Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 28, 2017

If you have donated to a nonprofit within the last 12 months, then please take the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report ! This week Nonprofit Tech for Good donated $25 to 25 nonprofits in order to study how nonprofits are progressing in the design of their donation pages and in the efficacy of their online donation process.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Atheist, agnostic and unaffiliated participants in a new study are less likely to report high trust in charities than participants in other religious affiliations. The data is from the report Give.org Donor Trust Report 2024: Trust and Giving Attitudes Across U.S. Data was not captured on what drove those donors to a charity’s website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 19, 2019

Your most loyal donors are your multichannel donors. Multichannel donors support you in every way possible. They follow you on social media, donate to your cause, rally their Facebook friends, and participate in your events. How can you identify your multichannel donors? Engage them consistently. Email them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 10, 2017

The report is groundbreaking in that it is the only annual research project dedicated to studying how and why donors worldwide give to their favorite causes and charitable organizations. The top three causes supported by liberal-leaning online donors are human and civil rights, animals, and children and youth.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 11, 2022

Recent donorCentrics Sustainer Benchmarking studies show that some 6% of monthly donors will make at least one extra gift a year when asked, so not asking is definitely leaving money on the table. Here's how to go about it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

Not only are Instagram Stories the must-use feature for individuals, brands, and organizations going into 2020, Facebook (Instagram’s owner) recently added the ability for 501c3 nonprofits to capture donations directly inside Stories! . So how can nonprofits use this unique and fun Instagram feature to raise money and attract new donors?

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 20, 2023

Shortage is the first peer-to-peer donation marketplace that allows nonprofits to get the goods they need and enables donors to make in-kind donations directly to the causes that matter most to them. The platform is free for nonprofit organizations to use, and all donations are tax deductible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

By Lindsey Himphill , Digital Marketing Strategist at MobileCause – a nonprofit technology company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile, and event fundraising solutions. Recurring donations are the most sustainable source of income for most nonprofit organizations.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 12, 2024

Join us as you hear from the team at NAPCO Research share best practices in crafting an effective impact study. Learn the positive effects impact studies have on funding and donations. You will also benefit from first-hand insight from a non-profit CEO, whose organization recently completed an impact study of its own.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 10, 2023

Since the launch of B Generous' first-of-a-kind product, Donate Now, Pay Later, the company has partnered with 80-plus national and regional nonprofit organizations, received more than $250,000 in donation loan requests, and approved $1 million of interest free credit for donors.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 13, 2022

Donors are starting to find it harder to donate because of their financial situations. Prices have gone up, everywhere, especially caused by the general inflation, higher energy and gas bills and higher cost of food.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

29, nonprofits that have earned a Candid Seal of Transparency will also become eligible to enable and accept donations with Apple Pay, providing donors with an easy, secure, and private way to give to nonprofits they love. In time for this year’s Giving Tuesday on Nov.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 19, 2017

Liberal female Gen Xers may not be the majority of online donors, but they definitely are the demographic participating most in the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Survey. We need more diversity in our survey respondents (!!) The survey is 100% anonymous and published in English, español, and français. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. 1) Implement Donation Page Best Practices.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A survey finds the majority of donors are giving at the same level on Giving Tuesday and in December, despite giving more than unusual throughout the year for Ukraine and other emergencies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2022

Online fundraising makes it simpler for your donors to give and easier for them to make recurring donations to support your mission. As you take advantage of new opportunities to use online fundraising to grow and engage your donor community, make sure that you know what you need to know to be compliant. .

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Donor retention on steroids – Make it monthly I implore you to make soliciting recurring donations a priority. Retention is a phenomenal 80 – 90% compared with under 20% for new one-time donors and just 45% when ongoing donors are added to the mix. Donor lifetime value skyrockets from 1.73 years to 8.08

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Online fundraising makes it simpler for your donors to give, and easier for them to make recurring donations to support your mission. As you take advantage of new opportunities to use online fundraising to grow and engage your donor community, make sure that you know what you need to know to be compliant. .

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 25, 2024

A new paper found that inflicting mild misfortune — such as a pie to the face — on others can encourage donations, and more.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

Regardless of what you call it, mobile giving is one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise moneyand retain more donors on the go. The primary types of mobile giving Text-to-give One of the most popular ways to give on the go is via text-to-give or text-to-donate, which simply involves giving via text message.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

Here’s why: It boosts the donations of almost any fundraising campaign, helping you to reach your goals. The Digital-First Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study found that peer-to-peer increased revenue by 30% in 2021 vs. 2020, nearly 9x the increase in revenue generated by physical and hybrid fundraising efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy. In terms of Facebook Ads cost benchmarks, here is a useful summary from Web FX based on $300 million in spending: 4) Add a “Donate” button to your page and posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

After selecting 115 nonprofits spanning 9 verticals, we made recurring donations to each one (or at least we tried). If you want to dig into all of the results, you can check out the full study (including 32 unique and data-driven test ideas) at: recurringgiving.com. 12% said “Donate Now” which is basically the same thing.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 2, 2021

The joint PolicyLink-Bridgespan Group analysis, "Moving from Intention to Impact: Funding Racial Equity to Win," is calling for funders to be more transparent about where their proposed dollars went, as 94% of donors have yet to report data, which has made pinpointing the actual funding to racial equity efforts extremely difficult.

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The Fundraising Authority

MARCH 28, 2021

In fact, recent studies show that each volunteer’s time is worth over $23 per hour. Storytelling is one of the most challenging aspects of donor cultivation. This is especially true when engaging prospective donors who are new to your cause. Volunteers are Amazing People…& Can Be Amazing Donors, Too!

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 17, 2023

Donor dollars had been rising since 2012 — until now. The Fundraising Effectiveness Project released its full-year 2022 numbers at AFP ICON yesterday. And they weren’t good. Here’s a breakdown of the findings.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

Some 61% of all evangelical Protestant adults made a financial donation to a local church during the past 12 months from February 2024, with 50% giving to an organization outside of a church and 42% to both church and charity. Not only are fewer evangelicals giving, but those who are still giving are donating less than in 2021.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Venmo has introduced charity profiles, a new feature that will enable PayPal-confirmed charities to raise funds and receive donations directly within the Venmo app. Charity profiles offer charities seamless setup, low fees, and an easy charity verification process.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2017

Third, the declined use of cash worldwide for purchasing goods and services is continuing and soon new payment systems will become mainstream for making charitable donations. Online donations accounted for 7.2% In 2010, only 6% of donors said that an e-appeal motivated a gift. Source: 2016 Donor Loyalty Study.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Exciting fundraising trends on the horizon for 2024 include peer-to-peer fundraising, giving flexibility, digital wallets, unconventional and emerging donors, and AI being used in fundraising. When a fundraiser receives a notification that a donor is close to lapsing, they can reach out and reconnect with that donor.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 1, 2024

A new study showed that U.S. Jews who have experienced antisemitism give almost 10 times more to charity than those who have not.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The number of people using buy now, pay later purchasing services has grown 48% in the last year, according to a recent study. With the technology entering the nonprofit space, nonprofits can make giving more affordable for the donor and potentially turn millennials and Gen Zers into major donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

By Christy Noel , Vice President of Digital Marketing Services at MobileCause – a company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile and event fundraising solutions. So why can’t you convert more of your web traffic into donors? 26% of funds raised were donated through a website 2.

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Singularity Hub

MARCH 27, 2025

Donor livers are hard to come by, however. The liver in the study underwent heavy gene editing to rid it of genes that trigger immune rejection and add genes making it appear more human to the body. It could temporarily keep patients alive until a human donor organ becomes available or the patients own liver recovers.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Define Your Desired Donor First, start by figuring out who your ideal donor is for your GivingTuesday campaign. Segmentation through demographics like age, location and interests are also helpful ways to understand your donors and create stories that will resonate with the different types of target audiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report , 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. Annual reports are too infrequent and written for foundations and major donors, thus not ideal for reporting impact to small and mid-size donors. What to Look for in a CRM.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 22, 2019

Beyond the revenue potential, some nonprofits are taking things a step further by looking at ways they can become more transparent, provide stability, and provide tax benefits to their donors. Over the last few years, we’ve seen hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency donated to nonprofits. 1) Cryptocurrency Fundraising.

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