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Blackbaud Index shows continued nonprofit fundraising decline, reasons to remain hopeful

The new Blackbaud nonprofit fundraising index report for February has just been published showing that continued timid and diminishing growth has once again been reported for the rolling three-month period. Overall year to year growth softened to just 0.7% which is...

April 8, 2014 Read More

Study shows that nonprofit fundraising is growing and is set to continue

Last week we looked at the exciting results from a new study just published by the Nonprofit Research Collaborative that suggested 2013 was the healthiest year for nonprofits since before the recession last decade. Part one of our review is well...

April 1, 2014 Read More

Hashtag mania sees UK nonprofit achieve fantastic results

Just a few weeks ago we wrote about how celebrities are now using selfies to raise awareness and promote nonprofit fundraising efforts of their favourite charitable causes. In the continued mania for the 'selfie' comes news that nonprofit fundraising with or...

March 27, 2014 Read More

New study shows 2013 was healthiest year for nonprofit fundraising growth in six years

A new study just released by the Nonprofit Research Collaborative reveals that 2013 showed the most encouraging growth in nonprofit fundraising results among those surveyed since a pre-recession 2007. The study asked a series of questions to more than 500 charitable organizations,...

March 25, 2014 Read More

‘2014 Nonprofit Employee Practices Survey’ provides fascinating snapshot of staffing

Some very good news to share today from the 2014 edition of the 'Nonprofit Employee Practices Survey' which is created exclusively by NonprofitHr.com with the help of Fort Walton Beach HR services. The report annually assesses recruiting methods, overall staffing levels...

March 20, 2014 Read More

5 of the best ways to measure your nonprofit’s social influence

Nonprofit fundraising and social media definitely go hand in hand and while there are those within the industry that feel that the sector has fallen behind others in embracing social media it doesn't have to be that way. We frequently write about...

March 18, 2014 Read More

10 time-saving tips to help you blog more frequently and effectively

Over the years we've written at length about the importance of adding fresh content to your website to assist with engagement, search engine ranking and delivering news that existing or potential nonprofit fundraising donors will want to read. The most time-consuming...

March 13, 2014 Read More

How important is audience gender to social media planning for nonprofits?

During your continued use of social media for nonprofit fundraising, a certain amount of your time should be reserved for analysis, reporting and studying your current strategies and reviewing results. Understanding demographics does of course have significant value although my initial...

March 11, 2014 Read More

New Blackbaud Index report – can online fundraising growth carry the industry?

We've just laid our eyes on the first Blackbaud Report of 2014, the index measures the overall year-over-year nonprofit fundraising growth for nearly 4,000 US-based organizations and is an important indicator for the nonprofit sector. I most recently wrote about Blackbaud's 2013 results...

March 6, 2014 Read More

Social Media engagement – why it matters and how it’s changing

Every once in a while I come across news relating to social media marketing for nonprofits that I'm so excited to share I can't contain myself. A recent infographic from Sprout Social (featured below) contains probably the most exciting news about...

March 4, 2014 Read More

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