Micro-enterprise has a long history. It has always existed as a form of subsistence commerce amongst the poor. A half century ago we referred to it as the "Penny Economy". I thought of it then in terms of the Honduran "pulperia" , their version of a convenience store. The pulperia was a makeshift window in a self-constructed clap-board house where you could buy a single egg or cigarette Somehow this historic form of enterprise has captured world attention, triggered by large individual/corporate foundation magnates like Soros and Gates. The presence of grant money for micro-enterprise development, in turn, has caught the attention of the campuses, especially Schools of Business with Entrepreneurship programs.

A little change goes a long way--spare change that is--asking donors to round up their purchases to help a charity is a great way for non-profits to make giving easy. Of course putting the roundup program into place can take a lot of work, but now it is as simple as a mouse click thanks to SwipeGood, an online service that allows donors to roundup every purchase they make to benefit their favorite charity.

Fundraising Day in New York attendees tell Nonprofit Technology News what they learned and are taking back to help better manage and grow their organizations.

Think that members and donors aren't reading emails or viewing websites on their mobile devices? Think again. According to a recent Strategy Analytics report, the number of U.S. mobile device owners who use their phones to access the Internet has quadrupled over the past four years. ASI partner Informz also found that, among its non-profit clients, mobile readership of email has more than doubled in the past 12 months.

Research from the organization give2gether has produced some interesting findings about what nonprofits can do to increase their gifts. Some of these seem simple and straight forward while others may take additional effort. All, however, seem worthy of consideration for your nonprofit.