Robert Weiner

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2008 Online Giving Trends

Robert Weiner

Blackbaud has released a summary of early results from its analysis of 2008 online giving trends. An average online gift of $152.12, although organizations focused on event-based and peer-to-peer online fundraising had lower average gift amounts. The average online gift for the organizations studied increased to $248.82

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Lame spams of the day: Fake Amazon and PayPal receipts

Robert Weiner

One note on the Amazon spams -- they include payments for gift certificates in odd amounts, like $5.99, $2.99, $4.99. I'm pretty sure you can't buy a gift certificate for $5.99. (I Order Summary: Details: Order #: C32-6356600-4941029. Gift Certificates: $ 5.99. I certainly didn't buy a dozen items yesterday. Learn More.

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Making the Case for Advancement Services

Robert Weiner

She's trying to make the case for investing in Advancement Services at a college that seems to only want to invest in fundraisers.

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