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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

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

Why it’s Time for Nonprofits to Get Social

guest post by Monish Ahuja The American Association of Fundraising Council recently stated that 60 percent of public charities saw a decrease in nonprofit fundraising results, with arts, culture and humanities organizations hit the hardest. The findings aren’t surprising, as...

December 23, 2011 Read More

5 Tips for Successful Town Hall Meetings to Advance Nonprofit Fundraising and Outreach Campaigns

I have worked within the professional fundraising industry for over 15 years servicing a variety of nonprofit fundraising programs. The explosion of social and other technologies in recent years has expanded the traditional methods of reaching and engaging supporters. While...

December 15, 2011 Read More

5 Tips to Integrate Twitter into Nonprofit Fundraising and Outreach Campaigns

Recently I wrote about the benefits of Facebook on nonprofit fundraising campaigns and then about 10 tips for Facebook to maximize efforts and improve results. Today, I’m going to review how Twitter can be successfully integrated into fundraising and cause...

December 13, 2011 Read More

10 Tips for Maximizing Nonprofit Fundraising Efforts Through Facebook

In yesterday's blog I wrote about how nonprofit fundraising could benefit from a Facebook presence and I am continuing that today with 10 tips for nonprofits when developing its presence on Facebook: Page Creation – The first step is creating...

November 30, 2011 Read More

Maximizing Nonprofit Fundraising Efforts Through Facebook

I’ve witnessed quite a bit of change working within the nonprofit professional fundraising sector for over 15 years. Indeed, incorporating online resources into nonprofit fundraising and other campaigns has increased the potential reach of the cause exponentially. There are many...

November 29, 2011 Read More

Online Fundraising, Cause Marketing and Crowdfunding Platforms that Benefit Nonprofits

I have previously written about many impressive online fundraising, cause marketing and crowdfunding platforms such as CovergeUS, Razoo, Give2gether, Kickstarter, Kiva City, Givmo, Broadcause, Startsomegood, Donorschoose, Kopernik, FirstGiving, ClickYourSupport and Causecast.  Each is unique and meets the needs of a...

November 24, 2011 Read More

U of T Launches Largest University Fundraising Program in Canadian History

Canada’s premier university sets $2 billion dollar goal in Boundless fundraising program The University of Toronto is known as being a leading Canadian educational institution and they recently launched their latest fundraising campaign titled Boundless with a goal to raise...

November 22, 2011 Read More

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