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Every spring–and spring is in full swing here on the West Coast–a lovely bunch of daffodils perched on the embankment of a road I drive to the office puts on the display seen above. The thing is it gets a little bigger every year. They’re essentially growing wild and are tended by no one. This year I resolved to get ...

A very CRM-ish article from PNN: The true value of the Internet for any organization is in creating and sustaining constituent relationships to ensure ongoing support. This is achieved by implementing an online Constituent Relationship Management (eCRM) strategy to involve constituents — especially donors — in more than one activity so they can provide support for the organization in multiple ...

Here’s a good article from Philanthropy News Network about online fundraising campaigns. The best part, to me, is the section on building relationships. BUILD RELATIONSHIPSGetting to know donors by building a profile of their interests and online interactions with the organization helps develop a loyal online relationship that, in turn, drives ongoing support. Consider these metrics when tracking results in ...

Wow! Here’s something amazing. There’s a lot to a butterfly’s wing. Its barely visible scales are made from fragile, infinitesimal structures that underlie the insect’s ability to perform a wide variety of precise maneuvers. Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and North Carolina State University have used a scanning probe microscope to look at the structure of a butterfly’s wing ...