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23 November 2011

Saying Thanks

To celebrate American Thanksgiving and support the Nonprofit Blog Carnival - this post is about giving thanks and saying thank you. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 23 November 2011 at 9:31 AM by Lori Halley | 0 comments
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- Fundraising,
- Donor management
15 July 2011

5 Free Non-profit Reports and Resources

Here is a round-up of five free reports, white papers and e-books offering insight on fundraising, resource-raising and mobile phone usage. (read more)
Posted Friday, 15 July 2011 at 2:00 PM by Lori Halley | 0 comments
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05 April 2011

Free Non-profit Reports and Resources

Here is a round-up of recently released reports and resources available free of charge that might be of interest to non-profit and membership organizations. This post offers an overview of NTEN's eNon-profits Benchmark Study and 2011 Social Benchmarks Report and Idealware's Donor Management System Workbook. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 05 April 2011 at 9:00 AM by Lori Halley | 0 comments
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08 December 2010

6-Year Online Giving Study Helps Nonprofits to Fundraise More Effectively

Network for Good and TrueSense Marketing have just released a landmark study of “the online giving experience” between 2003 and 2009. The Online Giving Study looks at $381 million in donations made to 66,470 different nonprofits through the nonprofits’... (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 08 December 2010 at 4:58 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 0 comments
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05 October 2010

9 Research Reports for Non-Profit Fundraisers

Veteran fundraisers know that the better your non-profit organization can understand your donors (and potential donors), their motivations, and their patterns of giving, the more effective your fundraising efforts will be. But it’s rare that a small... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 05 October 2010 at 2:27 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 1 comments
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30 April 2010

Finding the Perfect Donor Database

If you’re facing the prospect of choosing a donor database system for your organization, drop by the Meeting Archives at TechSoup.org to check out this recent addition: Finding the Perfect Donor Database in an Imperfect World . There are nearly two... (read more)
Posted Friday, 30 April 2010 at 11:26 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 0 comments
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13 April 2010

Educate Donors (to Help Your Nonprofit) at Tax Time

Looking into ways for a small nonprofit to remind donors of the tax advantages of charitable donations, I came across a real gem in Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: Real-World Strategies That Work, a down-to-earth guide you can preview (free) with Google Books. (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 13 April 2010 at 9:09 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 0 comments
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15 March 2010

Event Fundraising Analytics for Nonprofits

Data? Metrics? Analytics? It doesn’t have to be scary-hard to deal with, even if you’re a small nonprofit’s part-time fundraiser who’s just kind of figuring it all out as you go along. Analyze This: A Nonprofit's Guide to Event Fundraising Analytics... (read more)
Posted Monday, 15 March 2010 at 3:31 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 0 comments
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18 February 2010

Free Guide to Membership Software Selection

Choosing the right member-management software is a big decision, and the selection process can be both tedious and time-consuming. That's why Wild Apricot has put together a free Membership Software Selection Guide , to help nonprofit and association... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 18 February 2010 at 1:42 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 1 comments
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22 January 2010

Free Guide for Online Fundraisers

Network for Good has just released The Online Fundraiser's Checklist , a free eGuide by Katya Andresen and Rebecca Higman. The guide is presented as a set of six checklists that neatly cover the "essential basics" of online fundraising: Website home... (read more)
Posted Friday, 22 January 2010 at 5:41 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 3 comments
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05 August 2009

100 Online Tools for Non-Profits

Tight in the budget and short on staff, non-profits are always on the lookout for new ways to get things done — and the Internet is a real treasure trove of useful tools. Here are 100 different applications to help you out with a variety of tasks from project tracking and collaboration to donor and membership management, and from building your non-profit website to tracking its effectiveness. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 05 August 2009 at 10:10 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 39 comments
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04 May 2009

New Guide Helps Non-Profits Choose Donor Management System

If your organization is in the market for new donor management or fundraising software, Idealware has just released a new (free) research report you may want to check out: The Consumer’s Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems is an impressive 48-page document that compares the specific features of 33 different donor management systems (read more)
Posted Monday, 04 May 2009 at 10:10 AM by Rebecca Leaman | 1 comments
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09 April 2009

When Rewarding Your Donors Can Backfire

Technology can make it much more convenient for people to follow through on pledges and donations, but what motivates donors to reach for their wallets or credit cards in the first place? What’s in it for your donors? Rewards for donation may be tangible... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 09 April 2009 at 9:37 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 1 comments
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08 September 2008

Online Donations: Survey Shows Potential for Growth

The American Express Charitable Gift Survey , released late last year in partnership with the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , sought to answer two key questions: “How do people give online?” and “How much do they give per donation?”... (read more)
Posted Monday, 08 September 2008 at 6:42 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 1 comments
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02 September 2008

What's Turning Off Your Donors?

"As a donor to charity, what do we nonprofits do that irritates you? What’s caused you to stop giving to a charity?" Marc Pitman asked the tough questions on LinkedIn , a social-networking site with a business/professional focus where the demographic... (read more)
Posted Tuesday, 02 September 2008 at 2:31 PM by Rebecca Leaman | 3 comments
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