Fundraising

Here’s a statement about 5 info-tech trends that will affect nonprofits in coming years. The list includes: Evolving CRM Evolving application specific providers–i.e., access to apps over the Ner rather than in-house On-demand computing–sort of computing power as a utility Evolution of online communities Evolution of data analysis–digging into accumulated information rather than sitting in unorganized heaps What might it ...

Philanthropy Journal – newsarticle Boy, this guy, Todd Cohen, is out to be the gadfly of the charity industry. He’s really taking charities and foundations to task for being risk aversive and uncreatinve. I like this guy! …running a business (charity) can be tough in a mean marketplace in which donors, funders and charity support groups are mired in pet ...

The McKinsey Quarterly: Building better foundations An update on some current issues in philanthropy, especially as they apply to foundations. This may require registration (free), so if you want a PDF copy send me an e-mail.

New charity laws proposed; regulators warns donors. * The 60 biggest donors in the U.S. made donations and pledges totaling $5.9 billion in 2003, up from $4.6 billion in 2002, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported in its Feb. 19 issue. Bequests by those donors grew 50 percent to $2.7 billion in 2003, while pledges fell by more than half to ...