Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. 3) Kenyan data from the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report is very unique in that 42% of Kenyan donors say the prefer to give cash and 26% prefer to give via mobile payment.

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Kenya Giving Trend Mobile 194

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Climate-related disasters like this often have deep roots in policies and practices that overlook growing risks. Research shows that low-income residents struggle the most during and after a disaster. Disaster assistance also tends to benefit the wealthy, who may have more time and resources to navigate the paperwork and process.

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Los Angeles San Diego Disaster Policy 88

Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

Part of my work at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) involves monitoring philanthropic giving in response to disasters through our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy: Data to Drive Decisions (SODP) report. When we can look at numbers immediately after a disaster, it gives us a unique perspective.

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Disaster Philanthropy Hurricane Pledge 122

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

From funding uncertainty to overlapping natural disasters to the possibility of another global pandemic, the modern grantmaker must be prepared for a variety of challenges. What used to take weeks can now take days, which is crucial if someone has been displaced by a natural disaster and cant access their mailbox.

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Community Time Grant Disaster 92

Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The year 2020 was an astounding year for disaster philanthropy, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. i What did the remaining $223 million in disaster aid address? The numerous other disasters and humanitarian crises occurred or continued to occur that year—events that were overshadowed by the pandemic. . Syrian refugee crisis.

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Disaster Puerto Rico Philanthropy Lebanon 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Even before Facebook helped raise $10 million dollars for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy for Hurricane Harvey relief, Facebook “Donate” buttons and fundraisers created by Facebook users were popping up in the feed with increased frequency. 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. 14% said Twitter. 10% said Instagram.

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Facebook Donation Fundraising United States 229

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Every year, Animoto surveys over 1,000 consumers to understand how evolving trends on social media are impacting purchase decisions. They provide disaster relief and shelter to families that have been devastated by natural disasters. Consumers ranked video as their favorite form of content from brands.

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Social Media Video Media Practice 264

Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. But climate change has been a disaster experienced slowly, and now all at once. Thinking big on climate change There is good news.

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sgEngage

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. Over the next few weeks I’ll be going through some of the findings and trends in the report.

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Trend Online Giving Blackbaud 101

TechImpact

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Tech trends come and go. Text message and SMS fundraising campaigns saw particularly high growth rates in the wake of natural disasters and other “must fund now” type donation campaigns. One way to do so is keep up with what is trending on Twitter and other social media outlets. Image courtesy of River Rock Films.

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Technology Nonprofit Social Media Mobile 213

NonProfit PRO

APRIL 1, 2022

In this timely session, Steven Shattuck from Bloomerang will break down all of the leading research studies into 2020-21 fundraising and donor behavior, as well as Bloomerang user data, campaigns, and case studies, in order to reveal the key elements that your nonprofit should be focusing on now to achieve fundraising success in 2022 and beyond.

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Fundraising Case Study Time Trend 243

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

An Interview with Ruy Fortini , Founder and CEO of Doare and official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. 1) The Global Trends in Giving Report is meant to help the nonprofit sector better understand individual giving worldwide, but data and statistics don’t communicate well what is happening on the ground in Brazil.

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Brazil Trend Giving Social 127

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The point is that nonprofit donations are not keeping up with inflation, and that trend cuts across nearly all funding sources. Inside these numbers, however, there is another disturbing trend. The top global philanthropy causes in 2023 included disaster relief, health, and human rights. from the 2022 revised total.”

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Donation Trend Gift Donor 94

NetWits

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The recent Haiti earthquake disaster has once again brought to the forefront the role that new giving channels play in helping those most affected. The combination of online giving and mobile giving were the first response channels of choice by donors. I will save the pros and cons of mobile giving for another blog post.

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Giving Online Haiti Trend 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In the last few weeks, there have been a few good research studies and web sites relaunched that cover technology, data, funding, and trends. Here’s a roundup. 2014 Nonprofit Content Marketing: Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends—North America. The Glasspockets Site has just been relaunched. It has a new sleeker look.

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Studies Research Trend Technology 119

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The report combines findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data to provide the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. The Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 had no significant effect on the overall online giving trends.

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Trend Online Giving Blackbaud 95

VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

What was a source of information, are quickly becoming the trusted and necessary managers of community-wide information used to support inquiries from the public, state and county governments, nonprofits, and more--and able to do so every day, during disasters and emergencies, and for broad and specialized sectors.

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Community Analytics National Blended 238

sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

Some important trends will be explored later to show analysis of post-Haiti giving. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,434 nonprofit organizations representing $2.19 million in yearly revenue on a monthly basis.

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Blackbaud Disaster Giving Haiti 65

Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding Support underfunded areas of the disaster lifecycle. In it, we examined?available?2019?data

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Disaster Puerto Rico Lesson Palau 72

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Disaster fundraising for Hurricane Sandy appears to be lagging other major events, but there is a lot more going on here than initial appearances.

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Hurricane Disaster Fundraising Giving 78

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

It is also worth noting that online giving spikes during disasters or extraordinary circumstances. Online fundraising during a disaster can be 3x to 4x normal trends and the vast majority of giving happens in just a few days. In non-disaster fundraising, The Communities Foundation of Texas raised $10.7

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Money Online Giving Raise 107

Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

For the next 700 words, I invite you to remember the disaster events that occurred in 2019, just months before the pandemic outbreak. . In 2019, millions of people around the world were affected by disasters and humanitarian crises. Foundations and public charities funded $352 million for disasters and humanitarian crises. .

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Disaster Philanthropy Data Hurricane 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Over the past few months I’ve been asked a lot of questions about giving trends: What explains the flat trend in overall fundraising? Disaster giving is not a zero-sum game. Giving to disasters does not take away from other nonprofit causes. Disaster giving has provided some temporary relief to the situation.

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Fundraising Data Hurricane Disaster 121

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 26, 2020

Because of these radical shifts, we’re also seeing different trends emerging in the nonprofit world than previously anticipated for the year 2020. . Keeping up with new trends is vital for the health and wellbeing of nonprofit organizations everywhere. Here are some of the trends to look out for: .

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Trend Philanthropy Change Nonprofit 94

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. Blackbaud has been actively engaged in researching and analyzing trends in the nonprofit sector for quite a while. The analysis represents the largest study of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. Year End Online Giving Trends.

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Haiti Trend Online Giving 82

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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Trend Fundraising Blackbaud Nonprofit 78

sgEngage

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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Online Fundraising Nonprofit Blackbaud 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

I surpassed my giving budget for disaster relief giving. The Surprising Truth About Disaster Donor Fatigue – guest post by Alson Carlman, Global Giving. Disaster relief organizations have been working around the clock to respond to seven catastrophic disasters in the past two months. It will surprise you.

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Donor Disaster Puerto Rico Sierra Leone 111

TechImpact

AUGUST 7, 2014

Naturally, the nonprofit sector is looking at this trend and searching for the most effective way to leverage the power of the new technology to aid fundraising and volunteer recruitment efforts. Mobile giving wants to trend up. in 2013 and you have a recipe for disaster. The problem is, nonprofits are not giving it a chance to.

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Mobile Giving Kansas City Disaster 123

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

As the agents for social good, nonprofits are in a unique position to help reverse this trend of extreme negativity in the online collective consciousness. If your nonprofit works in disaster relief, share a story of survival. What nonprofits can do about it: Share more success stories, please. People need to hear more good news.

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Social Media Media Social Nonprofit 244

sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What’s Different One Year After Haiti? Nonprofit organizations responded to the disaster and so did their supporters. Since that day many nonprofits have changed and improved how they respond to these kinds of disasters.

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Haiti Trend Difference Blackbaud 65

sgEngage

MAY 18, 2011

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 Small and medium sized organizations had a positive growth trend, but large nonprofits were negative over this period of time.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Fundraising 68

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Overall Fundraising Remains Positive The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,376 nonprofit organizations representing $2.2 This growth trend has been fueled by improving results from both large (+3.9%) and small (+15.1%) nonprofits. over last year.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Fundraising 70

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The power of social media really proved itself for us when the Gulf oil disaster first hit mainstream news, it was our web and social media presences that helped disseminate news and information to keep people up-to-date in real-time with our work on the ground. It’s very useful when proving a point for social media.

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Social Media National Media Interview 190

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 27, 2011

Urban Outfitters remained silent, though, and even tweeted about products it was selling rather than addressing the very obvious elephant in the room (which took the form of a prominent trending topic). The company's silence only fanned the flames. Moral of the story: ignoring the problem doesn't make it go away and can even make it worse.

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Social Media Media Disaster Social 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2011

Together, they formed CARD – Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters. CARD leads and champions the “Use NO Fear” preparedness movement and they actively seek to end the use of fear and threat of disasters as the “motivation” for emergency preparedness. They have embraced a “Prepare to Prosper” curriculum and philosophy.

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Disaster Oakland Donation Train 108

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In fact, the coming year promises innovative workplace giving trends that can benefit both nonprofit fundraisers seeking support and corporations eager to make a meaningful societal impact. As we delve into the CSR trends shaping the nonprofit sector, we’ll explore why these developments are relevant to nonprofits and companies alike.

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