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The Simons Foundation, which specializes in science and math research, has chosen the University of California, Berkeley, as host for an ambitious new center for computer science, the university plans to announce on Tuesday. The foundation’s $60 million grant to establish the center, to be called the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at U.C. [...]
Learn about Bentz Whaley Flessner’s latest innovations in fundraising technology, from predictive analytics to social media, at our upcoming workshop “Navigating Modern Fundraising.” May 23-25, BWF’s Josh Birkholz and Justin Ware will spend a day in Seattle (5/23), San Francisco (5/24), and Anaheim (5/25) giving tips and sharing techniques on how you can enhance your [...]
There is no denying that the most generous donors tend to be older. As such, they should — and do — receive a lot of attention from fundraisers. Nonprofits cannot afford to neglect their best donors. That doesn’t make engaging the next generation of philanthropists any less vital, however. As you know, studies show that [...]
The massive earthquake that devastated Haiti two years ago prompted an outpouring of charitable donations and propelled a new way of giving — through text messages — into the public eye. A new study shows that text messages are becoming a viable avenue to give and receive charitable donations, even though the amounts people give [...]
Tech giant Google announced Wednesday it is donating $11.5 million to several coalitions fighting to end the modern-day slavery of some 27 million people around the world. In what is believed to be the largest ever corporate grant devoted to the advocacy, intervention and rescue of people being held, forced to work or provide sex [...]
Cheryl Cerny – Senior Director of Advancement Information Management & Research at Worcester Polytechnic Institute - talks about why mobile technology is especially important to fundraising. (Hint: think emotionally-driven impulse giving. The smart phone is always at your side, waiting to take a donation…) In the video below, Cheryl talks about impulse giving and the new … Continue reading »
Researchers at Rice are using Twitter to find the most exciting NFL action on any given Sunday. Here’s an excerpt from the Rice release explaining how the program works… “Using millions of Twitter subscribers as living “sensors,” engineers from Rice University and Motorola Mobility announced in October that they found a way to monitor fans’ … Continue reading »
Today’s guest blogger is Joshua Birkholz, author of “Fundraising Analytics: Using Data to Guide Strategy”. Josh is a leader in the analytics field and is passionate about its applications for fundraising. Only 10 short years ago, the word, “analytics,” was barely in the vocabulary. You could count the fundraising analytics professionals on one hand. Sure [...]
Texas A&M University has announced a $25 million commitment from Houston businessman George P. Mitchell to support construction of the $700 million Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT).The gift from Mitchell and the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation wil…
Successful entrepreneurs often donate generously to their favorite causes, but here’s a new twist: Amar Bose is essentially donating his company to his alma mater.The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Friday that Bose, the 81-year-old fou…
