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5 key findings from new social media study are valuable for nonprofits

It is very encouraging to see nonprofits continue to close the gap in successfully using social media to build their engagement and nonprofit fundraising when compared with their 'for profit' counterparts. Understanding marketing trends is an important element for all charities...

May 20, 2014 Read More

New study looks at corporate and employee giving for nonprofits

When you compare the nonprofit fundraising landscape of today with a generation ago one of the most significant changes that you'll see is the constant growth of corporate giving programs which have generated untold donations for literally tens of thousands...

May 15, 2014 Read More

M+R Benchmarks Report reveals email and social media trends for nonprofits

Welcome back to the blog, from time to time there are nonprofit fundraising studies released that contain so much information that it is impossible to review all of the findings in a single blog post. Such is the case with...

May 13, 2014 Read More

Nonprofit fundraising showing signs of plateau per Blackbaud Index

The new Blackbaud nonprofit fundraising index report for March has just been published and as I wrote last month the trend for continued diminishing growth has once again been reported for the rolling three-month period. Overall year-to-year growth softened into negative territory...

May 8, 2014 Read More

What the end of net neutrality could mean to nonprofits (and everyone else)

Chances are you've seen or heard a few headlines concerning the potential reversal of 'net neutrality' and while the topic seems to border on the tech-heavy side it could in fact entirely change the internet as we know it and...

May 6, 2014 Read More

M+R 2014 Benchmarks study reveals valuable information about online fundraising

Gaining a better understanding of how donors and supporters interact with nonprofits is key in the world of fundraising. Although not the biggest report compiled, the annual M+R / NTen study provides a wealth of data that I would encourage...

May 1, 2014 Read More

Volunteer rates for US nonprofits fall again in 2013

Some interesting recent fundraising data from Charity Navigator and The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University provides us with a summary of how many individuals in the United States volunteered for a nonprofit in 2013 and how many donated to...

April 29, 2014 Read More

What can established nonprofits learn from the success of crowdsourcing?

Crowdsourcing is a growing phenomenon that we write about from time-to-time on the blog as this method of online fundraising and networking has quickly become an important way to build momentum, funding and awareness for a given cause. I think...

April 24, 2014 Read More

5 tips to ease your transition to the new Twitter profile

We're here to help you keep current with major changes to social media when managing strategies to promote your nonprofit fundraising organization online. Whether you're looking to attract new donors or communicate with existing ones, chances are that Twitter is...

April 22, 2014 Read More

Mobile-optimized or mobile-ready, don’t lose nonprofit fundraising donors by choosing the wrong one

If you haven't noticed yet a technology stampede is taking place and it looks set to continue. Nonprofits both large and small are urgently looking to convert their websites to be user-friendly on mobile devices if they haven't done do...

April 18, 2014 Read More

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