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    Charitable Giving Report: How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2013

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    The Charitable Giving Report, derived from The Blackbaud Index, includes overall giving data from 4,129 nonprofit organizations representing 12.5billionintotalfundraisingfrom2013.TheReportalsoincludesonlinegivingdatafrom3,359nonprofitsrepresenting12.5 billion in total fundraising from 2013. The Report also includes online giving data from 3,359 nonprofits representing 1.7 billion in online fundraising from 2013. This year's report features the addition of overall charitable giving data from 985 organizations and online giving data from 778 organizations

    Charitable Giving Report: How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2012

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    This report provides the largest analysis of overall and online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. Its aim is to provide a benchmark for giving and help inform nonprofits' fundraising strategies in 2013. Provides data on giving by sector and month, and outlines strategies that fundraisers are using in various sectors

    Characterization of peak shear strength of rough rock joints using limited displacement multi-stage direct shear (LDMDS) tests

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    Current standard direct shear test methods for rock joints do not account for damage to the specimens' asperity profiles; tests require shearing of a single specimen to large displacements under successive normal stresses (the multistage test), or the use of similar specimens in multiple tests. Due to the inherently unique nature of rock joints and corresponding difficulty in obtaining specimens with identical or even similar geometries, multistage tests are more common. A major issue with the multistage test is that successive shearing of the specimen damages the surface asperities and changes its overall roughness profile, reducing the peak shear stress and consequently resulting in underestimation of the friction angle and overestimation of the joint shear intercept (cohesion). The limited displacement multistage direct shear (LDMDS) test method minimizes these testing imperfections by allowing shearing of a single specimen without extensive asperity damage, accomplished by immediately pausing shear displacement once peak shear stress has been reached, then proceeding to shear the specimen under the following normal stress value, and shearing into the post-peak region only after identifying multiple values of peak shear strength. The authors have validated the LDMDS procedure using cement replicates of rock joints, demonstrating that it yields more accurate strength parameters than the standard multistage direct shear test

    The Supporter Journey

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    Covers five stages of the donor relationship lifecycle, recommending that nonprofit fundraisers analyze and identify the best prospects through research and analytics, segment and target the most likely supporters, engage and communicate through a multichannel approach, appreciate and retain donors with relevant communications across the entire organization, and measure and manage donor information into an action plan for future success
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