http://www.theagitator.net/research/2010-fundraising-plans-investment-priorities/ Fundraising and advocacy strategies. Trends, tips ... with an edge Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:53:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.theagitator.net/research/2010-fundraising-plans-investment-priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-11572 Walter Roark Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:12:47 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1292#comment-11572 As a social media blogger, I take it as a positive sign that the "substantially more" column boasts such robust numbers. People (and especially nonprofits) must think the economy really is improving. Let's hope they're right. I am impressed that Online Fundraising topped the list for investment in 2010. That means leading organizations may very well be investing in the private, branded online communities that I frequently write about. If not, I might be looking for a new gig! As a social media blogger, I take it as a positive sign that the “substantially more” column boasts such robust numbers. People (and especially nonprofits) must think the economy really is improving. Let’s hope they’re right. I am impressed that Online Fundraising topped the list for investment in 2010. That means leading organizations may very well be investing in the private, branded online communities that I frequently write about. If not, I might be looking for a new gig!

]]> http://www.theagitator.net/research/2010-fundraising-plans-investment-priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-11531 Mark Brooks Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:49:31 +0000 http://www.theagitator.net/?p=1292#comment-11531 With the ways things have gone any hope is good to have. Let's hope that the optimism expressed does indeed come to pass. I too found it interesting that so much was going to be invested in online approaches. At this point it is so new that we have seen very little hard returns on the effort spent. I certainly think we need to be online but I worry that we are throwing out the baby with the bath water and shunning more traditional means of raising support. I think that main thing from this report, beyond some hopefulness, is that you have to have a multi-faceted strategies to make it in this economy. With the ways things have gone any hope is good to have. Let’s hope that the optimism expressed does indeed come to pass. I too found it interesting that so much was going to be invested in online approaches. At this point it is so new that we have seen very little hard returns on the effort spent. I certainly think we need to be online but I worry that we are throwing out the baby with the bath water and shunning more traditional means of raising support. I think that main thing from this report, beyond some hopefulness, is that you have to have a multi-faceted strategies to make it in this economy.

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