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Give Day a Big Success

According to the Observer News, Tampa Bay area nonprofits benefited from an online day of giving. The Give Day Tampa raised online event raised over $1,734,540.75. In total, 10,193 donations that will benefit 550 Tampa Bay groups were made. Read more...

Changes at Charity Navigator

Charity Navigator, an online charity rating platform, is under new leadership, reports Association Now. The new leadership is considering changing the focus of the platform, billing at as more of technology company. Read more...

Women Focused Tech Nonprofit Coming to New Jersey

South New Jersey is getting a chapter of ‘Girl Develop It’, reports the Olympian. The organization focuses on helping girls and women get training in web and software development. Read more...

Tech Giants Combine Forces with Nonprofits

Tech savvy entrepreneurs are throwing their expertise into the nonprofit arena, reports Time Magazine. Many of them are forming collaborations with nonprofits to solve bigger picture issues, such as preparing workers for the digital economy or global relief efforts. Read more...

Charities Fail to Take Donor's Preferences into Consideration

According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, a new study finds that only 34 percent of the organizations responding to the survey tailor their correspondence and communication to their donors age. This is despite the wide gap in preferences, for example 80 percent of millennials appreciate occasional thank-you gifts, only 48 percent of seniors report liking the thank-you gifts. Read more...

Gamification Could Change Fundraising

Gamification, adding game elements to make a task more fun or productive,could transform nonprofit giving, reports B2B Community. Using gamification to make fundraising more competitive, collaborative and fun could greatly increase the success of the fundraiser. Read more...

Pop-up Tech Classes for Girls in Tech

According to Technical.ly Philly, TechShopz in a box is a new pilot program by TechGirlz, the nonprofit organization that strives to bring more young women into the tech industry. TechShopz in a box provides all the tools necessary to run a TechGirlz class. The goal is to provide consistent and easily shared curriculum to encourage more schools and nonprofits to host a TechGirlz event. Read more...

Determine Which Online Outlet Delivers the Most Donations

According to Fundraising Success Magazine, when evaluating where to spend your online marketing money organizations should focus not just on where the largest amount of traffic comes from, but where the largest amount of donations come from. For instance, Facebook may drive the most traffic to your site, but may only account for 2 percent of your donations. While your email campaign might account for 50 percent of your donations. Read more...

Nonprofits Raise Big Funds Online

The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and M+R issued a new report that shows nonprofits raised significant online funds last year, reports Associations Now. The M + R Benchmark Study shows that nonprofits raised $413 million dollars online in 2014. An average of $612 was raised for every 1,000 website visitors. Read more...

Nonprofits Get Attention on Social Media

According to Media Post, a new report from Brandwatch shows that nonprofits are more effective at social media than marketers. On social media leading nonprofits, on average, receive 1,722 likes, 321 shares and 94 comments for just about every post or comment published. This beats out almost every other industry. Read more...

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