A scene from last year’s NTC (Photo by JD Lasica). Target audience: Nonprofits, cause organizations, foundations, NGOs, social enterprises, businesses, educators, journalists, general public. The 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference, which took place last week in DC, is a conference that so many nonprofit tech and communications staffers look forward to every year because of the […]
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Nonprofits, online giving & secrets from the Obama campaign
Highlights of 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study (infographic) This is the second of two articles on NTC 2013. Also see: • Highlights of 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference Target audience: Nonprofits, cause organizations, foundations, NGOs, social enterprises, educators, journalists, general public. Every year, Socialbrite takes a look at the annual study of online nonprofit trends put out […]
Calendar of 2013 nonprofit & social change conferences
Here’s a roundup of conferences in the nonprofit and social change sectors coming up in 2013.
3 keys to nonprofits’ success: Strategy, prioritization, dedicated staff
Blackbaud, the Nonprofit Technology Network and Common Knowledge have just released the fourth annual 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report.
We learned a lot of things, but one prevailing theme stood out: Despite limited budgets and staffing, nonprofits continue to find great value in their fast-growing social networks.
3 secrets to raising big bucks online
According to a study by Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge, over 92 percent of nonprofit organizations have a presence on at least one social networking site, but most raise very little money through their social activity.
In fact, 87 percent have raised under $1,000 on Facebook since they began using the platform.
A big part of what holds nonprofit organizations back is the fact that they can’t risk full-fledged social media adoption because they’re short staffed and must focus on creating revenue and running programs — helping real people in the real world.