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Corporate Giving Declined in 2008

Tech Soup

Last month we mentioned GivingUSA's annual assessment of individual giving which showed that donations from individuals had dropped 5.7% overall in 2008. The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy's 2008 assessment of corporate gving (PDF) reports that corporate giving was down nearly 8% overall ($30.78

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The Most Successful Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies

Blue Avocado

” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: Less is More: Simple Emails Can Boost Donations and Engagement After learning in a webinar that one of Barack Obama’s most successful fundraising emails had the subject line “ Hey ,” I decided I was overcomplicating things trying to develop a perfect campaign.

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GivingUSA Reports a Drop in 2008 Giving

Tech Soup

philanthropy is that total giving for 2008 was estimated to have exceeded $300 billion for the second year in a row, for a total of $307.65 percent, the largest drop since the group began tracking donations in 1956. The good news from the annual GivingUSA report (PDF) on U.S. But, unfortunately, most of the news was bad.

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Guest Post: 8 Simple Ways to Improve Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Double the Donation

Ask yourself these questions, take notes, and work with your website manager to make improvements : Is it clear what I should do if I want to learn more, register, or donate? How many clicks does it take to sign up or donate? If I’m donating, is it easy to find the person or team I want to donate on behalf of?

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ORG Impact Awards Highlight Worldwide Achievement

The NonProfit Times

The boats have become a symbol of “Bayanihan” — a Filipino concept of cooperative giving — and inspire more community members to get involved by donating school supplies and even building a new school for the children. Elizabeth Turner Campbell and opened in 2008.

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Better Non-Profit Websites to Increase Online Donations: Usability Report

Wild Apricot

In 2008, non-profits and charities collected about 10% of their donations online, according to a survey by Target Analytics, but usability expert Jakob Nielsen says the amount of money collected online could be much higher — with improved website design and content that answers the donors’ real questions. read more ). read more ).

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Avoid the 3 Biggest Mistakes of Fundraising in a Recession

The Fundraising Coach

In my time as a nonprofit fundraiser, we've seen recessions related to the dot-com bust, the 9/11 attacks, and the housing market implosion around 2008 and 2009. Back in 2008, I wrote a couple articles on recession proof fundraising and fundraising in a recession. These times are not fun. But nonprofits can survive.