Online fundraising is great for smaller charities – but which site? | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional

Online fundraising is great for smaller charities – but which site? | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: But what about more rooted small charities? Few figures exist but anecdotally, online fundraising is being embraced by the majority for whom at least a "donate" button exists, says Cath Lee, chief executive of the Small Charities Coalition. An SCC September 2010 survey by ResPublica and the Charities Aid Foundation found that 49% of respondents received donations online although for 74%, online donations contributed to less than 5% of overall giving.

Cool Apps Roundup: Green Apps

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Mobile Phone Data Helped Aid Groups Target Quake Relief in Haiti, Report Finds | PND | Foundation Center

Mobile Phone Data Helped Aid Groups Target Quake Relief in Haiti, Report Finds | PND | Foundation Center: Mobile Phone Data Helped Aid Groups Target Quake Relief in Haiti, Report Finds

A new report from Columbia University and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, offers evidence that in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, anonymous cell phone data helped aid groups target emergency supplies to those most in need, BBC News reports.