Giving Trends In August, Barna released a report called The Giving Landscape with data helping us better understand why people choose to donate to organizations. The results from givers are conclusive, to say the least: When asked by Barna to complete the sentence Why do you choose to give?, many respondents said that true generosity
Social Media Trends Short-form video has overtaken the Internet, and every social media platform is scrambling to keep up with the viral success of TikTok. A growing number of the platform’s users say they are using TikTok as a search engine for everything from trends and recipes to hobbies and tips. According to Search Engine
Psychological Trends We live in a world with information and stimulation overload, which causes most people to seek a simple way of interpreting events and feelings. While this is effective for the short term, the risk is we’ll process all data with cognitive biases. A cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that results
Technology Trends You have likely noticed in your analytics how mobile devices outpace desktop computers for website visitors. In addition to making your website mobile-friendly, it is important to provide mobile visitors with a streamlined way to donate to your organization. Mobile giving is on the rise and people appreciate the easy ways to donate
Giving Trends The Angus Reid Institute recently released data describing how Canadians are responding to the price increases they’ve experienced over the past year. Since July 2021, prices have risen by 7.6%. Understandably, most Canadians are decreasing their spending wherever possible to make ends meet. Of the people surveyed, four out of five say they’re
Marketing Trends “Experiential marketing” is a strategy which invites an audience to play an active role in creating or shaping a brand experience. These types of experiences help people forge an emotional connection and build community, which leads to loyalty and retention. Here are a few examples of ways organizations have effectively used experiential marketing:
Faith Trends Later this year, Barna Group will release a study focused on teenagers, highlighting new global data related to their ideas about Jesus. Early data from this study indicates that teens today have a positive perception of Jesus, although their ideas of Him focus more on the past. Why This Matters Through this study,
Streaming Trends How do you decide what you’re going to watch next? When you’re scrolling through your streaming app, what makes you stop for a closer look? The title? The genre? Or is it the thumbnail? Most of us make our daily micro-decisions (what to watch, wear, eat, etc.) based on a gut instinct or
Digital Trends What do you get when you review the impact of five billion email messages, $1 billion in donations, $100 million in digital ad spending, and millions of social media interactions? The 2021 edition of the annual M+R Benchmarks Study of nonprofit digital programs. Here are just a few of the key takeaways: Overall
