TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

will be using smartphones and the mobile web in 2013. Storytelling is a huge part of convincing potential supporters to donate to your cause. Particularly younger generations are more interested in seeing the results of their donation. The flexibility to donate an amount the supporter can afford. Powerful pictures.

Websites

TechImpact

JUNE 10, 2014

Mobile donations went up 126% with a responsive web design. of traffic to donation pages?on Twitter sent 700% more visitors to Canadian donation pages on Dec. Custom-branded donate pages nested inside a nonprofit’s website raise 6X more money. 64% of all donations are made by women. Facebook refers 29.4%

Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

People follow nonprofits on Twitter to learn about your cause or because they care about the work you do. Let them be activists for your organization and your cause. 8) Your blog is missing social networking icons, an e-newsletter subscribe option, and a “Donate Now” button. 2) You are rarely retweeted on Twitter.

Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Here are three easy ways you can be part of the giving season kick-off: Donate to the 2013 NTEN Challenge. The 2013 NTEN Challenge will raise $50,000 to support expanded programs and continued accessibility for a diverse set of organizations in 2014. Want to participate? Learn more and sign up on the Giving Tuesday website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2014

Top 6 Tips for Taking Your Cause Mobile Guest Blog by Darian Rodriguez Heyman. So meet them where they’re at by implementing the following six tips to take your cause mobile: Benchmark Current Traffic: Before doing anything else, use a free tool like Google Analytics to figure out what portion of your traffic comes from mobile devices.

Mobile

TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The post or tweet will then link to your website – your online marketing hub – where the supporter will be compelled to take an action like donating or signing up for an email list. Social proof – when people can see that other believe in your cause – is key on social media. 1) Always showcase your impact.

Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your numbers do not grow from month to month, then something is terribly wrong with your content strategy (posting/sharing/sending the wrong content) and fundraising campaigns (not publishing an e-newsletter or using the wrong “Donate Now” service). Online Donations. Website Unique Visitors. eNewsletter Subscribers.

Mobile

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. To add a donate button, e-newsletter, mobile alerts opt-ins, and social network icons to your blog, for example, you need to know how to work with an HTML editing software. First and foremost, it’s a writing position.

Skills

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2013

Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Nonprofits will also learn the importance of integrating all their communications channels to maximize awareness of their cause and online and mobile donations, as well as gain a realistic understanding of how much staff time and financial resources are required to be successful on the Social Mobile Web.

Mobile

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

1) From the outside, it appears that NGOs in Kenya do not have access to the traditional fundraising services that are so common here in the United States, such as a “Donate” page for processing credit cards and PayPal accounts. In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc.

Kenya

Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

If you’re getting people to your website, how are you getting them to make you a donation you can’t refuse? Here are our picks for the top donation platforms for nonprofits to help optimize your digital fundraising efforts. So what’s the best donation platform? We’re asked this question a lot at Whole Whale. Click To Tweet.

Donation

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.

Social Media

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. Chapter 6 :: Fill Out Your LinkedIn Profile to “100 Percent Completeness” Add Volunteer Experience & Causes.

Social Media

NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Cause Camp is a nonprofit conference that has been nationally recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the best conferences in America for the nonprofit sector. But before it became the nonprofit conference sensation that it is now, Cause Camp started with humble roots. Was Cause Camp Really Cursed?

Causes

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your numbers do not grow from month to month, then something is terribly wrong with your content strategy (posting/sharing/sending the wrong content) and fundraising campaigns (not publishing an e-newsletter or using the wrong “Donate Now” service). Online Donations. Website Unique Visitors. eNewsletter Subscribers.

Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

They build up an online and offline community, create great projects, and then ask the community to fund them through donations. I foresee that 2013 will be the year that this strategy really takes off. Austin is hosting its own giving day, called Amplify Austin , on March 4, 2013. I’m so glad you asked.

Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2013

2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. The 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , conducted by M+R Strategic Services and NTEN , examines data from 55 nonprofits in sectors ranging from rights to environmental issues. This year’s study – the seventh Benchmarks report – analyzes 1.6 RESEARCH STUDIES. You can download the study here.

Studies

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.

Donation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

” But do selfies have benefits, especially for social change causes? I wondered whether selfies can be used as part of your social content strategy to help support a social good cause? Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo.

Meme

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.

Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

The infographic summarizes crowdfunding data points including average gift size and average crowdfunding campaign totals from platforms like Causes, Causevox, FirstGiving, Razoo, and StayClassy. Some statistics from the infographic: $88 is the average donation size. 534 is the average total amount raised by an individual.

Practice

NTEN

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

To celebrate the strength of the growing community, I invite you to join our Board and Community Champions to take the 2013 NTEN Challenge ! Between now and December 31st, we’ve set a fundraising goal of $50,000 in honor of our 50,000 community members who put technology to use for their causes. We need your help.

Community

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

billion in 2013 and nonprofit fundraisers using crowdfunding platforms and techniques continues to explode (according to this infographic from Craig Newmark). But giving, isn’t just about making a donation or volunteering your time. The Next Generation of Cause Marketing for Cystic Fibrosis Research. Look out world!

Charlotte

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.

Donation

Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2013

The total donated to charitable causes in 2012 was estimated to be estimated $316.23 Give it a listen: The get the complete Giving USA 2013 report please visit: www.givingusareports.org. Giving USA is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Overall Giving Trends. in 2012. -

Giving

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. Tap Into the Power of Social Proof.

Charity

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A nonprofit CEO reader writes: “My inbox and mailbox are flooded with fundraising appeals from causes using the words ‘terrifying,’ ‘alarming,’ ‘emergency.’ “Yes, One important study shows that a positive image of a child leads to a higher average gift donation than a negative one. Yes, we’re in deep sh*t on many levels.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Here are three easy ways you can be part of the giving season kick-off: Donate to the 2013 NTEN Challenge We are so excited to celebrate the strength of this community, now 50,000 people stong! The 2013 NTEN Challenge will raise $50,000 to support expanded programs and continued accessibility for a diverse set of organizations in 2014.

NTEN

Care2

MARCH 24, 2014

worldwide in 2013. Individuals and organizations are using crowdfunding methods and platforms to raise money for their causes, and it''s working. And how much money is the average crowdfunding donation? Here are a few key findings that you should know about: The average donation to a crowdfunding campaign is $88.

Nonprofit

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. Also check out Cause Vox’s General tips for crowdfunding here. All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month.

News

Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

I’ll review Mary Meeker and Liang Wu’s annual report on the Internet, a new NTEN report on nonprofit technology assistance providers, Facebook’s new guidelines for nonprofits and causes, charities losing control of Hactivism, Google’s new micro-donation app, and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month.

News

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

To celebrate the strength of the growing community, I invite you to join NTEN’s Board and other Community Champions like me to take the 2013 NTEN Challenge. And may just be the nudge that gets a support to promote that they donated instead of just privately responding to an online appeal.

NTEN

Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

TEST YOUR DONATE PAGE. Go through the process on mobile and donate $5 to make sure the donation flow performs correctly. Here is a list of low-cost donation platforms to consider. Create a focused giving page just for #GivingTuesday and promote that exact page — don’t make people click around to find your donate button.

Ideas

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2014

million raised, a 63% increase in total donations over 2013 according to the Case Foundation. Unlike a Black Friday coupon or Cyber Monday email, your cause is one that deserves attention 365 days of the year, not one that expires at Midnight. Are you tapping in to the increased posture of philanthropy on this day?

Cancer

NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

As you refine your fundraising strategy and explore new ways of connecting with donors, check out Blackbaud ''s 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits to compare your organization to others and gather new ideas. who was recently named a "Top 100 Workplace 2013" by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. and James L.

Research

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2014

in 2013 and has been growing by double digits ever since. Simple math tells us that: If you get 1,000 visits to your donation form and 1% convert into donors, you’ll have 10 donors. If you get 1,000 visits to your donation form and 3% of them convert into donors, you’ll have 30 donors.

Donation

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Eastern time as they discuss why your organization needs to have a sound mobile strategy in 2013. They'll cover how you can create a simple, easy mobile donation experience using Network for Good's newest version of DonateNow, the leading giving platform for powering your cause.

Donation