Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One important study shows that a positive image of a child leads to a higher average gift donation than a negative one. A 2013 article from The Guardian suggests that using negative emotions such as guilt doesn’t lead to long-term giving, but reward emotions such as pride or belonging do, as they enable people to enjoy giving.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 19, 2024

This fundraising is usually done via a donations page. That’s why we carefully evaluate donation platforms not just based on their price, but also on their features, functionality, and overall effectiveness in driving donations. These third-party tools offer a very powerful donation ecosystem.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2018

For those who itemize, the limit for cash donations is raised from 50 percent to 60 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI). With change in tax laws that can influence philanthropy comes an impact to individuals, charities and communities. The Pease Amendment, which limited overall itemized deductions, is now repealed. Key changes.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 19, 2024

Were donations to charities always tax-deductible? The United Way was founded by religious leaders in 1887 in Denver, originally called the Charity Organizations Society. When was the first volunteer organization created in the U.S.? It was later ruled unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court a year later.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

Loyalty, donation levels, and fundraising performances is just some of the data unveiled in Blackbaud''s 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising study. The study looked at peer-to-peer giving across 39 organizations over the last 3 years (from 2011 to 2013). Their hope is that this public pressure will "inspire" people donate money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2015

Yesterday, after a planning call with colleagues for a session I’m moderating at IFC called “ Viral Fundraising Campaigns One Year On ,” I noticed a promoted post in my stream for the ALS Icebucket Challenge with a donate button. Wow, two juicy news events in one post! Facebook will no doubt iterate.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Join our upcoming webinar, QuickBooks 2013 Made Easy for Nonprofits and Charities , on Thursday, February 28 at 11 a.m. Learn more about how you can streamline your day-to-day business with the new 2013 updates to Intuit's QuickBooks. Want to learn more about the newest version of QuickBooks ? Pacific time.

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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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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.

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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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Whole Whale

MARCH 21, 2022

Were donations to charities always tax-deductible? The United Way was founded by religious leaders in 1887 in Denver, originally called the Charity Organizations Society. The first legislation specifically addressing the needs of the nonprofit sector was the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

In their latest survey of 106 big companies, the Chronicle of Philanthropy finds that cash donations grew by a modest 2.7 The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Donations of products are growing much faster than cash grants. Anyone in nonprofit fund development knows that getting corporate donations is pretty hard.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I’ll review some new developments in email technology including Gmail’s new tabbed inbox and how it affects your charity newsletters, and the array of new email filtering services that cut down on email overload. It's time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! Now, here's the latest: Email.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

funders, the donations from these 1,000 large foundations account for about 50-60% of the grants dollars Candid collects from U.S. This is because Candid’s data collection efforts have increased a great deal over the years (particularly around 2013-2015). private and community foundations. foundations in a given year (see chart below).

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Candid

JANUARY 14, 2022

The percentage of Americans who gave to charity in the past year has rebounded, but the percentage who volunteered has continued to decline, a Gallup poll finds. January 12, 2022. Read more.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Mobile matters for nonprofits, charities, and libraries. According to 2013 Pew research : 91% of American adults have a cell phone, 55% have a smartphone, and 42% own a tablet computer. What does this really mean for your nonprofit, charity, or library? TechSoup Donations are Here to Help! Mobile by the Numbers.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

Since the fall of 2013 when Microsoft made its product donations available to 501(c)(3) faith-based organizations including churches, synagogues, and mosques lots of faith-based organizations have been discovering TechSoup. You can customize your donation page using one of the pre-made templates or by creating one of your own.

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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.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013.

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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

It’s not a new concept; in fact, as far back as 2013, GuideStar (Candid’s predecessor organization along with Foundation Center), the BBB, and Charity Navigator came together to issue a call to stop the overhead myth. . Invest in online donation tools both to appeal to supporters and add efficiency to your fundraising efforts.

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Achieve

JANUARY 15, 2014

Your donation page is arguably the most important part of your organization’s website. Without donations, your organization would not exist, right? More notably, 64% of all online giving is given through charity giving pages, which means you had better pay attention to how well your donation page functions. 4) Brand It.

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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. This service enables anyone to donate as little as $5 to directly fund medical care for people in need. Accessibility. Move over Gates Foundation.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign. Fund for UNICEF, and United Way Worldwide to bring more mobile technology resources charities.

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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. Were there robust results ?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

Dan Pallotta’s recent TED Talk, “The way we think about charity is dead wrong” , has garnered more than 1.2 million views online and he is the keynote speaker at NTEN’s upcoming 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. But we don’t want people making money in charity.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

In their latest survey of 106 big companies, the Chronicle of Philanthropy finds that cash donations grew by a modest 2.7 The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Donations of products are growing much faster than cash grants. Anyone in nonprofit fund development knows that getting corporate donations is pretty hard.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

– Amy Schiller – The Atlantic – “Charity is for patsies. If you really care about making the world a better place, buy a trendy bag.

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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. million for Minnesota charities in just 24 hours. I’m so glad you asked. Add your comments below.

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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.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

Some statistics from the infographic: $88 is the average donation size. We looked at the donation motivations and habits of individuals and their social media usage habits. One thing we learned is that heavy social media users are more likely to be new donors to the charity after encountering them on social media channels.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Join Pam for an informational webinar “Who Gives: How Generations X, Y, Baby Boomers, and Matures Donate” on November 13th. But don’t forget the long game – our research shows that most Boomers and Matures first learned about their top charities in their 30s. Data is self-reported, not transactional.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. It's a very useful tool for charities who want to amplify their social media presence and share ideas through images. donation program provides discounted pricing of services and equipment for credit/debit card payment processing.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 12, 2020

The issues non-profits and charities deal with are normally very serious, and it can difficult to find fun in their work. These funny non-profit online campaigns will make you laugh, cry and maybe even donate. In 2013, Team Rubicon began selling boxes of awesomeness on Amazon. Team Rubicon – Box of Awesomeness.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2013

So when the latest version of Microsoft Office became available for eligible nonprofits, charities, libraries, and foundations through the Microsoft Software Donation Program , we teamed up with our friends at Microsoft Citizenship and Doug Thomas, content producer for Office.com, to host a tweet chat. New Features and Improvements.

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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. Although selfies have been around for years , they have gained popularity recently. ” While selfies are easy to do , they can also go horribly wrong. Family is Familia.

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