Blackbaud, the technology provider to non-profits and educational institutions, is seeking nominations for its annual TechnOvation Award.
The 2003 grand-prize winner of this international award, which recognizes organisations that use Blackbaud software in an outstanding or innovative way, will receive a $5,000 donation.
SANCTURease, the animal adoption and re-homing software database previewed on UK Fundraising in October 2002, is being piloted by the Cheltenham Animal Shelter.
The software enables the shelter effectively to manage and better use the extensive amount of information created when an animal passes through the Shelter.
Donorpoint is a new free standing cash-point-like collecting box that accepts credit and debit card donations, thereby removing concerns over cash security.
Donorpoint has been created by Geoffrey Fenton, Managing Director of Wild Yeast, "The Raising Agent for Charities," and runs on software written by Minerva Computer Systems, based in Cheltenham.
The UK's number one web destination (1), MSN.co.uk, today teamed up with Charity Technology Trust (“CTT”) to help UK charities maximise media exposure to their charity cause and raise more money o
In his column this month Peter Wylie explains how to use your database to find major donors.
Author: Peter Wylie
I had planned to write this month's piece on a different topic. But then I met a young woman (as in early 30's young) at a neighbor's brunch just the other day. Sharp lady. Got her PhD in economics from a prestigious west coast school.
Does William give more than Bill? Is Thomas more generous than Tom? Peter Wylie, a Washington, DC-based psychologist who specialises in data mining and statistical modeling for non-profits, suggests that such a pattern exists.
Wylie shares his research on this with UK fundraisers exclusively on UK Fundraising.
TV celebrity Anthea Turner has encouraged charities to get online. Helping to launch free charity ISP Care4free, Anthea said: "charities should utilise the opportunities that the Internet brings as much as possible. I think it would be a big mistake if they don't."
Yahoo! UK and Ireland have followed their free ISP relationship with Oxfam GB by developing a free ISP relationship with NatWest Bank, suggesting that they are not developing a range of affinity deals with other charities. Yahoo! had previously teamed up with booksellers Waterstones to offer a free ISP.
