Attentive.ly

20/04/2018

Heads up! Attentive.ly is joining the Blackbaud social community. Don't worry, we'll still post about social innovation so make sure to follow Blackbaud to join the conversation! We'll be there!

11/04/2018

Attending ? See how Blackbaud SKY integrates real-time data from the Internet of Things into nonprofit cloud solutions. Hear from Blackbaud Labs Director and Attentive.ly Co-Founder Rosalyn Lemieux and Blackbaud CTO Mary Beth Westmoreland, Thursday, 4:10pm. Expo hall.

10/04/2018

If you're attending , you won't want to miss the powerful ignite talks from a hot line up including Blackbaud's own CTO.

Ignites are fast-paced, fun, thought-provoking presentations. These short presentations include professional insights and personal passions, information and inspiration. But, there’s a catch: Ignites are strictly limited to five minutes, and 20 slides, which advance automatically every 15 seconds.

04/04/2018

The best digital nonprofits are the ones that bridge the gap between data and strategy. Analytics and a culture of testing can improve how your organization listens, learns, and makes decisions.

Data and analytics are obviously huge factors in determining your strategies but can often be misinterpreted, misreported, or are sometimes just wrong. Understanding these gaps and pitfalls can help your organization get the most from it's data and ensure the decision makers are getting the informat...

28/03/2018

"I suspect that the most successful campaigns will find a balance, combining the passion of citizen activists with the experience and resources of professional advocates." - Colin Delany

Everyday advocates - not professional organizations - shaping broader conversations in our country in ways never before possible. Is your organization ready to amplify and support the voices of your passionate advocates? Advocacy expert Colin Delany shares tips.

25/03/2018

"In a connected world, we can all serve as “digital Minutemen”, ready to take up phones and computers at a moment’s notice to fight for what we believe. Democracy!" - Colin Delany

As thousands of young people flood the National Mall and public spaces in cities across the country today, I’m consumed by thoughts of what they mean for the future of political organizing. “The children are our future” — trite and cliché, but in this case the words actually mean something....

16/03/2018

The biggest social network in the world is fighting a deadly battle with fake news and bots. In order to decrease such destructive impact, Facebook made several steps.

New contributor! Dmytrø Bilash is a long-time Epolitics.com reader based in Kyiv whom I got to meet in person on a trip to Ukraine last fall. He’s an entrepreneur focused on marketing technologies and the co-founder of Captain Growth, which applies AI to marketing analytics. His team’s most rec...

05/02/2018

The tide is turning toward sustaining giving! Lead researcher Kathryn Hall of Blackbaud found the overall fundraising increased by 10.2%, sustainer revenue grew by 20.4%.

There's a lot to be optimistic about as you finalize your 2018 nonprofit fundraising plan! Sustainer programs have a tailwind right now. Online giving is up. Email programs continue to produce results. Dive in to the findings from 2017's benchmark report to learn more.

18/12/2017

Will people increasingly get their news from peers rather than platforms? Digital could put the power back in the hands of the individual volunteer (and not reporters) to tell the story.

Building awareness, winning members and raising funds can be more effective online for third-sector organisations

30/11/2017

Just knowing 4 data points, 2 simple math equations and how to run 1 test, lets you effectively analyze the performance of your email campaigns, and make the necessary changes to optimize them.

You can significantly improve the performance of your email campaigns by knowing and understanding just four data points.