Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2013

Charity Water. In a simplistic, success story approach, Charity Water perfectly demonstrated how to convey what their cause is about in a restrained time frame. Now – as we see in the video – Charity Water funding means Sarpan and the other women in Engereda village have water taps right at home. v/bJm0XD7zgUA.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 2015

2015 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. 2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download. 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study :: Download. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. 2013 Online Giving Report :: Download. Published by Blackbaud.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

It's time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! 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. Now, here's the latest: Email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

2015 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. 2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. 2013 Online Giving Report :: Download. Published by NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

For nonprofit leaders who are paying attention, the crowdfunding trend is hard to miss. I foresee that 2013 will be the year that this strategy really takes off. million for Minnesota charities in just 24 hours. Austin is hosting its own giving day, called Amplify Austin , on March 4, 2013. I’m so glad you asked.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

It's about time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! This time I’ll review some new developments in digital inclusion, smart watches, accessibility technology, apps in Africa, crowdfunding resources, and digital trends to expect in the next five years. Now, here's the latest: Digital Inclusion.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

It's time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! 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. The Internet in 2013. Now, here's the latest.

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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. This company deals directly with the charity/donation space.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

Not surprisingly, the trends closely follow the economic conditions of the country. The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Use services like Charity Navigator and Guidestar. They are looking for a handful of charities like Boys & Girls Clubs of America that can make a big impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2017

Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. 2017 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. 2016 Giving Around the Globe :: Download. Published by CECP. Digital in 2016 :: Download. Published by We Are Social. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! As always, 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. The nonprofit World Wide Web Foundation.

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MARCH 27, 2014

Should nonprofits be less panicked now that the latest report by Blackbaud report shows that charitiable giving is finally up for nonprofit sector since the recession? While this trend is good news for the sector, don''t throw a big bash to celebrate this milestone just yet. million organizations in the United States.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news out in NGO-land. We're in the season for charities to brush off their video cameras to tell their story and it's looking like the other Facebook (Google+) is starting to become a more useful tool for community organizing.

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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). Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. Crowdfunding in general has raised more than 5.1 A Crowdfunding Campaign To Save A Horse Farm.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

2013-2014 – Tweens A decade in, the importance of consistent year-over-year comparisons grew. Today, we refer to it as the “Foundation 1000”, and it is often used to look at historical grantmaking trends. funders, and public foundations (aka grantmaking public charities). Analysis tip : We still create these annual data sets.

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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. Here's the latest.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! Charity Digital News , Wired , and several other UK tech publications recently reported on Nominet Trust 100 , or NT100, which is a new comprehensive global list of promising applications of digital technology for social good.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of making websites viewable on mobile phones, using mobile phones more in the workplace, cloud computing, social media fundraising, foundations and Microsoft donations, greater self-sufficiency among NGOs in developing countries, and some cutting edge things like hackathons.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Trends like dropping the vowels, misspelling words and using the other top-level domain names (TLD) like”.ly” Called “one of the 15 best blogging and publishing platforms on the Internet today” and winner of the 2013 Evernote Dev Cup , British Columbia-based Postach.io managed to jump on two startup-naming trends at once.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2013

New in 2013. Clean data helps nonprofits find more constituents and trends and raise more funds. Dynamics CRM is ideal for larger organizations that store substantial constituent data and run analytics on it. You can also automate your most common processes, saving time and money. New User Interface. Marketplace. Case Studies.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2013

This past September 30th, Blackbaud hosted over 30 senior fundraising leaders from the largest charities in the US and 10 expert presenters for npNEXT. npNEXT was an experimental event to bring together experts and fundraising leaders from across the nonprofit sector to discuss emerging trends and next practices.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

This past September 30th, Blackbaud hosted over 30 senior fundraising leaders from the largest charities in the US and 10 expert presenters for npNEXT. npNEXT was an experimental event to bring together experts and fundraising leaders from across the nonprofit sector to discuss emerging trends and next practices. He lives in Seattle.

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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 Trends. Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

Not surprisingly, the trends closely follow the economic conditions of the country. The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Use services like Charity Navigator and Guidestar. They are looking for a handful of charities like Boys & Girls Clubs of America that can make a big impact.

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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. It lets you look up your medications and find them at a reduced cost.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

This past September 30th, Blackbaud hosted over 30 senior fundraising leaders from the largest charities in the US and 10 expert presenters for npNEXT. npNEXT was an experimental event to bring together experts and fundraising leaders from across the nonprofit sector to discuss emerging trends and next practices.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2013

5 of a Number of Takeaways from Blackbaud’s 2013 Next Generation Giving Study – NPQ. 6 Trends that Will Reshape the Way Nonprofit Groups Raise Support – The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 6 Trends that Will Reshape the Way Nonprofit Groups Raise Support – The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Giving – The Nonprofit Times.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

In their newly published slideshow report: Cloud: What Every Charity Leader Should Know 2013 Report , Lasa shares why cloud technologies are the way of the future for charitable organizations. Charities and supporters alike share how they are using the cloud to change and enhance their work. Maybe you've heard of the cloud?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In a major study of more than 800 Canadian donors that we at hjc recently completed with Blackbaud , Edge Research , and Sea Change Strategies , two big trends stood out: mobile fundraising and crowdfunding. But, how will these two trends help you reach each generation of Canadian donors? First, let’s look at the generations studied.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2013

npNEXT was an experimental event to bring together experts and fundraising leaders from across the nonprofit sector to discuss emerging trends and next practices. This past September 30th, Blackbaud hosted over 30 senior fundraising leaders from the largest charities in the US. What Nonprofits Can Learn from Food Trucks.

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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 Trends. Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. With serious disasters abroad in 2013 eclipsing those in the U.S., “It costs money to bring in money,” McGinly said. .

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

National Library of Medicine put the average 2013 attention span at 8 seconds. Emerging Trends Interactive Research & Trends Social Media charity charity:water instagram photos Pinterest storytelling water' In fact, the latest numbers given by the U.S. Is that a character flaw?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Change charity, and charity can change the world.” -Dan The starvation cycle is a phenomenon that has been described as a debilitating trend of under investment in organizational infrastructure, fed by potentially misleading financial reporting and donor expectations of increasingly low overhead expenses” (Lecy & Searing 2015).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

“We went live with Shopify towards the end of April 2013, and in that time we’ve seen a 75% increase in sales from the previous year, mainly due to the professional look of the store and the ease of the process. Track sales and growth trends. ” What about your Shopify experience?

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

We'll kick this off with a completely original, new, and free fundraising service for charities, churches, and libraries. Your charity can host local workshops, activities, and tours so guests can get to know your cause. Office 2013 Fundamentals Online Learning for End Users. AvePoint is a new donation program at TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

It was a pretty interesting summer for charity fundraising launches. Facebook expanded its Donate Now buttons to all charities; eBay has a new Sell for Charity mobile app. " Facebook piloted "Donate" buttons for some big charities like the Red Cross and the American Cancer Society back in 2013.

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