Financial Times did a special report today on the future of digital business. How we procure software and services is about to change and by 2010 we will see a huge revolution in the way users interface with their software. Web 2.0 is the name being given to a trend that interjects fresh dynamism into the browser and makes applications ...

Yesterday I was reading a fund raising magazine about the shapes and sizes of fund raising that included some unique methods.  Then I thought of one of my own methods.  It is not new, a "Party with a Purpose" has been around the ACS for a long time, but not with an Olympic theme. If a couple of these parties ...

The Chronicle of Philanthropy lists the largest charitable-gift funds this year in the United States.  The top four are an order of magnitude larger that the rest. With assets under management, they are: Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund…………………………………..$3.10 billion Vanguard Charitable Endowment…………………………….$1.01 billion National Philanthropic Trust……………………………………..$551 million Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving…………………………….$536 million With new laws forcing the payout of at ...

It is that time of year when prospective donors decide to give before the year is out.  And many these days refer to the Internet for advice on where to give. One of the most used Web Sites by the lay donor prospect is the Charity Navigator, which rates the charities by stars, 4 is best, and by efficiency,. The ...