Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2012

—– The first week of April was like an annual family reunion for the nonprofit technology community as the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) converged on San Francisco. You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog , or read the post in full below. You can download them now for free.

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TechImpact

MAY 12, 2014

ExactTarget – “The 2012 channel preference survey” (2012). Mobile received the largest percentage of unique clicks (40%), webmail was a strong second with 35% – Experian “Quarterly Email Benchmark Study” (Q2 2013). Here are 14 statistics that will get your nonprofit thinking mobile now, instead of later. Equinux (June 2013).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2012

NTEN, Common Knowledge, and Blackbaud just released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. Have a look at the infographic below then download the full report to learn more about important behaviors and trends. Don't forget to download the complete 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report.

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Care2

APRIL 9, 2012

The 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study was just released and is packed with insightful data on advocacy and fundraising response rates across the nonprofit sector. This is an important trend to note because over the past few years, the open rates were declining. Overall, email open rates held steady between 2010 and 2011.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The latest Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits analyzed data from more than 4,000 nonprofits to provide the largest analysis in online giving data. in 2013 compared to 2012 (You can take a look at the review I did of their 2012 study). Online giving on #GivingTuesday in 2013 was up 90%, compared to 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

A benchmarking process can be as simple as finding a handful of similar nonprofit organizations and comparing your key performance metrics. Take this example comparing nonprofits performance in pinerest. Or you may use a sector wide benchmarking study such as the NTEN Social Networking Benchmarking Study. By: Rebecca Shore.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). However, the benchmark study is a tool, and like any tool, it depends on how it’s used. To say this is a highly anticipated, monumental report would be an understatement.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

While this NTEN eBenchmark Study is from 2012, the data continues to grow and support the future of nonprofit technology, and comparing years can lead to newly occurring trends. Fundraising Leadership Tech benchmark study email fundraising Mobile Fundraising social media technology'

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Care2

APRIL 3, 2012

I have been waiting to get my hands on the latest 2012 Social Networking Benchmark Report because it’s one of the only comprehensive surveys that provides a good overview of how nonprofits are utilizing social media to brand themselves online, connect with new supporters, and raise money.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2012

The sixth annual Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Index Study is now officially released. As monthly giving typically increases a donor’s lifetime value, this positive trend is very good news for the nonprofit sector and the causes being served. For a summary of trends seen in the benchmark, watch my video here.

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Care2

MAY 24, 2013

Last month we reported that online fundraising response rates declined 27% between 2011-2012, according to the eNonprofit Benchmark study. “While this value is contrary to prior years it would be incorrect to strictly compare 2011 to 2012, as different organizations were part of different studies. Email List Growth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

2016 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 2016 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. 2014 Giving Trends of Grantmaking Foundations Report :: Download. 2012 State of Social Media Use in Australian Nonprofits :: Download. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1.

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Care2

JANUARY 21, 2013

These are the types of questions we hope to see answered in the upcoming video benchmark study for nonprofits being conducted by Edelman, See3 Communications, and YouTube. Of course nonprofit’s also witnessed the downside of the Kony 2012 video success.

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Care2

APRIL 9, 2013

The 2012 eNonprofit Behnchmarks Study was just released and it''s packed with all sorts of juicy email, advocacy, and fundraising data from 55 nonprofits ranging from environmental organizations to human rights organizations. Check out the data I pulled from the report that I think it worth comparing to your own organizations benchmarks.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

in 2013 compared to 2012. Online giving on #GivingTuesday in 2013 was up 90%, compared to 2012. increase from 2012. What trends did your nonprofit notice in 2013? Marketing Research Nonprofit Benchmark Studies Online Fundraising Trends' According to the report, overall giving grew 4.9%

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." The price is lower than the recently reported $800 million figure, but still a formidable investment from the enterprise software giant, which is on a seemingly never-ending acquisition spree.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Mission Measurement (@MissionMeasure) September 5, 2012. The September, 2012 Issue of the NTEN Change Journal is pure crack for nonprofit #datanerds (folks who would definitely wear a t-shirt emblazoned with “I Love Data!” We may need to start wearing these here!

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

As you may have heard, we released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Benchmarking Report at the NTC last week. The study, done in association with Common Knowledge and Blackbaud, has a lot of great insights into how the nonprofit respondents use social networks. But we do have a webinar coming up on that , too.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 10th, 2010 Nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter isn’t happy with Apple at the moment. Mobile is going to be a huge channel.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. One of the things we wished for as we navigated the campaign: benchmarks. We learned so much while running that campaign, but we also made lots of mis-steps along the way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

2015 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 2015 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. 2012 State of Social Media Use in Australian Nonprofits :: Download. Most of the reports listed are based on U.S. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1. Published by M+R and NTEN. 2015 Donor Engagement Study :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 2015

2015 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 2015 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. 2012 State of Social Media Use in Australian Nonprofits :: Download. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1. 2015 Diversity in Giving Report :: Download. Published by Blackbaud. 2015 Digital Outlook Report :: Download.

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Neon CRM

JULY 19, 2023

Here are 10 year-end giving statistics that show just how important the final month of the year can be—and how your nonprofit can leverage these trends to make your end-of-year campaign a success. This global day of generosity began in 2012 and has only grown bigger and bigger with each passing year. Get the guide 2.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

He calls the blending of AI algorithms and model architectures homogenization , a trend that helped form foundation models. This chart highlights the exponential growth in training compute requirements for notable machine learning models since 2012. Experts note a rising trend toward releasing foundation models as open source.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Blackbaud just released the "Charitable Giving Report: How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2012". The report guides you through key statistics and insights into giving trends. Chas Offut has an analysis of 2012 year-end email fundraising and some of the findings may surprise you. But wait, there's another report on the way.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2014

There were a number of interesting findings from the new Luminate Online Benchmark Report , released at BBCON. This is actually the second consecutive year fundraising email conversion rates have declined sharply , continuing a somewhat worrisome trend. The report includes results from 794 nonprofits, including $1.27 Hungry for more?

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

You can download the complete report here , and don''t forget the companion online benchmarking tool , where you can compare some of your organization''s data against your peers in our research. When we look at the YOY data above, we see quite a bit of variance in this ratio over the three years, and no distinguishible pattern (trend).

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Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

According to the 2012 Nonprofit benchmark Social Network Benchmarking Report, 98% of nonprofits didn’t raise a dime on Facebook, which is second most trafficked site on the web in the U.S. As you have probably experienced yourself, raising money for your nonprofit campaign on social media is like pulling teeth.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 27, 2012

Report Explores Nonprofit Social Media Trends - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy. Sponsored by the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), Common Knowledge and Blackbaud, the “2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report” has been released.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2013

Blackbaud’s 2013 Peer to Peer Fundraising Benchmark report provides information that you can use to not only measure your success but to learn about trends and best practices in event fundraising.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

We’ll draw from recent experiences in setting up an active advisory group made up of NGO partners from all corners of the globe; our network-wide campaign to survey NGO technology trends in 24 languages; and, our own technology solution to communicating with these partners to deliver services in 37 countries. Claire Sale.

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2024

In addition to these insights, the report provides information to help nonprofits benchmark compensation to ensure competitive salaries for their employees. However, the gender pay gap has been gradually declining since 2012 for all but the largest organizations (as measured by budget size).

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 12, 2014

In 2013, internet users donated more than any previous year, with online giving up 14% since 2012. Of course, just because online giving is trending upward, it doesn’t mean your NPO (or anyone else’s) can rest on its laurels and enjoy the increased revenue without continuing to optimize your online presence. More than 5.5

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

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) How do you compare? Environmental $2.59

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2021

Whatever, sure, Adam Neumann is a wild and crazy guy — but without commitments from a number of sophisticated investors (Benchmark! But, the book explains, WeWork was a functional business in 2012, when it made a profit. And that was 2012, by their own numbers. T Rowe Price! Harvard University!),

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

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) How do you compare? Environmental $2.59

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Back by popular demand was Steve MacLaughlin’s analysis of the 200 email subject lines sent to him from nonprofits between December 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. The result: Fundraising Ideas to Reverse the Trend of Declining Email Response Rates.

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