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26 Feb 09

helphawaiischools.com; website where people can see a list of needs for Hawaii public schools. Anyone can help.

19 Feb 09

Links to many resources on grantwriting, fundraising, and foundations

02 Dec 08

cited a study by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University indicating
that total giving falls by 1 percent on average during a recession, with a more
severe impact in long recessions of eight months or more.
making sure donors understand how organizations use their contributions.

"For example, '55 women were given GED instruction and 100 percent
graduated,'" she said."
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- Such testimonials should be included as bullet points in thank-you notes to
  donors, but can also be powerful on the Web through testimonial clips on
  YouTube.
- should focus on individuals, who account for some three-quarters of total
  giving.
- research shows working and married women are likely to be deciding about
  household donations
- Web allows organizations to cultivate relationships with donors and make sure
  they are recognized, for instance, by being listed on the organization's Web
  site
- finding out which donors prefer paperless communications. In the process, the
  organization can collect e-mail addresses for its database while cutting print
  costs