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Blackbaud: Positive Fundraising Growth

Blackbaud has just released its latest Index of Charitable Giving, showing 11.3% growth for the three months ending May 2011 over the same period last year. This is 50% higher growth than any period during the past year. The overall Blackbaud Index is based on actual results from 1,383 US organizations, compiled and refreshed monthly […]

Learn More July 20, 2011

The Fundraising Effectiveness Report

I am totally embarrassed to admit that I’ve just taken my first look at the 2010 Fundraising Effectiveness Report produced by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The Report is based on 1,982 responses from US nonprofits who collectively raised $1.5 billion in 2008-9. What the Report provides is a focus on net gain (or loss) […]

Learn More July 19, 2011

Good Update On Mobile Giving

Mark Phillips at Bluefrog has done us a service with this update on mobile giving, with a UK slant. He links to a presentation from JustGiving.com indicating that 20% of UK charities are using mobile fundraising in some fashion. JustGiving itself receives almost 24,000 visits a day from mobile devices, up 82% in 2011 alone […]

Learn More July 18, 2011

Fundraising Versus Dues

A hellacious battle is playing out on the internet this week over Netflix’s move to increase subscription rates by 60%. Angry customers are accusing the cheapest movie deal on the Web of selling out … transforming itself into a “greedy corporation” … etc. etc. More than 600,000 complaints so far. Netflix of course has […]

Learn More July 15, 2011

Senior Fundraiser On The Planet

We’ve received a great response to our quest — Can You Beat 27 Years? — to find the Senior Fundraiser on the Planet — a fundraiser who has served (lasted?) the longest time at the same charity or nonprofit. Many of the responses — and individual ‘candidates’ — surfaced as Comments to the original post, […]

Learn More July 14, 2011

Fundraising & The Value Of Email Addresses

We’re back on the Retention Trail today. Rick Christ, a VP at Amergent, has just issued Donor Stewardship: Making Virtual Friends for Life, a white paper that you should download and read today. When it comes to retention, Rick doesn’t mince words, always writes well, and succinctly summarizes the Amergent analysis of millions of gifts. […]

Learn More July 13, 2011