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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.


  • BLOG: Annual Giving Analytics (Part 1)

    Tue, January 29, 2013 4:55 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    This is the first entry in a two-part series dedicated to Annual Giving analytics. These posts are derived from a webinar that was given by Bentz Whaley Flessner partner Joshua Birkholz and BWF’s Annual Giving expert Heather Greig.

    http://donorcast.blogspot.com/2013/01/annual-giving-analytics-part-1.html

  • Home Prices Jump 5.5% as Spring Season Nears

    Tue, January 29, 2013 4:54 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Home prices rose 5.5% in the 12 months ending last November, a strong showing following a 4.3% year-over-year increase reading the month before, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.

    business.time.com/2013/01/29/home-prices-jump-5-5-as-spring-season-nears/

  • The death of the mortgage broker?

    Sun, January 27, 2013 8:19 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    Starting next year, mortgage brokers, who serve as middlemen between homebuyers and lenders, will be subject to new rules that experts say could push many to leave the business.

    http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-death-of-the-mortgage-broker-2013-01-24

  • Housing market’s latest obstacle: Appraisals

    Sun, January 27, 2013 8:17 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    To determine the value of a property, appraisers are supposed to review purchase prices of similar, nearby homes that sold in the past six months. But when a property is much pricier than others in the neighborhood, it can be hard to find similar examples close by. As a result, their asking prices are often out of whack with values that are later determined by appraisals.

    www.marketwatch.com/story/how-appraisers-are-derailing-home-sales-2013-01-25

  • What Obama’s Campaign Can Teach Nonprofits About Measurement

    Sun, January 27, 2013 8:17 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    As President Obama is inaugurated for his second term, it is worth asking what made his campaign succeed in the face of such strong economic and political headwinds? Nearly every analysis we’ve read suggests that the use of data and analytics was a key factor.

    http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/what_obamas_campaign_can_teach_nonprofits_about_measurement#When:20:06:00Z

  • Funds available to help nonprofits leverage technology

    Sun, January 27, 2013 8:15 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    If he didn't have a solid business empire backing up his bravado, Mike Mann might seem like a TV huckster pitching a get-rich-quick scheme. Except he's using his considerable acumen and wealth to help nonprofits address important social issues.

    http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/resources/special-reports/nonprofit-tech/funds-available-help-nonprofits-leverage-technology

  • 2012: A Record Year for Donor Advised Funds

    Fri, January 25, 2013 10:47 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    Due to an uncertain tax climate and several years of strong markets, 2012 was a record year for “donor advised” charitable gift funds at Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab and Vanguard Group.

    ejewishphilanthropy.com/2012-a-record-year-for-donor-advised-funds/

  • Push for Gender Balance on Boards Gains Steam

    Fri, January 25, 2013 10:47 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    The proportion of women taking positions on corporate boards in the European Union is rising at the fastest pace in a decade as a push for laws on gender balance gains momentum, the bloc’s top justice official said Thursday.

    www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/business/global/measures-promoting-women-in-business-are-working-reding-says.html

  • Impact-Based Philanthropy

    Fri, January 18, 2013 4:25 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Running a nonprofit is incredibly difficult. It typically involves providing crucial goods or services to people in need - and doing so with unreliable funding and on a shoestring budget.....challenges make it very hard for nonprofits to plan, innovate, and grow.

    https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/philanthropy_corporate_social_responsibility_impact_based_philanthropy/

  • China and India: Boom or Bust?

    Fri, January 18, 2013 4:24 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Following recent declines in GDP growth in China and India, many are asking important questions: Have the two countries lost their way?

    https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/globalization_consumer_products_china_and_india_boom_or_bust/

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