Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Eighty-three percent of millennials donate to charity with 84 percent of those donations being made online (58 percent of the donations are $100 or less), and a whopping 91 percent of millennials review a nonprofit’s website before making a donation. Generation X (Born 1965–1979, Currently Ages 35–49).

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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. Contributions to the nations largest charities also grew by about 14%. Let us know in the comment section below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2012

. — Chris Bonanni (@ChrisBonanni) October 29, 2012. Craig Newmark is matching the next $25,000 in donations for Sandy Relief over at Crowdrise. You can donate or start your own campaign to help out. Network for Good also has a page up of charities fundraising for Sandy Relief.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

charity: water , a nonprofit that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations, is leading the way when it comes to redefining nonprofit marketing; they are exceptional at inbound marketing, focusing on creating powerful content to inspire people to join their cause. How can your organization apply this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The intent is to create an annual national day of giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving or this year on November 27, 2012. The campaign will encourage philanthropic activities that support nonprofit organizations. Think about all those marathons or walking events for social causes that have been around before Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Each month, DollarPerMonth.org selects three charities for its members (who have pledged to donate a minimum of $1 per month) to vote on. The winning charity receives 50% of the community donations, the 2nd charity receives 30%, and the 3rd charity receives 20%. DollarPerMonth.org :: dollarpermonth.org.

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Care2

JANUARY 12, 2012

To do this effectively though, you need to understand what motivates donors to contribute money to charity. The infographic “Where and Why People Donated their Time and Money in 2010/2011 Trends” provides some great data that is worth noting as you craft your fundraising strategies for 2012. 49% said by check.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Ideal for capturing contact information for your mailing list, event registrations, and even customizing PayPal into your website for donation processing, Wufoo is well-reviewed and reasonably priced. Donations could be made simply with two taps on your smartphone and processed without having to through the mobile carriers.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

In this case, it's a recap of some of the big nonprofit technology stories of 2012. Top Nonprofit Technology Buzzwords of 2012. "Hackathon" was, in fact, one of Lucy Bernholz' top 10 philanthropy buzz words for 2012. By the way, Lucy Bernholz' top buzz word of 2012 was " data."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Each month, DollarPerMonth.org selects three charities for its members (who have pledged to donate a minimum of $1 per month) to vote on. The winning charity receives 50% of the community donations, the 2nd charity receives 30%, and the 3rd charity receives 20%. DollarPerMonth.org :: dollarpermonth.org.

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

A report released earlier this year by the UK User Experience Agency Nomensa indicated 47% of people who visit a website intending to make a online donation give up before completing the process. Once there, nonprofits need to inspire, overcome reservations and make it easy to make an online donation. How frustrating. Be creative here.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Since 2012, thousands of nonprofits have run campaigns on CauseVox ’s fundraising platform. That’s why you should try incorporating more events into your charity’s annual fundraising plan. That’s why you should try incorporating more events into your charity’s annual fundraising plan. Click to Tweet. Polar Plunge. 5K/Marathon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Many of us will purchase hundreds of dollars in holiday gifts over the next six weeks, and with some conscious consumerism those dollars could also help some of your favorite nonprofits continue their work in 2012. Jane Goodall Institute Online Store: You don’t have to be primate activist to shop at the JGI Online Store.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

NTEN partnered with Charity Dynamics to conduct the 2012 Nonrprofit Donor Engagement Study. This donor-focused study gathered feedback from consumers spanning a wide range of giving levels ($25 – $5,000+) who donated to a nonprofit in the past 12 months. > Download the study online here.

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Care2

JANUARY 12, 2012

To do this effectively though, you need to understand what motivates donors to contribute money to charity. The infographic “Where and Why People Donated their Time and Money in 2010/2011 Trends” provides some great data that is worth noting as you craft your fundraising strategies for 2012. 49% said by check.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

While Heather (shown in image below) may have raised just $100 for the 2012 event, she’s solid gold … actually, a “Double Diamond” fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of Colorado, with over $50,000 and 5 to 9 years of participation in the Courage Classic under her belt. flyers or offline donation forms).

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 4, 2013

More than 10,000 partner charities, volunteer organizations, corporations, community centers and foundations joined in the ‘giving spirit’ as they asked donors to give to their favorite causes from across the nation and around the world. GivingTuesday Donation Growth. million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2013.

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Care2

JULY 19, 2012

The study also shows how much charities are still struggling to raise money in a bad economy. Report Highlights: The study also revealed a: 9% decline in donations to foundations, indicating that the wealthiest people in the U.S. are feeling strapped for cash and donating less money. 3% decrease in donations by corporations.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2012

Will 2012 be pretty much like 2011? When NTEN asked whether I’d be willing to predict tech trends for in 2012, I, of course, asked my Magic 8 Ball™. It replied: Based on that, plus 27 years in the field, I foresee that 2012 will be pretty much like 2011. Weiner Consulting. it’s not cloud-based. it’s the cheapest.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2013

More than 10,000 partner charities, volunteer organizations, corporations, community centers and foundations joined in the ‘giving spirit’ as they asked donors to give to their favorite causes from across the nation and around the world. GivingTuesday Donation Growth. million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2013.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

It also has a “Charities and NGOs” section. You can even create custom forms to process donations on your website or blog or to manage event registrations. If your nonprofit is on Google+, be sure to add your Page to the “ Nonprofit ” and “ Charity ” groups. Formstack :: formstack.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. 2015 Text Donation Study :: Download. 2012 State of Social Media Use in Australian Nonprofits :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. For Nonprofits Worldwide: 1. 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report :: Download. 2015 World Giving Index :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The company also donates $1 to the partner nonprofit for each download. It also has a “Charities and NGOs” section. JustCoz.org is a platform that enables charities, nonprofits, and NGOs to increase their social media reach by way of tweet and status update donations. Cause Layouts :: causelayouts.com.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Non-profit direct mail fundraisers know that one of the worst times to send a fundraising letter for a charity is in the couple of weeks before a major election. On the big day, social media streams are going to be flooded with messages asking people to click over to “Donate Now” pages to make a gift. Here’s why….

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2012

For my next session, I'm covering "Findings from the 2012 Millennial Impact Report", with Derrick Feldmann from Achieve and Angela White from JGA. The survey had 6,522 Millennials complete the survey from January 1 - January 31, 2012. 41% of Millennials plan to volunteer in 2012. Email still matters. 70% prefer to give online.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2013

is to secular, or non-religious charities. In 2012, 63 percent of all Americans contributed to charities of all types. Donors gave larger donations to congregations and smaller donations to secular charitable organizations. They tend to donate more to secular charities and less to their congregations.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2012

The company stated that they will not be selling the dolls at stores, but instead will donate them to children's hospitals and other hospitals, as well as the National Alopecia Areata Foundation." The winner will receive a cash award of $1,000, plus $1,000 to donate to their favorite charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo. No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Tyson Foods has perfected a social media strategy that leverages blog comments for food donations as noted on the Fast Company blog , (part of its innovative giving series which included a profile of me !) Tyson's strategy has inspired bloggers and other companies to use this technique to give to charity. Here's a few examples.

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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. Donating products to charities helps corporate bottom lines, reduces waste in landfills, and provides relief for people in need. One of the things we wished for as we navigated the campaign: benchmarks.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

history, and they are establishing their giving practices, with more than half budgeting to donate to causes annually. Tech-savvy Gen Z, having grown up on social media, is not shy about promoting the causes they believe in or telling others about their donations. Sharing drives more donations. Why does social sharing matter?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

In that role, I had the exciting opportunity to staff the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2011 and 2012, which was a hugely eye-opening experience. In 2012, the themes of inequality and the “forgotten one billion” permeated nearly every discussion about the global community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Did the awareness raising and engagement around the importance of giving to charity push the needle on charitable giving? According to research from Blackbaud and reported by Steve McLaughlin on the NpEngage blog, “ Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012. million processed on #GivingTuesday in 2012.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2012

Join in on The World's Fare and host a dinner for six or more friends at 7pm local time on October 5, 2012 (last day of the Conference). Where previously people mainly donated to reputable charities who sent them donation requests, or in response to a disaster, now people are spontaneously giving to ad-hoc fundraisers online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

There was a lot of buzz about crowdfunding in 2012: a video game called Star Citizen raised more than $7 million, Kickstarter banned nonprofits from using its platform (see #3 on that page), and a Tumblr popped up that takes aim at suspicious crowdfunding projects. million for Minnesota charities in just 24 hours.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

They had just released their mobile app in April of 2012,” Jhawar told me in a phone interview. You can also create money pots and send a link to other users, view your bank accounts in Lydia, donate money to hospitals and charities, get a credit line , etc. Lydia lets you donate to hospitals and charities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The project was lucky enough to receive a donation from Cisco of FLIP cameras and I think the most fun I had creating curriculum was the one above on storytelling and making simple and effective content for NGOs. This year during Ramadan, Tunisia Telecom launched an initiative to support 14 charity organizations.

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