Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

As personal computers, smartphones, and the Internet of Things evolve, so must your nonprofit. The Internet of Things. By the year 2020, over 50 billion things – cars, appliances, roads – will be connected to the Internet of Things. Mass adoption of giving through the Internet of Things will likely take 5-10 years.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

A few months ago we published the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report and yesterday we released the 2011 Online Giving Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2012

Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge just released the fourth annual 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report [INFOGRAPHIC] guest post by Frank Barry. Frank Barry is the , Internet strategy manager at Blackbaud. Click to view complete image.

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MAY 31, 2011

The 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report provides analysis of 28 major nonprofit organizations and transactions for over 15 million donors and more than $1 billion in revenue. Observations: The participants in the benchmarking group are dominated by direct mail focused nonprofits.

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NetWits

MAY 17, 2011

With the continued growth of Internet usage, the rise of social media, and the smart phone revolution it’s likely that social fundraising will continue to play a significant roll for non-profit organizations (or start to play a growing roll for those organizations who don’t already participate in this type of fundraising).

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

According to a report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project nearly half (46%) of U.S. There was a great discussion about boosting fundraising and engagement that included Ken Weber from Zynga.org, Patty Hubber from Groupon, Ehren Foss from HelpAttack, Steve Kehrli from PETA and Frank Barry (me) from Blackbaud.

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2012

Yet one of the most striking findings in our 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report was that, in aggregate, online-acquired donors still have much higher cumulative value over the long term than traditional, mail-acquired donors. The Importance of Moving Donors Offline.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 2) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download. Published by Blackbaud. View: All Blackbaud Reports. 5) 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report :: Download. Published by Blackbaud.

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sgEngage

MAY 18, 2011

Blackbaud updates these indices each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,430 nonprofit organizations representing $2.21

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MAY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on May 10th, 2011 The Chronicle of Philanthropy is not only a great publication, but they also publish some excellent research about online fundraising trends.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Blackbaud updates these indices on the 15th of each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving reports that overall revenue increased by 4.3% The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving reports that online revenue increased by 19.5%

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

Blackbaud updates these indices each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. The Blackbaud indices include organizations that raised money specifically for Haiti relief in the year-over-year analysis. The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving would be up 6.3%

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Troubling Nonprofit Statistics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on October 28th, 2010 I spend a lot of time looking at metrics and benchmarks from across the nonprofit sector. Recurring Giving Benchmarking Analysis says so.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

Here are a few: The blog at the Nonprofit Times, called “Don’t Tell the Donor&# has a very interesting entry on the flurry of benchmarking studies that came out recently. It’s titled “ Benchmarking With a Warped Stick.&# It takes aim at Convio’s recent benchmarking study. What do you think?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2011

Blackbaud updates these indices each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,468 nonprofit organizations representing $2.25

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2011

Blackbaud updates these indices each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,430 nonprofit organizations representing $2.21

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APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Includes data from Blackbaud , American Red Cross , MobileMarketer.com , and the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Blackbaud updates these indices on the 15th of each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving reports that overall revenue increased by 4.9% The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving reports that online revenue increased by 16.2%

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for New Donors & Online Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 23rd, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. That’s the power and importance of benchmarking.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for Loyal & Wealthy Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 14th, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. That’s the power and importance of benchmarking.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Blackbaud has just released the 2010 State of the Not-for-Profit Industry Survey results for the Asia Pacific. 43% rated their website as very effective in meeting their strategic internet goals. A ratio of 4:1 is a good benchmark: ensure that for every 4 emails you send out, you only have one that directly solicits funds.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Just When You Thought Direct Mail Was Dead Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 10th, 2010 It’s baaack! This was true even before Al Gore invented the Internet. You thought direct mail was dead but it has returned. Is it easy?

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Myths about Online Giving Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 1st, 2010 There are so many myths about online giving. Yes, Blackbaud allows clients to use multiple donation forms. Here are five that need to be busted.

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MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2010 Online Giving Trends Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on February 15th, 2011 Blackbaud released its 2010 Online Giving Report today. billion in total fundraising from 1,438 nonprofits. This was led by 55.6% growth by large organizations.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving found that large organizations (more than $10 million in revenue) are up 14.9% Online Giving Remains Positive. Multichannel is Magic.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud. Blackbaud's analysis of online giving in 2008 found that December accounted for about 21% of the year's transaction volume, but 48% of the total dollars raised. for Blackbaud customers in the entire analysis. The average online gift for the month of December increased to $248.82

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Blackbaud and Mashable teamed up on an infographic that explores the social side of fundraising. Blackbaud took the widely discussed 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report and turned it into an infographic. How the Internet is Revolutionizing Higher Education.

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NetWits

MAY 30, 2012

All told, the smart strategy is to use the internet to attract younger, more affluent and very generous donors, and then use direct mail to retain these donors after their initial gift. A Simple Approach. 2011 Multichannel Fundraising Report.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Key Trends in Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 7th, 2011 Blackbaud has released two new groundbreaking research studies that reveal insights about peer-to-peer event fundraising.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Frank Barry is a digital and online marketing strategist at Blackbaud. Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. Data sources used in above infographic: 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. 2010 Online Giving Report by Blackbaud. Data storage and hardware is cheap.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving is a monthly view of online fundraising trends. Both the Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and the Blackbaud Index of Online Giving are updated on or about the 15th of every month. For that reason Blackbaud does not currently report on certain international trends.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking It’s the Seating Chart, Stupid Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 18th, 2010 Where should the Internet team be on the organization chart? Who should own the Internet at our nonprofit? Focus on the seating chart.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Nonprofits – Day 1 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on October 20th, 2010 Today is the start of Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Nonprofits at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in Washington, DC.

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Care2

JULY 16, 2010

* 300 billion was raised in 2008 (Giving USA); * $15 billion was raised online in 2008 – a 44% increase over 2007) (Blackbaud); * $21 million has been raised by Causes since its launch three years ago; * 30% of online giving happens in December.

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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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JUNE 2, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Questions for Geoff Livingston Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on June 2nd, 2011 I’m starting a new series of short interviews with people who are really changing what’s happening in the nonprofit sector. All Rights Reserved

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