Digital Giving is Successful Giving Whitepaper by Fellowship One Church Management Software

Digital Giving is Successful Giving Whitepaper by Fellowship One Church Management Software

Social Networking in Developing Regions | MobileActive.org

Social Networking in Developing Regions | MobileActive.org: Online social networks have enjoyed signifcant growth over the past several years. With improvements in mobile and Internet penetration, developing countries are participating in increasing numbers in online communities. This paper provides the first large scale and detailed analysis of social networking usage in developing country contexts.

The New York Times Was Wrong to Abandon Philanthropy - Pablo Eisenberg - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

The New York Times Was Wrong to Abandon Philanthropy - Pablo Eisenberg - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The situation grew worse last week when it became clear that The New York Times, one of the last remaining newspapers with a philanthropy beat, no longer plans to cover nonprofit organizations on a full-time basis. While a spokeswoman told The Chronicle that the newspaper will continue to write articles about nonprofits and foundations that happen to come to the attention of its news desks, that is not the same as dedicating a reporter entirely to a focus on nonprofits.

Community Philanthropy: It’s Not Just for the Wealthy Anymore - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.

Community Philanthropy: It’s Not Just for the Wealthy Anymore - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.: At a briefing at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. on March 1st, Knight described the results of the effort to date. “Philanthropy is no longer the preserve of the rich,” Knight said. “People of modest incomes,” he said, are now “stepping forward” as stakeholders in the future of their communities. The problem for some of us is context. We look at philanthropy from the U.S. context, where typically, though not always, even community philanthropy is directed by a social class that doesn’t connect—in terms of direction and oversight—to the communities that community foundations are supposed to serve.

Philanthropy and the arts – Harold Mitchell's review will create a bigger funding pool

Philanthropy and the arts – Harold Mitchell's review will create a bigger funding pool: Celebrating givers

With ATO data suggesting four out of ten affluent Australians give only negligibly if at all, big givers are rare, special, and should be celebrated. Of course, publicly spotlighting giving runs contrary to the wishes of the many anonymous givers in this country.

Foundations Didn't Increase Focus on 'Nonprofit Success' in Downturn, Study Finds - The Giveaway - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Foundations Didn't Increase Focus on 'Nonprofit Success' in Downturn, Study Finds - The Giveaway - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: A survey of 755 foundations conducted in 2011 by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and the TCC Group found that 83 percent of foundations said they devote money to general support, compared with 80 percent in 2008. And the median amount of foundations’ budgets devoted to unrestricted support held steady at 20 percent