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Giving USA 2011 Report

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billion for 2010, includes estimated amounts for charitable deductions claimed on tax returns filed for 2010 and charitable giving by individuals who did not itemize deductions. Despite donations given for these purposes, this subsector is estimated to have received the same share of all donations as in 2009, at 9%. percent in 2010.

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Leadership in Times of Transition

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Seth Cothrun Class 9, American Express Leadership Academy at the ASU Lodestar Center. I have transitioned markets, from the top of the runaway bull market in 2007 to the bubble-bursting plunge to the bottom in 2009. The theme of the summit was Leadership in Times of Transition. Thank you for participating.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

The traditional method of receiving tax-deductible donations is to file for 501(c) status with the Internal Revenue Service, an application for 501(c)(3) status designed for a religious, charitable, or educational purpose. However, the impact of the “Great Recession” in 2009 and 2010 left its founders with dwindling funds.

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The search for good web conferencing

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

in fact, cutting and pasting from their website they offer: * Two-way audio * Interactive whiteboard * Direct messaging * Application sharing * File transfer * Synchronized web tour * Live webcam * Breakout rooms The only problem I encountered is that video transmission is only supported for Windows and Mac – not Linux/Unix.

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Blackbaud Grantmaking: Examining the Past, the Present, and the Future

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MicroEdge was established back in 1985 and released their Grants Management Software “GIFTS Online” in 2009. With Blackbaud SKY came a streamlined, modern user interface and an integrated experience, bringing together Blackbaud solutions, best-in-class third party solutions, and the Blackbaud Partner Network.

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Guest Post by Alan Levine: Social Media Recap from NMC 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Submitted by Alan Levine, publisher of CogDogBlog Since it is already a week in the rear view mirror, this ought to be my last post about the 2009 NMC Summer Conference. Submitted by Alan Levine, publisher of CogDogBlog Since it is already a week in the rear view mirror, this ought to be my last post about the 2009 NMC Summer Conference.

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The “Open Source Software is Free” myth

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

If you want either of them to just serve up static files, they’re equally easy to use. As long as young fools in decadent, declining empires keep making money for the employer class, only cranks like me will say it’s not a good thing. If you want them to do anything fancy, they’re both a pain in their own unique ways.