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First Impressions: Spontaneous Giving Insights
In this free Blackbaud Institute report, you’ll hear directly from spontaneous, first-time donors to learn what motivates them and how you can harness this generosity for your mission.
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The Connected Office
In this updated eBook, you’ll get a tactical guide for every area of your organization—from executive leadership to the board of directors, grants to programs, finance to IT, and everything in between—to show you how these teams can more effectively partner to operate as one connected organization.
Charitable Giving Report – 2020
A comprehensive look at charitable giving trends in 2020, including guidance on how social impact organizations can benchmark their organization and boost fundraising performance.
2019 Charitable Giving Report
This annual report is one of the most highly sought after and credible resources on fundraising performance in the social good community. Helping organizations stay on top of the trends and make informed, strategic decisions, this year’s report includes more insight than ever before!
Human Social Responsibility
In our new report, we explore what happens when you look at CSR from a human lens with a focus on employee engagement.
The Connected Office: Church Version
In this special eBook, you’ll get a tactical guide for every area of your church staff—from leadership to stewardship, ministries to the communications team, and everything in between—to show you how these teams can partner more effectively and operate as one connected organization.
The Connected Office: Arts and Cultural Version
In this special eBook tailored for arts and cultural organizations, you’ll get a tactical guide for every area—from executive leadership to the board of directors, membership to visitor services, finance to IT, and everything in between—to show you how these teams can partner more effectively and operate as one connected organization.
Privacy Toolkit
In this toolkit, you’ll find curated insights to help you evaluate the state of your organization’s privacy framework. By proactively implementing best practices in privacy and security, you can not only enhance your organization’s risk management, but also bolster constituent relationships.
The Opportunity of Collaborative Benchmarking
In this white paper—created in partnership with NetHope and NTEN—we’ll explore the value of collaborative benchmarking to comparatively measure your performance against peer organizations.
CSR Program as Employee Engagement Tools [Infographic]
In our newest infographic, you’ll find the need-to-know information to look at CSR from a human lens with a focus on employee engagement.
2018 donorCentrics® Report on Higher Education Alumni Giving
The 2018 donorCentrics Annual Report on Higher Education Alumni Giving examines key performance metrics and trends related to donors, revenue, participation, reactivation, retention, and more.
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