NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

NTEN member and nonprofit communications expert Kivi Leroux Miller just released the 2012 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , based on a survey of over 1200 participants at the end of 2011. Here are some of findings that stood out: 78% of respondents planned to email their typical supporters at least monthly in 2012.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

But first steps first… 11 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit social media managers: 1) Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns. It’s for this reason that Accuracy in Media made my 2012 Favorite Nonprofits list. WWF Mobile. WWF Desktop. please text NONPROFITORGS to 27138 : 6.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

Their average individual gifts are the highest among all generations, so securing even one donation from a member of these generations is a huge win. 1) The Silent Generation (1925-1945) 88% give to charity, donating an annual average of $1,367 across 6.2 organizations** 11.8% organizations** 23.6% organizations** 25.9%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

An Interview with Ruy Fortini , Founder and CEO of Doare and official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. 1) The Global Trends in Giving Report is meant to help the nonprofit sector better understand individual giving worldwide, but data and statistics don’t communicate well what is happening on the ground in Brazil.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2012

If you ask me, nonprofits will remember 2012 as a year when communities connected and mobilized with newfound moxie. With the help of data-informed personalization, online agility, and personality-driven movements, we saw big donations and big changes happening all over the place. Here's my take.

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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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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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Technology Review Nonprofit Africa 75

sgEngage

JUNE 21, 2012

The Giving USA 2012 report is out and it gives us a look at philanthropic trends from 2011. This was the largest cash donation ever recorded to an art museum in the United States. To get the full report go to the Giving USA 2012 website. Here are five interesting facts that I pulled from the report.

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Care2

JANUARY 12, 2012

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. What channels are people donating through? 52% said that they donate money when they check out such at a grocery store.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Based on our analysis that incorporates an adjusted linear regression, trends in Google Search terms around “Giving Tuesday,” and national giving trends, we predict that $3.048 Billion will be raised on Giving Tuesday 202 1. since 2012. Total amount donated: $2.4 Want more tips from the GivingTuesday experts?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Yesterday, from volunteering to local service activities to donations, we saw people everywhere come together to give. GivingTuesday Trends. Online sites, email campaigns, and social media had a much bigger emphasis on #GivingTuesday than in 2012. GivingTuesday Donation Growth. million processed on #GivingTuesday in 2012.

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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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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%. A collection of economic and media trends and stats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: Chapter 1 :: The Importance of Selecting the Right Donate Now Vendor. With the exception of Foursquare, it’s been a trend that has had a hard time getting into the hearts and minds of mobile users.

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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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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? Did you receive more online donations than you have in previous years? Marketing Research Nonprofit Benchmark Studies Online Fundraising Trends'

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Care2

JANUARY 12, 2012

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. What channels are people donating through? 52% said that they donate money when they check out such at a grocery store.

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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. What The Trend :: whatthetrend.com. Worldometers :: worldometers.info. To see a live example, view the Wibbitz Demo.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2013

From volunteering to local service activities to donations, we saw people everywhere come together to give. GivingTuesday Trends. Online sites, email campaigns, and social media had a much bigger emphasis on #GivingTuesday than in 2012. GivingTuesday Donation Growth. million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2013.

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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%. A collection of economic and media trends and stats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: Chapter 1 :: The Importance of Selecting the Right Donate Now Vendor. Network for Good now offers mobile-optimized donate pages and donation “Share” functionality.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

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. increase from 2012. What trends did your nonprofit notice in 2013? Did you receive more online donations than you have in previous years?

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Benchmark Studies Online Donation 73

Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

labor unions based on Candid’s data and discuss trends and opportunities for future research. Trends in unions’ engagement with philanthropy. This strategy, known as “bargaining for the common good,” was a central part of the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) approach during their 2012 strike. Unions by the numbers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

2016 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. 2015 Text Donation Study :: Download. 2014 Giving Trends of Grantmaking Foundations Report :: Download. 2012 State of Social Media Use in Australian Nonprofits :: Download. Published by Care2. Published by Nonprofit Marketing Guide. Published by Blackbaud.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The company also donates $1 to the partner nonprofit for each download. 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. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Cause Layouts :: causelayouts.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

You can even create custom forms to process donations on your website or blog or to manage event registrations. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. This website allows your supporters to pledge to donate with each Facebook Status Update or Tweet they post on Facebook or Twitter. FotoFlexer :: fotoflexer.com.

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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. That would need be true for supporting donations too.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

The industry report identifies the trends (see the Blackbaud Index ) which are used to inform the health of your online program, not overall constituent engagement. The benchmark trends are important because they help us ensure our approach is on the path toward success, but a more accurate measurement is the number of constituents engaged.

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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. Email-driven donation forms had a median completion rate of 17%.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Over the past few months I’ve been asked a lot of questions about giving trends: What explains the flat trend in overall fundraising? It has been reported that Lucas plans to “donate the majority of the proceeds to his philanthropic endeavors.” .” A Fundraising Cliff? What does the data say?

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: Chapter 1 :: The Importance of Selecting the Right Donate Now Vendor. Network for Good now offers mobile-optimized donate pages and donation “Share” functionality.

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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." billion worth of donations revenue (although it excluded any donations worth $10,000 or more). They are not exclusive – you can mix and match.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The hashtag, #GivingTuesday, was trending on Twitter. As some nonprofit insiders complained, #GivingTuesday making too much noise. GivingTuesday trended for over 10 hours straight in the United States (9:30 am – 7:30 pm). million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2013. million processed on #GivingTuesday in 2012.

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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 !) Mizfit is donating a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. Here's a few examples. Go over there and comment right now!

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2013

Dennis McCarthy and I had the pleasure of presenting Online Benchmarking: What Worked in 2012 at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Minneapolis, MN. million donations. Fundraising Ideas to Reverse the Trend of Declining Email Response Rates. Well, we’d hope all of them. Approximately 500 non profits and their affiliates.

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