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"Convio, a leading provider of engagement solutions that helps non-profits fundraise and do more for their missions, announced today the results of its 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Index Study. The annual study focuses on non-profits' website traffic and registration, email file growth, online revenue and advocacy.\nThis year's study analyzes data compiled from more than 700 non-profit organizations in the United States and Canada. It also looks at 19 different non-profit sectors, including animal welfare, disaster and international relief, disease and health services, and human and social services. The full study can be accessed here.\n\"At a macro-level, online engagement is continuing to grow at a healthy clip,\" said Vinay Bhagat, founder and chief strategy officer for Convio, in a press release. \"In fact, the past six years of data illustrate that online fundraising is mirroring the growth rate of retail e-commerce, which is good news for non-profits. I am particularly encouraged to see strong acceleration in monthly giving \u2014 a new metric we added to the study this year \u2014 as it points to donors being more financially secure in support of a rebounding economy.\u201D\nTake a look at this infographic from Convio to learn how online giving affects non-profits and the services they provide. Do you donate to non-profits using online methods? Let us know in the comments.\n\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, bamlou."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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