The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 22, 2025

Over the last year, I noticed an alarming trend popping up in my interviews with CEOs on my podcast, Associations Thrive. Heres what we learned: Demographic Shifts are Accelerating Demographics are playing a significant role in shaping membership trends. This trend surprised me the most. Here are my notes from the chat: 1.

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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. In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc. Finally, M-Changa seeks to build trust from both local and international donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 18, 2020

15,285 people worldwide participated in the survey for the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report. 85% of non-donors vote regularly in local and national elections. Of those, 1,817 responded that they had not donated money to charity within the last 12 months. 2) 22% volunteer in lieu of donating money. 70% sign online petitions.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend. What’s the problem?

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 3, 2025

Generally speaking, local housing markets where active inventory has returned to pre-pandemic levels have experienced softer home price growth (or outright price declines) over the past 30 months. These areas saw major price surges during the pandemic housing boom, with home prices getting stretched compared to local incomes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 23, 2020

Black tie galas and silent auctions will always be mainstays, but there are new and exciting trends in charity event ideas that can help keep donors interested. Five charity event trends to consider. Creating a VIP experience for supporters during charity-centered events has been a trend gaining traction over the past few years.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2022

Discover 5 fundraising trends the social sector should capitalize on in 2022. Five nonprofit fundraising trends to watch in 2022. For local organizations, hybrid events can open new opportunities to enhance donor relations. So what’s still ahead? Flexible giving options. The future of fundraising.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

a local currency issuer. Then as now, the idea behind BerkShares was to galvanize residents in Pittsfield, Great Barrington, and surrounding areas to purchase more goods and services locally. The local currency could be converted into US dollars but is designed to be spent directly in the area. The experiment proved successful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The data from GivingTuesday comes from their 2019 GivingTuesday Impact Report and the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report data is based on the survey responses of 2,263 GivingTuesday 2019 donors. From the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report : 2) 9% of donors worldwide donated to a nonprofit, NGO, or charity on GivingTuesday 2019.

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CauseVox

MARCH 13, 2024

And we couldn’t think of a better organization to highlight than Spur Local. Spur Local blew it out of the water last year with their Give Local Together Campaign. About Spur Local Spur Local (formerly Catalogue for Philanthropy), is a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities in the Greater Washington region.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Participants will learn how to create and maintain a content strategy, current best practices for the top-performing social media sites, and how to be an early adopter of emerging social media trends. GrantScape is a database of current grant opportunities offered by foundations and federal, state, and local governments.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Engage your local charities and become familiar with their reach. By engaging local charities – sometimes a little act goes a long way. Promoting donations and support through smaller, local nonprofit organizations benefits: Employees and Customers. Local charities have an intimate understanding of their communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2021

This year’s tools tap into fundraising trends that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, from t-shirt fundraising for virtual events to contactless in-person giving. Best for local nonprofits, GroupRaise empowers nonprofits to partner with restaurants for fundraising. Bonfire :: bonfire.com. GroupRaise :: groupraise.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In the frenzy of exciting discounts and hot new product trends, it can be a challenge for nonprofits with online shops to compete with big brands and e-commerce giants that have significantly larger marketing and advertising budgets. This holiday season, o ne-quarter of consumers plan to shop specifically at a local or small business. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

1% via text message ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). 92% of donors say it is important that NGOs, nonprofits, and charities make a concerted effort to protect their contact and financial information from data breaches ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). Emerging Trends. The average online gift in 2018 was $96.40

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Medium Technology Section

MARCH 10, 2025

For local businesses, AI can read mountains of data to forecast trends and consumer behavior like a carnival psychic! Continue reading on Medium

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Candid

APRIL 1, 2025

And as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, philanthropys ability to remain flexibleprioritizing local leadership, fostering inclusive partnerships, and maintaining a long-term perspectiveis essential in building community resilience. Here are three ways supporting community-led solutions can make disaster philanthropy more effective: 1.

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Tableau

JANUARY 31, 2022

We identified five data trends that will impact your business this year related to artificial intelligence (AI), workforce development, flexible governance, and Data Ethics as a framework. This is the first time we’ve published a Data Trends report since 2020. Artificial intelligence . “AI AI augments and empowers human expertise.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

To maximize efforts and drive greater donations, below are some critical steps to keep in mind before jumping on this emerging trend in online fundraising. For instance, if a local Italian restaurant donated a gift card but it’s only open for delivery, disclose this in the item restrictions field. 1) Get your auction list in check. .

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

211 is the most comprehensive and credible source of vetted information about local resources and services in the country. It's powered by people: thousands of caring, local experts who are available to help. Know someone who needs assistance? Have them call 211.

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Candid

DECEMBER 2, 2024

These types of funders would contribute directly to our practices of participatory and trust-based philanthropy, strengthening local communities through supporting small grants for the small organizations that wouldn’t qualify for larger grants.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The Trend of Cause Awareness and Giving Days. The United States has Give Local America Day (May 1, 2018). Each state organizes giving campaigns through local community foundations. $68 Blackbaud: # GivingTuesday Trends Report (PDF). 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. million mentions on social media).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Transmission rates in local communities is important for parents to consider when deciding if they should send their kids to school and for families to monitor in advance of any holiday plans. The COVID overlay pulls its data from Johns Hopkins’ COVID-19 dashboard, The New York Times , and Wikipedia.

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Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

However, troubling trends have emerged in two key areas: 1) The share of grantmakers providing technology and tools for nonprofits has decreased to 20%, from 23% in 2022; and 2) the share grantmakers willing to removing funding restrictions has also declined, to 30%, from 34% in 2022.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Let’s look at the three growth trends we saw in 2021 and how they will shape marketing in 2022. These limitations are localized to mobile activity today, but Apple has also unveiled a new feature for email to hide your IP address from senders. But as we wrap the year, it’s become clear that “normal” is a thing of the past.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

You can look to local religious leaders, school principals, mayors, neighborhood advocates, and the like. A final word about giving trends and your role Remember, a trend means something is shifting , either as a general inclination or movement, or in a statistically noticeable way.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 5, 2023

MIP Fund Accounting (MIP), a nonprofit cloud-based, SaaS fund accounting software offering from Community Brands, recently released findings of its research study, "2023 Trends and Insights into the State of Nonprofits, Schools, and Local Government."

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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. Among those with Low/None, only a minority gave anything during the period (47%).

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Candid

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The largest cash donor was Asheville-based Dogwood Health Trust , which committed $10 million to the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and $40 million for local agencies immediate response activities. CDP encourages giving grants locally as much as possible.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2025

What can we learn from last years largest gifts from individuals about the latest giving trends and what to expect in 2025? Candids Philanthropy News Digest and the Chronicle of Philanthropy covered 24 nine- and 10-figure gifts from U.S.-based based donors in 2024, down just one from 2023. billion from $5.4

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2019

This year’s featured online fundraising tools tap into emerging trends, such as Bitcoin and crowdfunding, but also utilize tried-and-true fundraising tactics such as tribute giving and e-cards. GroupRaise is an online system that enables restaurants to fundraise for local organizations with a 3-5 mile radius.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

My own research also shows a trend toward incremental climate adaptations that dont disturb the status quo too much and, as a result, leave many risks unaddressed. Equipping communities with resilience hubs When disasters strike, local groups and neighbors play critical roles in stabilizing neighborhoods. As seen with the L.A.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2017

Their dashboard shows you how many people are using your hashtag on Twitter and Instagram and enables you to track trending hashtags. For small regional nonprofits, the service could be used for local events and regular meetups. GlobalWebIndex offers infographics about digital consumer trends happening worldwide. Graphic Design.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The recent spike in cryptocurrency fundraising was sparked by IRS guidance which provided clarity and ignited the trend. Cryptocurrencies are regular by many of the same government agencies that regulate the traditional world of finance including the IRS, SEC, CFTC and local regulators. Myth 2: Cryptocurrencies aren’t regulated enough.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Sort through online organizational data (Google analytics, email open rates) to see if there are insights, trends, and patterns that could be used to improve operations. Sort through organizational fundraising data to see if there are insights, trends, or patterns that could help.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Platforms like GrantPuma—which I founded—partner with Candid to scan tens of thousands of federal and foundation grants, funders’ strategic priorities, and funding trends to deliver relevant opportunities. For example, an environmental nonprofit can identify foundation grants that have supported similar local initiatives.

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