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President’s Update: Fall 2013

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Delivering Benetech''s statement to the WIPO diplomatic conference That’s why I’ve been actively advocating for a global copyright exception modeled after the great exception in the United States that made Bookshare possible. The sad truth is that millions of people with print disabilities around the world continue to be left behind.

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Lame spams of the day: More people sending me money

Robert Weiner

Transaction Volume Statistics for Settlement Batch dated 14-Aug-2012. © Copyright 2011 Online Payment Center, South House, Black Prince Road, US SE1 7SJ. Subject: Successful Credit Card Settlement Report. Text: Dear Customer, The following is your Credit Card settlement report for Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Batch ID: 320541579.

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Fundraising When Money Is Tight

NTEN

You can’t treat loyal and responsive donors like statistics. Copyright © 2009 by Mal Warwick. In fact, it’s a time for caution and cost-cutting. . Cut costs with a scalpel, not an ax. You can’t not raise funds. And you can’t stop building your donor database.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Really, is the.

ASU Lodestar Center

Thirdly, Child digs into the Form 990 microdata in the Statistics of Income datafiles available from the National Center for Charitable Statistics. In fact, given the changes in the sector over that period, reliance on commercial income is startlingly consistent.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: The Office or the Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

He points out that statistics really don't matter; individuals are what matter. While statistics can't be ignored (how would we measure effectiveness and/or progress without them?) I'm reminded of something my bishop at church always says. People matter.

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10 Fast Tips to Boost E-newsletter Performance - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Dig Into Your Data: Look at your statistics and find out which subject lines are generating the highest open rates, and which articles and subjects are generating the most clicks. January 22, 2009 | Jill Foster Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Here are some useful tips to increase your e-newsletters performance rates.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Really, Your Tax.

ASU Lodestar Center

The National Center for Charitable Statistics notes that 90 percent of these organizations have never filed any kind of return. The news no doubt sent many board members scurrying to their organizations to find out if they are on the list. For the most part, if you think to ask, you probably arent on the list. Most of them are very small.