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Blackbaud Index reveals medium sized nonprofits having most difficult 2014 to date

The warmest of welcomes back to the Miratel blog, it's a cold morning as I write and a reminder that we're rapidly heading to the end of the year. With a new month we also see the latest release of...

November 5, 2014 Read More

6 easy and powerful tips to improve your nonprofit’s Facebook page

Social media continues to build growing importance for networking, crowd sourcing and of course nonprofit fundraising. After your website itself, Facebook remains the single most valuable place for a charity to have a strong online presence. For many potential and...

November 4, 2014 Read More

2014 Nonprofit fundraising data shows encouraging signs through August

We've written a great deal about nonprofit fundraising results so far in 2014 compared with 2013 and seen some consistency in the overall results. Most studies have shown that this year is shaping up to be a healthy one in...

October 31, 2014 Read More

8 key nonprofit fundraising findings from technology study

The 2014 Fundraising Technology Trends Study contains a wealth of information about nonprofit fundraising and how technology is being used and what the overall benefits of this adoption are proving to be. It'll come as no surprise that organizations that are...

October 30, 2014 Read More

5 social media tips to help your nonprofit fundraising event sparkle

Imagine that you're fast approaching your biggest nonprofit fundraising event of the season, you've spent six months making plans and attendance looks like it's going to be exceptional, there's a real buzz about the event and your online audience who...

October 22, 2014 Read More

How does the NFL remain a nonprofit as 275,000 others lose their 501(c)3 status?

It is rather distressing to see the huge number of nonprofits in the US that have had their 501(c)3 status status revoked over the last year as a result of changing regulations and deeper analysis by the IRS. The 501(c)3...

October 16, 2014 Read More

New study ‘How America Gives’ provides huge insight into nonprofit fundraising changes

A brand new report via the Chronicle of Philanthropy takes an in-depth look at the relationship between nonprofit fundraising, donor earnings and contributions in the United States both pre and post recession and the findings are incredibly informative. There will...

October 15, 2014 Read More

3 Key Findings from customer service survey that nonprofits should heed

We've long wondered how much knowledge those involved in nonprofit fundraising could learn from benchmarking data about customer service that is acquired from industries outside of the charity sector. There is a great range of strong research about the satisfaction and...

October 14, 2014 Read More

5 Key Findings from 2014 Burk Donor Survey that are valuable for nonprofits

Many of the nonprofit fundraising surveys that come across our desks at Miratel focus on data compiled from the charities themselves, therefore I was keen to share some of the key findings from a survey that researches donors instead. The...

October 9, 2014 Read More

Kickstarter founder launches new nonprofit concept

It's always interesting to speculate about which new ideas and websites are likely to change the world of online fundraising forvever. Over the last five years I've written about some that have changed the landscape dramatically and others that seemed...

October 8, 2014 Read More

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