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Your Digital Afterlife. May 17, 12
Statistics show that many of us don’t – in fact at least half of us. Statistics suggest that as much as 65% of us don’t. Whether we do or not, it’s probably unlikely that we’ve considered what will happen with our digital assets. The idea of planning for the digital afterlife doesn’t seem to have caught on yet – much like conventional estate planning hasn’t. We don’t like to consider mortality. Brian Dowling.

Newest Jobs. May 16, 12
Information Security Architect for the University of Toronto and Major Gifts Officer for the University of Michigan. Post your jobs for free by registering on the site.

7 Data Warehouse Ideas. May 15, 12
Presentation on 7 interesting ideas to include in your data warehouse. Brian Dowling. More on data warehouses, reports and reporting.

Matching Gifts Video. May 14, 12
Innovative approach to matching gifts video from Habitat for Humanity. More on YouTube. More on matching gifts.

Last of on the Road. May 11, 12
The joy of electricity. Last of on the road until at least the next trip. Charging bliss out at the airport. Brian Dowling.

More on the Road. May 10, 12
Airport miracles. Is this the world's largest touch screen, just an advertisement or something else entirely? Brian Dowling.

Newest Jobs. May 9, 12
Assistant Director of Annual Giving for Grand Valley State University. Post your jobs for free by registering on the site.

Canada Major Gifts Report. May 8, 12
Congratulations to Western University for being selected to receive the hardware and software bonanza, roughly $65 million dollars worth. This ranks as the largest in-kind donation in Canadian history and one of the largest in North America. Terry Burton from Dig in Research. More revenue.

Save the Dates! May 7, 12
ADRP Webinar. "The Next Generation of Thanks. What are the differences between Gen Y, Gen X and older generations as donors? What does the next generation need in order to keep giving?

Major Gifts US Report. May 4, 12
With all of the high profile campaigns who would have guessed that the largest Principal Gift from an individual for April would go to the Brooklyn Bridge Park? Terry Burton from Dig in Research. More revenue.

On the Road Again. May 3, 12
Technology sometimes jumps out at you when you're on the road. Here's a couple of examples for you. Brian Dowling.

Data Warehouse Glossary. May 1, 12
A brief summary of some commonly used data warehouse terms with some examples of usage in a fundraising organization. Brian Dowling.

Multi-Channel Approaches. Apr 27, 12
Studies suggest that individuals receive 3,000+ marketing messages a day. How do we build relationships more effectively to increase lifetime value? Brian Dowling.

Timeless. Apr 26, 12
Shady Side and MainSpring worked together to develop a year-end e-solicitation for Shady Side's alumni. Variable photos helped target six alumni segments. Decade specific photos help alumni reminisce about memories from their days at Shady Side! Over 3 sends this piece achieved a unique email open rate of 58.9% and unique click to view the e-solicitation rate of 34.3%. More e-solicitations.

Board Evaluation of Fundraising. Apr 24, 12
How do we get our board to ask us questions that we’d like them to ask - as opposed to what often is a language barrier between us and the board? Brian Dowling.

Expand Your Success Online. Apr 18, 12
Demographics. The norm for 40% of the population currently coming online is that they have not known an age where they couldn’t be online. This demographic expects an integrated approach to your online engagement with them. Brian Dowling.

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Mobile. Just-in-Time Information Through Mobile Connections. PewInternet. May 17, 12
Analytics. Emerson's Big Data. CoolData. May 16, 12
Reporting. Printing Special Graphics on Your Crystal Reports. May 16, 12
Social Media. Pinterest - What's It Good For? Wild Apricot. May 16, 12
Teens and Online Video. PewInternet. May 15, 12
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Webinar Recording. 27 Ways to Increase Engagement on Your Facebook Page. May 15, 12
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What Non-Profits Can Take Away From Facebook's Organ Donation Initiative. May 11, 12
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Information Presentation. University Infographics: Yes, you should. May 11, 12
Faculty Staff Giving. Collective Donations. May 10, 12
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Media Changes. Barnes & Noble and Microsoft to Promote Digital Textbooks. May 10, 12
Consolidation. Blackbaud Completes Acquisition of Convio. May 9, 12
Social Media. Pinterest Tools and Resources. Larry Chase's Web Digest. May 9, 12
Online Giving. Online Giving Sites - Is Yours Donor Focused? May 9, 12
Reporting. Using Prompts in Crystal Reports. May 8, 12
Measuring Social Media Traffic on Your Websites With Google Analytics. May 8, 12
10 Security Problems You Might Not Realize You Have. TechRepublic. May 8, 12
Why Tim Cook is Right About Refrigerator-Toasters and Laptop-Tablets. Mashable. May 7, 12
Social Media. Likes Ineffective Measure of Brand Success. BizReport. May 7, 12
Personal Productivity. 10 Tips for Using OneNote. TechRepublic. May 7, 12
Social Media. Pinning Down a New Medium. May 4, 12
Gift Announcements. Yale University $18 Million Gift to Endow Theatre Center. May 4, 12
Is 2012 the Year of Mobile. NTEN. May 4, 12
Resources. Social Media Marketing Industry Report. May 3, 12
Online. Let's Talk About Writing With Emotion. May 3, 12
Reporting and Analytics. Crosstab Secrets Revealed. May 3, 12
10 Email Design Best Practices for a Mobile World. May 2, 12
Mobile Resources. Mobile Marketer. May 2, 12
Social Media. The Most Actionable Social Metrics. May 2, 12
College Giving Rebounds as Donor Base Shrinks. May 1, 12
Social Media. Is Age More a Factor Than Gender in Social Media Habits? May 1, 12
The Age of Big Data. May 1, 12
Making Participants and Donors Successful With Mobile Solutions. Apr 30, 12
13 Simple Ways to Stay Efficient While You Work. LifeHacks. Apr 30, 12
Web Freedom Faces Greatest Threat Ever. Apr 30, 12
Analytics. For Agile Data Mining, Start With the Basics. CoolData. Apr 27, 12
For-Profits' War on Philanthropy. Wild Apricot. Apr 27, 12
Reporting. Choosing a Format for your Annual Report. Wild Apricot. Apr 27, 12
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Using Social Media to Bring Museum Exhibits to Life. Apr 26, 12
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