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Category: JustGiving
There is something new and wonderful happening in the world of giving – finally, the internet is delivering on the promises and potential of the past few years, says Marcelle Speller.It seems as if, for a decade or more we’ve been told that internet giving and online donations are the way forward. But until recently, both donors and charities at least the smaller local variety have been reluctant, or perhaps just uncomfortable embracing this new technology.
With much anticipation, I’ve been asked to talk at the Donorflex Regional User Groups about data integration for Charities and their JustGiving Data. This is my first outing this year talking on the subject to groups of charities. I really do enjoy the buzz of talking to charities about data.
I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to talk to charities and understand their internal processes for importing data into Donorflex from the JustGiving platform. I found out lots about Donorflex itself and some of the new functionality does really seem to get the users very excited.
If you would like to To find out more about the Donorflex Regional User Groups you can click here.
Hopefully I will get to catch up with more of you throughout the year and look forward to working with you to help your integration processes.
If you would like me to talk at your conference/seminars or charity about data integration and JustGiving products, please don’t hesitate to get in touch
JG RUG Presentation. (PPT – 3mb).
Guide to JustGiving Charity Account (PDF – 700kb)
Guide to Direct Debits on JustGiving (PDF – 1mb)
Guide to In Memory on JustGiving (PDF – 3mb)
Guide to JustTextGiving (PDF – 1.6mb)
Online fundraising platform JustGiving can now tell us which social media sites drive the most donations and which drive the highest average donations.
According to the sites own data, donors reaching JustGiving from Twitter are the most generous in that they give the highest average amount of £30.26.
People on Facebook however are more frequently persuaded to give via JustGiving.
The average values of donors giving on JustGiving following a call to action through social networks are:
Twitter – £30.26
YouTube – £28.77
LinkedIn – £25.21
Facebook – £18.33
Google+ – £17.77
via JustGiving reveals average donation values of social media shares | UK Fundraising.
If the potential of the mobile and other online fundraising options is to be reached, how can fundraisers make sure they have the necessary skills to help deliver? According to the Virtual Promise survey by nfpSynergy, published in 2009, 67% of 187 charities questioned said that inadequate staff skills were an obstacle in helping the organisation make the most of the internet – just slightly fewer than the previous year. Its an issue taken up by the Institute of Fundraising. In the past two years, the Institute has been running a series of “webinars” – online seminars – for members, focusing on the internet and professional skills. Its academy also offers courses on e-fundraising and making the most of social media. At the same time the Institute, as part of its civil society work with the Office for Civil Society, has tailored a training course in e-fundrasing specifically for smaller charities.