What does the new year hold in store for nonprofit fundraising? Here are five possibilities.

http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/5-fundraising-predictions-2015

Having a hard time getting applicants for the open position at your organization? Here are some reasons that might be behind your frustration.

http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/5-reasons-candidates-arent-applying-job

Inside Philanthropy rounds up its biggest stories of the year: successes, failures, and great work done by individuals, companies, and foundations.

http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2014/12/31/philanthropy-awards-2014.html

Which philanthropists from the tech industry are likely to be active in big ways in the coming year?

http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2015/1/2/seven-tech-philanthropists-to-watch-in-2015.html

This article proposes that while colleges' development departments may not traditionally have paid much attention to foreign-born alumni, they might prove to be an excellent source of funding.

http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2015/1/15/why-foreign-born-alumni-will-be-a-growing-gold-mine-for-coll.html

What we give, and where we direct our dollars and goods, varies from generation to generation.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-generational-gap-giving-to-charity-1421726453

Helen Brown lists some excellent resources for learning about company insiders outside the U.S.

http://www.helenbrowngroup.com/world-find-info-companies

Those under age 30 now are more likely to say citizens have a "very important obligation" to volunteer, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/12/29/us/politics/ap-us-ap-poll-young-volunteers.html

The Charity Defense Council, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to changing the way people think about overhead at nonprofit organizations, has taken its campaign to the streets. If you heard Dan Pallotta speak at the NEDRA Conference last year, this will sound familiar to you!

http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/billboard-campaign-calls-for-focus-on-impact-not-overhead-ratio

The combined wealth of the richest 1 percent will overtake that of the other 99 percent of people next year unless the current trend of rising inequality is checked, Oxfam warns.

http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressreleases/2015-01-19/richest-1-will-own-more-all-rest-2016