Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2017

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. 2017 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. 2016 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download.

Social Media 100

Social Media Report Media Asia 100

Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

As you have probably experienced yourself, raising money for your nonprofit campaign on social media is like pulling teeth. 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.

Social Media 78

Social Media Raise Money Media 78

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. Unfortunately, your organization does not have any real benchmarks to compare it to and that is why it’s important that nonprofits take this video benchmarks survey.

Benchmark 69

Benchmark Survey Video Uganda 69

Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Next Thursday, we''re holding a webinar that will dive into the key findings from the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study – to indicate where your organization''s performance stacks up in relation to your peers, as well as what you can be doing better to speed your journey to online success.

Benchmark 56

Benchmark Measure America Blackbaud 56

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Nonprofit statistics covering fundraising, charitable giving, online giving, social media, mobile, donor retention, email marketing, stewardship, donor research, charitable organizations, donor trends, direct mail, giving, and other key not-for-profit charitable giving metrics and benchmarks.

Statistics 55

Statistics North America Benchmark Retention 55

Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Social media strategists (ok, not all) love to discount email in favor of, you guessed it - social media. Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study.

email 75

email Advocacy Social Network Social Media 75

Care2

MAY 13, 2014

Social media strategists (ok, not all) love to discount email in favor of, you guessed it - social media. Email lists and email marketing continue to grow, especially for the nonprofit sector where list size grew at least 14% in 2013, according to the 2014 eNonprofit Benchmark study.

email 70

email Advocacy Social Network Social Media 70

Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. Social Media. social change. Anything I missed?

Phone 48

Phone News Technology Free 48

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. What are you doing to ensure your fundraisers have the tools they need to be multi-channel in their outreach efforts?

Measure 40

Measure Fundraising Benchmark Stats 40

Care2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

Last week Blackbaud along with partners HJC, Sea Change Strategies, and Edge Research released findings from the 2013 Next Generation of Canadian Giving study. Have you completely ignored the up and coming younger generations, or relegated them to an un-strategic social media effort?

Generation 66

Generation Philanthropy Canada Benchmark 66

NonProfit Hub

MAY 12, 2014

In 2013, internet users donated more than any previous year, with online giving up 14% since 2012. millions total gifts and nearly $325 million were raised, making 2013 a huge year for nonprofits working to optimize their online presence. Download the full 2014 M+R Benchmarks Study. More than 5.5 Don’t let laziness creep in.

Online 55

Online Giving NPO Paypal 55

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

What (if any) connections do we have to influencers in our community, the media, and vis-à-vis our board that we can leverage to amplify our reach? This is great news for nonprofits, especially since monthly giving attributed for an extraordinary 32% growth in revenue, according to this year’s Benchmarks report from M+R. Your networks.

Guide 108

Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2014

And there’s certainly truth with that statement – the 2013 Benchmark Report is broken up by not only NTEE verticals but by revenue band and email tier – but the sheer size of an organization’s email file is starting to mean a lot less. For the last seven years, the Benchmark Report measured total and usable email housefile size.

email 40

email Broadcast Files Metrics 40

Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2013

You may have heard that Blackbaud recently released our 2013 Online Benchmarking Study. Some topics you may include if you’re investigating a decline in web traffic are: experiences on our website, social media interactions, email response or general web usage. How did your organization measure up? So, what gives?

Interview 31

Interview Blackbaud Technique Interaction 31

NTEN

APRIL 9, 2014

Published today, M+R and NTEN’s 2014 Nonprofit Benchmarks Study returns for the eighth year. 2013 really raised the bar for online fundraising. Even though response rates for nonprofit emails continued to slide in 2013, online giving was up as email and social media audiences and web traffic kept climbing.

Benchmark 98

Benchmark Studies Report Advocacy 98

Care2

MAY 29, 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) billion in 2013. com , Inc.

Mail 34

Mail Social Media Advocacy Online 34

Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news once again. I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy new infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends for the sector. Social Media.

News 40

News Technology Romania Paypal 40

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. And we talked.

Story 54

Story Nonprofit Social Media Content 54

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. It's importance can't be debated.

Trend 76

Trend Nonprofit Blackbaud Aggregator 76

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Last week I published the 112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss , that compiled some of the wisest words and insights from across the industry this year. . npEngage’s Top 20 Posts from 2013. The result: Fundraising Ideas to Reverse the Trend of Declining Email Response Rates.

Meme 51

Meme Ideas Content Social Media 51

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

She also recommends using the “fail fest” method that DoSomething had been using for years! (Wouldn’t a failfest be an awesome session at the NTC 2013?). My big takeaway from Mayur Patel’s interview was the question about future trends. His answer: 1.)

Journal 100

Journal NTEN Data Attention 100