Whole Whale

JUNE 20, 2024

In a 2015 national survey by the John Templeton Foundation, 93% of consumers said they were familiar with Black Friday, while only 18% were familiar with Giving Tuesday. Total giving calculation began including large institutional gifts and not just individual donors after this point. Who Knows About Giving Tuesday? Billion $3.12.06

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Donor management software enables you to organize your donor information, track gifts, and strengthen your donor engagement. Matching gift software automates the process of your donors using corporate gift matching programs to double their gift’s impact. In fact, 67% of nonprofits use a CRM. for verified nonprofits.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There is undeniable momentum in online fundraising as highlighted by data in the Blackbaud Luminate Online® Benchmark Report 2020. There are a few data points from the Benchmark Report that offer a glimpse into the future of online fundraising: 42.4% Are there 2020 trends that we will continue to see in 2022?

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

Survey supporters as part of registration questionnaires, in-person interviews, or your donor satisfaction online survey. In a three-year comparison, the 2022 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Benchmark Report found that organizations hosted 15% fewer events in 2022 than they did in 2020. How do you pick the right event?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In the recent report from the Blackbaud Institute, Philanthropy Through Recession: How Savvy Organizations Weather Uncertain Times , the data shows that the sector has remained relatively strong throughout. This can be done by sending out surveys and taking advantage of the data that you already have available.

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NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

The 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report was released at 12NTC yesterday and it’s already stirring up discussions about how nonprofits are leveraging social networks as part of their fundraising and communications strategy. The Most Common Fundraising Tactic on Facebook is an Ask for an Individual Gift.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company, has released the third edition of it’s groundbreaking research into multichannel giving trends among nonprofit organizations. This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits. They get worse over time.

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Benchmark Internet Report Giving 144

sgEngage

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It is true, the way individuals gave last year was a different, with online giving growing by 21% year over year ( 2020 Charitable Giving Report, Blackbaud ). What we know is this: gifts from individuals, no matter how they are directed, are driven by a sense of generosity. Celebrate the non-financial gifts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

World Water Day is the best know cause awareness day for online fundraising success and # GivingTuesday is the most successful giving day fundraising campaign at $168 million raised in 2016 (700,000 online donors, average gift of $107 USD, 1.3 After the Giving Day: Follow-up and Report. Blackbaud: # GivingTuesday Trends Report (PDF).

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Awareness Causes Campaign Giving 198

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Last month, the Blackbaud Institute released a report entitled “ Share of the American Wallet ,” which uses the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey data to explore how demographic attributes and discretionary spending patterns relate to philanthropy. 5 Research-Backed Lessons for Major Gifts.

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Gift Research Lesson United States 44

Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2018

A well-crafted donor survey delivered in a savvy way can provide the facts you need to make smarter fundraising and marketing decisions going forward. For now, we’ll leave the major gift donors alone. And while this article is specifically about donor surveys, many of the lessons here apply to all surveys. .

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Report , Cloud for?Good Over 500 organizations responded to our survey, offering insights into how Salesforce helps create digital transformation, the? In this blog, we’ll dissect our report and pull out the most pertinent findings related to online giving and?digital Salesforce’s recent State of Commerce report backs this up.

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Online Giving Nonprofit Digital 64

Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 27, 2012

“Common Ground had matching gifts? We have matching gifts! Common Ground had batch gift entry? We have batch gift entry!” It’s not about Salesforce vs. Blackbaud. It just might work out that a Blackbaud or non-Salesforce solution can be a match for an organization. Absolutely not.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 21, 2021

According to Salesforce.org’s Nonprofit Trends Report (3rd Edition), 71% of organizations surveyed had to accelerate their move to digital programs or events last year due to the pandemic. She also gets no gift acknowledgement because of the erroneous email address. And 2020 didn’t help. Unanticipated Strategic Outcomes.

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NetWits

MAY 17, 2011

Register for our Social Fundraising Newsletter and immediately get access to the full reports used to construct this INFOGRAPHIC. Register for our Social Fundraising Newsletter and immediately get access to the full reports used to construct this INFOGRAPHIC. Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising Consumer Survey.

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Fundraising Social Social Media Newsletter 279

NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Get their first gift. Received at least one gift, but not reached their goal. Not yet received a gift. I haven’t received any gifts and frankly don’t have the time. Include a sample email and talk about the impact of gifts ( Did you know just raising $25 can provide sick kids with a toy this holiday?).

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Raise Money Fundraising Social Media 209

OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

The Blackbaud Institute reports that in 2020, total online giving across the sector was up by 21% over 2019. In a 2019 survey, the Pew Research Center reports that 69% of U.S. While not specifically mentioned in the Pew survey, nonprofits certainly face the same scrutiny and concern from constituents as private companies.

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Donor Online Policy Retention 59

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Join Blackbaud and Accordant for the Advancing Community Health Webinar Series. A master community benefit cost center also makes end of year financial reporting easier, such as completing a Schedule H. See how technology makes reporting easier. How do we develop sustainable funding for community health programing?

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Community Effective Create New Jersey 49

Care2

DECEMBER 14, 2012

People donated more money to charity in 2012 than in 2011, according to a Blackbaud survey , where over 4200 donors from the US, the UK, and Australia responded to a variety of questions about their donation habits to nonprofits. Recurring Gifts. Check out the some of interesting data below. One-Time Donations. In the U.S.

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Charity Donation People Australia 75

sgEngage

JULY 5, 2022

Employer matching gifts offer key advantages to nonprofit organizations that strategize for and receive the source of funding. In regards to the key question of “are corporate matching gifts and donor retention levels related?” To start, let’s dive into the key building blocks of success in this area: The Basics of Matching Gifts.

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Retention Gift Program Donor 92

Care2

MAY 18, 2012

Of the different trend-spotting resources, few are as important and authoritative as the "donorCentrics Index of National Fundraising Performance" published quarterly by Target Analytics, a division of Blackbaud. The full report is here. billion worth of donations revenue (although it excluded any donations worth $10,000 or more).

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Donation Studies Headline Washington 72

Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to the latest research from Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report : The average donor retention rates for first-year offline-only donors is 29%. Superb content. Great donor service.

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Retention Donor Change Blackbaud 37

Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2012

Every sector surveyed in our 2011 Online Fundraising Report experienced double-digit growth since 2009 , including roughly 13 percent* in the past year. The median online gift among donations. The median online gift among donations. gift that year, but never heard back from the donor. increase online gifts.

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Online Giving Design Fundraising 57

Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2019

This piece originally appeared in “The Right Mix: How Diverse Income Models Influence Giving” by the Blackbaud Institute. Download the full report to learn how to develop a stable, sustainable, and supported organization. Fundraising is the practice of securing charitable gifts.

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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. The average online gift for the month of December increased to $248.82 for Blackbaud customers in the entire analysis.

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Online Fundraising Offline Blackbaud 90

Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2020

In a recent survey we ran of planned and major giving professionals on March 24, 44% said they were already increasing their digital fundraising. Only a week later, a survey of the same population showed that 60% were moving to more digital fundraising — a massive shift for a normally slow-moving sector.

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Effective Giving United States Template 40

NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Blackbaud is conducting a survey as part of their State of the Nonprofit Industry (SONI) series. This SONI survey on internet investments hopes to help nonprofits better understand how much to invest in online marketing and fundraising and what to expect in return. You'll receive a copy of the final report, as well.

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Community Help Blackbaud Survey 36

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Fred Weiss shared an in-depth analysis on the latest trends facing higher education advancement , alumni engagement metrics, and CASE’s 2018 Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) Survey. Key findings from CASE’s 2018 VSE Survey include: . Gifts from every type of donor increased.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2014

It wasn’t long ago that “CSR” was a CEO’s insider reference to a company’s charitable gifts, often to bolster its image and the bottom line. At Blackbaud, we combine technology and expertise to help organizations achieve their missions. At Blackbaud, we know our customers and products are important to our people.

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People Blackbaud Culture Companies 39

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

My donations since have increased, but the process is usually the same: send gift, receive robotic acknowledgment, and end of relationship. After I made my first gift, our relationship flourished. Promote your success on social media, in financial reports, and in newsletters. But then there was one. It’s all about You.

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Donor Method FAQ Newsletter 30

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Blackbaud platforms, including Luminate Online, Blackbaud CRM, and Raiser’s Edge NXT. Plus, as a certified Blackbaud Partner and Salesforce Cloud Alliance Partner, we can help ensure that your organization makes the most of its investments in these powerful platforms. Employee surveys and workplace investigations.

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Consultant Nonprofit Philanthropy Strategy 52

Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2019

of donors who were students or graduating seniors (Source: 2017 donorCentrics® Annual Report on Higher Education Alumni Giving ). . If they had continued to engage him, he would have continued giving — just like the 80% of alumni that have remained connected to their school still give (Source: 2016 Burk Donor Survey ). .

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In our recent survey “ The Next Generation of American Giving ,” it was no surprise that Boomers and Matures report giving the most money to the most charities; they are more established financially and in their charitable values. They are also comfortable making a mobile gift – but more so through a website or app than text.

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Generation Donation Giving Learning 42

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

It goes beyond the fundraising appeal to seeing a gift as a step in a relationship, not a one-off business transaction. But at the heart of it all is an ask-thank-report-back strategy as power plant. Sharing the stories of how your donors’ gifts are making a difference. Superb content. Great donor service.

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Retention Donor Change eBook 55

Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2013

If the reporting reveals these tools are being underutilized, then it may be advantageous to reconsider how your organization is currently messaging these online tools. And while you can’t really determine this by running a report, consider including a section asking them to share their fundraising experience in the post event survey.

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Online Fundraising Metrics Benchmark 38

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

These organizations often have giving programs that involve smaller gifts focused on supporting their individual communities through service, materials and financial investments. Visit their website, read annual reports, success stories of previous grants, staff biographies, current guidelines. You want a good match!

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Research Fund Grant Guidelines 55

Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

According to the Global NGO Online Technology Report , Millennials are most inspired to give by social media. 50 gift card for $5,000 raised). According to the Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council’s Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Consumer Survey, only 45% of fundraisers personalize their fundraising page.

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