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6 Generations of Giving: Who Gives the Most and How They Prefer to Give

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As they approach or enjoy their retirement years, many from this generation are actively involved in philanthropy, making valuable contributions to charitable causes. They are drawn to interactive and gamified approaches to philanthropy, seeking immediate and visible impact. organizations** 11.8%

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2012 SXSW Interactive – #nptech Highlights

Amy Sample Ward

Last week I was down in Austin, TX, for the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. Schipul, a web marketing agency based in Houston, Texas, announced yesterday during the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive festival that Tendenci, a content management system (CMS) will be released as an open source solution. Case, and her….

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2012 SXSW Interactive Roundup

NTEN

Last week, I was down in Austin, TX, for the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. Schipul, a web marketing agency based in Houston, Texas, announced yesterday during the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive festival that Tendenci, a content management system (CMS) will be released as an open source solution. We are all cyborgs.

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Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012 – guest post by Victoria Dunning. The wonderful thing about this conference is hearing from the greatest thought leaders in the business of philanthropy, social media, capacity-building, and non-profit effectiveness. We live in an amazing moment in history where change is powered by the bottom up.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

to report on Tech for Good trends and also to find out how things are going in one of the most challenging areas of philanthropy: providing much needed help and support to people in the Muslim world. In its nearly 1,400 year history the civilization of Islam has developed immense diversity. Dara Westling.

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Prospect Research 101: How to Search Philanthropy Data to Raise More Money

Tech Soup

She has worked in healthcare, politics and government, and technology for more than 20 years and appreciates working with nonprofit fundraisers and philanthropy consultants who use NOZA philanthropy data every day. Now, it’s the nearing the end of 2012. How much should I ask for? How can my board members help?

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How the Latino Community Foundation Used Learning and Pivoting to Get Better Fundraising Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tell us briefly about the mission of the Latino Community Foundation (purpose, staffing/budget size, and fundraising history). LCF inspires philanthropy from the Latino community and invests in community driven solution lead by Latino-based organizations. Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012?

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