Articles Index

What Wealthy Wired Donors Want From Nonprofits - Pt 2
These donors generally prefer giving online and find that charity websites and other online communications usually fulfill their expectations but rarely exceed them.

What Wealthy Wired Donors Want From Nonprofits
That wealthy donors are quite active online is the conclusion of an excellent study by Convio and others that explores the "wired" lives of wealthy donors, and how nonprofits are either capitalizing on the wired behaviors of their donors, or are missing the boat.

What Online Donors Want to See on Your Website
Jakob Nielsen, a web page usability expert, has found that bad nonprofit web sites result in fewer online donations.

Credit Card Processing Options for Nonprofit Organizations
There are a number of options for nonprofits when selecting a credit card processor to accept gifts from donors who want to use a credit card, either directly or through the Internet.

Credit Card Payments & Donor Information Management for Nonprofits
It is very difficult to compare donor management systems that also process credit cards and that integrate seamlessly with your nonprofit website. Fortunately, some excellent work in comparing donor management and credit card processing has been accomplished by nTEN and Idealware.

PayPal Is Credit Card Processing Option for Nonprofits
PayPalrecently teamed up with BlackBaud to offer, a point-and-click website builder with secure donation processing and the ability to send emails and record donors’ giving histories.

How to Set Up a Successful Fundraising Page on a Charitable Giving Site
We wanted to find out just how people and organizations go about setting up giving pages on a charitable giving site.

CAN-SPAM Act Rules for Nonprofits
Most of the rules that apply to commercial emails apply as well to nonprofits.

How and Why Donors Give Online
Three factors motivate donors to give online: convenience, speed, and the ability to react quickly to some urgent need.