Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Every nonprofit who relies on fundraising to accomplish their mission looks for more effective ways to raise money and improve donor retention. Fundraising effectiveness is an ongoing, evolving, and challenging reality. Here are a couple insights from the 2012 Fundraising Effectiveness Project.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

For a nonprofit organization, getting new donors every year is crucial, and the best way to make this happen is through peer-to-peer fundraising. When creating a fundraising campaign, it's essential to be as clear as possible. Keep in mind; fundraising is all about sharing between networks. Tell a Story, Deliver, and Ask Nicely.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

When you start planning your fundraising events, you want to make registration and management as easy as possible for both you and your donors. With the right event management software for nonprofits, you can run your fundraising events more efficiently, helping you raise more money for your cause.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

on the Future of Fundraising back in 2011. A recent study finds that 73 percent of Internet users in Europe use social networks. In the United States, 66 percent of Internet users are on social networks. Harness Technology and Social Media to Raise Money. TechSoup hosted its first ever Nonprofits Live.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2013

If you’re looking for Fundraising Ideas and other ways to improve fundraising performance you’ve come to the right place. Once you download the Fundraising Ideas e-Book you’ll gain insight into: 6 Steps to a Well-Measured Social Fundraising Campaign. Want to Raise Money Online?

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2022

A good donation page also: Inspires donors to give Connects fundraising to your mission Supports everyday giving and specific campaigns. A poor or difficult giving experience tells your donors that their time, effort, and money isn’t valuable to your organization. Monthly Recurring Payment and Pledge Now, Pay Later Options.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2011

Are you still stuck in 1991 where you focus your acquisition and fundraising via direct mail, face to face, and telemarking? If you’re not engaging in multichannel marketing and fundraising, you are missing out on big opportunities to raise money. What channels does your nonprofit use to reach activists and donors?

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

TechSoup kicked off its Nonprofit Live series with a discussion on the Future of Fundraising. Each guest speaker gave a brief presentation about the unique ways their organizations are using technology to drive innovation in the realm of nonprofit fundraising. A very young organization, StartSomeGood just went live this past February.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

Blackbaud recently published npEXPERTS , a free e-book featuring ways nonprofits can connect with supporters, activate their donor bases and raise more money online. Eastern time - Your Donors Don’t Live Only Online or Only Offline Why Do Your Communications? Eastern time - Nonprofits + Internet = People Inspiring People.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

For the past 60 or so years, and especially since the advent of the internet, social capital —interpersonal relationships and networks—has become increasingly crucial. As nonprofit professionals, most of us are already in the business of people, whether we’re building houses, raising money, educating children or another noble pursuit.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

World Giving Index Charities Aid Foundation looked at three different types of charitable behavior – giving money, giving time and helping a stranger and used the results to produce the “World Giving Index.&# Tags: Fundraising , Nonprofit Trends , nptech , Online Giving , Social Media , Web 2.0

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

As well they should… a very high percentage of all charitable gifts are made during the year-end fundraising cycle. If you want to know how to run an amazing year-end fundraising campaign (both online and offline) for your organization, check out our three part series How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Online fundraising is all about relationships. Similar to offline fundraising, online fundraising is all about relationships. Use your website, in particular, and other Internet outposts as a way to build relationships with donors online. million gifts to 66,470 different nonprofits from 2003 – 2009.&#

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Care2

JUNE 5, 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) Internet users, or 72.5%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." Proclaiming that fundraising using Facebook Causes was a failure based on a calculation of dollars per donor. . My fundraising colleagues concur.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Geoff Livingston talks Decentralized Grass Roots Fundraising in a Digital World. More specifically we discussed grass roots fundraising and the rapid growth of online platforms that allow people to raise money for the causes they support. Questions for you … Will the fragmentation of online fundraising effect non-profits?

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2012

Online fundraising has become a popular method for increasing revenue and acquire new donors. While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. Looking to help your organization get better at raising money online? Look at Web Traffic. Search engines?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

"Cloud-based" refers to any software or application not physically installed on a local server or computer, but rather hosted outside your organization and accessed via an Internet connection. According to a 2013 cloud study by Microsoft, 70 percent of businesses have saved money by moving operations to the cloud.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Are you searching for ways to raise more money? If you’ve been in the nonprofit industry for a while, you’ve likely heard that “direct mail is dead” or that offline fundraising is on the decline. Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. Offline still rules …. Data storage and hardware is cheap.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 10, 2014

During that discussion, there’s one question that’s always raised: How can we raise more money? There is no perfect answer, but we all know there are two basic ways to raise more money: Ask your existing donors to give more. People are online : 85% of US adults use the Internet according to Pew Research Center. Why online?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 24, 2009

These two facts go directly against the grain of basic nonprofit fundraising principles. How many donations would we get with our offline fundraising strategies if we followed the same strategies? .’ Have you raised money with Facebook Causes? Tags: Facebook Website/Internet Facebook Cause.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Ron Weber, Trinet Internet Solutions, Inc. While it's well known that Thanksgiving initiates a greater charitable focus, it takes more than a "donate-now" button to funnel that giving spirit into a plentiful fundraising season. Yet when it comes to nonprofit fundraising, remember one size doesn't fit all. case studies.

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Forum One

MARCH 17, 2010

Both online and offline, communities are not only the way we identify ourselves, but more importantly, they are the most authentic and powerful vehicle for change. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

He recommends reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr to better understand the impact of chronic information overload, followed by his best advice about being purposeful with your attention online. I particularly like the “Heat Chart” where you color code priority tasks.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. We are here to talk about Five “Must Dos” for Year-End Fundraising Success. Yes, it is year-end fundraising season. How much money?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Beth has over 30 years working in the nonprofit sector in technology, training, capacity building, evaluation, fundraising and marketing. Beth is an expert in facilitating online and offline peer learning, curriculum development based on traditional adult learning theory and other instructional approaches. Nonprofits and Gen Z.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Staff led on-the-ground efforts in just a handful of key cities, while the majority of actions were organized online and offline by activists and other citizens -– volunteers, by and large. Or was power based in the individual relationships offline and online, many of which continued to grow and strengthen after this day?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 21, 2015

So, what does this have to do with fundraising? . There are so many places I can donate; yes, I care about certain causes more than others, but even then, I have many choices—and it’s easy for me to find even more, thanks to the Internet. Are we hurting retention in the name of saving the money receipting would cost?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Submitted by Ramya Raghavan.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Amy Kinkaid, of Fundraising Breakthroughs , has some great advice about asking for money without shame. Getting Attention talks about boosting blog coverage – it can have good offline benefits for your organization. All of these articles were interesting and thoughtful. David Maister asks " What do consultants know?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. . These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Submitted by Ramya Raghavan.

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NetWits

MAY 30, 2012

Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report. to learn more about the turn to online fundraising, the need for a multichannel approach and how direct mail is still alive and well. It sure would save a lot of time and money. Here are few key insights about multichannel givers from our 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

" I did manage to get Internet access on my nokia N95 and couldn't resist Twittering his quip. What is my responsibility to my organization - money, unique knowledge, ? He talked about his first personal fundraising campaign - for cancer research in his mother's memory. 1-5% are uber activists who raise the money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

So, let's take a quick look at the most highly rated items this week - which are about money, content, software, jobs, and some geek humor. Phil Agre's How To Help Someone Use A Computer, circa 1996, is still relevant to anyone who is teaching someone how to master a new piece of software or Internet service.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Every nonprofit who relies on fundraising to accomplish their mission looks for more effective ways to raise money and improve donor retention. Fundraising effectiveness is an ongoing, evolving, and challenging reality. Here are a couple insights from the 2012 Fundraising Effectiveness Project. donor retention).

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2006

All Flora said she needed was enough money to buy a 50 kg. Project Baobob , an organization that provides free education in business skills for Kenyan youth, and Kiva , a web-based organization that allows individuals, like you and me, to make microloans (rather than a donation) to individuals via the Internet. bag of maize for resale.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! How do you balance online action with offline engagement? Submitted by Ted Fickes.

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