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Greens. Banknotes. Moolah. No matter what you call it, dollars lie at the heart of every nonprofit organization. And if “money” were the noun in this old school SAT analogy, then “fundraising” would most certainly be the verb. While the big, national nonprofit organizations have the resources and the luxury to create fancy, media-driven fundraising [...]
Seven in 10 nonprofits expect their donations to increase this year, after 2011 became the first year since the recession started that a majority of nonprofits reported an increase in the amount they raised. Still, the recovery is uneven, according a report of 1,600 nonprofit released today. Thirty-one percent, mostly small organizations, said contributions dropped in 2011, [...]
As charities face a continuing struggle to raise funds in the slow economic recovery, they will not find lots of new sources of unrestricted aid or other help to make it through the tough times, according to a new study. A survey of 755 foundations conducted in 2011 by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and the [...]
The use of .org at the end of a Web site’s address has long been the accepted online shorthand to identify sites that are operated by nonprofits. But now the key organization that manages nonprofit addresses wants charities to adopt the suffix .ngo. It also wants to implement a process that vets organizations to ensure [...]
The crippled economy continues to squeeze nonprofits, with smaller organizations under the greatest stress, a new report says. While 65 percent of 875 charities responding to an online survey in October reported higher demand for services, philanthropic support fell for 28 percent and was flat for 31 percent, says the Late Fall 2011 Nonprofit Fundraising [...]
A relatively new iPhone application is building a somewhat cultish following of amateur photographers. It’s called “Instagram” and the number of dedicated users who have downloaded the app are growing at a rapid pace – the one-year-old Instagram now has more than 12 million users worldwide. Instagram is as simple as an application gets. To use … Continue reading »
Remarkable. No other word describes a one-day campaign where a state with less than five million people living within its borders is able to raise nearly $14 million for nonprofit organizations. Yes, that’s 14 followed by six zeroes. That massive philanthropic thrust was accomplished primarily through small gifts and was made possible, because of the … Continue reading »
Cheryl Cerny – Senior Director of Advancement Information Management & Research at Worcester Polytechnic Institute - talks about why mobile technology is especially important to fundraising. (Hint: think emotionally-driven impulse giving. The smart phone is always at your side, waiting to take a donation…) In the video below, Cheryl talks about impulse giving and the new … Continue reading »
Researchers at Rice are using Twitter to find the most exciting NFL action on any given Sunday. Here’s an excerpt from the Rice release explaining how the program works… “Using millions of Twitter subscribers as living “sensors,” engineers from Rice University and Motorola Mobility announced in October that they found a way to monitor fans’ … Continue reading »
The always up-to-speed-in-the-social-media-world folks at Nonprofit Tech 2.0 have produced a quick and easy guide to getting your nonprofit started on Google+. While it’s no where near Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn when it comes to popularity, Google’s most recent venture into the social network space can’t be ignored. According to PCmag.com, Google+ has more than 50 million users … Continue reading »
