The Demographics of Donor Potential
The Donor Perspectives report says “on average, US donors over the age of 65 gave more than three times the amount donated by those ages 18-24 and nearly twice as much as donors ages 25-34.”
The Imperfect Storm, Part 1
The storm, for nonprofit organizations, is fully brewed. The demand for services is up; contributions have barely regained their pre-recession levels; government funding is way off; and expenses are rising. We are tempted to call this a perfect storm. [...]
10 Online Fundraising Insights
A couple weeks ago we released our 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark study. More than a few people have called [...]
Advice for Women Leaders
According to the US Department of Labor, in 2010 “the median weekly earnings of women who were full-time wage and [...]
Maximizing Lifetime Value Part 1
Recurring giving is where the money is. Let's talk about that - what's a recurring gift? What's a pledge? Why should you care? Don't leave money on the table. [...]
Before facebook… there was Friends Asking Friends
In 1999, an idea based on online greeting cards changed peer-to-peer fundraising forever. Do you ever wonder where you’d be [...]
Canada’s Most Generous Online Cities
Our third annual ranking of the Most Generous Cites in the US for Online Giving to charity sparked a number of [...]
What Makes Canadians Tick and Give
When I lived in the US for nearly six years, it was usually subtle things—like the pronunciation of ‘about’ or [...]
The Most Charitable Time of the Year
Now that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, the same US consumers clamoring for the best deal on a flat-screen [...]
#convio10
Following the #convio10 hashtag is almost like being in every session at the 2010 Convio Summit. [...]
