Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

For all the buzz about new media in the nonprofit sector, it is somewhat surprising how few nonprofits have integrated their new media campaigns into one of the most important pages on their website – the “Thank You for Your Donation!” That is, the page your donors land on after making a donation. ” landing page.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

A few months ago we published the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report and yesterday we released the 2011 Online Giving Report. The majority of giving still comes from offline channels, but online fundraising continues to be a significant source for acquiring new donors.

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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. But understanding the power of a multichannel fundraising approach is critical to Online Fundraising Success. Download Now!

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 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. Taking a strictly intuitive position on online giving can actually be harmful to nonprofits overall fundraising efforts. Download Now!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2011

Written for the March 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. * * * * * * * * * * *. It was a fiscal project of the Tides Center , and I was able to operate and fundraise like any other 501(c)(3). Notice the larger jump in giving in 2007?

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

With #GivingTuesday right around the corner, your nonprofit’s donation page could use some sprucing up. in 2013, and online donations grew by an astonishing 14%. Here are 10 common sense ways your nonprofit can optimize its donation form for this upcoming #GivingTuesday. Keep your donation form consistent.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 21, 2010

How will you reinvigorate yourself, your work and your organisation in 2011? The Nielsen Norman Group has estimated that online donations will constitute the majority of donations by 2020. Ensure that your donation forms are easy to locate, easy to fill out, and that your website answers all questions a potential donor may have.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. They found that when looking at giving, 93% of respondents made a donation in the last year.However, 58% said their largest gift was less than $100. 70% said trust was in understanding financial information and how their donation would be used.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

It’s also spreading around the fundraising and nonprofit world. Some people are starting to call it “Crowdsource Fundraising” But haven’t we been doing “crowdsourcing” for a little longer than 5 years in the event fundraising space? Fundraising Page Badges. Email Signatures.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Going mobile will not be free and for many small nonprofits a costly upgrade, but to successfully communicate your mission and programs and fundraise online in coming years, it is a necessary investment. In 2012 online donations via email dropped 21% due to donate pages not being mobile compatible. Mobile email is on the rise.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Have you ever thought to yourself, “ hummm, I wish I could turn my non-fundraising participants or low-dollar fundraisers into money raising superstars! ”? Register Now ! Sounds familiar, right?

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Once there, nonprofits need to inspire, overcome reservations and make it easy to make an online donation. How frustrating.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

—– I’ve recently shared a couple interviews exploring two case studies of really successful online fundraising campaigns: SXSW4Japan Raises Over $120,000 and $100,000 in Three Days with #TeamAutism. The 2011 Millennial Donor report , the second in an annual series, focuses on engaging Millennials in fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

That said, in reference to the social fundraising apps, according to Network for Good social giving is on the rise with an average donation of $52 (as of Q3 2011). Cost: 4.75% donation processing fee. Cost: 4.75% donation processing fee. Donation Processor: Network for Good. Donation Processor: PayPal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. It’s a fundamental shift in how our supporters communicate with each other and with us, and ultimately in how they donate and get involved with organizations. Get training.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Armed with a fundraising page and email tools, peer-to-peer fundraisers turn their family and friends into donors. So, I thought I’d share five ways your organization can increase peer-to-peer fundraising revenue. So, I thought I’d share five ways your organization can increase peer-to-peer fundraising revenue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Feeding America Tribute Gifts: With poverty and food insecurity at record levels in the Untied States, it’s practically your patriotic duty to donate to Feeding America! [ Give a Feeding America Tribute Gift ]. [ Shop Concern Gifts ].

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

And because fundraising continues to shift from offline to online nonprofits are faced with a growing need to find new and innovative ways to do fundraising through online sources. The move towards a multichannel fundraising approach (online and offline) is becoming more and more critical to long-term success.

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NetWits

MAY 22, 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. Yet when a donation is made often correlates with when giving is possible, or more palatable, for individual donors. Download Now!

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The internet is the fastest growing avenue for nonprofit donations. In fact: Online donations rose by 14% between 2011 and 2012. In fact: Online donations rose by 14% between 2011 and 2012. IT is by far the most direct way to communicate with a large audience and to increase your funding. Image courtesy of Convio.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference (#11ntc) is ramping up by kicking off the community voting website for over 400 nonprofit focused sessions! I’m mostly looking forward to the communications and fundraising tracks so I spend a bit of time looking over those entries and found a handful or so that look interesting to me.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2012

Guest post by Bill Connors , author of Fundraising with The Raiser’s Edge: A Non-Technical Guide. >> Join his free webinar on 4/17/12 @ 2pm ET - Making a major impact with your major gifts program. In fact, Blackbaud’s 2011 Online Giving Report , noted that the largest online gift in 2011 was $260,000 !

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Click Here to Sign-Up and get 5 FREE Event Fundraising Whitepapers! Experience shows us that only 40% of your 2011 fundraisers will return for next year’s event. That’s a challenging number to digest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

And since, the busy season is coming up for all you nonprofit fundraisers – year end giving and Network for Good has just announced a Year-End Giving Challenge , I thought a guest post from Michael Hoffman about you can incorporate video to power your campaigns was in order. Embed Video on a Donation Page. Test, but be careful.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Technology has really impacted the way consumers donate, but not all nonprofits are keeping up with trends. Donors gave 21% more via social media in 2012 as compared to 2011. 65% of donors donated online in 2002, as compared to 4% in 2002. Peer-to-peer fundraising and social media account for 13% of overall giving.

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Achieve

JUNE 17, 2024

It’s easy to get overwhelmed when considering how to ask your supporters for a donation. Fundraising asks are like sales pitches. In the long term, nailing your fundraising asks can also help you build lasting relationships and encourage further engagement. Let’s explore five proven tips to improve your fundraising asks.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. The reason sms may be better for activism vs donation is that there isn’t as much transparency about how you’re impacting the world. Trust and donations were huge in the Millennial Donor Report. Large scale fundraising events?

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NetWits

MARCH 3, 2011

And we’re taking advocacy to a whole new level on March 9, 2011 by bringing together key industry experts for “Advocacy Live!” Did you know advocates are seven-times more likely to give as compared to non-advocates? Register today to learn more about strategies for inspiring and mobilizing activists online.

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sgEngage

JUNE 19, 2012

The Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , has released Giving USA 2012: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the year 2011. in 2011 from 2010 to $298.42 in 2011 as compared to 2010. in 2011 as compared to 2010. percent in 2011 (an increase of 0.8%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

Written for the June 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. Make a donation! Make a donation! Oh yeah, PLEASE make a donation! If your nonprofit is location-based (zoos, museums, health clinics, food banks, etc.) No doubt about it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

One of my goals for 2011 is to better track the amount of time I spend on social media posting, planning, etc, and measuring that against actual engagement, as measured by: donations (via special source codes) and engagement (comments, reTweets, etc). What is on your To Do List for 2011? Please summarize your ROI.

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Care2

DECEMBER 14, 2012

People donated more money to charity in 2012 than in 2011, according to a Blackbaud survey , where over 4200 donors from the US, the UK, and Australia responded to a variety of questions about their donation habits to nonprofits. One-Time Donations. one-time donations increased from 2011 to 2012. In the U.S.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Not necessarily, according to the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , just released at the 2011 NTC by M+R and NTEN. As it turns out, a high unsubscribe rate correlates directly with high fundraising results. That's just one of the fascinating drops of knowledge in the " 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study ". It's free!

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

One of the most challenging parts of fundraising is the coveted ask. It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you’re thinking about how you’d like to ask your supporters for a donation. Maybe you’ve hosted a couple of events already or have launched a fundraising campaign, but have found that your messaging hasn’t resulted in many donations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2011

Currently, WITNESS’ ROI tracking is measured by way of increase in awareness and donations. Donations include whether fundraising goals are met, especially with our Spring Drives. Each of these fundraising events is anchored by sending communications about our fundraiser with a link to the landing page via our email list.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. And 92% of surveyed nonprofits plan on using at least one of these tools in 2011. 93% of our respondents plan on using email marketing in 2011. It says that 22.7%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0:

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