Video: Charities should be the gold standard of transparency | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional : Video: Charities should be the gold standard of transparency NCVO's Karl Wilding discusses the cultural shift needed for charities to embrace open data and how data can help decision-makers. MORE >>

Is your organization enabling Millennials to connect, get involved and give? The 2012 Millennial Impact Report offers some insight into engaging this generation. Millennials engagement MORE >>

Marketing Personas are fictitious characters you create to represent your various different audience segments – subscribers, advocates, donors, volunteers, etc. They’re nothing more than a tool to help you better understand what motivates people to donate, volunteer, and support your org. Define Your Segments. And give them names! MORE >>

Have you recently registered with TechSoup and want to know more about what we have to offer? Do you have specific questions about how TechSoup works? Check out our webinar on Thursday, July 12 at 11 a.m. Pacific time, Making the Most of TechSoup. First, TechSoup’s senior marketing manager, Lara Franklin, will provide an overview of TechSoup. MORE >>

The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising trends and to couple that information with valuable analysis by leaders in the sector. This makes them less sensitive to small timing issues or large fluctuations over a short period of time. MORE >>