Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Just because it is Friday and sometimes we need to let off a little steam, here’s six funny nonprofit spoof accounts that make fun of philanthropy, fundraising, and the nonprofit sector. kanter A real family philanthropy manager/donor, a real wish to wear a cape & punch out dumb foundation, donor, nonprofit behavior.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Blackbaud just released it’s 2013 Charitable Giving Report, showing steady growth for all nonprofits. And small nonprofits grew their online fundraising by 18.4% If your fundraising strategy doesn’t account for a swell in fourth-quarter, you could be kicking yourself on December 31st. compared to 2012! Build muscles.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

Vanlue Fundraising tips, some new (and free!) 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. In the next state over, the 2013 Lights.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. 10:00 to 11:15. 3:00 to 4:15. 10:45 to 12:00.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The present and future of your organization are great topics to write about as well, especially if your organization has interesting events happening or changes planned that would engage donors or visitors. Search for the topic you’re writing about and see what already exists. That’s totally natural.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2014

I’m a passionate philanthropist, fundraising nerd and former member of the Stock Market Club at Argyle Middle School. I’m Katherine and I’m a small shop fundraiser. As you know, working in fundraising isn’t easy or glamorous. Over a 5 year period, we’ve gone from retaining 29% of our donors to 43%.

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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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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2012

As you wrap up another year of working toward your mission, here are a few things to add to your 2013 to-do lists. Sarah Durham. Principal and Founder. If you ask me, nonprofits will remember 2012 as a year when communities connected and mobilized with newfound moxie.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2018

With the rise of technology has come a proliferation of giving channels nonprofits can, and arguably should, utilize to fundraise. In days long past, the only channels an organization had to concern itself with were in-person and direct mail giving opportunities. Here are a few key takeaways: Direct mail still brings in the most money.

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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.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

All the traditional fundraising tools (phone-a-thons, direct mail) are. Plus, the way donors are. What’s more, the Nonprofit Tech for Good says reaching mobile consumers is one of the most inexpensive ways to increase donor engagement. In October 2013, mobile phone users sent an average of 678 texts a month!

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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. Here are fundraising strategies that proved effective across the sector: Healthcare – Investing in capacity. K-12 – Driven by data.

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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. Most donors across all age groups do not plan to expand their giving in the coming year. For example, d irect mail is not dead.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

NPTech Online Fundraising Trends. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. It's a 40-page study that measures what's going on with nonprofit email, fundraising, social media, and mobile. Ginny's Pick: Environmental Mobile App of the Month in Honor of Earth Day 2013.

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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) 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

As a fundraiser, you pour your heart and soul into preparing the year-end campaign, but by the time the champagne has popped, the new year is off to the races before you have time to catch your breath. That may sound cold, if not ruthless, but you’re a fundraiser first. This post was first published on Third Sector Today.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 23, 2014

We’ve all done a little fundraising in our lives. Today, fundraising is a little different. Today, fundraising is a little different. In 2013, online fundraising grew by 13.5 Affiliate storefronts are a great way for both to take advantage of the online fundraising trend. percent and accounted for 6.4

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Fundraising is getting personal. Whether big, small or mid-sized, nonprofits are looking for ways to better understand donors and focus their fundraising on creating opportunities for donors to support the particular causes and interests they care about. “Meet your donors where they are,” she says. .

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), and the co-founder of two global fundraising products, The Global Legacy Giving Group and the sports-based Fantasy Fundraising. Imagine for a moment that your organization has a declining donor base.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

A fundraising strategy should be integrated across many channels, but with a slightly different emphasis by generation: Gen Y (b. They are truly multi-channel donors, and they want to hear about the impact of their donation. Cultivate them through peer-to-peer fundraising opportunities (like fun runs) and workplace philanthropy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Nonprofits, the fifth largest industry in Arizona, historically the recipient of a most generous donor base, now wear the burden of the downturn in the national economy. Put out a mailing to past donors, create a marketing campaign and yet another fundraiser. (A A third fundraiser in a year is usually frowned upon.).

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2013

So your organization mails to the same group of prospects for your annual giving program year after year, looking at LYBUNTs, SYBUNTs, etc., I do highly recommend that you look for a company that has vast experience in analyzing fundraising data for nonprofits, as well as providing direction on how to utilize the results.

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JULY 6, 2011

Jay Frost is a 25 year veteran of the fundraising field. He has played a leadership role in a number of companies including FundraisingINFO.com (FRI), WealthEngine and Wealth ID, as well as serving as a fundraiser in New York and Washington and a grantmaker with the federal government. Completely!

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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. Find some examples of CauseVox fundraising campaigns here and more detailed information about the offer here.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Staffers must not stray the course to focus on “fundraising” versus “development.” Fundraising by definition is “an activity done to collect money by a charity, political party or school,” i.e. the Ice Bucket Challenge. The focus needs to stay on development with social media as a key strategy—one vehicle of many—for developing donors.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

In 1999, Blackbaud pioneered the nonprofit technology market by introducing reliable, secure, and donor-friendly online donation forms. The last three years, in particular, have shown how online giving continues to be a growth engine for fundraising in the nonprofit sector. of total fundraising revenue. of total sales.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2015

While you’re likely on to your 2015 fundraising goals, I want to take you back one last time to your end-of-year campaign. We hear so much about the importance of sending multi-channel campaigns and integrating direct mail, email, social and website messaging. Direct Mail Recipients Who Go Online.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2014

Traditionally, a call to action has been to donate in response to a direct mailing or a phone call. For example, you can ask for something as simple as a mailing address or for the visitor to download a study about your mission. .  Information Request: Ask for your visitors’ information so you can stay in touch.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

And perhaps your next tweet or mailing. While nonprofits often personalize direct mail campaigns—based on giving history, interests and past actions—that approach isn’t always carried over to their email campaigns. You can insert personalized content that: Cultivates (thank recent donors/volunteers; report how gifts were used).

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Here are some ways you can do this for your nonprofit organization: Take a look at your fundraising efforts so far, measuring your fiscal year results over the previous fiscal year. Look at each of your fundraising programs for annual, major, and planned gifts, and look at your successes to build upon in planning for the upcoming year.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Speaking during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md., Augment that with a monthly mailing that goes out to all patients that fit your organization’s prospect profile. In the case of large gifts, involve the donor as appropriate in the recognition.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Overall fundraising revenue for 334 churches, synagogues and other faith-based organizations representing nearly $1.2 target="_blank">The Blackbaud Index that tracks fundraising revenue for congregations and other faith-based organizations. percent for the three months ending October 2013, compared to the same period a year earlier.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

If the previous step is not completely successful in reaching all of the remaining prospects – and it will not be – use highly personalized direct mail solicitations, but limit those efforts to a maximum of two. And, without doubt, identify and remove the obstacles that thwart efforts to personally cultivate donor relationships!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

It is an advocacy group that will be “a strong voice in determining how mobile develops to best meet the needs of mission awareness, donor acquisition, engagement, and payments.” It processes and vets applications from nonprofit organizations interested in getting going on mobile fundraising activities. The Give App.

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NTEN

JANUARY 8, 2013

Let me paint a dream scenario for you: your goal is to grow your email list by 50,000 supporters in 2013. As savvy online strategists, we know that doing one-source, bulk acquisitions isn't the best idea if we want a healthy email list.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

Last year you likely had to shake up your events strategy, find new ways to communicate with all types of donors, and might even have found that virtual donor visits can be just as effective as in-person (and perhaps even appreciated when we’re all locked down). If you’re going to try something new, now is the time!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 25, 2015

A decade ago most individuals still consumed print news and donated by writing and mailing checks. Today, as donors, activists, and volunteers worldwide have embraced the Internet for news and entertainment, so have they transitioned their giving and their trust to digital. GivingTuesday 2014 raised 63% more than 2013.

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