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NEDRA Industry News Blog

Welcome to NEDRA's Industry News blog, where we feature news articles and other items of interest to the research community, curated by the NEDRA News Editor-In-Chief. We hope these selections will be of interest to you - and encourage you to share your thoughts and comments here!

NOTE: Please note that any content or opinions expressed within this page represent the opinions and viewpoint of the original author, and do not necessarily reflect or represent the opinions, endorsement, or viewpoint of NEDRA.


  • New England Generosity: Not Enough?

    Thu, August 23, 2012 12:33 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Red states are more generous than blue states. That’s one of the headlines out of a recent report from the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The study ranked states, counties, even zip codes by how residents give to charities and found the New England region at the bottom of the list.

    http://radioboston.wbur.org/2012/08/22/new-england-generosity

  • America’s Generosity Divide

    Thu, August 23, 2012 12:33 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    The nation’s generosity divide is vast, according to a new Chronicle of Philanthropy study that charts giving patterns in every state, city, and ZIP code.

    http://philanthropy.com/article/America-s-Generosity-Divide/133775/

  • How America Gives

    Thu, August 23, 2012 12:27 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    An exclusive Chronicle study shows how much money Americans give to charity.

    http://philanthropy.com/section/How-America-Gives/621/

  • The Rich Less Charitable Than Middle Class: Study

    Tue, August 21, 2012 2:46 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    A new study shows that middle-class Americans give a larger share of their income to charity than the wealthy.

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rich-less-charitable-middle-class-183805573.html

  • Top-Earning Towns

    Tue, August 21, 2012 2:36 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Luxe homes, great schools, and exclusive communities. It takes a big paycheck to live large in these 25 posh patches.

    http://money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/2012/08/20/best-places-top-earning-towns.moneymag/index.html

  • Executive Excess 2012: The CEO Hands in Uncle Sam's Pocket

    Mon, August 20, 2012 11:32 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    Nationwide, budget cuts have axed 627,000 public service jobs just since June 2009.... Tax dollars haven’t seemed this scarce in generations. Yet tens of billions of these scarce tax dollars are getting diverted....They’re subsidizing, directly and indirectly, the mega-million paychecks that go to the top executives at our nation’s biggest banks and corporations.

    http://www.ips-dc.org/reports/executive_excess_2012

  • Utilizing LinkedIn to Identify, Qualify, and Engage Prospects

    Mon, August 20, 2012 11:31 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    There are some excellent ways to utilize LinkedIn for identifying, qualifying, and engaging your prospects. At the very least, consider LinkedIn a tool that can provide a first look at a prospect’s business information, whether it’s career history, education, or professional interests.  Some people also list nonprofit and for-profit boards, interests, and other achievements.

    http://www.prospectresearch.com/prospect-research/utilizing-linkedin-to-identify-qualify-and-engage-prospects.htm

  • Melons, Squash, Cash: A Million-Dollar Donor Sprouts

    Mon, August 20, 2012 11:30 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    Amy Goldman is best known as the author of lavish books about heirloom tomatoes, squash and melons. Now Goldman is trying to cultivate a second term for President Obama.

    www.npr.org/2012/08/14/157860047/melons-squash-cash-a-million-dollar-donor-sprouts

  • Medalball - Statistics is a Science

    Mon, August 20, 2012 11:29 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    What many people often forget, especially non-quantitative professionals, is that statistics is a science, the science of uncertainty, variability, and decision making.... Statistics and data are properly placed at the end of a decision making process, not at the beginning.

    http://donorcast.blogspot.com/2012/08/medalball-statistics-is-science.html

  • Boost Your Google Searching Skills with Google’s Free Power Searching Course

    Mon, August 20, 2012 11:27 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    Brushing up your search skills can save a ton of time and frustration. Perhaps there's no better source for increasing your Google-fu than Google itself. This free online course on power searching is available now, and you can take the classes whenever you like.

    http://lifehacker.com/5935679/boost-your-google-searching-skills-with-googles-power-searching-course

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