When you combine the “very important” and “somewhat important” rankings, you see instantly how online marketing tools continue to dominate, with 93% of participants identifying their website as being a very or somewhat important tool, and 89% identifying email marketing the same way. While these rankings are down from 2011, when websites ranked at 96% and email at 94%, these two channels are still clearly in first and second place. As it did in 2011, Facebook follows in third place, with 80% identifying it as a very or somewhat important communications tool, trumping more traditional forms of nonprofit communication, such as print marketing (67%), in-person events (66%), and.