Blackbaud Ranks Most Generous Online U.S. Cities for 2012 | Blackbaud News

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Blackbaud Ranks Most Generous Online U.S. Cities for 2012 | Blackbaud News: Blackbaud Ranks Most Generous Online U.S. Cities for 2012
Posted on April 11, 2013 by Melanie Mathos

Seattle again earns top spot for 2012

Charleston, S.C. (April 11, 2013) — When it comes to charitable giving, some U.S. cities consistently rise to the top in their adoption of digital giving channels. Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) today released its fifth annual ranking of the Most Generous Online U.S. Cities based on 2012 online giving data from Blackbaud customers.

Google Adds Non-Profit Information To Knowledge Graph, Gives Them A Boost With Google Follow Buttons | TechCrunch

Google Adds Non-Profit Information To Knowledge Graph, Gives Them A Boost With Google Follow Buttons | TechCrunch: Today, Google announced that it’s now filling up its Knowledge Graph with information about nonprofits, which will help people find the organization they’d like to check out and potentially donate to.

In its announcement, Google said that this is still in its early rollout phase, with more information being added all the time:

Ten Tweets You Might Have Missed (and Need to Know) (April 9, 2013) - Resource Center - AFP

Ten Tweets You Might Have Missed (and Need to Know) (April 9, 2013) - Resource Center - AFP: There are so many tweets on Twitter that you’re bound to have missed some of it, especially through the AFP International Conference on Fundraising. Here are some of the top tweets from speakers at the conference that will help to inspire and further your fundraising career!

Introducing the Community Director

Introducing the Community Director: Recently, Ogilvy outlined the ways in which organizations are primed to accept the role of community director. The community director, as they see it, helps set strategies, expedites inquiries, and help incorporate the brand’s voice into other parts of the company.

Companies with a mission mix profits, charity - KansasCity.com

Companies with a mission mix profits, charity - KansasCity.com: Or so says Dale Knoop, co-founder of RAZ Mobile, an Overland Park startup that just launched a new smart phone app that he believes will revolutionize how churches, charities and other non profit organizations raise funds. Smart phone apps are cheaper and more versatile than texting a pledge to a charity, he contends

Donor-Advised-Fund Tool Sends Gifts Directly to Charities - Online Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Donor-Advised-Fund Tool Sends Gifts Directly to Charities - Online Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Donor-Advised-Fund Tool Sends Gifts Directly to Charities

By Holly Hall

Charities can now make it easier for donors to make gifts from donor-advised funds by using a simple application on the nonprofits’ Web site.

Donor-advised funds allow people to establish a charitable account, get an immediate tax deduction, and help decide later which charities receive grants. Until now, donors have had to go through the fund to make a gift, and none of the funds have allowed charities to communicate directly with their account holders.

But using this application, or “widget,” donors can give directly to the charity.

Vine Becomes Number One App In U.S. App Store | Fast Company | Business Innovation

Vine Becomes Number One App In U.S. App Store | Fast Company | Business Innovation: Vine, Twitter's six-second video app is at the top of the App Store download chart in the U.S. The news was announced on Twitter by Vine's creative director, Rus Yusupov, with a screenshot (but no backslap-fist pump video offering, sadly.) The six-month-old service also takes the top spot in Canada and Sweden's App Stores.