Donors Are Giving Large Gifts Online :: PNNOnline ::

Study: Donors Are Giving Large Gifts Online :: PNNOnline ::

“This new study clearly shows that people are willing to make large donations online,” reports Dr. Ephraim Feig, Kintera’s chief technology officer and chief marketing officer. “The growing importance of a nonprofit’s targeted and personalized website, combined with web-based advocacy and other community building tools, are motivating donors to give big.”

Note the emphasis on community building. It’s a whole package go get results.

Volunteerism up

More Americans volunteered in 2003 than in 2002, in part because of a rise in teen volunteers, a new report says.

Nearly 29 percent of the U.S. population volunteered between September 2002 and September 2003, up from 27.4 percent the prior year, says the report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Laying the Foundation for a Decade of Innovation

An article from onPhilanthropy that urges nonprofits to get out front and develop new technology or apply it in ways that are unique to nonprofits. (Right on!) It’s time to stop lagging behind and imitating the for-profit world.

There are 10 interesting ideas about how to do this.

Donor stewardship–aka, CRM 101

Brief article summarizing donor stewardship with 5 principles that seem like CRM to me.

Know your audience
Be timely
Be genuine
Be specific and report results
Capture the imagination and engage your audience in future projects

ps: also a piece on branding.