. This need for flexibility is reflected in the grantmaking track at this year’s virtual bbcon, Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good, happening October 17–20. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 11:45 A.M.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 5, 2015

Disaster preparedness is something every nonprofit and public library needs to be on top of — whether you deal with disaster relief directly or not. Sometimes the communities you serve are affected by disaster, and there's also the chance that your own organization could face some sort of disaster. 3D printing.

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VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Just this week, Points of Light released its Civic Life Today: A look at American Civic Engagement Amid a Global Pandemic report, which states that: Prior to the pandemic, voting and donations to nonprofits were the primary ways people participated in civic life. Today, people believe civic action is more important than ever before.

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Candid

JULY 14, 2022

A third of Native American students lack access to at-home internet for distance learning, and many of their youth, like other youth, were reporting depression and anxiety. PWNA provided $8,000 in disaster relief funding to heat the center so that Crow Creek tribal schoolteachers could tutor students. Lessons learned .

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

In the face of humanitarian crises or natural disasters, the generosity of individuals often shines through, leading to a significant influx of donations. Tracking open and click-through rates for each segment provides data to refine messaging. Track donor preferences and engagement over time.

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Double the Donation

MAY 25, 2021

That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the top corporate giving software to drive employee engagement , keep track of each component of your giving program, help your company promote corporate philanthropy, and finetune your corporate giving strategy. Here are our top picks: Benevity. CyberGrants. Why This Corporate Giving Software Stands Out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

We are tracking reports, articles, and new items about AI and Social Good. State of AI in 2018 Report: The AI NOW Institute , which is affiliated with New York University and is home to respected AI researchers with Google and Microsoft, released a report describing the state of AI in 2018 that highlights some worrying trends.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Tracking racial equity funding . In 2018, Candid created a website to track racial equity funding, news, and research reports. We began tracking grants and pledges based on press releases and public announcements to tell a real-time story. .

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

Apple Mail Privacy Protection works by pre-loading email content — including open tracking pixels. Reminder, email opens are tracked by tiny image pixels embedded in email content. Some of these opens are people, some are Apple, and added together you get the sum total of every time your open tracking pixel has been downloaded.

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

Part of my work at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) involves monitoring philanthropic giving in response to disasters through our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy: Data to Drive Decisions (SODP) report. However, due to lags in reporting, that data is two years behind.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Companies Are Prioritizing Disaster Relief and Crisis Response. In a recent study, corporate giving efforts accounted for $405 million in contributions related to disaster relief. They recognize their global supply chain can move quickly, enabling them to be on the scene at disaster sites to provide supplies and volunteers.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The 2013 Charitable Giving Report includes 24 months of overall giving data from 4,129 nonprofit organizations representing more than $12.5 The report also includes online giving data from 3,359 nonprofits representing $1.7 This is the first year that we have included faith-based organizations in the published report.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

We inform them that we are tracking a particular crisis and invite them to send us information about their grants related to the crisis. Those who use this data for analyses and reporting should take these factors into account. . Candid also alerts the cohort of nearly 900 funders who share their grants data with us.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

At Candid, we’ve been tracking philanthropy’s response. Based on the data we were able to collect from news sources, funder websites, and from funders directly , we issued two reports with our partners at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy to help the sector make sense of its collective response.

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NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report. Typically they’re first-time donors who shell out nearly double the amount that offline first-time donors do - to the tune of $62 versus $32 on average, according to our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report. 4) Track Time and Ask on Cue. Download Now!

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Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2015

You also most likely have some experience with accepting and tracking financial gifts from donors to a charitable organization. No doubt you have seen some good, and probably bad, ways of tracking historical giving transactions. A fundamental part of tracking financial gifts is through the use of accounting codes.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

At Candid, we have been able to track down this information using a combination of automated and manual searches. Further analysis of organizational size can be found in our earlier report.) The leading issue category is health, followed by “public safety,” which includes funding focused on disasters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2015

The devastating earthquake in Nepal has killed more than 2,400 people and injured about 5,900, residents so far (as reported in the NY Times on Sunday). The next thing I noticed in my Facebook feed was a post from Robert Scoble mentioning a new Facebook feature that lets you check on friends in a disaster. earthquake in Nepal.

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

So we drilled down and developed policies and procedures addressing things like our disaster recovery plans, how we perform data classification and incident response, our software development lifecycle, access management across the organization, and so much more. Organizational structure including job descriptions and reporting structures.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

As disaster relief organizations scramble to understand the situation on the ground, desperate needs for emergency food, shelter, and medical care go unmet. Instead, what if technology could prevent some of the destruction and improve aid delivery after a disaster? Download the report. What if it didn't have to be that way?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2014

This is a graph of aggregate data from Jawbone,a wristband that people wear that tracks their steps throughout the day and their sleep patterns during the night. (h/t ” The Jawbone has previously put out aggregate data reports around sleep habits of those that wear its device.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The power of social media really proved itself for us when the Gulf oil disaster first hit mainstream news, it was our web and social media presences that helped disseminate news and information to keep people up-to-date in real-time with our work on the ground. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how?

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Funders reported they had swiftly begun distributing emergency funds, had loosened requirements imposed on grantees, and realized the need to commit to deeper change in order to support long-term sector sustainability. In the year since the outbreak, we have continued to track surveys from around the globe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2015

Colleague Brian Reich said he would like to see a networked approach to the disaster relief , “A few respond quickly and raise funds, others use the awareness that comes from a disaster to educate, over time you have others who focus on keeping people connected as new issues arrive. 49-51 (What Does Success Look Like?).”

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

For example, a change in legislation or a natural disaster could motivate concerned supporters to take action. Track data for your marketing campaigns during these special events to determine which messages are most effective for driving donations.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. Text-to-donate campaigns are most useful for urgent fundraising needs or opportunities, such as a telethon or disaster relief campaign. Plus, text messaging subscriber list size grew by 11%.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Does your disaster relief team have the private space to plan and the public tools to get out important bulletins? Thanks to some serious development effort, we will be able to launch Community Operating System Portals with a click. This is not a small thing. Need to focus on Elder Care?

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Compassion Services International (CSI) operates worldwide helping with medical missions, humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and education. Tracking How Your Email Open And Click Rate Grow. By tracking this data, you can better strategize and refine your communications going forward. Watch the interview on demand here.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

From donor tracking to volunteer management, event registration to grant documentation, data is the lifeblood of a nonprofit’s daily operations. Powerful reporting capabilities. Keep better track of your constituents. Keep track of volunteer activities (what they do and when they do it). Disaster response.

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Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I predict that the majority of nonprofit organizations won’t raise very much money on Facebook unless your organization’s mission is to protect cute wildlife and animals, or works on disaster relief during a disaster. Here’s why: People Don’t Use Facebook to Donate Money.

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Gyrus

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Gyrus Systems' earned this award by developing GyrusAim features that "are admin focused and have skills, competencies, audit trails, electronic signatures, strong ILT management, facility and resource management, broad content support and powerhouse reporting." Who is certified?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

"Citizen journalists" throughout the country collaborated to collect information about this violence; they received incident reports from thousands of citizens via web and mobile phone, collated the data, and displayed it on a Google Maps mashup. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya.

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