Organization’s First Social Media-based Program Highlights Improved Reach, Reduced Overhead through Viral Campaigning

Advanced Solutions International (ASI), the leading global provider of .Net software for associations and non-profits, today announced that the company has successfully completed the National Kidney Foundation’s first social media-based donation campaign. Through a pro bono company initiative called ASI Cares, employees identified the National Kidney Foundation as a cause they believed in strongly and took it upon themselves to create, manage and execute the campaign. Read more...

The NOZA Private Foundation tax return searchable online database (formerly GrantSmart) launches at Association of Fundraising Professionals annual conference.

Each 990-PF tax return includes key information for each foundation, including the total value of all assets, the investments held by the foundation, as well as complete listings of gifts, contributions and grants paid to nonprofits during the tax year, and grants that have been approved for future payment. Read more...

Blackbaud NetCommunity Universal provides a CRM database-agnostic option for marketing-driven organizations

Blackbaud, Inc. has announced the availability of an exclusively-SaaS version of its website management solution Blackbaud® NetCommunity™. The “Universal” version will provide a Blackbaud solution for Internet marketing and communications to nonprofits with third-party CRM databases without sacrificing the vital holistic view of constituents. Read more...

Firstgiving, a leader in providing Web-based fundraising services for individuals and charities, today announced the ability for its users to add YouTube™ video and Flickr photos to their personal Web pages. Mark Sutton, Chief Executive Officer of Firstgiving stated, “Experience shows us that the more personal the appeal, the more successful the fundraiser. Therefore, we made it easy for people raising money on Firstgiving to add their personal videos and photos to their fundraising pages.” The end result he says is more people raising more money for their favorite charitable causes. Read more...